Tag Archives: musings

Cottage Style Decorating Tips From The Secret Service

Posted on August 10, 2011 by pegoleg

Last week, The Washington Times reported that Vice President Joe Biden has collected $13,200 from the Secret Service since April to rent a cottage adjacent to his Wilmington, Delaware home. Cottage style is so hot right now.  Here are some timely decorating tips … Continue reading →

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Zig or Zag?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by pegoleg

I am not usually wishy-washy.  Which is why it was strange that I found myself stopped at the exit of the bank drive-through today, paralyzed by indecision. I wondered, “Should I turn left or right?” Out of nowhere it struck … Continue reading →

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We Are Not Amused

Posted on August 8, 2011 by pegoleg

When did waiters start asking, “How is everything tasting?” They used to ask a general,  “How is everything?”  You could reply to this question in lots of different ways: “This fork is dirty.” or “The vichyssoise is just like Mama … Continue reading →

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Sign, Sign, Everywhere A Sign

Posted on August 3, 2011 by pegoleg

I was on the highway this weekend when I caught sight of one of those “Project funded by the Stimulus Plan” signs.   If you’ve ever seen a bull’s reaction when a red cape is waved tauntingly in its face, then … Continue reading →

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MAB SmackDown: Raw

Posted on July 28, 2011 by pegoleg

I’m a peaceable woman.  I abhor violence and am filled with the milk of human kindness.  Yet, at this moment I am looking forward with all my being to witnessing an epic takedown; a beating so brutal it will be … Continue reading →

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The Tell-Tale Heart of the Matter: Some Little Habits Can Drive You To Murder

Posted on July 25, 2011 by pegoleg

I have this friend.  A really good friend; someone whose company I enjoy, whose friendship I cherish.  She is a delightful, bubbly person and I am about this close to smothering her, hacking up the body and burying the pieces under … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, Nature is A Fanged Demon of Destruction That Is Trying To Eat You.

Posted on July 22, 2011 by pegoleg

When you live in the country, like we do, you feel a kinship with Nature.  But you must never lose sight of the fact that Nature isn’t all Bambi and butterflies.  Sometimes, Nature is fanged demons of destruction that are … Continue reading →

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We’re Havin’ A Heat Wave; A Tropical Heat Wave

Posted on July 20, 2011 by pegoleg

Ode To A Tree In Summer I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. While lying in a leafy glade In summer’s heat, the blessed shade. But when dog days get even hairier, I long, instead, for … Continue reading →

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Where is the Life of the Future that Hollywood Promised? An Open Letter To The Scientific Community

Posted on July 18, 2011 by pegoleg

Dear Mr. Science Geeks, I’ve got a bone to pick with you. It has been 50 years and more since TV shows and movies foretold a future filled with life-altering, laborsaving devices.  But none of them have materialized.  What have you … Continue reading →

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Ode To The Summer Cold

Posted on July 12, 2011 by pegoleg

I lay me down upon my bed, To seek a little sleep. Begins the drip, begins the hack, No rest – no dreaming deep. It does no good, I cannot breathe, Downstairs I go to find Some solace from the … Continue reading →

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