Category Archives: General Ramblings

Deep thoughts on the human condition.

10 Beauty Tips For Beautiful Beauty

Posted on May 17, 2016 by pegoleg

You can’t watch Bravo, E! and other highbrow TV channels, or pass magazines like Us Weekly or Star in the check-out lane at the grocery store without being bombarded with pictures of the Beautiful People.  How did they get that … Continue reading →

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Taking My Art On The Road

Posted on May 10, 2016 by pegoleg

It’s hard to make a living as a writer, no matter how talented you are.  And if you’re a poet?  Forget about it.  Poetry doesn’t pay.  It may sound romantic to starve in a freezing attic in Paris, but the … Continue reading →

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Dear Travelocity

Posted on April 23, 2016 by pegoleg

Originally posted on nudge. wink. report.:
It ain’t easy to run in heels. Dear Travelocity, It’s over between us. I stopped by your site last week to look at hotels for a possible weekend getaway in Chicago.  Now you won’t…

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Step Away From the 1040 Before Somebody Gets Hurt

Posted on April 15, 2016 by pegoleg

Back away.  Back.  Away.  Now. I’ve got a sharpened #2 Ticonderoga pointed at my jugular, and I’m not afraid to use it. The floor is littered with broken pencils, crumpled 8863s and tufts of naturally blond hair, pulled out by … Continue reading →

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Got Food? Drink? Incontinence Pads? Time To Call The IRS

Posted on April 8, 2016 by pegoleg

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.  (Death occurring while on-hold waiting to talk to someone about taxes is not certain, merely a very distinct possibility.) Has this ever happened to you? You’re trying to do your taxes, there’s one … Continue reading →

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Or Are You Beautiful Because I Love You?

Posted on March 23, 2016 by pegoleg

Few things are more boring than having to listen to someone newly in love go on and on about the many ways their new soul mate is the most wonderful person to ever walk the earth.  Except, perhaps, having to … Continue reading →

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The World Covers Its Ass With Yoga Pants

Posted on March 15, 2016 by pegoleg

Women once had a dizzying array of clothing options. There were outfits for day and evening, business and sports, formal and casual. Those days are gone. Now all you need are a couple pairs of yoga pants and you’ve got … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Frolics With A Ficus

Posted on March 12, 2016 by pegoleg

Originally posted on nudge. wink. report.:
It’s Saturday night and I’m ready to rock! Chances are good I’ll wind up spending the evening behind a potted ficus instead. I can’t say I ever had a mind like a steel trap.…

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Hop Aboard My Roller Coaster

Posted on March 3, 2016 by pegoleg

It’s time again for a thrill-a-minute roller coaster ride through my brain.  A toilet paper roll-er coaster.  Hang on. Men and women do not see the same world. Men tend to be linear thinkers who concentrate on one job until … Continue reading →

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One Afternoon In Downtown Ouagadougou

Posted on February 25, 2016 by pegoleg

“Mr. Yacuba Adams!” a man exclaims as he passes another man walking down a busy street in Ouagadougou. “I hope you are in sound health and mind?” The men stop and shake hands. The sun is blazing overhead, but as … Continue reading →

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