Recent Comments

1. 13 days ago on Crabgrass

   My mom volunteered to teach “uneducable” kids to read back in the 1960s and 1970s – and yes, that was how those kids were labeled.

   She started them off with comic books.

   She ended up with ~100 speed readers reading at college level.

   So kindly take that anti-comic bigotry and dump it. Comics are GREAT!

   Oh, and she also had two ADHD, dyslexic kids who were avid readers by the age of 6, and read at college level by 6th grade. And we LOVED comics, too.

2. 21 days ago on Back to B.C.

   I read the dictionary (World Book Encyclopedia version, both volumes) when I was 9. My father read his family’s dictionary at roughly the same age. We both enjoyed it, and we both went on to gleefully baffling people with our erudite BS.

   Hey, everyone needs hobby.

3. about 2 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   Christmas is a lovely way to beat the summer heat – I’ve had Christmas ornaments out since early June! Then my local charity thrift shop decided to have a Christmas in July sale… ah well, who needs a budget anyway, right?

   The weather reports must have the temperatures wrong, there are snowmen (and snowwomen) all over my house.

4. 3 months ago on Aunty Acid

   Now we all know that you aren’t dyslexic. I have to look at my hands and figure out which one I write with – I’m right-handed. Please give me N-S-E-W or, even better, really obvious landmarks!

   I once got lost going around the block. I was lost in Washington, DC, for 4 hours trying to get across the river to Arlington. I learned to ALWAYS have a map. But I have interesting trips!

5. 3 months ago on Jerry King Comics

   I got a computer for $5 at a garage sale once. It took a while to clean out all the viruses (what the heck was that idiot doing with it – no, I don’t want to know), but once I got it cleaned up and organized, it worked fine for the next 8-9 years.

   I could use another $5 garage sale computer.

6. 9 months ago on Daddy's Home

   Soaking for a good 15-20 minutes loosens what’s stuck and makes sure that you don’t end up scratching dishes and cookware.

   Cookware is expensive, take the time.

7. 10 months ago on Lola

   Let’s just say “Season’s Greetings!” to all! After all, there are so VERY MANY celebrations in December.

   I personally like to mix it up as much as I can remember to. No one has so far objected, not that they could stop me.

8. 10 months ago on One Big Happy

   The Mayflower wasn’t even the first ship of English settlers to North America. That was Jamestown, Virginia in 1607.

9. 10 months ago on JumpStart

   I’m a “leftie” and my main artificial tree is 35 years old and counting. I also have several mini-trees around the same age.

   You can’t judge a person’s political leanings by their Christmas tree.

10. 10 months ago on JumpStart

    The local charity thrift store has 5 artificial trees for sale, beautiful ones, too. I’m pretty sure that an artificial tree that was used for years by one family and will now be used for years by another is better for the environment than a real tree. Cheaper, too!