Category Archives: General Ramblings

Deep thoughts on the human condition.

Don’t Let Tinkerbell Die!

This old song from The Kingston Trio really gets you thinking, doesn’t it?  Never mind that peace and war stuff, though.  What I want to know is this: Where have all the readers gone?

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With Apologies to Robert Frost

(sung to the tune of “The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond”) O ye’ll tak’ the high road, and Ah’ll tak’ the low road And ye’ll git your Big Mac afore me

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Sometimes, Nature Is A Fanged Demon Of Destruction That Wants To Eat You

When you live in the country, like we do, you feel a kinship with Nature.  But you must never lose sight of the fact that Nature isn’t all Bambi and butterflies.  Sometimes, Nature is fanged demons of destruction that want … Continue reading

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Summer: When The Early Goose Gets The Worm In Capistrano

In the winter, the geese fly south. In the spring, the swallows return to Capistrano. In the summer…in the summer…I can’t think of anything involving birds that means summer is here.  Instead I’ve got my…  Top 10 Signs that Summer … Continue reading

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How Dead Is Dead?

Hosni Mubarak is dead. Or dead-ish.  It depends on who you talk to.

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Great Dining Expectations

“Let’s go out to eat tonight.”   Same words + different people = different meanings It’s all a matter of expectations.

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My Dad Has No Rhythm, Yet He Is Master Of The Dance

This post was my Father’s Day gift to my Dad last year.  It is one of my (and my readers’) favorites. I love you, Dad!

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A Mental Roller Coaster Ride… or Toilet Paper, Toilet Paper, My Kingdom for Some Toilet Paper

. . . Men and women don’t see the same world.   I’m not saying one vision is better than the other – they’re just different.  I also don’t pretend to represent Every Woman, but I suspect this will sound familiar to many.  … Continue reading

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Earth Priestess of Spring

Ah, spring. The love of the soil is buried deep in our collective conscience.  Each year the sap rises and our spirits lift in song, in an ancient ritual older than memory. We are druid priestesses anew, dancing at Beltane.  We … Continue reading

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Weekend Wanderings

Oh my darling clementines, I must leave you now.  I’m heading out-of-town for a weekend of family fun in the great state of Michigan.  (Michigan – it’s a state of mind.)  I will be incommunicado.  Not only that, Gilligan, but I probably … Continue reading

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