Tag Archives: zany

Foldos in the wallet

Posted on October 21, 2015 by PMcG

A split second before I hit the mute button, a voice on our flat screen said “Are you asking the right questions about how your wealth is managed?” I was raised to be polite, so instead of snarling “Go to … Continue reading →

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Blecchh!

Posted on October 14, 2015 by PMcG

I don’t usually write about mayonnaise. It’s a serious failing and probably what’s kept me from winning a MacArthur genius grant, or the prestigious “I’m more humble than you” competition. But a lot of people just don’t like mayonnaise. Many … Continue reading →

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Smelling the end zone

Posted on October 6, 2015 by PMcG

Baseball season has ended with a melancholy whiff, and football season is upon us like a grand piano falling eight floors onto a poodle. Let’s see that again Bob. Ooh. That’s gonna leave a stain. Let’s see that again, Bob… … Continue reading →

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Canasta on Mars

Posted on September 30, 2015 by PMcG

Yo, they’ve discovered water on Mars. I know. You may not give a hoot (in spite of our moral obligation to give hoots when hootful events occur. “Water discovered on Mars” is just a step above “Meteor bounces off Trump’s … Continue reading →

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To shove a pretzel rod

Posted on September 23, 2015 by PMcG

Recently, a psychologist-to-be-named later published excerpts from diaries kept by teens into their adulthood. His point: with a little love and/or support people can change their destiny. Here are two of the most interesting excerpts: Diary entry page of teen … Continue reading →

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Naked Trojans

Posted on September 8, 2015 by PMcG

Somewhere between Pittsburgh and Columbus, K-Mac looked out the window and said “Is that a dead armadillo?” My reply: “I don’t think they have armadillos in Pennsylvania.” “Maybe it wasn’t an armadillo,” she said. “Or,” I theorized, “maybe they only … Continue reading →

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Questions that bother me so.*

Posted on September 1, 2015 by PMcG

So. Here’s a question. So, why do so many people, from age zero, up to but not including age geezer, begin every comment, every question, every answer to every question with the word so? So. See? So. No seeum. So. … Continue reading →

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