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I did not write this and I’m not sure who did, but it is worth the read. Don’t wait to read it later! Barely the day started and... it’s already six in the evening. Barely arrived on Monday and it’s already Friday. *and the month is already over. *and the year is almost over. *and already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed. *and we realize that we lost our parents, friends. *and we realize it’s too late to go back... So... Let’s try, despite everything, to enjoy the remaining time... Let’s keep looking for activities that we like...
Read moreAnything but Hollywood Squares If you remember the Original Hollywood Squares and its comics, this may bring a tear to your eyes. These great questions and answers are from the days when “Hollywood Squares” game show responses were spontaneous and clever, not scripted and (often) dull, as they are now. Peter Marshall was the host asking the question of course.
Read moreIt’s not Friday the 13th It’s been awhile since we had a Friday the 13th but there was enough bad luck going around, so I d but the bewitching atmosphere of that special occasion lingers on. Here’s a list of a few who didn’t escape the curse.
Read moreBe careful how you vote My late father had pretty traditional views when it came to politics. As one who survived the Great Depression, he thought Franklin D. Roosevelt was sent by a Protestant (probably Baptist) God to help poor, of whom we were among the poorest, people survive.
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Sharp minds for little children A first grade school teacher had 25 students in her class. She presented each child in her classroom the first half of a wellknown proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb. It’s hard to believe these were actually done by first graders.
Read moreIdiots dwell among us
Read moreLeftovers from last week’s suggestions for holiday gift giving: MISCELLANEOUS GUIDELINES: 1. Husband concedes that writing thank you notes for the entire household and buying gifts for husband’s business associates are not the Wife’s job.
Read more(Note: I promised Christine Provence, my 10-11-12 grade English teacher at Holdenville High School, that I would run this column every year. She liked it better than any of the seemingly endless papers I wrote in her classes).
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