Category: Entertainment
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A Crafty Triumph
Reading Time: 2 minutesExcept for knitting and crocheting, I don’t enjoy crafting anymore. But when Kristine showed up with this little box, made out of the bottom of a 2-liter coke bottle, I was immediately enamored. It is so cute, so functional, so versatile. She paid something like 20 bucks for it. Next time I… Read more
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Like An Old Friend
Reading Time: < 1 minuteYears ago, during the era of VCR tapes, we recorded a comedy skit from Rodney Dangerfield’s comedy club. The comedian, named Bob Nelson, had a schtick about a college football team introducing themselves. We must have watched that short bit about 100 times back then, laughing (which is really good for… Read more
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It’s Just a Game
Reading Time: 5 minutesOr is it? The Superbowl has become an American cultural phenomenon renowned for its seemingly endless hype, stratospheric betting ($1.39 BILLION in 2025), innovative and memorable television commercials, notorious half-time entertainment, and world-wide audience. It’s the championship game of America’s National Football League and is the most-watched, single-day sporting event in the… Read more
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Time For a Short Break
Reading Time: 3 minutesMom’s here. As I suspected and wrote about in last week’s blog, from the moment she arrived, she’s been much more relaxed. She vocalized at least 10 times today, as she lay in the sun, how she just couldn’t believe she was here. It was a beautiful day. She put on her… Read more
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Look to the Skies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn case you didn’t know, the Geminid Meteor Showers peak tonight. Nice of them to show up to help us celebrate the first day of our 50th Anniversary year! The Geminid is considered one of the best and most reliable meteor showers of the year. Randy went out last night looking… Read more
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The Jetsons Still Make Me Smile
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s Thanksgiving Week…probably my favorite holiday of the whole year. Gratitude and a thankful attitude make life rich. And not just one day, or one week, a year. That’s why I try to have an attitude of gratitude every day of my life. My Thanksgiving post last year was titled Simply Thankful.… Read more
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The End for Tupperware? Or Not?
Reading Time: 2 minutesAbout 18 months ago I wrote a short post about Tupperware. As a young (cash-strapped) housewife, I found a way to afford some of the “can’t live without” marvelous products that I saw during those “free” but fun social events I always looked forward to, Tupperware parties. I still have Tupperware in… Read more
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Here’s Your Belly Laugh for Today
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn keeping with the theme of Tuesday’s post, I’m taking the opportunity today to provide a few things for you to laugh at without having to go search for them. A few jokes…. Why don’t pirates take a shower before they walk the plank? (They just wash up on shore!) A… Read more
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Who Doesn’t Need a Good Laugh?
Reading Time: 5 minutesToday, we talk about the best medicine ever…laughter. Yeah, maybe it won’t cure those physical ailments overnight, but I guarantee it’ll be good for your soul. And I do guarantee what’s good for your soul works wonders in healing your body. We don’t have enough laughter in our modern lives. Existence, in… Read more
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Dancing!
Reading Time: 4 minutesThose who know me well know that there are only three reasons to turn on the television in our house. The most important one is to watch a Packers game. No other screen in the house does a football game justice. Same goes for the second reason, and that’s to watch Dancing… Read more