All day, I felt sick to my stomach over the live, on-air murders of a 24-year-old reporter and a 27-year-old cameraman at a shopping mall in Virginia. A disgruntled former colleague killed them, because he felt they had cost him his job, and other reasons. …
Too often, we learn the names of the deranged lunatics who murder innocent people. I won’t accept criticism of the media for that; it’s logical because they are one person and everyone wants to know what makes them tick. But this time, we can shout the names of three heroes, and let the lunatic rot, anonymously, for all I care. Â …
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Confession: I believe in lying. …
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If you’ve never played the online game Candy Crush, you might only know it from the requests to play that clutter up social media. That, by the way, is a problem with your privacy settings on Facebook. If you’re getting anything you don’t want on your page, it’s your fault. You can prevent it. But people would rather complain. And I digress. …
Whenever someone mentions grocery store flyers, my grandparents immediately come to mind. …
The following video is definitely not safe for work. It’s not politically correct and it contains some really colorful language. But perhaps, like me, it will make you laugh your fool head off! Thank you Jean for sending it to me. …
Your Monday Meditation Read More »
The name Don Featherstone might not ring any bells for you, and until last week I didn’t realize he was the creator of one of the most iconic symbols of our time: the pink flamingo. …
The Pink Standard Read More »
You’re turning 148 but honey, I swear you don’t look a day over 145.
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I don’t always have sympathy for people who have been taken in by scams. It really depends on the type of ruse. If it appeals to someone’s latent sense of greed, I can turn to cold stone. An example would be the many pyramid schemes that wend their way through groups of ladies who lunch. The ones who get in on it early make a ton of cash and the late-comers lose bigtime when the whole thing collapses as it always does. That’s not only selfish, it’s illegal. …
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Without a lot of fanfare, I subscribed to Sirius satellite radio for the past year. My KIA Soul came with a free 3-month trial and I waited them out until the price came down to about $6 per month from $15. …
But Sirius-ly Folks Read More »
Game requests. Bar none, it’s the top thing people complain about. And it strikes me as so lame because the power to stop them lies with the requestee not the requester. …
The Number One Facebook Complaint Read More »
It seems to happen every other day. Someone posts a video of a police officer losing his mind and doing something racist or way over the top for the situation he’s in. …