Tag Archives: musings

iPhone 6 Plus A Big Hit Everywhere Except In Your Pants

Posted on September 25, 2014 by pegoleg

The latest gadget has arrived on the scene, and everyone in the world has to have it. Unfortunately, technoistas have already come crashing down from their initial high as reality bites them in the butt. The humongous new iPhone 6 … Continue reading →

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Invasion Of The iPhone Snatchers

Posted on September 17, 2014 by pegoleg

My husband has become one of Them.  They’re taking over. I keep trying to tell people, but they won’t listen. “You’re paranoid.” they say. “That’s crazy talk.” they say. Oh sure, it seemed innocent enough at first.  The iPod was … Continue reading →

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Let Your Fingers Do The Talking: Universal Sign Language For Drivers

Posted on September 11, 2014 by pegoleg

The problem with Driver’s Education is that students learn useless things like the proper distance to maintain when following a car towing a house trailer up a 30 degree incline during an ice storm (2 miles.) Why don’t they teach … Continue reading →

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Facebook Ruined My Life, Now They Must Pay

Posted on July 29, 2014 by pegoleg

Should a ginormous corporation be allowed to humiliate a child and profit from her pain? Could $167,000,000 in compensation even begin to make up for her suffering? We can only hope so. I give you, Exhibit A What’s the first … Continue reading →

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Song Lyrics I Got Horribly Wrong #387

Posted on July 23, 2014 by pegoleg

Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road …back to the howling old owl in the woods, humpin’ the horny back toad.   Have you ever discovered you were totally messing up a song’s lyrics?

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How To Earn The Title: World’s Worst Mother-In-Law

Posted on July 10, 2014 by pegoleg

About 25 years ago my mother-in-law, Virginia, and sister-in-law, Jane, asked me to go with them to a taping of a talk show then popular in Chicago, the Jenny Jones Show.   We were put in a holding room where the … Continue reading →

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Confessions Of A Serial Tweaker

Posted on June 4, 2014 by pegoleg

I’m convinced that the secret to good writing is effective rewriting. I’m also convinced that I take it too far. How I envy the easy, breezy, off-the-cuff writer. That’s not me.  I’m a serial “tweaker.” No, I don’t mean “twerker” … Continue reading →

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Caution: Funky Stuff Going On Here

Posted on May 28, 2014 by pegoleg

Hide the children.   The following is not suitable for younger and more sensitive readers, by which I mean those under 50. My body is doing some funky stuff. I suspect aging may be involved. 1) Stuff is migrating. Formerly vital … Continue reading →

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One Small Step, One Giant Leap… Again

Posted on May 23, 2014 by pegoleg

Nothing makes a parent’s heart melt quite like their baby’s first, tottering steps into the safety of their loving arms.  Enjoy those moments, because as soon as your kids master walking, they start to run – away from you. When … Continue reading →

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Lost: One Husband. Substantial Reward For Safe Return

Posted on May 20, 2014 by pegoleg

Many women suspect their husbands would be lost without them.  I have proof. We were visiting my parents and Mom needed something picked up across town.  My husband offered to drive me, chivalry giving him an excuse to show off … Continue reading →

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