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Curl Up & Dye You Gravy Sucking Pig

Why are beauty salon names so often bad puns? Hair’s What’s Happening, The Mane Event, American Hairlines,  From Hair to Eternity, Head Hunters, The Hairport, A Cut Above, Simply Hair-resistible,…we could go on and on.   Consider the establishment mentioned in … Continue reading

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My Cat Has A Monkey On Her Back

Pets add so much to one’s life.  When I come through the door at the end of a long, hard day, I know our cat, Beeby, will be there to greet me – with a fresh pile of cat-gack. Beeby threw … Continue reading

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The Doilyfication of Man-World

I went to get my oil changed a couple of weeks ago.  The waiting room décor was vintage man-world: utilitarian, plastic stacking chairs, cracked linoleum floor, boxes and bins of oily parts, and posters of spark-plugs and other vehicle- related … Continue reading

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Everything You Need To Know To Survive This Graduation Season

  As my nephew stepped onto the stage to receive his diploma, 3 generations of family alumni were there to cheer him on.   Choking back tears, I looked around the auditorium and realized…half the people in the audience were clueless … Continue reading

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How Bad Teeth & Judge Judy Will Make Me Rich Beyond My Wildest Dreams

I went home sick after lunch yesterday.  Don’t ask.  Suffice it to say, I do NOT recommend the Squid and Limburger Footlong special at Subway. As I lay listlessly on the couch, fortified with crackers, stale 7-Up and the remote, I checked … Continue reading

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T-Shirtable Quote Of The Day

Know Thyself Division  

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Blog Update: Intimate Strangers

File under: Truth is stranger than fiction. Last month I did a serious blog post about keeping my sister Lib company when she was in the hospital for a week. Another sister, Mary Kay, and I noticed a family who was also … Continue reading

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The Vehicular Gourmet Presents: Fine Automotive Dining

Picture this: a grayish-brown burger on a squashed bun, greasy fries, all wrapped in paper and washed down with soda pop.  Now picture this: chilled vichyssoise, steak, asparagus with hollandaise sauce, roasted fingerling potatoes and strawberries, served on linen and … Continue reading

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Jabba The MAB

I looked idly down at the night’s playbill, wondering who was up next.  Special Surprise Contender it said. The club was dark and smoky.  There was no action in the ring – it was between rounds.  The low hum of … Continue reading

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IDOT And the Screaming Semis From Hell

    I came out of Indiana doing 75 in a driving rain.  It was rush hour when I entered the abyss. When the old-timers gather to tell their driving stories, as old-timers will, they speak in hushed tones of this section of … Continue reading

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