For most people the song, “I saw mommy kissing Santa Clause” probably conjures up fun memories of Christmas, perhaps even caroling for old folks. It is, after all a Christmas time standard, but for me it was slightly different. I was about 5 years old the first time I remember hearing that song. It was […]
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What kind of planet do you want to leave behind to your kids?
Now I’m pretty sure most readers here are not going to have much significant effect on the planet we live on, but that’s not really my point. It’s aimed at the much broader audience of people in general. We’ve all read a lot about global warming, climate change and the like lately, but few of […]
A solemn and exciting demarcation
Having my first grandchild graduate from high school has made me think deeply about how this moment in a young person’s life resonates from the past and into the future, reminding me of my own and my children’s graduation. The above video is a snippet from the Livestream of my grandson Rigdon’s graduation yesterday and […]
A Usefull Kitchen Soap Dispenser
I’m sure you’ve seen more than your fair share of soap dispensers in your lifetimes so this in no way is reinventing the wheel nor the soap dispenser except to simply make those every day dishwashing tasks just a little easier and who knows, it might even save you a little scratch over the long […]
The Age of Pain
Or should I call it the pain of aging? In either case getting older isn’t nearly as easy as you think it will be when you’re young. If you knew what becoming sixty felt like when you were twenty you might jump out of a window to your demise before twentyone, but nature plays this […]
My Political Jobs and Maybe Tax Rant of the Day
JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! We hear it every election cycle AS IF every politician has the magical solution along with “bringing back the American dream for ‘The Middle Class’”; fuck the poor! Unless there’s a major depression afloat there simply are no poor and nobody cares about them us. Oops, did I say nobody cares about […]
Why I’m a liberal and not about to change
I read the following recently on the website, http://www.quora.com and wholeheartedly agree with Daniel Albert’s article/comment so I thought I’d take time to share it in it’s entirety. From https://qr.ae/TUr8IH How do I make a convincing argument to someone who is a liberal that being a conservative is more compatible with their beliefs? Daniel Albert Daniel Albert, […]
Lounging around with Dad
By Sylvia Having a very pleasant morning with Dad, drinking coffee and listening to Christmas music on YouTube. Bless his heart, he really responds to music! I was eating avocado toast and although he said he doesn’t like avocados I persuaded him to eat a couple of small pieces. Happiness is sometimes made of such […]
Four More Years! Four More Years!
By Sylvia The classic chant at political rallies, but, NO, that’s not what I mean. I’m advocating four more years with Mr. Wonderful, Martin Robert Amell, the love of my life. Yesterday was our fourth anniversary and, honestly, I love him more than ever and feel that our love is truly time-tested and sturdy. We […]
Christmas, Cuddling and Oatmeal
By Sylvia Cope I was watching the Today show with Martin’s dad and since it’s the Christmas season, there were endless ads and segments about finding the perfect gift and beautifully decorating your home and trying not to be overwhelmed by the demands of the fast-approaching Christmas Day. I observed to Dad that there is […]