Category Archives: ranting

Today’s Cheers and Jeers

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Cheers: Spring Rain for the trees and garden (finally) Avocados My cats Kit Kat bars “Dear Prudence” at Slate.com (every Thursday) Sore knee feeling somewhat better today A warm cozy house on a cold rainy night My purring orange cat … Continue reading →

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Don’t be Black or Wear a Hoodie if it’s Raining

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

It’s one of those times I’m embarrassed to be an American, and enraged on behalf of an innocent victim. By now we know the story of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old boy who was assassinated by a gun-totin’ “neighborhood watch” member … Continue reading →

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How old is too old to travel to Ireland?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

How do you know that you’re too old to take a trip far away from home? How much trouble it is worth to see new places and have new experiences in a foreign land? What if you love going places, … Continue reading →

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Another Note on the Stupidity of Catholicism

Posted on February 22, 2012 by
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How Ordering Pizza Brought out the Worst in Me

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Last week I went into a local pizza place to pick up a pizza for Hubby and me for dinner. I had worked all day, then gone to the gym to exercise, so it was finally dinnertime, and I was … Continue reading →

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My Two Favorite Tourist Traps in Rome

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

You shouldn’t avoid tourist traps just because they are tourist traps. I know this because I have been to some really famous tourist traps and most of them were pretty great. One of these days I’ll make a couple of … Continue reading →

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When Romney was a Democrat, and I was a Republican . . . a Hateful But Necessary Post

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Let’s say that, just for today, Mitt Romney is a Democrat. And let’s say, that for the last few hours of today, I am a Republican. And today’s story from Mexico broke about the guy on the other side of … Continue reading →

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A Message for Alec Baldwin

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Grow up, jerkface!

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The Morality of Last Night’s Beef Stew

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Yesterday I made some beef stew in the crockpot. It turned out pretty well, especially for a coolish night in September in MN. I got to thinking about the ingredients: —Beef from a cow who lived outside and ate grass, … Continue reading →

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Florida’s Latest Laughingstock

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

More hate and intolerance in the name of a Christian God.

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