Archive for Humor
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities: Happy Whatever It Is
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Happy New Year 2014 to all of our friends out there in 50+ land. We took a little road trip to Des Moines a couple of weeks ago, and as we “Cadillac’ed” our way through the snow covered Iowa landscape, we got into a discussion of how to greet the c...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities: Have Yourself a Stress Free Little Christmas
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Have Yourself a Stress Free Little Christmas – The Best Holiday Yet… Let’s revisit holiday seasons of the past. “Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go…”, we’re hankering for the holiday. Once inside Granny...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities – The Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving, Sorta
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Girl Power on the Road Pricilla, Myles and Patience – The Pilgrim’s Thanksgiving, Sorta November is a wonderful time of the year, especially here in the lovely QCA. Summer turns to autumn, the leaves provide a spectacular (and environmentally sa...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities – Girl Power on the Road
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Girl Power on the Road Let’s start off sometime back in the days of Kennedy’s Camelot. The drab white walls around us are littered with an assortment of yellow lined paper and teacher created bulletin boards heralding the launch of the second year...
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Flying by the Seat of My Pants – PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham Sitting around the coffee table with friends, the conversation turned to the Publisher’s Corner and me. Where did my ideas come from? After some lively chatting, someone blurted out, “She just flies by the seat of her pants.” I thought I knew what that meant. Maybe haphaza...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities: We’re Getting Cranky
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall We’re Getting Cranky – Homemade Ice Cream’s Impact on Global Piece (of Pie) You folks have no idea of the painstaking process we use in planning out these Pulitzer Prize-less bits of Journalistic puttering. To give you an idea, this month we her...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities – Amtraking our Life Away
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Trains have rumbled down the long track of American poetry, folklore and music. Jimmy Rogers, Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson join Emily Dickinson and Henry David Thoreau in heralding the magic of the Iron Horse. And, while enjoying a mountain hike a few w...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities: The Thrill of Vacation… The Agony of Packing
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall We have no supernatural powers. There’s no way we can see what you’re doing at this very moment. Santa claims to be able to keep an eye on you, and if Santa were around today, we’d ask him if you’re being naughty or nice. (After that unfortunate i...
