Saving face
August 3, 2021
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Today’s cultural moment
August 3, 2021
3 Comments | comfort & joy, musical offerings | Tagged: B&B Project, Requiem for a Dream | Permalink
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Local mom drops bored kids off at school three weeks early
August 2, 2021From The Babylon Bee.
CHARLOTTE, NC—Local mom Denise James was seen Monday morning dropping her kids off at Hathaway Middle School, which raised a few eyebrows in her community since school doesn’t start for another three weeks.
James’s three children, ages 11, 9, and 7, reportedly spent the day sitting on the front steps of the school, backpacks on, sack lunches in hand. When asked why they were at school early, the oldest, Aiden, said: “We told my mom we were bored… again.”
“They have five iPads upstairs, two dirt bikes in the garage and a water slide, and they want to say they’re BORED? I don’t think so,” James said. “I told them if they said the word ‘bored’ one more time, they were going to school. I wasn’t joking.”
The tension in James’s home began to build at the beginning of July, when the mom of three realized they had gotten to the end of their “summer activities” list a month too soon. VBS, baseball games and science camp ended at the end of June, and with them, James’s sanity.
“I tried to hold on. Other parents told me it would get better,” James explained. “But it didn’t. I couldn’t take it anymore.”
Critics have suggested James’s parenting tactics are too extreme. Others have said she didn’t go far enough. For her part, James shows no signs of changing her mind.
“I have no regrets.”
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Monday chuckles
August 2, 2021
4 Comments | circus of life | Tagged: Charlie Berens, midwest meets east coast, On Wisconsin! | Permalink
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Happy National Girlfriends Day
August 1, 2021Yes, it’s a real thing.
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A group of girlfriends, all aged 40, discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Ocean View because the waiters there were so handsome.
Ten years later, at age 50, the friends again discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Ocean View because the food and wine were so good.
Ten years later, at age 60, the friends again discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Ocean View because it had the nicest restrooms.
Ten years later, at age 70, the friends again discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Ocean View because it was wheelchair accessible.
Ten years later, at age 80, the friends again discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Ocean View because they had never been there before.
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Sunday musical offering
August 1, 2021
1 Comment | comfort & joy, musical offerings | Tagged: Brandenburg Concerto #3, Johann Sebastian Bach, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra | Permalink
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Caturday chuckles
July 31, 2021
15 Comments | animal crackers | Tagged: cats | Permalink
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Caturday funnies
July 31, 2021
8 Comments | animal crackers | Tagged: cats, Simon's Cat | Permalink
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Fractured history
July 30, 2021
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Friday happy dance
July 30, 2021
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