The Mother Lode’s Guide to Survival

What with all the economic suffering in the world—women unable to impulse buy $400 boots and Asian nail techs everywhere attending their empty nail booths with nothing but their surgical masks to keep them company—I thought it was probably time to tighten the ole belt in the Lode home and prepare for the worse.
Which is [...]

Bosniacs?!

Jay and I looked at each other, puzzled.  Then we howled with laughter.  Didn’t hear?  That’s what Biden called the “Bosnians.”
Overall, we thought the debate was great.  Sarah was quick on her feet and I think when you consider the experience/longevity of Biden pitted against her newly launched platform, her performance was nothing short of [...]

The day when evil is called good

or how about this:
Pork is called “Sweetner”
Lies are called “jokes” (Think Biden.)
or how about this one—-Credit cards called “Freedom cards.”
But something that  unsettles me is a story from a Los Angeles McDonalds.  Here we learn how a man repeatedly punched a 16-year-old girl in the face after an argument broke out over who was first [...]

Fearful of an empty tank

Fear is a very powerful motivator. According to the news, the vast majority of gas stations in the Nashville area are still out of gas.  What gives?
Fear.  People are afraid of running out of gas so they’re filling up even if their tanks are  3/4 full.  We haven’t done that but we did curtail our [...]

Big heart….little brain

Politically Incorrect Alert: The following opinion sounds mean and nasty.
I read with interest a front page story the other day from my home town paper, The Helena Independent Record. The story was about an elderly man living in squalor in his home. It was literally falling down around him; mice infested his furniture. [...]

The death of silence and the genius of BusRadio

In today’s Tennessean, it’s reported that schools in Clarksville have fitted their school buses with “BusRadio”. Said to have a calming effect on the children, it plays music, public service announcements and (the didn’t list this one in the article, I went to their website) sponsorships.
Drivers report happier, calmer children and a quieter ride. [...]

Was I the only one a little freaked?

I’m talking about the opening of the Olympics.  Seeing 2,000 drummers beating with the precision of a swiss watch was a bit unnerving. (Proposed tagline: If you think this is good, want ’till you see our military on your shores!)
The announcer said the powers that be suggested the drummers smile a bit because evidently [...]