First things first: many thanks to sun_set_bravely and mabellongettifor the postcards and to mloconno for the care package! Michelle, the Rice Krispie treats were excellent, and you make a mean CD. It's quite possible that you and I are the...
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"This beer has one third the calories? Good. That means I can have three." - Redd Foxx, "Sanford and Son" It occurs to me that I haven't publicly made it clear just how asinine I find the low-carb craze that...
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Am I the only one who is bothered by the widespread use of the word "troop" to refer to individuals? If a "troop" has become just one person, then what's an actual troop? A gaggle? A throng? A flock?...
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My dog has become a vicious killer of opossums. Ivy: Vicious Killer of Opossums Napa: Enthusiastic Sidekick I bear no great love for opossums. In fact, they are one of my least favorite animals. If you were to ask me,...
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There's a move in step aerobics called a "freeway." It involves turning as you go over the top of the step, such that if you start out facing the front of the room, you end up on the opposite side...
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Today's issue of "Los Angeles Times Magazine" is the "Men's Fashion Issue." "The Dashing Man," advertises the cover. "Suave. Sophisticated. Self-Assured." Well, then! Let's have a peek, shall we? Since you won't be able to read the tiny text in...
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Getting older happens gradually. In fact, as I once told the owner of a convenience store that was about a block away from the house where I lived at the time, "I was old enough to buy cigarettes two months...
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There is a house along one of the routes Jeff and use to walk the dogs; we call it the "cat house." That's because there are always multiple cats in the front yard. We've made a habit of counting them...
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Today is a lovely day. Yesterday and the day before were hot, with highs over 100 degrees. Now, before you chime in with comments about how much worse you have it wherever you live, I would like to state for...
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