Category Archives: Humor
Comfortable and Happy
Kaitlin sent this picture of Sammy yesterday: He looks comfortable and happy. I’m not so sure about the plants. What about you? Have you been comfortable and/or happy lately? July 13, 2014
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Wisdom, Or?
Some of us oldsters pride ourselves on our wisdom and equanimity. Andy has a different view. Whenever he reads or hears something potentially disturbing he says, If I were younger I would work up a towering rage over this. Now … Continue reading
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No Bad Guys Need Apply
Andy Borowitz is now having fun with the decision to help train and equip, to the tune of $500 million, the Syrian moderates. He says the White House has posted an application form to properly vet the fighters. Here are … Continue reading
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Borowitz Scores Again
In a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry stressed the importance of forming a unity government in Iraq but refused to commit to a timetable for creating one in the United States. … Continue reading
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Fools’ Names…
Apparently starting November 11 Google is planning to display the names and photos of its users in its advertisements without their explicit permission. As far as I can tell it will be mostly people who make recommendations and give reviews, … Continue reading
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Infected Brains?
America’s promise to punish Assad for using chemical weapons — in spite of the fact that the countries who have been urging us to do so are now backpedaling — reminds me of a segment I saw in Planet Earth. … Continue reading
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Time For New Drivers?
Some people are worried that today’s youngsters will be dangerous drivers — they’re so wrapped up in phoning and texting they aren’t learning to focus. Those worriers must not know about Google’s work on driverless cars: Not only … Continue reading
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The One-Minute Zillionaire
Our local online newsletter told me about Lowell Christiansen’s book, The One-Minute Zillionaire: Achieve Wealth, Fame, and Success in an Instant Give or Take a Hundred Years. Christiansen is a local author and it sounded like a fun read, so … Continue reading
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Sowing
As you sow, so shall ye reap. Well, not always. About 36 years ago — during the first rainy season after we bought the land — Andy decided to sow some clover to build up the soil on our clearing. … Continue reading
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Ready for Fall
Summer isn’t over yet, but the college football season starts August 31st. The grandpups are all ready for it — Sammy’s T-shirt says Michigan Son, Montana’s says Michigan Daughter. Fall always reminds me of school starting when I was … Continue reading
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