Tag Archives: life

I Got Bubkes

Posted on October 4, 2011 by pegoleg

The pristine whiteness of the Word document mocks me as I sit, sweating and mumbling before my screen, because… I got bubkes. Maybe a change of scenery is in order.  It’s the technological sterility that has me blocked.  Yes, that’s … Continue reading →

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Spamalot – A Second Helping

Posted on September 30, 2011 by pegoleg

If you mosey on back through my blog archives, you’ll find a little post entitled Earning The Respect of My Fellow WordPress Bloggers Has Me Humbled.  This was not a gushing self-tribute masquerading as modesty, as the title might suggest, … Continue reading →

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Designed To Sell This House Virgins International…Pick Me!

Posted on September 28, 2011 by pegoleg

Hello, my name is Peg, and I am an addict.  I’m a junkie.  If I go a day without a fix, I start to get shaky. I’ve got a monkey on my back, and HGTV is the organ grinder. I … Continue reading →

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Gentlemen Prefer…

Posted on September 26, 2011 by pegoleg

I’ve often heard women lament, “There just aren’t any gentlemen around anymore!”  Au contraire!  They’re still out there; you just have to look in the right place.  Might I suggest a strip joint? Merriam-Webster Dictionary, my online, go-to source at … Continue reading →

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Biggest Loser: Family Edition. One New Pound

Posted on September 23, 2011 by pegoleg

The mansions on the main street in my hometown were built in the 1800s with money earned by Michigan lumber barons.  I was always fascinated by the stories of their exploits up north.  Which is why it is fitting that I … Continue reading →

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I Didn’t

Posted on September 21, 2011 by pegoleg

Today… I didn’t step over the pile of cat-gack on the stairs and leave the clean up for the next unwary morning traveler.  Nor did I yell at Beeby for eating the gack-inducing leaf, even though I specifically warned her … Continue reading →

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If Old Is Such A Lousy Place to Be, Why is Everybody Doing Their Damnedest To Get There?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by pegoleg

Everybody wants to live a long life.  Many of us work hard to do so.  We hit the treadmill to strengthen the heart, quit smoking to preserve the lungs, and eat stuff that tastes like hay to flush out the … Continue reading →

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Playing The Cancer Card

Posted on September 16, 2011 by pegoleg

Having cancer is like having a “get out of jail free” card. My sister Lib and I were antiquing when we came upon a nifty, old copper-lined heat lamp.  The way Lib tells it, SHE saw it first and called … Continue reading →

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People Are Nice

Posted on September 14, 2011 by pegoleg

People are nice, and I have proof. I took advantage of this last, long weekend (created by me taking off work on Friday and Monday) to travel to Michigan to see my family.  My modus operandi is to break up … Continue reading →

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Orange and Blue: Game Day

Posted on September 7, 2011 by pegoleg

We saw the first one after we got on the highway, when still 2 hours away.  The car passed us going 70.  Their blue flag flapped crisply behind them.  It was a little sun faded, the orange letter “I” not as … Continue reading →

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