So here we are again. Another Christmas season. Time to get out the decorations and get festive. It’s also time to remember our past Christmases, and as I remember, some of them were better than others. So, here are some of the more amusing memories from my past and a few other unrelated musings forContinueContinue reading “Christmas and Other Musings…”
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“Twas the Nightmare Before Xmas”
I peered through the darkness into the opening of the cavern, only to see those familiar green and red rectangular objects of terror I’ve seen many times before. No, this was not some abandoned cave hidden deep into the side of a mountain in a West Virginia coal mine. This was the cavern of ourContinueContinue reading ““Twas the Nightmare Before Xmas””
“HELLO GIRLS”
How many of you can remember picking up the receiver of the telephone and hearing this familiar phrase — “Number, please?” I would imagine that not too many of you did. This salutation began at the late end of the 1800’s when “Ma Bell” was still in its infancy. Telephone use was still pretty newContinueContinue reading ““HELLO GIRLS””
AN AMERICAN POET NAMED FROST
America fell in love with a poet. Not just any poet. This was Robert Frost. Frost told his life story through his poetry, but most of his story was of grief and despair. He grew up poor and anxious to find his niche in life. He tried teaching, farming, carpentry, and was a failure atContinueContinue reading “AN AMERICAN POET NAMED FROST”
STIMULATING MINDS IN ROOM 305
I peered through the window of the door marked ROOM 305. I was a bit nervous to begin with, so I hesitated for a moment. I counted six kids. At first glance, they all seemed to be in their early teens, and a mixture of pre-adolescent ethnicities. I took a deep breath and opened theContinueContinue reading “STIMULATING MINDS IN ROOM 305”
We’re Being Fee’d To Death
It’s a fact. We, as a collective society, are being overcharged just to exist. For me, it started a few years back when I booked a vacation to Washington, D.C. I did the usual web search for a decent place to stay, close to a metro station and outside the touristy areas of the city,ContinueContinue reading “We’re Being Fee’d To Death”
GHOULS, GOBLINS AND GLINDA
Halloween is one of the most celebrated holidays in America. It began a long time ago, when the Celtic tribes of Europe began celebrating the end of summer and the harvest season, and the beginning of the cold, dark winter. The Celts wore elaborate costumes and lit huge bonfires to ward off evil spirits, whoContinueContinue reading “GHOULS, GOBLINS AND GLINDA”
SIMPLY SLANG – ENGLISH IS WACK
If you listen to any teen nowadays, you will usually hear the word “wack” mentioned at least once or twice within the first 5 minutes. Today’s kids use it to describe anything that is uncool, bad, crazy, idiotic, inferior or strange. The overuse of the word “wack” emerged in the hip-hop slang of the 1980s,ContinueContinue reading “SIMPLY SLANG – ENGLISH IS WACK”
EGG BEATERS
Sometimes, when we least expect it, our minds will drift off to a time and place where something hilarious happened that brought a smile to our faces. Of course, if you happen to be sitting in a doctor’s office and that thought crosses your mind, you let out a somewhat low audible laugh that causesContinueContinue reading “EGG BEATERS”
Sorry Lord… Not Today!
So there you are, out for a hike all by yourself, trotting through the late summer pines and aspens on a sunny weekday afternoon in a local park. You pass by a stream and slow down just a bit, to take in the soothing sounds of the rippling waters cascading down a few rocks. AContinueContinue reading “Sorry Lord… Not Today!”
