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Why is it?

Why is it that I get through the fall back time change with no problem but it takes a whole day to adjust to the spring forward? I spent most of yesterday in a daze that had no logical reason – unless it was those brownies. Hmmm… Continue reading →

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Attention people who make tv shows

You cannot have a mid-season finale. And you know why? Because the very word “mid-season” tells us there is more to come. Ergo, no finale. It is a contradiction to put those words together. Kinda like saying “compassionate conservative”. Those two words simple contradict each other too. Continue reading →

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I tried

So I collected every gross dog toy in the house and washed them because it seems that the dirtiest ones are always the ones the dogs bring to bed at night. I looked high and low to make sure I didn’t miss any. Got everything washed and clean and smelling daisy fresh. Sat down to watch TV and Carm comes running up with the one toy I missed… clearly the dirtiest and grossest of all… that he must have carefully hidden so I didn’t wash its mojo out.
I just want credit for trying.
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A day late but still worth posting

National Women’s Day was yesterday but these women deserve to be recognized even if it’s a day late. This is my mother standing on the far right with her sisters standing next to her and her sisters-in-law sitting in front of them. These women ruled our lives growing up. They were, to put it mildly, a formidable force to be reckoned with if you were one of their kids or any of their nieces or nephews. They had a job to do – raising those damned kids who are driving us all nuts – and they did it very well. Continue reading →

Columns 2017

The two levels of American justice

The question all Americans should be asking themselves at this point is why Jeff Sessions is still Attorney General. Or, to phrase it not so politely, why isn’t Jeff Sessions in jail.

He lied to Congress. He took an oath, swore to tell the truth and then outright lied. He is the top law enforcement officer in our country. His actions should be above reproach. But instead, he lies under oath and then tries to squirm out of it by claiming he met with Russian officials as a member of the Senate and not as a campaign advisor.

It’s hard Continue reading →

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Why, Lord, oh why?

It’s official. In order to eat my favorite Korean foods I need at least one Zantac before the meal and four Tums after it. Oh for the days when I could eat spicy food without a full night of regret. Getting old takes more courage than being young ever did. Continue reading →

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Oh sweet Jesus!

Take that asshole’s phone away from him or kill his twitter account. Because no one wants to wake up in the morning to find that the CPPP (current person pretending to be president) is focused on a reality tv show’s ratings as opposed the the multiple and complex issues facing us every day.

We aren’t going to survive this idiot. He’s going to get pissed at some TV personality he thinks is getting better ratings than he is and hit the nuke button before anyone else is even up in the morning.

Bend over and kiss your butt goodbye, America. Continue reading →

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When a kid misbehaves, just take his damn phone away

This works in a family situation. So why shouldn’t it work in a presidential situation. Maybe the CPPP (current person pretending to be president)’s handlers could wait until he falls asleep and then slip his phone from his tiny hands and hide it until after he’s had his morning coffee and breakfast. Maybe he just needs some food and drink in him in the morning before he can function normally…

Oh hell, who are we kidding? This asshole couldn’t act normally if his life depended on it. Sadly, our country depends on it. Which means we should all just bend Continue reading →

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Help me with this

Isn’t lying under oath a crime? So how does Sessions get to continue on as the Attorney General? If that was you or me, guess how quickly the police would be at our door advising us of our rights. Yep, the rules are different for the rich and powerful. Lying to Congress? No problem… as long as you have friends in the right places.

American justice is no longer blind because it is an equal opportunity justice for all. It’s blind because it’s not allowed to see what the people at the top are doing. Continue reading →