Saturday

Miscellany Compilation

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  • Fashion Update-One Dollar for Neat Sandals


  • And in a quick but smirky Miscellany post we learn about my own new IPOD and see a picture of my fine new sandals for...
    one dollar?

    HERE
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  • The Wrens Fledge


  • What we have here is a Miscellany post.

    Here's some bits and pieces of life that aren't enough for one post but are intriguing, even funny, compiled as Miscellany.

    We have the one and only review of Fox's "Hell's Kitchen". Read why this blogger will never watch it again.

    Also, gotta check in to see the baby wren pics and the story of their scary fledging.

    Finally, heh. Myself attended some sort of Art Festival last week in Ocean City, Maryland.

    It's a rant folks. A real rant about the famed sculptor and how his testicles ruled the day.

    HERE

  • Real Product Instructions

  • Time for some Miscellany and hey, check out these real product instructions involving genitals and chainsaws.

    Some bold weather thoughts and how to tell if somebody's been on your computer.
    HERE
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  • Wedding Costs

  • Ending the week with some Miscellany.

    First, an interesting analysis on the cost of a wedding. Including comparisons of the 1999 cost to the 2006 cost.

    Move on to some household products that can do amazing things. Peanut butter for CD's?

    End with some arithmetic fun. It works. I don't know why, but it works.
    HERE
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  • Politically Correct Gossip

  • Take a break and enjoy some Miscellany.

    We've got politically correct gossip for a hoot.

    Then, win free maid service for a year. Details and links in post.

    Finally, think you're living in a high-tech world run amok? Check it out. Answer too many questions with a "yes" and could be danger.
    HERE
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  • Geography Trivia

  • Did you know that there is city named Rome in every continent on the planet?

    Well this Miscellany post has this tidbit plus lots more intriguing geography trivia that will make you smart enough to be on Jeopardy.

    Also, those traffic photo pics...not only are the innocent often prosecuted, did you know these things actually can CAUSE accidents?

    Click in and check it out.
    HERE
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  • When Is Food Spoiled?

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    It's a Miscellany post and click in for some smiles and some real knowledge.

    Like a list of jobs bringing in over $100K a year.

    Also, Political Science for Dummies, how to tell if food is spoiled, a quick housekeeping tip and an Amish computer virus.
    HERE
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  • Females-Remaining Safe

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    Click in for this Miscellany post, especially if you're a woman. For we've got rules for remaining safe at all times.

    Also, a different take on Being a Redneck.

    For laughs, some wacky notes from actual hospital charts.
    HERE
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  • 1800’s School Exam


  • It's a Miscellany post.

    We've got a poignant reminder for all of us.

    PLUS…an actual eigth grade exam from the mid-1800's. There's not a child today in eigth grade through high school that could pass it.

    I don't think college graduates could pass it.
    HERE
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  • Valentine’s Day and All About It

  • It's Valentine's Day. In honor, we have an all Valentine's Day miscellany.

    Let's see, we've got Valentine's weird facts, lots of information on chocolate and even a lucious chocolate brownie recipe to make for your beloved.
    HERE
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  • Recalled Products and Smart Feet

  • Time for a Miscellany post and as a public service we've got some recalled products. Including a baby's crib so be sure to check it out.

    Also, a stress test to take with pictures. Right on site.

    And how smart is your left foot?
    HERE
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  • PLANTS AND GROCERIES

  • It's a Miscellany post but there's a plethora of information gleaned from the comments in the Excel cells.

    To include flowering Chinese Evergreens, with pictures of same, and hints to better shop for groceries.

    And Grandmother pits her humble Blog against mighty Redbook.
    PLANTS AND GROCERIES HERE
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  • PETSMART Rant

  • One wild-eyed grandmother armed with a camera cell phone goes on a rampage in this post of miscellany.

    We have a rant against PetsMart and pictures of their sorry cart state of affairs.

    We go on to some very misleading merchandising at the local grocer.

    And what to do with that old Christmas tree. Give it to the birds, of course! A pic of this and a cat that is also a bird watcher, who would have thunk?

    PETSMART Rant HERE
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  • Decorating for Christmas

  • A bit of miscellany about decorating for Christmas? Well now's the time to plan.

    Also, pay attention. A certain season is leaving hints via bird fellows and leafy limbs wanting to grow.

    Decorating for Christmas HERE
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  • Jeeps and Sean Hannity

  • Honestly I'd hesitate to read someone's account of a new car purchase.

    But it IS the first car I've bought in 20 years, I needed something more substantial than a mere car, and there's even a picture!

    Some humor as well. Maybe I'll call it the Fishmobile.

    Also, don't tell Sean Hannity about this missive. I take him to serious task though I do think he's cute as a button.

    Jeeps and Sean Hannity HERE
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  • Ward Churchill

  • It's a miscellany post and there's some miscellany. Such as how kook Ward Churchill's tenure booboo really came to pass.

    Plus some important info on washing machine lint from Snopes.com and a mini-rant on the California landslides.

    Ward Churchill HERE
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  • Soldiers and Rants

  • It’s a Miscellany post and there’s several interesting miscellaneous items for mental rumination.

    A soldier in Iraq penned a featured missive titled “You Know You’ve Been in Iraq Too Long When …”

    An excerpt:

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    You think desert combat boots look great with shorts.
    Sand between your thong sandals actually feels good.
    You can recognize 12 different camouflage patterns.
    You've given up on shoe polish.

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    And goodness have yon readers read the flap over Condaleeza’s alleged Dominatrix fashion? With a pic so YOU decide.

    Finally, a Martha Stewart rant by The Wise I

    Soldiers and Rants HERE
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  • Clinton Library

  • Check in for this miscellany post chock full of, well, miscellany.

    We mourn two deaths this week. One is Chuck Thompson, Baltimore Oriole's sports announcer who filled the radio waves of my childhood with excellent play-by-play. The other death is a fellow named Mr. Sense. Yes, he died too.

    Some quick thoughts and oh, a picture comparing a redneck highrise to the Clinton library.

    Clinton Library HERE
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  • Adopt-a-Soldier

  • In Miscellany this week we say shaddap already complaining about California justice. This entry explains the logic fluidly.

    Also, a FreeRepublic march for Judicial sanity and adopt-a-soldier.
    Adopt-a-Soldier HERE
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  • LIVING WILL

  • CLICK in now. For I have surfed the net and composed a generic Living Will from the sum of my research.

    Cut, paste, print and sign. OR links provided to other online references.

    Also, how old is Grandma?

    LIVING WILL HERE
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  • California Law

  • It's a miscellany post and there's several subject as expected. Including a rant about pots and wooden spooons, and a Kaitlyn Mae Book Blog exclusive, California's proposed new law for free celebrity murders and molestation. Who qualifies, how many crimes do they get for free, what is a legitimate defense.

    California Law HERE
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  • Don’t Send a Man to Do a Woman’s Job

  • It's a Miscellany post and we must discuss diapers, crab meat and fast food.

    Also, never sending a man to do a woman's job.

    Don’t Send a Man to Do a Woman’s Job HERE
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  • Books and Inventions

  • It's a miscellany post and we include a blurb about a cousin and her new book about, of all things, our family!

    Also, new invention that will wake you up.

    Books and Inventions HERE
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  • Best Restaurant in the World

  • Here's a Miscellany post and yon reader simply must check out what the best restaurant in the WORLD serves its diners.

    You won't believe it.
    Best Restaurant in the World HERE
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  • The Suits in the Grocery

  • It's a Miscellany post about the Suits at the grocery store. Who were checking up on things.

    They really should have asked the customers.

    Here, a list of the many challenges of grocery shopping.

    HERE
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  • Winner of Mystery & Mirth Contest!

  • We have a winnah!

    A signed copy of my book "Mystery and Mirth" goes to the first entrant to correctly answer all of the questions that, ahem, only the older ones amongst us would remember.

    HERE

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  • Al Gore on Global Warming, Retiree's Thoughts

  • Here's some Miscellany that defied classification.

    Such as Al Gore's assertion that glaciers are disappearing off the very earth due to global warming.

    Also a computer hint and some wisdom via a retiree's idle thoughts.

    HERE
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  • Grocery Store Cheating; Airplane Repair Humor

  • Here's a Miscellany post.

    This Consumer Blogger comes across some grocery store cheating.

    And boohoo, the saga of the ceiling fan "palm fronds".

    Ending with a laugh over airplane repair humor.

    HERE



  • What Women Say;What They Mean

  • Here's some miscellany.

    First, a new show on Animal Planet near and dear to mine heart.

    And a funny for yon fellows: what women say and what it all means.

    HERE
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  • Snakes and Mad Chinese

  • It's a Miscellany post but the anecdotes are anything but miscellaneous.

    You gotta read the story about the snake in the potting soil.

    Plus grocery "sales" and Chinese revenge.

    HERE
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  • Running out of URLs

  • Some silly stuff in this Miscellany post.

    You know, we really might run out of URL's someday. If so, this post documents the fairest way to divvy up those that remain.

    And lessons on why one shouldn't wash their car with a mop.

    HERE
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  • The Character of the American People

  • Here's a Miscellany post, an entry to a contest that I evidently did not win.
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    The theme was "The Character of the American People" and hey, the protagonist's Uncle Vic explains it perfectly.

    HERE
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  • A Lesson from Carrots, Eggs and Coffee

  • It's a Miscellany post.

    With information on the Great American Backyard Campout. It's this Saturday so get ready.

    Also, a moral lesson featuring carrots, eggs and coffee.

    HERE
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  • Lyme Disease and Ugliest Dog in the World

  • It's a Miscellany post.

    Lyme disease invades this writer's surround. What does it look like? Where does it come from? How to avoid it.

    Also…a pic of the Ugliest Dog in the World and folks, believe it.

    HERE
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  • History Test, Flight 93 Sham Memorial

  • It's a Miscellany post and we take on the insensitive memorial design for the 911 victims of Flight 93.

    Also, info on another pro-America march and a shockingly true history test.

    HERE
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  • Dust Devils, Gettysburg Address

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    It's a Miscellany post. Including dust deviles, the Gettysburgaddress, and update on that Flight 93 memorial and a simply way to curb welfare fraud.

    HERE
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  • Read This If You Are Broke

  • It's a Miscellany post. This week, sadly, there is a retraction from a previous post.

    And heads up on a new reality show for people who are broke.

    A tribute to Sam Weisenthal.

    HERE
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  • You Named it What?

  • A little Miscellany.

    Including a picture montage titled "You Named It What". Which includes real names of real persons, places or things. Names that will shock you.

    Also, info on a very important upcoming Texas vote.
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    HERE
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  • On Good Spiders


  • Some Miscellany that contains lot of interesting miscellany.

    Including that scary spider that's really a good guy.

    Second montage of "YOU NAMED IT WHAT?"

    HERE
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  • Tumeric and Breast Cancer


  • Click in on this Miscellany post for info on Tumeric and breast cancer.

    Find out how to fool the Google search engine.

    And a funny compendium of politically correct terms.

    HERE
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  • Some Christmas Crafts

  • It's a Miscellany post. Included are some new google nonsense, the top ten American colleges for American values, and a recipe for scented pinecones.

    HERE
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  • Avian Flu Update

  • Thinking of retiring to one of those fancy "retirement villages"? Here's the lowdown on one in Massachusetts. With pic of Mother in Law only don't tell her.

    Also, litany of Clinton crimes and avian flu update.

    HERE
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  • Training Suicide Bombers

  • It's a Miscellany post.

    We've postal hike warnings, info on training suicide bombers and a pic of the Delaware writing class of Fall 2005.

    HERE
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  • How to Carve a Turkey


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    Just in time for tomorrow, this Miscellany post includes instructions on how to carve a turkey.

    And wow, check out the new Grand Canyon walkway scheduled to open in 2006. Neato!

    HERE
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  • The Guardian Angel

  • It's time for some Miscellany. We have a beautiful picture of a guardian angel with an interesting story behind it.

    Also, updates on Maryland's former Enchanted Forest.

    HERE
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  • Desiderata

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    In this Miscellany post we see that most insightful and moving prose/poem-"Desiderata". In BOTH words and pictures.

    Also, tips for women to avoid abduction.

    HERE
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  • An All-Christmas Miscellany

  • It's an All-Christmas Miscellany post.

    We have the actual meaning of those strange gifts given during "The 12 Days of Christmas". Also, the meaning of the reindeer names.

    And gotta see this. A last minute Christmas gift you can make out of women's sanitary products.

    With a picture and complete instructions.

    HERE
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  • Soldiers and Dollar Bills

  • In this Miscellany post we learn what's on America's dollar bill and what it all means.

    Also, those soldiers guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington cemetary. How do they get that job?

    HERE
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  • Goose Mystery Solved

  • It's time for some Miscellany.

    Clothes that monitor your health? Real Estate for sale on the moon?

    And the mystery of the goose present is solved. It's not magical. It's downright sordid.

    Hope the neighbors don't read.
    HERE
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  • A Child Defines a Grandparent

  • It's a Miscellany post.

    We've got actual children's definition of a Grandparent.

    Plus, gotta see this real Help Wanted ad.

    Also, avoiding car sickness and heh, Bill Clinton solves the problem of airplane hijackings.
    HERE
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  • Tips for Not Taking Life Too Seriously

  • Read this Miscellany post and you'll go away much wiser.

    There's a bevy of useless, but interesting, facts.

    When done this, move on to tips to keep from taking life too seriously.

    Finally, information on cleaning up that bogged down computer.
    HERE
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  • An Attorney’s Advice

  • Here's a funny and a serious in this week's Miscellany post.

    We've got a list of things men do because, well, they're men.

    And a serious missive on protecting yourself from credit card fraud written by an attorney.
    HERE
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