The unsolicited, unreasoned and unapologetic ramblings of a very tired old Okie

Archive for February, 2010

How Do You Say Goodbye?

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Right Conduct | 5 Comments »

Here is an open question for everyone, how do you say goodbye.  A friend's mother is in hospice, partly the result of age, and partly the result of several diseases she failed to manage properly catching up with her. My friend flew ...

It Is Time We Linked Arms

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Orange Flag, Politics | 1 Comment »

I was visiting with a relative the other day who was about to retire from a state job, but would not be old enough for Medicare.  It was explained to me that he could continue his insurance from the state for ...

Two Articles That Made My Brain Cramp

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in Randomness | No Comments »

Rules for Time Travel Physicist Discovers How to Teleport Energy

Richard Dawkins on militant atheism

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Posted in Religion | No Comments »

Before you eat another Big Mac…

Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in Book Reviews | No Comments »

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser available @ Amazon.com The whole time I was reading this book I kept picturing Ray Kroc (the founding father of McDonalds) as played by Gene Wilder screaming, "It's alive, it's alive."  Unlike Young Frankenstein there is ...

How to live to be a 100

Sunday, February 14th, 2010 Posted in Randomness | No Comments »

More Churches Promote Martial Arts to Reach Young Men

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Yellow Flag | No Comments »

Humans are going to play games and humans are going to fight.  It is in our DNA.  It is in our memes.  Males are especially prone to these activities.  There are a few sports that exist mainly because other folks ...

A Bit of Wisdom from Ole Heart

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Wisdom Tidbits | 1 Comment »

My grandmother had an old milk cow she called Ole Heart. Ole Heart helped my grandmother make ends meet. She would sell excess milk and butter to various folks around town that preferred their milk straight from the cow rather ...

Smack Down at Our Lady of Salvation Bingo Emporium

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Life, Randomness | 4 Comments »

Karol was a tall, somewhat overweight Jewish woman with a pouty lower lip. She had been attractive in her younger days, but age had definitely come to visit. She was married, but as far as day to day living she was ...