Tag Archives: life

Thoughts On 500

Posted on December 30, 2015 by pegoleg

S & P 500: This stands for the Standard & Poor’s 500, which is an index based on the common stock of 500 large, American companies listed on the NYSE.   I check this index often because I dabble in the stock … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Gift Ideas So You’re Not Ebenezer Screwed Again This Year

Posted on December 21, 2015 by pegoleg

Christmas is 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.  Christmas is only a couple of days away.  The cards are written, the … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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You Vill Take Ze Toy Und You Vill Luff It

Posted on October 20, 2015 by pegoleg

“Welcome to McDonald’s, may I take your order?” says the bored, disembodied voice coming from the little box under the menu board in the drive-thru. “Yeah, um…lemme see…gimme a kid’s meal with a cheeseburger and, um, a diet coke for … Continue reading →

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