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Paying the piper...Top story today: Jury awards $148 million in damages to the 2 election workers over Rudy Giuliani's lies. Rudy repeatedly pushed a false conspiracy t... | 1,215 | 64 | 0 | Dec 15 | Dec 20 | May 10 |
Let it blow, let it blow, let it blow...The entire state of Florida is engulfed in heavy rains and extremely high winds as a result of a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico. I was out... | 382 | 5 | 0 | Dec 16 | Dec 17 | May 8 |
It was a terrible day...I don't often bring bad news to my blogs, but today was a terrible day. I went to the store to pick up my new prescription glasses. They were ordered... | 473 | 4 | 0 | Dec 4 | Dec 15 | May 4 |
New life in an old condo...One of my neighbors has health issues and confined to a wheelchair. She has a long-time boyfriend who owns a condo on the other side of the developmen... | 340 | 4 | 0 | Dec 7 | Dec 14 | May 5 |
We're getting a break on gas prices this winter...In November, the price of gasoline (around here) was around $3.15 per gallon and dropped to $2.85 before Thanksgiving. After, it went up to $3.10 for... | 363 | 3 | 0 | Dec 12 | Dec 14 | May 5 |
Elements in design: Cartouche...Cartouche... now that's a word that sounds vulgar, doesn't it? Maybe something Freddy Mercury would have shouted to the audience. For the Egyptians, i... | 306 | 2 | 0 | Dec 11 | Dec 12 | May 10 |
Mañana, mañana...I'm in procrastination mode. Nothing new, but it's been building up to new levels. I wasted (yeah, wasted and not waited) until the last day of the sa... | 435 | 9 | 0 | Oct 14 | Dec 11 | May 10 |
The shoes on or off controversy...I'm on both sides of the fence when it comes to shoes on or off in the house. It wasn't an issue growing up in the 50's and 60's, I remember tile floo... | 445 | 9 | 0 | Dec 8 | Dec 10 | May 4 |
Louie Louie Lyrics...In 1955, American musician Richard Berry wrote a song called Louie Louie about a Jamaican sailor returning home to see his lover. It was the B-side of... | 296 | 3 | 0 | Dec 2 | Dec 6 | 8 hrs ago |
Walker the hunchback...There's a narrow 2-lane road leading to the county park where I'm often seen with friends on weekends. Typically, I arrive between 9 or 10am and find... | 393 | 5 | 0 | Dec 1 | Dec 3 | May 11 |
Another 'who killed JFK' theory...This time it's actor, director and activist Rob Reiner who says he's followed the JFK assassination for 60 years and believes he knows who did it. For... | 581 | 11 | 0 | Dec 1 | Dec 3 | May 9 |
Open enrollment...Towards the end of the year, all the healthcare providers attempt to get my business as it's the season for Open Enrollment. TV advertisements, mailer... | 287 | 5 | 0 | Nov 24 | Dec 1 | May 9 |
The worst song cover(s)...I used to think that William Shatner's cover of Rocket Man by Elton John had to be one of the worst song covers to date. Times have changed and I foun... | 488 | 20 | 0 | Nov 10 | Nov 28 | May 10 |
Mike Portnoy is back with Dream Theater...13 years ago, drummer Mike Portnoy at the top of his career, decided to leave the group Dream Theater. After dozens of exhaustive auditions, the band... | 246 | 3 | 0 | Nov 21 | Nov 27 | May 12 |
Goodbye...Goodbye my friend. It's been great. We had some good times together. Those sunsets that seemed to last forever. I'll see you next year on the 10th of... | 591 | 5 | 0 | Nov 5 | Nov 27 | May 10 |
Ad blockers on YouTube...For years I've been using an ad blocker while I surf YouTube. Recently, I've seen a pop-up message stating: Ad blockers are not allowed on YouT... | 319 | 4 | 1 | Nov 14 | Nov 27 | May 10 |
Judge Cannon...Judge Aileen Mercedes Cannon was selected to hear the case of Trump v. United States in August 2022. Since then, she's been in the news almost on a da... | 502 | 17 | 0 | Nov 19 | Nov 25 | May 10 |
Attorney saturation...A generation ago, FM radio changed from analog to digital signals. What it did was improve the quality and add some sub signals used for additional br... | 298 | 2 | 1 | Nov 18 | Nov 19 | May 10 |
Life is just a party and parties weren't meant to last...I started my weekend YouTube marathon on Friday. Some videos were about guitar repairs and the others were mostly music videos (like the worst cover b... | 347 | 2 | 0 | Nov 11 | Nov 17 | May 12 |
US and CHINA relations...I see Joe met with Xi in California and discussed future relations between the 2 countries. Xi assured Joe that all is well and soon Pandas will be ar... | 258 | 3 | 0 | Nov 16 | Nov 17 | May 10 |
Paring a pear...I exercise a lot of restraint on purchases from Amazon as it's too easy to buy 'things of convenience' as opposed to 'things of necessity'. So far I'm... | 333 | 6 | 0 | Nov 15 | Nov 17 | May 10 |
Toast...Last year, I blogged about a $10 toaster I bought and put it in the powder room (where the toilet was wrapped in plastic and not being used) on... | 513 | 14 | 0 | Nov 13 | Nov 16 | 18 hrs ago |
Bang it around a bit...I grew up in the era of Black & White TV and times when something electronic wasn't working correctly, it would require banging the side of the consol... | 543 | 14 | 1 | Nov 7 | Nov 10 | May 11 |
Ivanka needs a babysitter...Ivanka is scheduled to appear (by order of the court) Wednesday next week to testify in the New York fraud trial of the Trump organization case. You k... | 622 | 8 | 0 | Nov 3 | Nov 9 | May 10 |
It appears that everything is a witch hunt...I was busy last week and some of it spilled over the weekend into this week. I haven't had much time watching the news, but I see 80% of the news stor... | 445 | 15 | 1 | Nov 7 | Nov 9 | 15 hrs ago |
Expat...This blog is a long time coming. The definition expat or expatriation definition can sometimes get cloudy, but it's often when someone formally renoun... | 327 | 2 | 0 | Nov 8 | Nov 8 | 21 hrs ago |
Chris Christie...Former New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie made a bad showing when he tried for the Republican party nomination in the 2020 presidential election. He... | 808 | 34 | 0 | Jun 2023 | Nov 5 | May 9 |
Naturally aspirated...I go through phases of reading car reviews and watching YouTube videos. Although I bought a new car earlier this year, I'm already looking to see what... | 635 | 15 | 1 | Nov 2 | Nov 4 | May 10 |
You didn't have a prayer Mike...It's reported that former vice-president Mike Pence dropped out of the race to win the Republican presidential nomination today. He's quoted as saying... | 1,169 | 62 | 1 | Oct 28 | Nov 3 | May 10 |
Bootgate: How tall is Ron DeSantis...I'm calling it Bootgate and you can quote me on that! Soon to go viral, people are wondering how tall Florida Governor Ron DeSantis really is. He's ou... | 640 | 29 | 0 | Oct 31 | Nov 2 | May 11 |
What's the purpose of a gag order...What's the purpose of a gag order if you're defiant and have a string of lawyers and followers supporting you? I'm reading that Trump, despite all th... | 526 | 28 | 0 | Oct 17 | Nov 1 | May 10 |
First in Flight...My recent trip to Dayton, Ohio has markings everywhere as reminders of the Wright brothers being the first to have a powered aircraft successfully tak... | 279 | 3 | 1 | Oct 30 | Oct 31 | May 10 |
Dandruff...I did some traveling this past weekend that involved airports with interconnecting flights, museums and sporting events. I passed through Atlanta, Geo... | 505 | 4 | 0 | Oct 27 | Oct 30 | May 12 |
Stormy Wednesday...I heard of a song Stormy Monday and I heard of an adult model Stormy Daniels, but today the New York courtroom Stormy Wednesday... or was that Stormy... | 476 | 29 | 2 | Oct 25 | Oct 29 | May 2 |
3's...I've often heard famous people (musicians especially) die in groups of 3. This month it's Jimmy Buffet, Steve Harwell and now Gary Wright. Pretty sad... | 294 | 4 | 0 | Sep 2023 | Oct 28 | May 8 |
Timeline...A few times a year I say I'm going to do a timeline of everything I can think of. My brother and I were discussing the cars we owned and I can recall... | 228 | 2 | 1 | Oct 25 | Oct 28 | May 12 |
One Guilty. Eighteen more to go...Scott Hall, one of 19 defendants charged in the 2020 election interference case in Georgia, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors Friday, making h... | 596 | 32 | 0 | Sep 29 | Oct 25 | May 4 |
Wax Figures...Good wax figures make history and bad wax figures even better history. One of the latest figures to make the news is Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's figu... | 281 | 1 | 0 | Oct 24 | Oct 24 | May 9 |
Carillon Historical Park...On Friday, I got to visit the Carillon Historical Park, with some of the oldest buildings in the Dayton area. There were a few hundred displays of thi... | 228 | 1 | 0 | Oct 21 | Oct 21 | May 2 |
First date = last date...A guy tries for weeks to get a date with a woman who is a social media influencer. She claims she was bored and agreed to go out. Her choice was a pla... | 816 | 23 | 0 | Oct 16 | Oct 19 | 9 hrs ago |
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