Column #655 for Release Saturday, December 5, 2015, or Later
It's funny--in the real world, as well as cartoons--how names "catch on." Long-ago Roadrunner cartoons--perhaps unwittingly--popularized a business name: Acme. That was the name of companies making the products the coyote tried dozens of times to subdue the bird.
Several other companies have thrived in spite of their names.
Back some twenty-five years ago, I was one of the most organized people I've ever know. SO WHAT HAPPENED? I not only brought the bacon home and fried it up, but I also did the dishes, too. Now, it's a different story. I think about starting some project, then convince myself that it doesn't really need to be done or most likely I'll put it on the back burner for another day.
Is it that I've gotten lazy?
It's working.
The terrorism, I mean. You can't watch the news, or go on Twitter or Facebook, or have a conversation, without hearing one side or the other of how we should be dealing with terrorism. And most of the time these conversations turn into heated debates, with both sides repeating talking points they've heard from spokesmen for 'their' side.
Our country is being split in two by Islamic Terrorism.
Since Pearl Harbor Day was Monday, some of you may be interested in reading about the war or watching some World War II movies, and we have a great collection of each. DVDs include The Fighting Seebees, Foyle's War, or Military History Collector's Set: Hitler's Britain; How Hitler Lost the War.
The Mason Lions club met Tuesday, December 1st for it's monthly business meeting. There were 33 members and 1 visitor in attendance"Boss" Lion Joel Kuykendall was responsible for the program.Secretary Chase Smith read the minutes from the board meeting. The board entertained 3 bids for the Christmas dinner and accepted the bid from Nacho's.
EARTH FRIENDLY is an important concept for our own health and well being. It is something that every household needs to consider for the health of its inhabitants, not to mention the beneficial effects on the earth.
While the term "earth friendly" conjures up all kinds of visions of recycling, solar power and hybrid cars, I like to think about the ORDINARY PRODUCTS I use in and around my house.
According to the EPA, INDOOR AIR POLLUTION is one of the nation's most pressing personal health conce ...
Next up on the Holiday Season 2015 list of quick and easy recipes is this beauty! It has a lot of ingredients in it, but the resulting cake is delicious, with a very complex taste that I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy.
Ingredients:
1 ¾ cups of A/P flour
1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 can solid-pack pumpkin
4 eggs
2/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
1 cup ...
As we age we pay attention to the ads on TV about all the new Scientific medicines or devices that will miraculously cure whatever ailment you have. At the end of these fantastic claims they tell you the "possible side effects" the medicine or device might cause. Most of those side effects are worse than the malady you have in the first place including the possibility that the medicine or device could even cause death in "some cases".
Christmas During the Second Chance Animal Rescue's Cottage Christmas last Thursday, young Finn, the grandson of John and Carol Olsen, was overwhelmed at meeting Father Christmas!
