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Category: Curmudgeonly Monday

  • Curmudgeonly Monday?  Meh.

    Curmudgeonly Monday? Meh.

    Well, I guess it does make me a little grumpy that our governor has extended the stay at home order until April 26th but I was more than expecting it, so why bother getting upset. It is what it is. I can choose to do it or not. If I…

  • Curmudgeonly Monday – Urban Legend Spreaders

    Curmudgeonly Monday – Urban Legend Spreaders

    I almost forgot that today is Curmudgeonly Monday and started acting almost sort of close to pleasant to people today. Pheeww! good thing I caught that. So, here’s something that makes me feel like a curmudgeon. Myths and urban legends don’t belong in the mouths or emails or social media…

  • Curmudgeonly Monday – Likers

    Curmudgeonly Monday – Likers

    I joined the WordPress.com community a while ago using the Jetpack plugin on my self-hosted site. I think I like the reader for the most part. I have it set up so people can comment on posts by visiting my site or by following me in their readers. This is…

  • Curmudgeonly Monday – Over Sixty?  Stay Home!

    Curmudgeonly Monday – Over Sixty? Stay Home!

    I guess maybe I am more sensitive to this than I should be, but since I have only been over sixty for a little over a month, I feel more vulnerable to discrimination than some who have had time to get used to it. As I mentioned a few months…

  • “Scientists” – Curmudgeonly Monday

    “Scientists” – Curmudgeonly Monday

    I have been writing vignettes, articles, opinion pieces, poetry, and whatnot since before I ever had a typewriter, word processor, or computer. The advantage of the computer is that, if you are a pack-rat like me, you save all kinds of things. The original title of this piece was “Scientists”…

  • Profanity Is Not A Sign Of Intelligence

    Profanity Is Not A Sign Of Intelligence

    Curmudgeonly Monday I think I will make this a new, weekly feature where I just rant and rave and carry on about things that make me feel surly, crusty and ill-tempered. Or old, which makes me feel curmudgeonly. Something that my favorite teacher ever, my tenth grade English teacher, Mrs.…

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