Government spending could use a buzz cut. The next time I hear about federal funds providing a grant to study shrimp on treadmills, I may run screaming down the street. Federal money gets thrown around just so money can get spent. Is this the way we really want to stimulate the economy? Do something that matters. [...]
Archive for August, 2011
My Sacred Cow
Posted in America, books, culture, current events, daily life, economy, library, life, literature, media, politics, Ramblings, Rants, society, thoughts, Uncategorized on August 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Starbucks in the 1950s
Posted in America, conservation, culture, daily life, housecleaning, humor, life, media, musings, Ramblings, Random Thoughts, Rants, technology, Uncategorized on August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I should have taken my typewriter from 1954 into a Starbucks and started typing. Would the coffee house staff and patrons complain? I frequently purge my house of junk. If I don’t use it, it takes up space and energy to move it around, it gets tossed. My minimalist point of view wants to edit [...]
A Summer to Love
Posted in daily life, Emily Dickinson, life, musings, poetry, Ramblings, Random Thoughts, seasons, Uncategorized on August 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Today is a perfect summer day. Perfect as in the weather. The humidity is gone. The sky is blue with a few puffy clouds, the sun is not pounding down hot. Last I checked the temperature was 74 degrees. I could live this way for the rest of my life. Let me find a land [...]
