My name is Penny. There is a black cat with a cut-off tail who lives nearby. Some days he will come up to our door and look right in the window. The nerve of that guy! Then he trots over to a tree and scratches his claws on the bark, and he goes to the [...]
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The Penny Chronicles
Posted in Dogs, Humor, Penny, tagged Dogs, Humor, Penny, The Penny Chronicles on February 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Growing Ancient Fruit, Thanks To Our Friends The Squirrels
Posted in Humor, Science, tagged Arctic, fruit, Humor, Ice Age, Mammoths, Science, Siberia, Squirrels on February 21, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Scientists in Siberia have discovered and grown ancient fruit — thanks to some Arctic ground squirrels that lived thousands of years before the end of the last Ice Age. The squirrels had stashed the fruit in their burrows dug deep into the permafrost. The fruit quickly froze and has remained frozen for 30,000 years. The [...]
Not A Great Name For A Dance Place
Posted in Humor, tagged Cementos, Dance Halls, dancing, Humor, John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever on February 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I was glad to learn that UJ has been out dancing, because my big brother can bust a move with the best of them. At one point back in the ’70s, he actually owned a white suit a la John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. However, I confess that when I read his post about [...]
In Our Basements, We Are All Hoarders
Posted in Family, Humor, Reflections, tagged Basements, Family, Hoarding, Humor, Reflections, Winter Projects on February 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Everybody needs a winter project. This year, our project is underground. Yes, that’s right: We’re going to try to do something about our basement. Our basement is unfinished. It’s been used primarily for storage – lots of storage. The problem with an unfinished basement is that it gives you the luxury of seemingly infinite space. [...]
The Penny Chronicles
Posted in Dogs, Humor, Penny, tagged Dogs, Humor, Penny, The Penny Chronicles on February 18, 2012 | 1 Comment »
My name is Penny. When the Leader is here, she usually sits on my favorite chair. When the Leader sits there, I sit on the floor next to the Leader. I always like to be near the Leader when she is here. I guess that is why she is the Leader. When the Leader is [...]
That $88,000,000 Apartment
Posted in Humor, tagged 15 Central Park West, Apartments, Expensive Apartments, Humor, New York City, Ohio State University, Wealthy people on February 16, 2012 | 3 Comments »
An “apartment” located on Central Park West in New York City has sold for its asking price — $88 million. It was bought by a fabulously wealthy Russian fertilizer czar whose 22-year-old daughter apparently will live there. (I hope she at least said, “Spasiba!”) Of course, calling it an “apartment” is kind of silly. It’s [...]
Redistricted Rivals
Posted in Humor, Ohio, Politics, tagged Cleveland, Congress, Dennis Kucinich, Humor, Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, Politics, Redistricting, Toledo on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The 2010 Census cost Ohio two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. That loss of seats made drawing the new congressional map a challenge — and also produced one of the more intriguing primary elections that Ohio will see this year. The primary pits two long-time Democratic Representatives, Dennis Kucinich and Marcy Kaptur, against [...]
The Saint In St. Valentine’s Day
Posted in Humor, tagged Catholic Saints, Catholicism, Humor, religion, Religious Martyrs, St. Valentine, Valentine's Day on February 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Today Americans mark “Valentine’s Day” — a day for lovers throughout the land. At one point, however, February 14 was celebrated at St. Valentine’s Day. Who was the person who inspired a day that is a favorite of card makers, florists, jewelers, and candy companies? When you’ve got a question about saints, you logically turn [...]
It’s My Fault
Posted in Humor, sports, tagged Buckeye Basketball, Buckeye Nation, Fan Superstitions, Humor, Michigan State, Ohio State, Ohio State Buckeyes, sports, sports fans on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Uncle Mack’s post, below, quite correctly points out that I haven’t written anything about the unfortunate outcome of the Ohio State-Michigan State game Saturday night. The superficial reason for the omission is that I didn’t actually watch the game, because Kish and I were out having dinner with friends. The real, unstated reason, however, is [...]
Why Did Zebras Get Their Stripes?
Posted in Humor, Science, tagged Animals, evolution, flies, Humor, Natural Selection, Nature, Science, zebras on February 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Why do zebras have stripes? It’s a question many kids have asked their parents, and one that many scientists have tried to answer. Now researchers say they’ve solved the puzzle, and it has to do with . . . flies. Awful, blood-sucking horseflies, to be precise. The researchers contend that the patterns of stripes reflect [...]
Popeye For President!
Posted in Humor, Politics, TV, tagged Bluto, cartoons, Humor, Politics, Popeye, Presidential Campaigns, TV on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tired of the mewling irritation of national politics? I sure am! Return with me to a simpler time. A time when politicians campaigned in top hats. A time when votes could be had for the price of a few cigars or the completion of a few chores for Olive Oyl. A time when a candidate [...]
On A Romantic, Court-Ordered Date At Red Lobster
Posted in America, Humor, tagged America, bowling, Florida, Humor, law, Marriage, News, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In Florida, a judge hearing a domestic violence charge has ordered the husband accused of the misconduct to take his wife to dinner at Red Lobster and then bowling. The case arose when the man failed to wish his wife a happy birthday. They got into a fight, and she says he pushed her against [...]
Clever Convicts
Posted in Humor, Movies, tagged Convicts, Humor, Piggies, Prison, the Beatles, The Shawshank Redemption, Vermont, Vermont State Police on February 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Haven’t people in the Vermont prison system watched The Shawshank Redemption? In Vermont, prisoners are responsible for producing the decals that are attached to the sides of the patrol cars. The decals include some snow-capped mountains, a cow, and a pine tree, among other items — about what you would expect for Vermont. One enterprising [...]
The Demure Ms. Penny
Posted in Dogs, Humor, Penny, tagged Dogs, Humor, Penny, Photography on February 7, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Last night when Kish and I walked into the family room we found our very modest dog in this very ladylike posture, as if she were getting ready to participate in a very proper British tea party. It made us both laugh out loud. Never let it be said that Penny is anything but genteel!
