Archive for Humor
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Beginning this month we gather ourselves into the outdoors on a more permanent seasonal basis, springing into summer. We are deep in our appreciation of the most numerous occupants of our “out-of-doors,” trees, shrubs, perennials and the annual bloomers we find anew or have a...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston For those of us who live in the 50+ age range, April may bring some of us lots of energy. If you and yours wintered in warmer latitudes and are “ home again” and looking to enrich landscapes and other areas of the home, that is precisely what Homes Shows are...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Just the Facts, Ma’am Dumb, de, dumb, dumb… Dumb, de, dumb, dumb…. Dummmmmb. “Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.” Some things are omnipresent; the sun, the blue sky, the seasons. Omnipres...
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I Bet You Didn’t Know – Cool Facts About the Human Body
Scientists say the higher your I.Q., the more you dream. The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm. You use 200 muscles to take one step. The average woman is five inches shorter than the average man. Your big toes have two bones each while ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Major holidays this month deserve our attention. Long standing celebration of an Irish heritage, Saint Patrick’s Day. Of greater significance, the Christian holiday , Easter, on the 27th. Agriculture tradition holds one specific date, March fir...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston I bring some sweetness into our lives this month in my column/essay activity. Both of us know some of the sweetest poems for Valentine’s Day. In past February efforts, I have moved through the price of the cards and the values in their messages, proceeding to bouquets and b...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Here we are, bounding into year 2016! When we 50+ers were setting teeth (originals) in our mouth, the world was simple for us, but from the 40s into the 1950s, our fighters landed away from our shores. The 30s had been a human disaster with financial depression worldwide. The dus...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston This time of year is significant for the Judeo-Christian traditions. We are in a mode of celebration. I am reminded of great acts in religious history, and smaller acts of faith as men and women and their offspring gather for the significance, as special times approach, arrive an...