Archive for Humor
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Editor’s note: QC Jones has been revisiting his articles in 50+ Lifestyles over the years for a book he is almost finished with called “John Wayne, Davy Crocket, and Me” which will include expanded versions of previous articles. He found a “whole bunch” of Santa inspired...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Poem Home You are lost and without shelter, Life has gone very helter-skelter! People avoid you like COVID19, This is the worst you’ve ever seen! You’ve roamed a very long time, You desperately need this rhyme. It carries...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Volatile Iowa Buffeted by currents of corn markets, We are all volatility’s prime targets, Of wind, rain, ice, hail, and snow, All forces we would like to forgo. This is a volatile prairie terrain, Sown with many hybrids of pa...
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The Turkey Note
By Kari Smith What is the connection between the Turkey Note and Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving traces back to the 1621 harvest feast shared by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people in Plymouth, Massachusetts. While historical records don’t explicitly confirm turkey as the centerpiece of that first...
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I Love Lucy
By Kari Smith Editor-in-Chief On October 15, 1951, the first episode of the popular American sitcom I Love Lucy aired. Did you know: Lucille Ball agreed to star in I Love Lucy only if her real-life husband was cast in the co-starring role. Network executives and sponsors, reflecting xenoph...
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Just Saying…
The Five Notes of the Village Symphony By Q.C. Jones Every place has its own ambient soundtrack. Nashville has Hank-powered pedal steel guitars. Chicago has the blaring horn of the “L” train. And the Village of East Davenport, my personal riverfront abode, has a signature symphony, five notes...
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Just Saying…
Life from a Different Angle By Q.C. Jones Long ago, I had a random meeting with a grizzled old country preacher. He was the kind of guy who could quote Scripture, provide tips on car repairs, and roast you with the same sentence. We were the only patrons at a rural coffee shop and somehow, both po...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Ghost Town Where is the downtown I knew? I find it nowhere now in view! It seems so desolate downtown, Shuttered windows now abound! I have many great memories so fond, Now youth wander aimlessly around, Ami...
