How many of you are collectors? As a youngster, I collected baseball cards. I’ve known people who collected stamps, coins, and belly-button lint. Not to be outdone, President Trump sports an impressive collection of ex-wives. While collecting can be a fun, relaxing hobby, it can also become an obsession. The exhilaration of finding and adding… Read More The Battle of Gardenville
GOSHEN, AR: Yesterday marked the return of the annual White Pelican Rally on Beaver Lake. Large flocks of the white fowl were spotted on White (of course) River between Pinhook and Neil’s Bluff. Area merchants don’t expect much impact on the economy. “These birds are such tightwads,” said Greta P. Allendorf, owner of Cheap Thrills.… Read More Pelicans Hold White Supremacist Rally in NWA
In school, I was never any good at science. All those experiments to unlock the mysteries of the universe seemed too much like work to me. It was a whole lot easier to unlock my imagination and just make up an answer. Here’ an example: “How does electricity work?” Answer: The wires running to your… Read More The Science of Birds
Last night, I participated in the Toastmasters Area F humor speech contest and finished seventh in a field of six contestants. While I performed well below my usual level of mediocrity, I did learn the value of marathon sleeping from one of the other speakers. Did you know that extended periods of sleep can actually… Read More I Spy – 1962
I saw my first Donut Ambulance yesterday. Those of you who have a Hurts Donut Company near you may be familiar with their delivery vehicles and the opportunity to have donuts delivered to someone you love (or hate) by a scary clown. I’m assuming the ambulance contains a couple of Emergency Donut Technicians (EDTs) who… Read More Watching Paint Dry – Part II
Occasionally, I’ll watch a cooking show on TV. The chef will combine a large number of hard-to-find ingredients then sauté, braise, broil, deep-fry, or bake the delicacy to perfection. It never turns out lopsided, burnt to a crisp, or looking like you scraped it off the road. (They must be using with a different wine.)… Read More The Shoe Sale
Last week, Linda Apple helped me set up a Facebook account. Like many older adults bordering on senility, I find new technology challenging. Not that Facebook is new—it’s just that I’ve been circling it in fear like a caveman who’s been asked to trade in his trusty spear for a missile launcher. I know it’s… Read More Crusty
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