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Guisin’ on Hallowe’en
“Needin’ ony guisers?” we’d ask the tenant of the house. Three or four of us kids…none recognisable (or so we thought!) in our Hallowe’en dress-up. Most would say “Aye, right…c’m in…” and we’d enter the house. Then we’d stand there, a bit awkward, pushing and shoving each other to determine who would begin the party pieces [...]
Prisoners + Dogs
Probably one of the best news items I’ve seen in a long time (CBS Evening News). They profiled a prison…perhaps more than one…which takes shelter dogs to prisons for training and rehabiliation by the inmates. From what was shown, seems like the pups do as much rehabilitating as they, themselves, get. Training over they then are ready [...]
Beautiful Day!
Isn’t it though? Not a day at the beach, for sure…no gentle sea breeze but a hard wind that doesn’t just whiff away the cobwebs of one’s mind but whips them around in a knock-down-drag-out to fling them like mini frisbees, landing who knows where. Rain at times…from just a spitter to a downpour. And cold [...]
Rainy Afternoon at the DVR
Okay…so maybe it should read “movies” though not quite, for us. I rarely go to movies…used to rent videos/DVD’s for the weekends. All the comforts of home, even most of those found at the cinema. One, costs less to see the movie; fresh pot of coffee brewed, fridge full of water, soda, Gatorade, beer (Beer?? Oops, [...]
Didn’t I say….??
Yes…she’s here and not going anywhere, now…not even her lovely, home-y crate with toys, cozy bed and people fawning over her all day long (except no-one wanted her permanently). That would be the black kitty mentioned in an earlier blog…only now, of course, she has a ‘real’ name. Bellanotte…Bella for short and convenience when she [...]
The Election
Some things never change…not the promises, not the disgruntlement of so many voters or the old ’saws’ dragged out every election, be it a general election or local. Seems like more and more people, this time around, are determined not to vote at all and I would be one of them. Of course, no…not my [...]
America’s Got Talent
Welcome back, AGT! (And other programming besides sports and repeats every night). I don’t watch daytime tv but rarely and has to be something of very specific interest but I don’t mind admitting to enjoying being entertained…whether by Jeopardy, House, Nova or AGT. Had enough of the Olympics to last me…umm…four years, maybe two…though have to [...]
You Want M&M’s With That?
Probably not a question one would be asked at the local Mickey D’s but you could be getting them with your burger, anyway. The following video came across my email today…more disturbing than interesting. Besides the steroids, anti-biotics, BGH they pump into our cattle, now it’s chocolate and sugar? Uh-huh…farmer Nissley says it’s a little but do [...]
Olympic Highlight
And that wouldn’t be the athletes, the medal winners or even any of the sports. Never been much interested in sports at all…guess it wasn’t built in to my ‘design’. Come to think of it, I believe I’m the only person I know who failed PE during my entire school years. Couldn’t…wouldn’t jump the buck or [...]
Fun! Fun! Fun! And it’s not a T-bird
She arrived just over a week ago and we expected to bring her home around the middle of August. During dinner Thursday evening we got the call and heard the magic words…”When can you come pick her up?” And the next 24hrs. were a frenzy…okay…it seemed like they were.
“She” is our brand new (in more [...]
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