Daily Read

Reading the newspaper every day is one of my life-long habits.  Qwirky bits of information, jaw-dropping stories of man’s inhumanity to man, funny stupid criminal tricks and tidbits to use in conversation with all kinds of people populate the pages.  What is of particular of interest on any given day varies, but it is a daily ritual that helps [...]

Lions and Tigers and Cell Phones, Oh My….

Cell phones are ubiquitious.  A convenience for most and helpful in myriads of ways, cell phones are a necessity on occasion, even a lifesaver from time to time.  Most of us have one.  I have one.
There are times though, that I just shake my head and wonder, “What are you thinkin’, Jethro?”  Especially sad are the parents walking around with their children [...]

Garden Humor

Reality is that one has to be a gardener with a slightly warped sense of humor to truly appreciate the joke, but we all know someone who would do this in a heartbeat.  Belongs in the same category as a Christmas or Birthday gift that has a cord attached.  
PS:  Editing the cartoon to a readable size was a tad [...]

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

A-a-a-h-h.  The wind in your hair.  The roar of the engine.  That exhilerating sense of freedom.  Motorcycle season has arrived in this part of the country.  It’s time to share the ride and share the road.
In the early 1970’s, Robert Persig wrote a philosophy book that actually had very little to do with a state of Zen, [...]

The Phone Call

Innocently answering the phone this evening, I was slightly amused, but not belly laughing, when the caller responded to my “Hello” with, quote “Who is this?” using an extremely nasty and angry tone in her voice.  How dare me not be the person she thought she was calling. 
Although not the most mannerly way to talk to me, I [...]

Ann Coulter vs Jane Fonda

For those few who do not who Ann Coulter is, let me put it this way:  Atilla the Hun in Sheep’s clothing.  She is pretty, blonde and as mean-spirited as they come. 
Last week on Hannity and Colmes Coulter said that if John McCain won the Republican nomination for president, she would support and campaign for Hillary Clinton.  The [...]

You Guys.

Thanks you guys for logging onto my blog space.  You guys could have picked from millions of internet sites–as many sites as there are other guys writing them, (duh-h-h) but, you guys, (I’m tearing up here) you guys picked me!  I can’t tell you guys how much this means to me.  You guys are spending your [...]

Road Rage

Saw a Mother of a Road Rager today.  Merging onto bridges is a daily road hazard for many people in this part of the country.  Cars going 60+ mph coming from the left (frequently needing to end up in the extreme right hand lane) must negotiate territory with people coming from the right at 60+ mph (who frequently need to [...]

When to Call in Sick

Sore throat?  Does it hurt to speak or breathe?  Yes?  Probably won’t be productive enough to miss the bedrest needed to recover.  No?  Go, but no sharing of pens, computer keyboards etc. with co-workers.
Sniffles or Runny Nose?  Can you breathe through your nose?  Yes?  Probably OK to go, but wash your hands regularly.  No?  Constantly using [...]

Etiquette in the Dell (And Elsewhere)

Once upon a time in a land that was far, far away, in a little white cottage under the spreading chestnut tree, there lived a little gray mouse that roared—otherwise known as Boss Mouse.  One day, Boss Mouse, well versed in the latest technology, e-mailed all the other little gray mice, in cottages all over [...]