Posts Tagged Dictionary

  • Love... Love…

    By Eloise Graham PUBLISHER’S CORNER A couple of months ago, a friend asked me why I didn’t write an article about love after 50. I pondered that for some time. What is love after 50? Well, what is love before 50? More pondering… What is love? “Love” is a word we probably use ever...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston Although I do not focus on lifestyle, lives and styles of poetry and poets have been subject to more scrutiny than their poems over time. I want to reflect on our lifestyles some, for your October column of Max’s Musings. Late summer, I was in a bookstore to search out and pur...

  • In and Out of the Quad-Cities In and Out of the Quad-Cities

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Gail and Toni’s Retreat The hustle and bustle of daily life, the constant drone of a TV, quick trips to the store, a cell phone call from the doctor’s office, running the dry cleaning down to Burke’s – the joys of living the Good Life. Whether ...

  • Max’s Musings Max’s Musings

    By Max Molleston The art of poetry seems to be divided, in fact, and in fancy with line endings and the spacing of the resulting verse. But there is also a ferocity involved. First, there is a ferocious knowledge of language and its usages. A dictionary refers to ferocious as wild, the way we usu...

  • Tales by Triplett - The Three Worst Words Tales by Triplett – The Three Worst Words

    By Patrick Triplett I have a confession to make. I've known this for quite some time, but being an adult male, my ego makes it something difficult for me to openly admit. It's about time I came clean. I am mechanically challenged. Yes, it's true. I am handyman handicapped. I canno...

  • Easter Humor….

    Easter Jokes to share with your friends and family! What college did the Easter Bunny graduate from? John HOPkins Where does the Easter Bunny get his eggs? Eggplants What comes at the end of Easter? The letter R How can you tell a rabbit's age? Look for the Grey Hare...

  • You cannot erase the memories You cannot erase the memories

    By Mary Schricker, SRES Realtor - Ruhl&Ruhl Real Estate As I visit the homes of senior clients who are contemplating selling, one of the things that many of them are most proud of is that they own their homes free and clear. They sometimes talk about when they “burned their mortgage.” ...