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More questions we need to ask
If the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, what is the speed of dark? Why do ships have portholes but not starboard holes? Do you recall when calling one a politician was not [Read More…]
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Making shopping fun
My wife really does not like to take me shopping. No wonder; shopping makes me miserable. And when I am miserable, I make everyone else miserable as well. Either we are spending money or we [Read More…]
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It’s a material world
This morning I was reading my tube of toothpaste. It said, “For best results, squeeze tube from the bottom and flatten as you go up.” I am trying to imagine the person who did not [Read More…]
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Questions that demand to be asked
If the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, what is the speed of dark? Why do ships have portholes but not starboard holes? Who decided that all aircraft carriers’ islands are on the [Read More…]
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Names
Right after our son was born, a maternity ward nurse came in to say she was there to fill out the birth certificate. She asked what we planned to name our baby. We told her, [Read More…]
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To those who provide tender loving care: Thank you.
Some of us had our first ideas of what happens in emergency rooms, operating rooms and hospitals by watching television shows. You know, where three or four doctors who make six-figure incomes are pushing a [Read More…]
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Just the facts, ma’am
In the old days, you know, B.C. (before computers), newspapers had typesetters. If they needed to fill in a page of print, those guys would often insert little articles, maybe an inch or two in [Read More…]
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Back then: Sports in the time of Baby Boomers
I swore that I would never use this expression, the words only uttered by an old curmudgeon, but it must be stated: Kids today have it so much better than we did back in the [Read More…]
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“The bird is the word”
When I was a youngster, my folks took me to a speech pathologist. She recommended that my parents get a talking bird and name the bird something that would help me with certain sounds. They [Read More…]
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Do you have a smart speaker? Have fun!
We just got a smart speaker. We already have a smart phone and a smart television. So, in our household, I am now placed even lower on the bell-shaped curve of intelligence. Fortunately for me, [Read More…]
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Life lessons for parenting
Begin immediately putting money aside. You will need to continually bribe your parents to tell your children how wonderful a child you were growing up. From the first time you and your spouse are awakened [Read More…]
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B.M.O.C. (Big Meow on Campus)
When I was heading off to grad school, friends gave me a kitten. What do you say when someone does that? “Thank you” or “I thought we were friends.” They had already named it “Tigger,” [Read More…]
