The biggest lie we tell all the time is that when we check the box at the bottom we are agreeing to an interminable list of conditions that basically say whatever they say. What we know is if we do… Read More ›
Technology
THE WONDER OF THE WEENIE – By Tom Curley
There was an interesting article in the news concerning a porn site called xhamster.com. I don’t know why it’s called that and I really don’t want to know. They’re in the news because they closed off their website to anybody… Read More ›
TECH-ADDICTED – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I didn’t realize how dependent we are on technology, or more precisely, our household machines. Then our Keurig coffee maker had a glitch and wouldn’t work. How were we going to make coffee?? !!XX?? We’ve always had a French Press… Read More ›
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER – By GARRY ARMSTRONG
People of a certain age will recall the title from a popular radio drama that became a film noir classic with Barbara Stanwyck as the damsel/wife in distress and Burt Lancaster as the spouse with mayhem on his mind. You… Read More ›
LOVING AND HATING THE PHONE WHILE WISHING IT WORKED BETTER – Marilyn Armstrong
Since everyone’s into talking about hating phones, I figured I’d throw my oar in the water too. I loved the phone right through my teenage years. I and my girlfriends would chat the night away, even though we lived two… Read More ›
WOULD YOU PLEASE ANSWER THAT PHONE? – BY ELLIN CURLEY
The world can be divided in many ways – Republicans vs. Democrats, religious people vs. non religious people, cat people vs. dog people. Here’s another way – people who love the phone vs. people who hate it. I love talking… Read More ›
VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE! – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My husband is a sweet and gentle man. He is not aggressive and doesn’t have a violent bone in his body. Yet he spends hours a day watching violence on TV, in movies and actively participating in it with video… Read More ›
JUST THE WAY IT GOES — Marilyn Armstrong
I honestly thought when I finished dealing with the medical stuff that I was done with my days of customer care. It never occurred to me that I was going to be doing it again the very next day. There… Read More ›
OLD ACQUAINTANCES – Garry Armstrong
We meet once a month. I slug the Google calendar with “Ol’ Farts Luncheon” to schedule the event, time, and location. We usually meet at 12:30 pm and wrap maybe two hours later. It’s an event full of old war… Read More ›
WHO ARE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #46 From Fandango: “I was watching “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last week and he and his sidekick, Guillermo, paid a visit to the New Yorker magazine in an effort to get a cartoon published in the magazine. Neither was successful,… Read More ›
WHAT COMPUTER TO BUY IF YOU DON’T HAVE MONEY? Marilyn Armstrong
My granddaughter is in college. Twice. She’s studying to be a beautician AND a psychologist (online). She’s a bit busy which is fine because it keeps her away from men. She has really terrible taste in men. But at her… Read More ›
THAT POOR HORSE! – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Jaded A poor tired horse looks jaded. That’s the origin of the word. It has come to mean “worn out” or “bored with everything.” Lately, it also means fed up. Exhausted. Too much news, too much hassle,… Read More ›
