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When Did Buying Crap Become A Hobby?

Posted on September 14, 2017 by pegoleg

Most of us work to support our habits and save passion for the things we choose to do in our off-hours.  We pursue hobbies like… Collecting stamps, coins, or art Reading or writing Hiking or swimming Sewing or gardening Playing … Continue reading →

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My Retroactive 2016 New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 29, 2016 by pegoleg

Right about now, a lot of you are thinking of ways to improve yourself in the coming year; in other words, you’re making your 2017 New Year’s resolutions.  Bad idea.  Nobody keeps those for more than a week – two … Continue reading →

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Epic Bloggah Meet-up Sends Maine Spinning Off Into The Atlantic

Posted on September 13, 2016 by pegoleg

Yeah.  No, really.  This happened.  And it was every bit as magical as you can imagine, times 5 bazillion. My niece, Kelly, recently moved to Maine.    My daughter, Liz, and I made plans to fly out and visit her and … Continue reading →

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Taking My Art On The Road

Posted on May 10, 2016 by pegoleg

It’s hard to make a living as a writer, no matter how talented you are.  And if you’re a poet?  Forget about it.  Poetry doesn’t pay.  It may sound romantic to starve in a freezing attic in Paris, but the … Continue reading →

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Sir Laughs-a-Lot And the WordPress Humor Round-table

Posted on January 19, 2016 by pegoleg

I was thrilled when Michelle W., WordPress editor and semi-colon expert extraordinaire, asked me to join a round-table with other humorists.  I thought I’d use Sir Laughs-a-lot for my knightly title.  And, of course, I assumed we would get chain … Continue reading →

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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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Ask Miss Peg-o-Leg

Posted on October 14, 2015 by pegoleg

Have you ever started an advice column without remembering a thing about it? Apparently I did.  That’s the only way to explain all the requests for advice I’ve gotten lately; requests which, I might add, somehow landed in my spam … Continue reading →

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And Then There Were More

Posted on August 25, 2015 by pegoleg

It has been 5 years almost to the day since I started a blog.   Given how ephemeral these electronic flashes of word and image can be, that makes me an elder statesman.  Practically a blogging Methuselah. My first post was … Continue reading →

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What Does Your Avatar Say About You?

Posted on July 30, 2015 by pegoleg

Avatar noun av·a·tar \ˈa-və-ˌtär\ 1:  the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu) 2a :  an incarnation in human form b :  an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person 3:  a variant phase or version … Continue reading →

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When Exclamation Is Not The Point

Posted on May 21, 2015 by pegoleg

Communicating nowadays is like tiptoeing through a minefield. Words have been the chief medium of communication since shortly after our ancestors crawled out of the primordial ooze.   We’ve witnessed a revolution in the last decade in how those words are … Continue reading →

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