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Category Archives: General Ramblings
The Rubaiyat of Redneck Heaven
A selection of verses. VIII Whether at Potosi or Farmington, Whether the Cup with Jack or Boone’s Farm run, The Wine of Life keeps oozing drop by drop, The cigarette ashes of Life keep falling one by one. IX … Continue reading
Posted in Little Ditties
Tagged humor, life, Missouri, musings, Omar Khayyam, poetry, postaweek2011, rednecks, Rubaiyat
16 Comments
Call Me Sheila (or What’s In A Name?)
Teaching children to use courtesy titles like “Mr.” and “Ma’am” is a small but important step we can take to encourage civility in daily life. When my daughter Liz was in junior-high, I picked her up at school after an … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged children, courtesy, humor, life, parenting, postaweek2011, school
41 Comments
How I Did My Groove Thang With Earth, Wind & Fire On Cloud Nine – Almost
The local YMCA is being renovated. I’m sure it will end up being a workout Mecca the likes of which we have never seen. In the meantime, it’s a pain in the butt. They closed the main rooms and moved … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged death, Earth Wind & Fire, heaven, humor, life, music, musings, postaweek2011, working out, YMCA
36 Comments
It’s Hip To Be Square…Right?
I’m having trouble getting a handle on the “ironic” style. Near as I can tell, it involves hipsters wearing (or doing) things that would normally be considered old-fashioned, childish or even nerdy. But there’s some sort of wink-and-a-nod involved that makes it … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged fashion, Hip To Be Square, hipsters, Huey Lewis and The News, humor, ironic, life, postaweek2011, style
20 Comments
Google & The Bunny Bixler Obituary: A Cautionary Tale
If a doctor declares a patient dead, and they aren’t, is that malpractice? What if a blogger does the same thing? I’ve noticed slightly more people than usual have been reading my blog in the last few days. Nothing major, but still, an … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged Auntie Mame, blogging, Bunny Bixler, drag queens, humor, life, movies, postaweek2011
34 Comments
Further Evidence That I Do Not Play Well With Others
*…Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the throbbing of the bells, Of the bells, bells, bells — To the sobbing of the bells; Keeping time, time, time, As he knells, knells, knells, In a happy … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged annoyances, children, Edgar Allen Poe, humor, life, little things in life, musings, postaweek2011, shopping
26 Comments
Writing: Wryly Whining And Whying
Someday, when I am a world-renowned writer, someone will want to interview me. I will probably be really busy at that time, what with book signings and taking wheelbarrows full of money to the bank, so I thought it would … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged blogging, Harry Potter, humor, life, musings, Oprah, postaweek2011, Professor Snape, writing
32 Comments
When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again…Hurrah?
When your kids go away to college, they enter the Grownup Twilight Zone. They enjoy most of the privileges of adulthood, with few of the responsibilities. (One doesn’t count the minimal coursework required to keep one’s academic head above water.) … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged adult responsibility, children, college, curfew, family, freshmen, humor, kids going off to school, musings, postaweek2011
35 Comments
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