How I Quit Smoking
posted 5 days ago and has 5 comments
two of my good eons' friends are going to quit smoking on July 4th - an appropriate day to "free" oneself of the habit. I am re-posting this blog for their benefit.
I quit smoking November 17, 1982 at 133pm; but I barely remember it...
I ...
I quit smoking November 17, 1982 at 133pm; but I barely remember it...
I ...
If I Were A Member of Congress
posted 6 days ago and has 5 comments
I posed the question in the 535 Club:
"If you were a member of Congress (the “elite” 535) what issues would be your priorities?
The following is how I answered my question:
1. The Need for a Definitive and Workable Energy Policy
I ha...
The Good Ole Days...I Know I Sure Miss Them
posted 10 days ago, updated 4 minutes later and has 1 comment
Back by popular demand…I wrote this back in late 2007…but because the Democrats are professing that electing John McCain will be a “third GWB term”, I thought it would be a good time to re-post this piece and remind everyone how wonderful life ...
Off with Their Balls
posted 12 days ago, updated 4 minutes later and has 11 comments
Yesterday the US Supreme Court, in a split decision (5 to 4), decided that the death penalty was not an appropriate punishment for persons (think monsters) convicted of raping a child.
When a child is raped, his or her soul dies. The child never ...
When a child is raped, his or her soul dies. The child never ...
Why My Marriage Works
posted 13 days ago and has 2 comments
I got a PM from a newlywed who wanted to know how my husband and I had been able to stay together through the years. (She has been divorced a few times.)
This was my reply:
Always laugh together - everyday. Not a day goes by that we don't laugh....
This was my reply:
Always laugh together - everyday. Not a day goes by that we don't laugh....
Norman
posted 14 days ago, updated 44 minutes later and has 14 comments
I posted a story recently in a political and another member of that group took great exception to the story.
It was a story about my father-in-law, Norman, a life-long self-professed atheist. Near the end of his life one morning he told me he di...
It was a story about my father-in-law, Norman, a life-long self-professed atheist. Near the end of his life one morning he told me he di...
Wa State Supreme Court Rules It's Okay to Lie!!
posted 15 days ago and has 1 comment
In a 5-4 ruling Thursday, the state Supreme Court of Washington struck down a 1999 law that banned political candidates from intentionally lying about their opponents.
The high court majority said the law was an affront to free speech. For the ...
The Day Phyllis Closed the Niagara Street Bar
posted 17 days ago and has 8 comments
My husband's back is bothering him today and he took a couple of darvocettes to ease the pain. Later I was leaning over doing some household chore and he offered to do it. I told him it was okay; I could do it and he replied, "My back is better";...
Do You Remember Trampoline Parks?
posted 17 days ago and has 9 comments
Yesterday was the longest day of the year. It was light here until after 10pm and that triggered a memory of a summer long ago...
Funny how things flicker through the brain. In the early 60s (I think it was 1963) I spent the summer with my father...
Funny how things flicker through the brain. In the early 60s (I think it was 1963) I spent the summer with my father...
Lawyer Jokes
posted 24 days ago and has 3 comments
So I got to thinking, “why do people love lawyer jokes?” Which got me to wondering if eons had a group for posting lawyer jokes. To my surprise, not only was there no group; but alas, I only found two jokes and one had been posted by me.
I though...
I though...
