Men. Gawd love em

When the weather turns cold, women don't stand a chance.  If someone could design female attractive, sexy clothes for this time of year, they'd become multimillionaires.  Let's start with male, female hats.  When a man whips off his hat, rumpled hair and all, he looks sexy.  When a woman whips off her hat, she's just ruined a $50 trip to the beauty shop.  Men's boots.  Ah, so masculine and appealing of course.  Women's winter foot ware. Ma Kettle would be proud or the woman ends up in emergency for twisting her ankle in the lovely high heeled but worthless boots.  To the jackets (coats).  Not all, but many men are admired for the 'hunter' or 'war like' looking outerware.  Warm as they might be, would a woman (not the outdoorsy type) be caught dead wearing these patterns?  If I can't go outside in style, then I'm not going out!  And, I might just be a lot thinner come spring................................marge

What day is it?

I had to go to the kitchen, look at the caller ID on the wall phone, then turn to the calendar on the kitchen door.  Between retirement and  these close together Holidays, I can't remember whether its Wednesday or Saturday!  Nothing good or any regularly scheduled programs on TV give me a clue its probably a weekend day.  No kids walking by going to school helps too.  Unless I have a Dr.'s appointment, I guess it really doesn't matter but I would like to know.  And why shouldn't I?  Something important might just pop into my mind.   One never knows.  Someone may call and say "Let's go to lunch", at the local eatery.  It then is important as to what day it is.  They close early on weekends.  I so hate driving over there and finding them closed, only because I couldn't remember what day it is!  Oh sigh.......................................marge

Have we always been 'Mad'?

I don't even know where to begin.  Have we forever lived in a world where people suddenly go crazy and do horrendous things to other people?  Has it always been this way?  If therapist knew why, these killings would have stopped long ago.  Figuring out the killers after they act doesn't seem to help prevent future (at the time) senseless killings.  It's not just one group of people, or gender.  Spouses  kill each other or one of them kills all the children.  Workers go into office buildings and kill their ex bosses and co workers.  Adults kill rooms full of innocent children.  These people even go into malls and kill as many people as they can and then commit suicide.  Their 15 minutes of fame?  I doubt it.  What then?  Do they want  to hurt (among others) surviving family members?  Is this their way of revenge against someone or something that has hurt them deeply?  We can't blame guns or knives.  They aren't the 'trigger'.  Perhaps that's the word 'trigger'.  If we can figure out the 'trigger(s)' then perhaps, we can come up with answers.  Let us hope so and soon..................................marge

Mi Governor Snyder

Please Mr. Governor, don't sign that drug bill regarding welfare recipients and drug use testing.  Just because someone thinks  'maybe, possibly, just to be sure, I have a feeling' a welfare recipient is using drugs, is not, to me, a good enough reason to call for testing.  Do you realize how many legitimate drugs and health conditions can cause a person to act differently, or not 'normal'?  Drug and diabetic  reactions etc. are not uncommon.  they happen all the time.  Who is to correctly say what that recipient is reacting to?  A wrong judgement (guess) could cost someone their life.  You want to be fair?  Then let's have all our elected Legislators tested on a weekly basis.  Sound unreasonable?  I don't think so.  And if some of the Legislatures test positive, what punishment would you use?  Don't give them money (salary)? Would putting them to the same 'test' be unreasonable?  If you think so, prove me wrong.  I'd be willing to bet money (to charity of course) I'd come out the winner..........................marge

The Detroit Lions

Whomever is in charge of the Detroit Lions needs help.  No.  I don't know all the ins and out of the game, but some things I do know, decent behavior and fair play among them.  There are repeated personal fouls by a few of the players and what appears to be disrespect for and not listening to or obeying the referees.  When the referee motions a player to 'back off' then that is what he should do, not ignore the Ref.  Each game I watch, I have less and less respect for the team.  It's not how they play that matters but that with which they can get away....................marge

Sports and more sports

At my age, the type of sports in which I participate has changed.  I would say 'rocking' would be appropriate, but I gave the rocker up when the children weren't babies anymore.  I do a few 'push ups' but only to get out of my Lazy Boy.  I also do, (I think they're called 'squats') when I get down to check the lower shelves at the grocery store and have to push on the floor while pulling myself up at the same time, using anything upon which I can get a hold.  Occasionally, someone will come along, see me struggling, and assist me.  Bless em.  Perhaps this 'don't let a senior find anything at eye level' is intentional.  Keeping us active to live and shop longer seems to be a store's motto.  I know walking is healthy.  Meijer isn't too bad but that's my opinion, as is the opposite when it comes to Walmart.  I do wish they'd post maps.  By the time I find what I went for, I have to look for daylight to find my way to the checkout.  I'd say checkouts, but that's not always the case.  I must go rest now.  I'm pretty much worn out.  Til next time..................................marge