Tag Archives: life

Top Ways to Show Your Contempt for People Who Disagree With You On Facebook

Posted on October 21, 2025 by pegoleg

Facebook is great for staying in touch with family and friends, but I like to think that its main purpose is providing a forum for the free and respectful exchange of ideas. Bwahahahahaha! I know, right?  Good one, Peg.  Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Just a Girl And Her Chiroptera

Posted on August 20, 2025 by pegoleg

Do you mind a personal question?  What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?  If you’re like me, you head to the bathroom for the morning pee.  My advice?  Look before you sit.  For the love of sweet … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Terminals

Posted on August 1, 2025 by pegoleg

It was the best of terminals; it was the worst of terminals. I had to become a savvy traveler to afford trips to California after both of my kids moved there.   Spirit was my airline of choice because they used … Continue reading →

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Am I The A**hole? Asked Nobody Ever Without Being Sure It Was The Other Guy

Posted on July 12, 2025 by pegoleg

In the olden days, if you were having a dispute with someone and wanted advice about the situation, you’d ask your mother, your friends, or you’d write Dear Abby, Ann Landers or Miss Manners.  The vast majority of people now … Continue reading →

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Solving the Y2K Wax Beans Dilemma

Posted on June 10, 2025 by pegoleg

I am my father’s daughter.  My dad was probably the finest man I’ve ever known, so this statement is undeservedly complimentary to me.  But along with his many sterling qualities, Dad did have some quirks which I seem to have … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Signs Your Anti-Virus Software Renewal Email Is Legit

Posted on January 13, 2025 by pegoleg

The internet is an essential part of modern living, but connecting exposes us to the threat of malicious malware, cyber attacks and the like.  Many protect themselves with subscriptions to anti-virus services from McAfee, Geek Squad, etc. who email you when … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Signs You’re Living in an Over 55 Community

Posted on February 6, 2023 by pegoleg

Active Adult, Senior Living, Over 55, Retirement Resort.  Whatever you call it, sticking a bunch of old people together behind guarded security fences doesn’t seem like a recipe for fun and frivolity, does it?  I beg to differ. As my … Continue reading →

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Life, Loss and My 23-Year-Old Top Loading Maytag Washer

Posted on August 26, 2021 by pegoleg

It is a truth universally known that appliances die in threes.  You watch in helpless dread when the dishwasher starts leaking, because you know your breakdown woes have just begun.  Appliance blight will almost certainly spread.  You can only hope … Continue reading →

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Let’s Play The Glad Game: Home Lock-down Edition

Posted on May 11, 2020 by pegoleg

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Pollyanna, a book written 100 years ago which tells the story of a little girl whose cheerful determination to look on the bright side infects everyone around her.  No ordinary the-glass-is-half-full optimist, Pollyanna … Continue reading →

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Life Is But a Song…And Dance

Posted on July 30, 2018 by pegoleg

Some people think they were born at the wrong time; adventurers wish they had lived in 900 AD when Vikings sailed the seas, and fleshy women yearn for the 1600s when their bodies would have been the feminine ideal in … Continue reading →

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