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Just For Fun Friday 08/15/2014

Just For Fun Friday 08/15/2014

Years ago, when I bought my house in the country, the nights were so dark that star-gazing was an ongoing adventure. Now the city lights are creeping in, and it seems that there is perpetual dawn on the horizon. This cuts down on the beauty of the night sky considerably. But this was the week […]

Just For Fun Friday 08/08/14

Just For Fun Friday 08/08/14

More musings… What does a writer look like? I read once, in one of those ‘how to be a writer’ books, that many poets really aren’t writers. They just like to look like poets. Well, I have to confess there was a time period when I worried about my ‘image’. I wanted that future book […]

Just For Fun Friday 07/25/2014

Just For Fun Friday 07/25/2014

From my favorite cartoon strip….. Rose is Rose

First-Hand Experience

First-Hand Experience

I recently had to be fingerprinted to get qualified for a permit.  The person who was qualifying me told me “It’s no big deal.  Just go to the local police department and they will do it for you.” So I did. They were right.  The policeman was courteous, we joked through the 5-minute process, and I […]

Just For Fun Friday July 18, 2014

Just For Fun Friday July 18, 2014

Just commenting on the world today….. Remember these famous lines? “Here, hold my beer!” or “Hey, watch this!” have been joked about a lot as the beginning of pranks or actions that have gone terribly wrong. So, do we need to create a classification for communication by electronic devices?  Face it – our world is now ruled […]