Category Archives: General Ramblings

Deep thoughts on the human condition.

Walmart: A Holiday Pageant

Posted on December 18, 2015 by pegoleg

Christmas time is here again.  Tis the season for celebrating old traditions.  Around this blog, that means dusting off posts of Christmas past, posts that are staler than re-gifted fruitcake.  Enjoy.  I wrote this post soon after I started this … Continue reading →

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Holiday Greeting Cards: What’s the Real Message?

Posted on December 17, 2015 by pegoleg

Have you mailed out your Christmas cards yet? If your response was a slack-jawed, “huh?” you’re part of the modern trend away from sending traditional, snail-mailed greeting cards.  Nonetheless, most of us still find quite a few in our mailboxes.  … Continue reading →

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My Sister-In-Law Is Ruining The Economy

Posted on December 15, 2015 by pegoleg

Christmas is all about traditions.  Every year we unpack our favorite ornaments, unearth the Bing Crosby CDs and watch It’s a Wonderful Life. Around this blog, tradition means dusting off the ghosts of Christmas blog posts past, some of which are … Continue reading →

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All Glory And Honor To the Ho-Ho Holiday Caption Contest Winner!

Posted on December 10, 2015 by pegoleg

We have a winner!  Congratulations to Carrie Rubin at The Write Transition for her masterful captioning of this picture of poor Santa.  She took a mysteriously sleuthy route for her caption, which shouldn’t be surprising as this blogger and author … Continue reading →

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Vote In The Ho-Ho Holiday Caption Contest

Posted on December 8, 2015 by pegoleg

I asked and you delivered.  Time to vote for your favorite in my first, annual Ho-Ho Holiday Caption Contest.   Or my one-and-only contest ever, depending on future levels of motivation. It was hard to pick just a handful but, after … Continue reading →

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Ho-Ho Holiday Caption Contest

Posted on December 2, 2015 by pegoleg

Christmas time is here again.   Time to put up the tree, drink eggnog, sing along with Der Bingle….and enter my Ho-Ho Holiday Caption Contest. +++Spoiler alert for family members and anyone else on my gift-giving list.+++ One of my sacred … Continue reading →

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The Slightly Slutty Selfie and Other Feminine Poses

Posted on November 24, 2015 by pegoleg

Football referees signal “off sides” by putting their hands on their hips. They probably think they invented that gesture, but…pffft. Amateur hour. Women have been using this move to send signals since the Stone Age, when Oog first staggered back … Continue reading →

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Tell Those Extra Pounds To SCAT!

Posted on November 21, 2015 by pegoleg

Originally posted on nudge. wink. report.:
I’ve spent half my life looking for an effective diet plan that doesn’t require any real willpower, and now the search is over. Introducing…the SCAT plan! Inspiration came to me just as it did…

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Through The Glass, Darkly

Posted on November 11, 2015 by pegoleg

The looking glass was Alice’s doorway to a brand, new world – Wonderland.  But I think a picture window might be a better metaphor for real life.  How we see things depends on whether we are inside looking out, or … Continue reading →

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Big Star = Big Head = Big Hair

Posted on November 5, 2015 by pegoleg

TV shows with a historical setting were big in the 1960s and 70s. The only thing bigger than the shows was their stars’ hair. Producers put some effort into making sets and costumes historically accurate, but often fell flat with … Continue reading →

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