You hear little jingles on t.v. all the time -

'Have it your way' for Burger King.

'Liberty, liberty, liberty' for Liberty insurance.

But when the jingle asks me

'What would you do for a Klondike Bar',

I have to say nada, nil, zip.

Shave an eyebrow for a mediocre ice cream bar?

No way, no how.

I'd rather have an ice cream sandwich, thank you.

A Klondike Bar is more expensive, with less product to consume.

Small rant is finished.

Thanks for indulging me.

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I hit 3 (out of 6) numbers on the Lotto draw yesterday.

That's a whopping $12.00 to spend as I please.

Part of my daily walk goes along a major road that runs next to my home.

I pass some of the time walking looking at the trash people toss from their cars (grr!).

I see lots of fast food cups and wrappers.

As it is winter, I see an occasional winter hat or a single glove (why???).

Old cd discs once in a while, too.

3 days ago I walked past a pair of bright pink panties with lace trim.

Today I noticed they're gone. Happy day for someone.

Lastly, my new underwear arrived I ordered on Amazon.

Same style as the last batch I ordered, just different colors (I like to mix it up without drawing attention to myself in public).

All in all a decent day.

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A day, a livelong day, is not one thing but many. It changes not only in growing light toward zenith and decline again, but in texture and mood, in tone and meaning, warped by a thousand factors of season, of heat or cold, of still or multi winds, torqued by odors, tastes, and the fabrics of ice or grass, of bud or leaf or black-drawn naked limbs. And as a day changes so do its subjects, bugs and birds, cats, dogs, butterflies and people.

- John Steinbeck, from 'The Winter of our Discontent'

Did you know the first french fries weren't made in France?

They were cooked in Greece.

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. today.

If you're not,

then you need to look at yourself, because you're part of the problem.

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Excellent movie for a Sunday afternoon:


Two academy award winners for the price of one.

In this day and age of cell phones,

always make sure to check if a driver is distracted when you're walking and crossing an intersection.

The life you save will be your own.

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Mean green raps:


Go green!

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away,

what brings him around?

Money would be my guess.

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Getting ready to go out for my daily walk.

Today it is cloudy, but around 50 degrees.

Tomorrow, Rain and 32 degrees.

I'm taking a longer walk today, because I don't want to get soaking wet tomorrow.

Another perk of being retired:

Avoiding inclement weather.

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