The other day, a pet chimpanzee attacked a woman and severely disfigured her face. The victim was a friend of the woman who owned the chimp. Travis, the chimp, wanted to go for a drive and took the keys to …
Wild animals belong in the wild–or in a zoo. Read more »
I found a great article in the February 1, 2009 issue of Bottom Line Personal. “Bulletproof Your Job and Ride Out the Rough Times at Work” is written by Stephen Viscusi. Here are the highlights: Be “low maintenance.” Don’t complain, …
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Here’s the glowing e-mail I sent regarding my fresh-air experience with CafePress.com: Hello to almost all the contacts in my address book, Most of you know that I don’t usually forward e-mails, and rarely open forwarded e-mails, but this one …
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In Cleveland this week, doctors performed the first US face transplant on a woman “with facial damage so severe that she could not eat on her own or breathe without a hole in her windpipe,” according to The New York …
Cleveland Clinic face transplant: A no-brainer Read more »
In my town, a tires-to-energy plant has been proposed, and it’s having trouble with the zoning laws. Apparently, the plant’s smoke stacks would be too high for the zoning regulations. If I lived downwind from the plant, I’d rather see …
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In the past decade or so, I’ve been peeved by the way people think they should treat “an” preceding words that start with H. I’ve heard news anchors referring to “an hospital, etc.,” and it makes me cringe. Here’s the …
A vs. An with words that start with H. Read more »
Today, I did some holiday shopping at Target on Peach Street, which during the holidays, is referred to as “Peach Jam.” It had just started snowing when I got to the store and only got worse while I shopped. After …
Crazy Winter Driving Read more »
Update – June 11, 2019. I wrote this post in 2008 and last summer, when I was in California, I asked some Santa Monica residents about the homeless situation. Apparently, it is no better today than it was 10 years …
Santa Monica Homeless Read more »
Why did I take a solo trip along Route 66? Well, in 2008, I was a new empty nester, and a series of life events, including illness, death, and loss of various kinds, had left me depleted and disgusted. During …
My Reboot: Solo Route 66 Trip Introduction Read more »
Update (1/28/2020) In 2008, I did not have a smart phone. I had to text a phone number with my updates! My, how times have changed. Presque Isle to the Pacific Route 66 cross-country 6,000-mile journey~~~ September 10 through September …
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