In September 2005 Brooks started a new section on the Cafe called The Buffet. I guess you could call it a blog section. Several of the more prolific members were given the opportunity to post essays on any matters they chose. Brooks, so he told us at the time, was just too busy to regularly [...]
My mother passed away last week and even though it was expected it sure hurts. She was a strong woman – going out on her own terms. She decided to discontinue the transfusions that were keeping her alive and let nature take its course. It was the right decision. The end came quickly – too quick for [...]
Joke-Telling Urinals Make Hollywood Land Sale Tricky Bloomberg.com: Exclusive. (While writing this, I ran across the following: Entrepreneur Stuck With 40,000 Unsold Bin Laden Urinal Cakes I guess things could be worse!) Take care…….. On days, like today, I would gladly trade places with a urinal cake. – i/m
Mr. Erland referred to yours truly as venerable in his latest post. I wasn’t sure if I had been insulted, so I checked the dictionary: Pronunciation: \?ve-n?r(-?)-b?l, ?ven-r?-b?l\ Function: adjective Date: 15th century 1: deserving to be venerated —used as a title for an Anglican archdeacon or for a Roman Catholic who has been [...]
I only wish it were a health insurance company Taking a Whack Against Comcast – washingtonpost.com.
No matter what I do, sometimes I get a major dose of the blahs and, honestly, there’s just no good reason for that to happen. There’s plenty of exciting things happening. Things to do – things to write about and things to observe. Nonetheless here I sit waiting for a rush of passion to hit [...]
OK, let’s get the official stuff out of the way. Here’s the poop from the home office: If you could perform real magic what would it look like? Could you perform miracles completely unprepared using nothing but borrowed objects? Would you be remembered by your audiences, leaving them in a complete state of astonishment? Impervious [...]
you should have some cold reading skills. The market is there and people are ready to accept you. How did that clairvoyant know my knees hurt?. Take care…..