Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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Tax Time

Posted on March 20, 2007

It’s that time of year when I chastise myself for keeping incomplete records, because it’s also that time of year when I need to give my accountant complete records. Because of my laxity, I’m spending the week catching up on

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Country Music Workout

Posted on March 12, 2007

Country music artists have a lock on hilarious lyrics sung with straight faces. Collectively, they also hold the record for the greatest number of songs about unrequited love that involve a church and a wedding.

I was reminded of these

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The Best Unwords

Posted on March 7, 2007

I recently ran across a website that publishes words used in general conversation but which have not attained dictionary status yet. It’s a great example of the fluidity of our language.

I offer some of the more appealing words here

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Talk Show Hosts

Posted on February 21, 2007

I am clear that talk shows have great appeal, but I am equally unclear regarding their intellectual value. I’m not sure what is gained by hours and hours of opinion thrown at the public in the guise of informed conversation.

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Impression

Posted on February 16, 2007

The man was heavy in the middle, with a girth I couldn’t possibly have put my arms around. Not that I intended to.

Earl and I were waiting by the hostess desk for our table at Papa Vino’s earlier

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Lincoln Would Be Appalled

Posted on February 13, 2007

There’s a commercial that features Abraham Lincoln in his familiar stovepipe hat waiting in the kitchen with some sort of furry rodent-like animal. It might be a beaver or a groundhog — it doesn’t really matter. They’ve got a chess

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Time Flies

Posted on February 11, 2007

A week ago today the Chicago Bears lost the Super Bowl to the Indianapolis Colts. There was great angst in the losing city and great euphoria in the winning one. Yesterday, the Pro Bowl — which I think is like

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Energy

Posted on February 4, 2007

I’m busying watching the Super Bowl, so will offer only a brief thought for today:

The quickest renewable energy source is a smile.

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The Humble Knife

Posted on January 31, 2007

I’m back to cooking, although most of my meals are relatively simple in nature. I prefer to serve healthy food at home, since we eat out regularly and indulge ourselves on those occasions. Tonight, for instance, I prepared baked salmon,

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An Old-Fashioned Winter

Posted on January 30, 2007

It started two days ago as snow began falling in the early morning hours. Radio reports said to expect a foot or more. Weather forecasters are usually less than one hundred percent accurate, but they were deadly precise in this

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