Too rural for me!
I found an old Grit magazine featuring this tiny, tiny post office in Muddy, Illinois. Miss Virginia was postmaster there for many years.
August 2023
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A smooth mouse is a joy forever
Whenever I encounter a problem, I apply Hoarder’s Razor. This principle states that among competing hypotheses, the one with the most disgusting assumptions should be selected or when you have two competing theories that make exactly the same predictions, the nastiest one is the better. Case in point; there was cat hair and/or some other…
Everything old is new again
The origins of Tylenol I am not a pharmacist, but I think 3 grains is a lot. Then again, people didn’t usually visit the drugstore for a mere headache 100+ years ago, unless it was caused by a bullet crease or an axeident. (What they called an ax accident)
Hospital food is not my cup of tea
Wasn’t long ago I was in a rehab facility nursing home recovering from some broken bones… Actually the food was OK… but sooo many pills. And don’t get me started on the commode. I was supposed to ring for somebody when I had to use that, but I gave up and learned to spin on…
Color me recycled
Garbage Truck coloring book! I was going through some stuff in the garage, and I found this McNeilus garbage truck coloring book. What happened was, when I was working ordering parts for a Waste Management repair garage, I had recently been laid off from an airplane factory (guess where!) So when someone needed parts, I…
FLOSS GUILT
I don’t like the floss that comes in a roll, it’s messy. But these plastic flossers that work well for me, they each contribute to the plastic pollution. I know pirhana are not sweet little goldfish, but they don’t deserve to get these stuck between their teeth. A greener way to floss It does help…
Grand Theft Potsie!
OK, Potsie and Ralph Malph did not appear in Ron Howard’s “Grand Theft Auto”. But Mrs. C. was still the mom! It’s a fun movie, and a great way to get the taste of “Cocaine Bear” out of your mouth.
There are many Lapps
I came across this very old postcard in a lot I purchased a while back. This family is glad to pose on their little hill and with their (reindeer?)
A simple cops vs Speeders flick
Here’s a simple movie about an out-of-control cop in a speed-trap town, a stranger with a gaudy, souped-up car out to avenge his brother’s death, plenty of road action but on the same stretch of highway. It’s low budget, and simplistic, but what do you expect- it was made for TV, now it’s on YouTube…
Smoking causes WHAT??
STURGEON GENERAL SAYS SMOKING IS FISHY! Imagine it’s March, 1957. You are relaxing after work, listening to a ball game on the radio, puffing a Chesterfield, and reading the paper. Then you are confronted with this article saying smoking causes CANCER! How many people leaped out of their chair, put out the cigarette, and took…
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