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The Maid Is Off This Week

Good Morning. I received an interesting e-mail this week from my cousin in Vermont. He said he had no idea why the following sentiment...

Elegance

Good Morning. Time for a high-end dinner. Jesus will understand. He liked his fish poached in wine and would certainly have the appetizer...

Please Grow Up

Good Morning. So let's discuss the subject of maturity, not the kind that grays the hair and creases the skin, but the ability to behave...

TGIF

Good Morning. Every day there's another "breaking news" story, always a bad one. Some of the trouble is weather-related, but most is the...

Winter Blahs

Good Morning. February gets a bit long and tedious. There are several cures for it depending on what floats your boat. Some go shopping,...

Wise Beyond Years

Good Morning. I find it inspiring that the survivors of the school shooting this past week are all over the media pleading with lawmakers...

Who Gives a Rip

Good Morning. We have now had another terrible mass shooting, this time at a school in Florida where virtually anyone can walk into a gun...

Sunday Rest

Good Morning. I can't remember a time in my life when Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday coincided, and I find the juxtaposition a bit...

Bad Stuff

Good Morning. This Rob Porter situation should be difficult to process for anyone, male or female, with a lick of decency. Porter, who...

A + B = C

Good Morning. When my children were in school I was known as an activist for education, apparently a very annoying one. School board...

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler

Good Morning. First, a word about the famous phrase. It means Let the Good Times Roll, but bon is a singular adjective in French and...

Monday Morning QB

Good Morning. I watched a fair amount of television over the weekend but avoided the national news as much as possible. The president was...

Quirks

Good Morning. I happen to believe that every single person from the time of Adam and Eve has been or is a unique individual the likes of...

----- Bowl

Good Morning. My least favorite current phrase is super cute. Everything from a house to a business suit is now super cute. Absolutely...

Hot and Humid with a Chance of Snow

Good Morning. On CBS Sunday Morning, Jane Pauley always begins the show with the news headlines and a quick look at the national weather....

A Tavola Non S'invecchia*

Good Morning. I am totally in the mood for Italian. I'd like to be in Italy, anywhere in Italy, but such is not possible for a variety of...

Who Are These People?

Good Morning. A government shutdown happens when Congress cannot agree on a budget. In regard to the current mess, it is difficult to...

A to Zzz

Good Morning. Old people have trouble sleeping. Everyone tosses around from time to time but the senior crowd does it routinely. It may...

Hot and Cold

Good Morning. We begin today with a beverage I call a Bog and Jack. 1 cup cranberry juice 1 cup Applejack Simmer in a small pot on the...

Body and Soul

Good Morning. Being a Republican or a Democrat, or a member of any other political party for that matter, obviously involves strongly...

$%#@$%#

Good Morning. Yesterday the president of the United States engaged anew in his favorite pastime of name-calling. Little boys used to have...

Fie the Bleak Midwinter

Good Morning. I don't like January. The holidays are over and the country is divided, yet again, into those who are happy about it and...

Burgers in Bed!

Good Morning. I ordered the book. At my age I should know better, but I did it anyway and apparently I'm not alone. Amazon usually gets a...

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