• My Cousin Elmo says, “If Congress really cared about ‘We the People,’ they’d resign.”

  • A Spoon Full of Sugar

    The following information I culled from the Jerusalem Post: “A new study from George Washington University noted that an aspirin regimen in more than 400 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the United States cut the need for ventilation by 44 percent, slashed ICU admission by 43 percent, and reduced overall in-hospital mortality rates by 47…

  • Richard Patrick ‘Doc’ Durden, 1946-2021

    I waited till late this evening and after finishing my work for the day to write this… It is important to tell you that I lost a friend today to death. Doc Durden was a giant of a man both in physique and in the eternal sense. Pressed to get a COVID vaccine last week,…

  • Fortune Cookie

    Maggie finished her General’s Chicken and asked for the bill. When her server came and laid it on the table, she also gave Maggie a single fortune cookie, which Maggie immediately cracked open. She ate half of the cookie as she read the slip of paper: “You will die by old age.” Maggie smiled and…

  • Nice Guy…Not

    I thought of titling this “How to Take Me From Being Decent to Becoming a Would-be Murderer.” I saw a scared gosling trying to cross a busy roadway. I pulled over and made my way to where I could safely reach the bird. I motioned for traffic to be aware, and drivers reacted by slowing…

  • Thursday

    Morning arrival: Cool, high overcast A hint of fall snow Leaves are scattering over the yard But our lovely pink rose still blooms

  • My Cousin Elmo says, “I don’t do ‘rise and shine.’ I do ‘caffeinate and cross my fingers.’”

  • The Making of a Trio

    They met by accident on the sidewalk in front of the old folk’s home where they lived. Dark and 3:15 in the morning, neither saw the other till they each came to the walkway. “You too?” Frank asked. “Me, too,” Bill answered. They headed up the walk to the front steps. That’s where Bill stopped.…

  • The Elucidation of Ying and Yang

    As Ying took his final breath, he found himself in darkness no man could describe. Ahead he saw the red glow of Yangs of eyes. They widened before blinking, “What are you doing here?” “How soon you forget.” “But you are a mortal and cannot be here.” “I was mortal once, but when you took…

  • Five Days, Three Deaths, One Area

    Passings like these do not happen very often. It is so rare, in fact, that it needed pointing out. Sue Thompson, known for singing “Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)” and “Norman,” passed away Thu., Sep. 23, 2021, in Pahrump, an hour outside of Las Vegas. She was 96 years old. Tommy Kirk, known for his…