Category: Entertainment
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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
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ZAMM Philosophy
Reading Time: 4 minutesLiterally, philosophy means love of wisdom. A noble goal, to be sure. I’ve always said that when my life is being celebrated (at least I hope someone will celebrate my life) I would like to be remembered as wise. The dictionary definition of philosophy is different. It is the study of the fundamental… Read more
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Six Degrees of Separation
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn May I flew from Florida to Wisconsin to celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday. That flight was pretty amazing for a couple of different reasons. I wrote about it then calling it A Modern Miracle or Two. You can read that short post by clicking on the linked title in the previous… Read more
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Looks Can Be Deceiving
Reading Time: 4 minutesI never cared much about how I look. It’s hard for me to understand people who highly value what they look like above other aspects of life. I know we live in a culture where a physically attractive person is afforded more advantages in life and is often assumed to be more… Read more
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Brain Farts Don’t Stink
Reading Time: 4 minutesMy brother Dennis is a talented guitar player, song writer, and singer. He inherited my dad’s well developed, dry sense of humor. He and his wife, Marlene, are enthusiastic and seasoned travelers, make their own wine, and are quintessential examples of young retirees who made a point to enjoy life as they… Read more
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When a Book Isn’t Worth Your Time
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhy does it feel so wrong to put a book on the discard pile (or in the trash) if you don’t want to finish it? No matter how appealing a book looks, or the synopsis on its jacket sounds when you acquire it, sometimes it just isn’t worth your time and energy… Read more
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Venice, Florida
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSometimes Friday creeps up awfully fast around here. It’s been a busy week, full of activities. Yesterday one of my cousins and his lovely wife arrived for their first ever visit to any of our homes. Today we’re off to explore Venice, Florida’s downtown. When we were looking for a house… Read more