Thursday, May 30, 2019

Fun Friday


I'm sharing some of my favorite comics from my childhood.  Enjoy!


The Lockhorns are so politically incorrect and chauvinistic for today's world,
 but in the 70's, this was pretty funny!
(I just realized this - Lock Horns.  To lock horns is to argue!  Never dawned on me before!)
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I always looked forward to The Wizard of Id!
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Another favorite was Marmaduke, although I've never seen a real great Dane that looked like this.
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I also liked Nancy, but as I was reading through some of them, I couldn't remember why I liked them.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Random Tuesday

I'm linking up with Stacy.

I have a confession.  I'm hooked on Oxygen TV.  I've been binging true crime for the whole three-day weekend:  Accident, Suicide, or Murder.  SnappedIn Ice Cold Blood.  It's a sickness, I tell you!  At one point, I had 38 episodes of Snapped saved, and now I'm down to 26.

3 more days of school!  I'm so excited!  Then one day for teachers only.  Have I mentioned that I'm excited?
We have post-poned our Vegas trip to later in the summer, but our trip to see my daughter in Austin is of.  That's exciting, too!

Dinner tonight will be special.  We're celebrating our wedding anniversary.
Truth!
  So, I'll just get to the funnies now!



This cracked me up!



Truth!
Have a great week!
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Sunday, May 26, 2019

Sunday Synopsis

Don't You CryDon't You Cry by Mary Kubica
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I respect Mary Kubica's writing talent, but I didn't enjoy this book as much as the other two I have read by her. This one was odd.

As usual, chapters alternate between two character's points-of-view. On one hand, there is Quinn Collins, 20-something, para-legal, Chicago resident, trying to figure out why her roommate Esther is missing. The more she explores, the more she believes Esther killed her previous roommate and may be trying to kill her. On the other hand, there is 18 year old Alex Gallo who lives in a lake-side Michigan town two hours from Chicago who is schlepping in a dead-end job in a diner to support his alcoholic father instead of heading off on full scholarship to college. When a mysterious woman appears in town, he is immediately drawn to her.

The stories and events of these two characters will converge, but it will take a while to figure out what they have in common. You will think you know, but trust me, you will be surprised. What I didn't like about this particular book that wasn't an issue in her others is that it is a little macabre - ghosts, cemeteries, haunted houses, a dead child, and such.

I liked this book, but I can't say it is as good as The Good Girl or Every Last Lie. I think I am going to read Pretty Baby. I have heard that one is edge-of-your-seat like Every Last Lie.

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Monday, May 20, 2019

Random Tuesday

I'm linking up with Stacy for some random fun.

It's almost over.  The school year, that is.  Students have 6 school days remaining, and teachers have 7.  I. Can't. Wait.  It has been a tremendously long school year.  I have been teaching an extra class this year meaning I have no "off" period to make copies, make calls, plan, or grade.  It's been tiring, but the end is in sight.  I still haven't decided if I'm going to retire or teach one more year.  I've been teaching longer than some of you have been alive, probably!

And speaking of work, have you ever had a lunch thief at work?  I have never had my lunch stolen, but I've heard from people who have.  I wonder what possesses someone to take someone else's lunch.  Wouldn't they be afraid they'd be caught?  Not to mention forcing someone to go without or, God forbid, eat school cafeteria food!

According to CNBC, 1 in 5 people admit to having stolen from the community refrigerator.  That's a lot! One man told how he put hot sauce and ghost chili pepper on his leftover wings so he could catch the thief.  Or you could try this:

 My husband tells the story of a secretary at his office who was stealing food, among other things.  She was finally caught, and, of course, fired.  Can you imagine the embarrassment?  Or maybe that's the problem.  Some people just have no shame.

And now...



My middle school sense of humor!


Ever feel like this?
And just to make you smile:
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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Fun Friday

Hope you have a fun Friday!

Peanuts was one of my favorites as a kid.  I had several books of Peanuts comics.  I just love Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the whole gang! (Click to see pictures larger)

Many of my books were the "old style" Charlie Brown/Peanuts characters.  They weren't comic books, but they were paperback books with cartoon after cartoon in them.  I LOVED them!


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