What the heck! As we age, women start growing beards & mustaches.  Men start growing hair from their nose and ears.  What’s that about?  I suppose the testosterone men begin to lose somehow permeates women through osmosis.  And vice versa. I can make jokes about it like everyone else, and I will. But I won’t […]

Before we went to New York City, Angie and I had heard rumors that people there were unfriendly, and that the streets and sidewalks were crowded. I was delighted to find the rumors unfounded. Traffic in Austin is much worse. And the crowded sidewalks I’d seen on TV were much smaller than I had anticipated. As […]

They say 10:00 a.m. is the best time to go to the grocery store. Most people shopping at that hour are retired. Not many kids. Not too crowded. Lots of parking. Although I stay up very late at night, I’ve managed to get to the store by 10:00 a.m. a few times. The morning is […]

Do you remember diagramming? WOW! I used to like diagramming until I saw this chart. I had forgotten entirely about the multitude of terms: gerund phrase, split-infinitive, subordinating conjunction, and the list goes on. When I saw this chart, I remembered a pamphlet I had purchased for a crash test. It was 4 pages long. […]

  Before I drive to Dallas to celebrate Christmas with my family, I wanted to post this video. It’s too funny not to share. No offensive language. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYE3GtXqDV0&feature=youtube Don McMillan shares his Greatest Charts for 2018. Charts include: Nerd vs Geek, Printer Ink Price, USB Configurations, Network Security Expert Career Path, First Thing You Do […]

“Laughter is a physical reaction in humans consisting typically of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli.”   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laughter Well, that’s a pretty dry definition of laughter. It should have started the definition with the joy of laughter. I remember how free […]

Now that you’ve been doing your exercises from my Falling Down blog, you’re ready to start dancing. Laugh your way through it. I went to a tap dance show with a friend. Talk about fun childhood memories. The lobby had been set up with a wooden floor 10 ft x 10 ft. and there were […]

It’s the day after Thanksgiving and I’m thinking about Jowls. Surely many of us have them by now. My question is, do your jowls resemble a Turkey, Basset Hound, or Shar-Pei? Take a good look and let me know in comments. Turkey – You’re getting saggy in front of your neck Basset Hound – You’re […]