Archive for Humor
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Just Saying…
Professor Harold Hill was Wrong – The Case for Pool Halls By Q.C. Jones A quick refresher, Professor Hill was the conman hero of the long-running Broadway hit “The Music Man” which ironically was set in River City, Iowa. You know the guy, fond of saying, “Trouble with a Capital T and that ...
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Chicago, USA – Tour Guide a Maladjusted Mind By Q.C. Jones Aside from providing stories and insights into all things Quad Cities, your pal QC Jones serves as a tour guide. While I have developed and someday hope to publish a walking tour of Historic Downtown Davenport, the bulk of my wo...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. I Am Rain I am rain, I am full of water for you, For good or ill. I grow your garden or I flood your town, my teeming drops Slake the worst thirst or I fail to fall And desiccated tongues drag the dust. I am the font of ...
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By Q.C. Jones All Aboard the Davenport Express On April 22, 1856, the first train officially crossed the newly completed bridge spanning the Mississippi between Davenport and Rock Island. According to news reports of the day, the event was quite festive. Bands played, crowds formed, and the pund...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
There Ought to be a Law! By Eloise Graham A few weeks ago there was quite an uproar about needing a law for police reform. This pertained to the four or five policemen that beat a person to death. The victim’s family wanted a law. While I definitely have sympathy and empathy for the family, I ...
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By Q.C. Jones QC Jones Talks Intelligence Seems like a person can’t get through a magazine, news commentary, or anything similar without reading at least some small reference to Artificial Intelligence – aka AI. For those who may have skipped over these mentions, here’s a quick synopsis ...
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Calendar of Events | February 2023
If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Groups...
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By Q.C. Jones Love and Happiness – Crime and Punishment Since the launch of the post-modern era no month has been more deeply steeped in love than February. If February were a food, it would be a ripe, plump strawberry on a stick inserted directly into a giant fountain of molten chocolate fl...
