I was checking out a yard sale recently, looking over some furniture that was for sale. They had some Early American pieces and some Mediterranean style stuff, things I remembered from the 70’s and 80’s as being the trendy styles of furniture. Funny, I had a hard time feeling the least desire to own any […]
Is it just my imagination, or is 75% of all advertising revenue coming from pharmaceutical and medical sources these days? No matter where I go, I see or hear ads for medicines and vaccines and related products. Some are scary and some are humorous…and all of them downright misleading.
There are some days when things just roll by and nothing much bothers you. The weather is good and there’s no crisis to deal with and people are getting along. And then there are days like this weekend, when the sky is overcast and the humidity hangs in the air like a wave of doom.
When amateurs outperform professionals, there is something wrong with that profession. If ordinary people, with no medical training, could perform surgery in their kitchens with steak knives, and get results that were better than those of surgeons in hospital operating rooms, the whole medical profession would be discredited.
My mother used to tell us when we were kids that we needed to be quieter, that being noisy and active made older folks nervous. As a kid brimming with energy, I didn’t see what the problem was. But now that I’ve passed the big 5-0, with five grandchildren (and another due in February), it’s very clear […]
This week someone sent me a joke via email that included a spin-off on Aladdin’s lamp. The fellow was granted two wishes, and his first wish was that every time he needed to pay for something, he could reach into his pocket or wallet and always have just the amount he needed.
My last ramble was just the lyrics to a song you could listen to here. Much of my ancestry is Scottish and I’ve been drawn almost irresistably to Celtic styles of music for as long as I can remember. But as I listened to this particular song, it got stuck in my head. For days, […]
For too long we’ve heard them laughing at our dreamsRidicule our reasons and blind ignoring what it meansFor too long we have believed the walls they madeBut now we see a shining light and we are not afraid
I heard once about a choir director who had a sign on his desk that said, “Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time, and annoys the pig.” I’ve come to the conclusion that this is good advice for a lot of areas of life.
Maybe I’m crazy, but I love a good thunderstorm. Those who live in a crowded city can’t possibly appreciate the beauty and wonder of a strong storm. The flashing of lightning in an array of colors, hearing the thunder rumble and roll across the hills, the smell of the air after a storm…
Sorry I’ve been away from my appointed task here. Guess that heat wave was frying my brain, because I couldn’t think of anything to talk about. I just buried myself in here with the A/C going and kept working.
