Here’s the question: For centuries women wore them for modesty while men wore them for status. What were they? The answer isn’t shoes. It’s not socks or shorts. It’s not underwear (though it’s a nice guess). And it isn’t an article of clothing colored hunter’s orange or camouflage (though one might think so this time of year). The correct answer ... Read More »
Here are a few stories from Metro Source News to ponder while searching for the elusive leaf rake. A PENNSYLVANIA man found a chunk of cold hard cash in his 75-year-old refrigerator – or more specifically, cold, hard Sears gift cards. “The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review” reported Richard Linnert decided to recycle his 1937 Frigidaire through a program co-sponsored by Sears and ... Read More »
Being caught between the devil and the deep blue sea is quite a predicament. Thank goodness (cough) your local oil company usually gives you a third option. It’s that time of year again to roll the dice with your oil supplier, and guess when the price of Number 2 heating fuel will be lowest in planning your own ‘price protection.’ ... Read More »
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said 47 per cent of the country feels entitled to help from the United States government. Democrat nominee Barack Obama said he can’t change the tenor of Washington, D.C. from “the inside.” Somewhere, the late great showman P.T. Barnum is rolling over in his grave. Phineas Taylor Barnum, who lived from 1810-1891, figured out that ... Read More »
We again visit our imaginary neighbors, who battle the ongoing petroleum price crisis: “Bob, what are you doing in my driveway at six o’clock in the morning?” “Oh, sorry Jim, I didn’t mean to wake you. I’m just cleaning up this mess from last night.” “Bob, that’s manure! Why is there manure in my driveway?” “Jim, I’m sorry, really. And ... Read More »
Here are a few stories from Metro News to consider as the first autumn leaves begin to fall: A MASSACHUSETTS man is hoping a ransom note he recently received will help police track down his 39 stolen lawn flamingos! According to “The Boston Globe,” Arthur O’Neil’s decorative birds – which were all sporting colorful costumes – went missing in May. ... Read More »
In 2012 it seems our biggest human thrills come via television reality shows: men and women who kill alligators and wild hogs, dig or dive for gold, exist doing something in Alaska, or attempt to ‘outwit and outplay’ their marooned show mates while wearing nothing but a swimsuit for 39 days. There’s no real danger in the offing, just choreographed, ... Read More »
The boy noticed the mistake first. It was a brand new green Maine Department of Transportation sign with an arrow pointing east to ‘Belfsat.’ No, you’re not reading it wrong, and it wasn’t typed incorrectly. When the new Exit 113 of Interstate 95 was completed a few years back, one of the crossroads had that misspelled sign prominently posted near ... Read More »
It’s time again to visit our imaginary neighbors Bob and Jim who, curiously, fall on opposite sides of the presidential political fence. “Oh hello Bob, what’s up with you on this fine summer’s day?” “Well, nothing earth shattering Jim. I stopped by that farmer’s market up on Main Street and got some beautiful tomatoes. And I bought some new socks ... Read More »
“Oh, you need to go up these steps until the seats turn green and you’re six rows up from there,” said the Fenway Park right field usher. ‘And, oh, there’s a cooling fan right down below if you need it now.” Lord knows I needed cooling. Moreover I would have liked to been packed in ice. Despite being a night ... Read More »
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