My friend, Chuck H, passed this news along to me recently. To those in North Dakota , Minnesota , and for that matter the rest of the country, including Canada , I must report the sad news that Ole was shot. He was up by the Canadian border on his 4-wheeler cutting some trees when… Continue reading News about Ole’

The following was posted on a website hosting comments and information exchanges of Veterans. Help for Veterans’ Assisted Living Costs Posted by: “Frank Scott” frankpscott@gmail.com frankpscott Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:01 pm (PST) Guys, Many if not most of us probably won’t qualify for these benefits because of financial reasons, but this is definitely worth… Continue reading VA Benefit for Assisted Living

Grumpy old Helen Philpot is back in her writing saddle. She wrote a piece on November 3rd titled, “Oh Happy Day.” Basically, the story is about the American people’s impatience with their elected representatives. Well, see for yourself at http://margaretandhelen.wordpress.com/

Cletus is passing by Billy Bob’s hay barn one day when, through a gap in the door, he sees Billy Bob doing a slow and sensual strip-tease in front of an old green John Deere. Buttocks clenched, Billy Bob performs a slow pirouette and gently slides off first the right strap of his overalls, followed… Continue reading Today’s Groaner

Below is a couple of quotes from the article by Ben Stein describing his recent interview of Warren Buffet. “He’s so smart it makes curls your hair.” “Look,” he says, with his usual confident laugh. “You could take all the gold that’s ever been mined, and it would fill a cube 67 feet in each… Continue reading Ben Stein Interview of Warren Buffet

Canadian Humor A man in an Arizona supermarket tries to buy a half a head of lettuce. The very young produce assistant tells him that they sell only whole heads of lettuce. The man persists and asks to see the manager. The boy says he’ll ask his manager about it. Walking into the back room,… Continue reading Canadian Humor

Did the Federal Government increase your taxes last year? Probably not. Read why here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/us/politics/19taxes.html?no_interstitial

Monday, October 11, 2010 Flu shots for old folks. Have you seen the ads claiming that a more effective flu vaccine is available for seniors? My pulmologist says there are no studies or other evidence to suggest that the standard flu shot can be improved upon such that it works better for seniors. Debunking Political… Continue reading Snippets

All the political rhetoric during election cycles remind me of an old saying, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.” If that horse could think and vote he certainly could be made to drink. It is done every day in advertising. Although false advertising of products is illegal it… Continue reading You Can Lead a Voter to Water but Can You Make Him Drink?

Below is the text of an email I received recently on the subject of preventing an infestation of bed bugs. Seems worthy of reproducing here. …John Subject: Bed Bug Epidemic Hi All: A bit of information that you might like to know about. We have friends here in our community and one of their sons… Continue reading One defense against bed bugs