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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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When Do You Get to Do Whatever You Want Without Worrying About The Consequences?

At what age do you get to do whatever the hell you want without worrying about the consequences? I’m not talking about that “when I’m old I will wear purple” stuff; I mean physically. It seems to me that life … 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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Civilization Breaks Down: Lord Of The Flies Reenacted In The Restroom

  When a tornado hit the St. Louis airport recently, people were told to take shelter in the restrooms.   Airport video showed men and women running through the flying debris, past the opposite gender’s restroom to get to “their” restroom.  My cousin … Continue reading

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Take Aim At Annoying Television And Score Big!

We’ve got pop-up blockers for computers, why not for TV?  The other night  I was trying to watch a Bergman film on MTV’s weekly Great Films series.   Suddenly, Scutchie popped up from the bottom of the screen to announce that MTV’s groundbreaking program; … 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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