Category Archives: General Ramblings

Deep thoughts on the human condition.

My Cat Has A Monkey On Her Back

Pets add so much to one’s life.  When I come through the door at the end of a long, hard day, I know our cat, Beeby, will be there to greet me – with a fresh pile of cat-gack. Beeby threw … Continue reading

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The Doilyfication of Man-World

I went to get my oil changed a couple of weeks ago.  The waiting room décor was vintage man-world: utilitarian, plastic stacking chairs, cracked linoleum floor, boxes and bins of oily parts, and posters of spark-plugs and other vehicle- related … Continue reading

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Everything You Need To Know To Survive This Graduation Season

  As my nephew stepped onto the stage to receive his diploma, 3 generations of family alumni were there to cheer him on.   Choking back tears, I looked around the auditorium and realized…half the people in the audience were clueless … Continue reading

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How Bad Teeth & Judge Judy Will Make Me Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams

I went home sick after lunch yesterday.  Don’t ask.  Suffice it to say, I do NOT recommend the Squid and Limburger Footlong special at Subway. As I lay listlessly on the couch, fortified with crackers, stale 7-Up and the remote, I checked … Continue reading

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Civilization Breaks Down: Lord Of The Flies Reenacted In The Restroom

  When a tornado hit the St. Louis airport recently, people were told to take shelter in the restrooms.   Airport video showed men and women running through the flying debris, past the opposite gender’s restroom to get to “their” restroom.  My cousin … Continue reading

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Take Aim At Annoying Television And Score Big!

We’ve got pop-up blockers for computers, why not for TV?  The other night  I was trying to watch a Bergman film on MTV’s weekly Great Films series.   Suddenly, Scutchie popped up from the bottom of the screen to announce that MTV’s groundbreaking program; … Continue reading

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Soon I Will Be As Famous As Charlie Sheen, But I’m Not Nuts

“Winning” Do you know about this?  Of course you’re familiar with the word.  But did you know that, thanks to Charlie Sheen, it is the latest catchphrase? Think of catchphrases like cha-ching, as if, LOL, hubba-hubba; who knows where they … Continue reading

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The Vehicular Gourmet Presents: Fine Automotive Dining

Picture this: a grayish-brown burger on a squashed bun, greasy fries, all wrapped in paper and washed down with soda pop.  Now picture this: chilled vichyssoise, steak, asparagus with hollandaise sauce, roasted fingerling potatoes and strawberries, served on linen and … Continue reading

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IDOT And the Screaming Semis From Hell

    I came out of Indiana doing 75 in a driving rain.  It was rush hour when I entered the abyss. When the old-timers gather to tell their driving stories, as old-timers will, they speak in hushed tones of this section of … Continue reading

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We Need More Taxes

What’s wrong with America is some of y’all need to be paying more taxes.   Taxes raise money, sure, but the government also uses them to change our behavior.  We are encouraged to do some things (buy houses and windmills) and … Continue reading

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