My mom was a clean and tidy freak. Now I can tell you what the folks at my church are thinking: “The scrub brush hasn’t fallen too far from the bucket.” Admittedly, I may have inherited an OCD gene – or 2 – hundred. But my bent to sanitary correctness enjoys Biblical justification, right? “Cleanliness … [Read more…]
With tongue in cheek, 20th century American poet, Richard Armour, captured what we all know to be largely true: “Workers earn it, spendthrifts burn it. Bankers lend it, women spend it.” (I’m merely quoting here, ladies.) “Forgers fake it, taxes take it. The dying leave it, heirs receive it. The thrifty save it, others crave … [Read more…]
A Greek philosopher once asked his servant to prepare the best possible dish ever. So the servant whipped up a platter of tongue and served his master explaining, “It is the best of all dishes because with it, you may bless and communicate happiness, dispel sorrow, remove despair, cheer the fainthearted, inspire the discouraged and … [Read more…]
I can’t imagine there’s too many red-blooded Americans who haven’t seen the 1939 movie classic, “Wizard of Oz.” It’s memorable on so many levels: a masterpiece in early cinematography, esp. with its burst of Technicolor when Dorothy touches down in Munchkinland; the Oscar-winning performance by Judy Garland for her song, “Over the Rainbow”; all the … [Read more…]
Some of you may be familiar with Watter’s World, a segment of the O’Reilly Factor, telecast weeknights on the Fox News Channel. The sole reporter, Jesse Watters, poses some pretty shallow questions about life, liberty and the pursuit of asininity here in the good ole US of A. He approaches the average passerby on the … [Read more…]