It's A Waste

Even at the risk of being pelted with Dasani bottles, I admit to being a skeptic about recycling.  Oh, I do my part, depositing the junk mail in a basket and saving frozen pizza boxes, not the sticky take out kind, cheese and pepperoni being…

The Shopping Cart Theory

There are few things more maddening than pulling into what appears to be a vacant parking spot only to discover some nincompoop abandoned their cart there.  I ran across this short article on the Shopping Cart Theory the other day. It provides…

The Days Of Our Lives

I made my annual trip to find the perfect wall calendar for next year.  Ours hangs on a handy hook in the pantry, perfect for a quick glance  when we grab the coffee in the morning.   I'm sure the younger generation is happy to use their…

If

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day, complaining about lying awake at night worrying about all the things I shouldn’t have said.  The prompt response was ‘you must not get much sleep at all’. That was just plain mean, but…

Fun Facts for Election Day

Election Day is just around the corner.  How about some fun election facts, these are courtesy of Readers Digest and Google. Of course I had to add my two cents worth. Cartoonist Thomas Nash is credited with creating both the Republican…

Snake Tails

Every  morning I load up the bird feeder with assorted seeds for our feathered friends that share our backyard.  Walking down the narrow path with the bird feeder and Daisy I spotted what looked like a four foot long snake.  I’d like to…

Life Is A Numbers Game

The way I see it, life is a numbers game, made up of some tens and lots of twos.  There are some things that qualify as tens, birth and death qualify as tens along with a phone call from my kids.   Luckily for us most of life is made up of…

The Peanuts Gang Celebrates 70 Years

There are a lot of things dividing the country at this time, the continuing pandemic, civil unrest, and  political turmoil.  Life was simpler when all we had to worry about was whether Lucy was finally going to let Charlie Brown kick the football.  This…

One Scoop Or Two?

While sorting through the desk I discovered a yellowing newspaper clipping crunched in the back of the bottom drawer.  I carefully unfolded the crinkly paper and there was Erma Bombeck’s smiling face.   Erma kept the world entertained from…

Dinosaur Wars

This broadcast from KVOA TV in Tucson falls in the category of ‘Believe It Or Not’.   TUCSON (KVOA, Priscilla Casper) - Some might call it a Tucson icon, while others say it is a problem that needs to be dealt with. A dinosaur statue…