IT’S GONNA BE A HELLUVA WEEK – Marilyn & Garry Armstrong
It’s going to be a rough week. We are supposed to take a vacation at the end of this week — visiting friends — but I need something to get worked out here and make sure we have a house to come home to....
View ArticleTHEY DON’T CALL THEM FILTHY RICH FOR NOTHING – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Guileless but white For all the right-wing evangelists, have any of you noticed that at no point in the Torah or the Gospels is there any mention of race or skin color? Nor any...
View ArticleCASH NOT ACCEPTED HERE! – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Cash The first time I saw that sign in a package store, I stood there and gawped. CASH not accepted? But … isn’t cash our money? I mean, isn’t it supposed to be accepted...
View ArticleLOBBY AND LOBBYING – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Lobby I grew up in a world where “lobby” was the big room in a hotel where you got the keys to your room. Today lobbying is a definition of what’s wrong with the country.
View ArticleLET’S BAN PENNIES – Marilyn Armstrong
I got an email from AT&T. It was alarming. I was overdue on my bill! They were going to report me to collection agencies, send it to all those companies that decide whether or not you deserve to...
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ANOTHER YEAR ON A FIXED INCOME- Marilyn Armstrong
We got our taxes done. This used to be a big deal because we got so much money back at the end of the year. Then Reagan changed everything and we got back less than half we’d gotten in the past. Now,...
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I WILL WORK FOR FOOD BUT NOT PIZZA – Marilyn Armstrong
I’ve had enough pizza. I like it, mind you, but I’ve had an awful lot of it. Especially since we discovered frozen pizza we can throw in the counter oven. DiGiorno’s sausage made with marinara sauce is...
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NO SPENDTHRIFTING THIS YEAR – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Spendthrift There was a time when “spendthrift” meant spending too much money for something that wasn’t necessary. This was when we were both working and earning good salaries....
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LOSING EVERYTHING – Marilyn Armstrong
A lot of people figure that everyone “retires” on their own terms in their proper time. That hasn’t been true in our world. Certainly not in Garry and my world. Garry lost his job because the company...
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MEDICARE AND WHERE ARE MY GLASSES? – Marilyn Armstrong
An advertisement I couldn’t abide showed up on an email this morning, as follows: Content from Partnership for America’s Health Care Future American families can’t afford Medicare for All. Studies...
View ArticleWILL WORK FOR PIZZA – Marilyn Armstrong
There is a rumor, perpetuated by television shows, that bloggers earn a living. By blogging. Someone in Hollywood seriously thinks people like me make money doing this. I am depressed to admit it, but...
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FALLING BETWEEN THE CHAIRS, PART DEUX
Trying to get a loan to install a new boiler in this house ought to be easy. I’ve been paying off as many debts as quickly as anyone on social security can, but apparently not fast enough. Never mind...
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REMEMBER “LOOK ALIKE, FEEL ALIKE”?
“Look alike, feel alike” used to be the motto of the User Interface area of software development. The idea was that as you developed a product, each new version should “feel the same way” as the one...
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VOTE YES ON ONE !
I know there are a lot of important issues. COVID-19. Climate change. Anything having to do with Prez 45 and/or any of his cohorts. The collapse of our and the international economy. Systemic racism...
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A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR
Remember the line from a song in Mary Poppins (the original movie with Julie Andrews) where she sang “Just a spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down?” Kiwi, ginger, and a few cookies I remember...
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NOTIFICATIONS OR THE LACK THEREOF
I get tons of notifications from my computer. I was getting so many notifications I finally turned them off. Now, I only get “urgent” notifications. Apparently the minor detail that my hard drive is...
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OH THE STORIES I CAN TELL!
SHARE YOUR WORLD 6-8-2021 Sometimes, these question just hit the right buttons or maybe I’m punchy from lack of sleep. A couple of times a year, I get a night when I can’t sleep. At all. It happens in...
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THE MAGIC MONEY VENDING MACHINE
When ATMs first started showing up, I lived in Israel and had two young step-children. They saw the machine and were thrilled. “It gives you money!” they said. It was simple. Go to the special place...
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ALL THOSE ANNOYING THINGS
I’m always amazed at how aggravated I get over things that really aren’t important. There are so many small things that just get under your skin. It makes me feel stupid ranting about them because...
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REGRETS, PART II
“Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.” – Jonathan Larson (Playwright and Composer) It is hard to forget the mistakes or missed opportunities of the past. They often cling to us like wet t-shirts....
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