Everybody has noticed how flowers are arranged and labeled at a funeral home. What would it be like if the mourners who bought the floral arrangements were painfully honest? For example, take the large flat spray on the casket (coffin for you purists, a casket is a jewelry box), … [Read more...]

“The weirdest thing happened to me today.” Husband roach said. “I was on the breadcrumb trail which usually leads to under the refrigerator, when I saw this other roach. He was lying on his back while twitching and running very fast but not going anywhere.” “I said to him, … [Read more...]

It’s fairly likely most of us will end up making a trip to the DMV at some point. Recently it was my turn, time to update an address and renew a driver’s license. I took the savvy step of doing as much online as possible including checking the wait times for the actual visit. … [Read more...]

I went to a charity fund raiser breakfast this morning to help the local volunteer fire company and the American Legion. Since this is the last breakfast before Christmas, Santa Claus came in. We had just finished our bacon and scrambles and were starting on the biscuits and … [Read more...]

My birthday is January 8th. Two weeks after Christmas and one week after New Years, in the dead of Wisconsin’s winter. It’s usually not much of a celebration. I’ve had a birthday gathering that was canceled due to a six-foot snowfall. A birthday when no one, not even my … [Read more...]