Monthly Archives: October 2016

Andy and I laughed at this one. It’s one more reminder of how archaic we are. We did our arithmetic by hand in grammar and high schools — in college we used slide rules. We didn’t get our first calculators … Continue reading →

That’s a picture of some of the members of the Silver Sneakers exercise class I go to 10:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The gal in red third from the right is our Monday teacher, the one second from … Continue reading →

Yes, the media does pay more attention to Trump than to Clinton — he’s more entertaining. That’s why he received the almost $3 billion of free advertising that helped get him the nomination. He thought that was great before the … Continue reading →

We humans like to make fun of dinosaurs because they became extinct. But dinosaurs lived on earth for about 180 million years and were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for 135 million years. We modern humans evolved about 200,000 years ago. … Continue reading →

A kayaker dreamed of kayaking over Niagara Falls, a number of his friends joined his team to prepare for it, and a film maker documented the effort. The ending wasn’t what they had hoped, but they made the movie anyway. … Continue reading →

It’s a great plan if it works. Good luck with that, Calvin! October 16, 2016  

What makes life worth living for you? October 15, 2016  

A grandson in Nebraska was worried about his grandmother in Florida, and the Florida police were too overwhelmed to check on her. So the grandson called Papa John’s and ordered her a pizza: What a brilliant idea and heartwarming story. … Continue reading →

Have you ever ignored “common sense”? I have. Were you sorry afterwards? Not at all. It was fun. October 13, 2016  

Amen to that! Homo imbecilus. October 12, 2016