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1. 4 days ago on Drabble

   Our sign that civilization as we knew it coming to an end, was the lounge “entertainer” with the syn keyboard singing “Disco Duck” in a Donald Duck voice. Thirty years later and I STILL can’t get it out of my head!

2. 5 days ago on Sherman's Lagoon

   Waiting for proof on that “waste” besides funding what mucktrump don’t like. You know, anyone who isn’t male, white and rich (most born into their money, like trump and muck). All I’ve heard is lies about the “waste” they’ve found, like “150-year-olds collecting SS, $600,000 on sushi” and other really old, really stupid, internet lies. One of our state reps tried to pass off those lies in a speech and got caught! It’d be funny if our tax dollars weren’t paying for him to DO HIS JOB, not surf the internet for silly lies. Next thing, he’ll be claiming certain groups of non-white people are eating pets. Oh wait, that was alerady done by the convicted felon and Shady, the guy who claimed a complete work of fiction was his “memoir” and isn’t even ashamed of doing so.

3. 6 days ago on Sherman's Lagoon

   It’s called “seed money” and everyone does it. At one restaurant the hubster’s trio plays at, their only pay is tips and one free meal. “Seeding” the tip jar helps customers realize that A. That big jar that says “tips” is for tips, and B. It’s really nice to support musicians who work hard and spend money buying instruments and equipment just to entertain you.

4. 8 days ago on Drabble

   We don’t go near the carboard ones because they always smell like mold. Plus, messy. I do let the cats have boxes to scratch and sleep in, if they smell okay (nothing from amazon, because strong mold and toxic chemical smell on everything). Some cats prefer horizonal (especially if they have arthritis), but most prefer vertical, so they can stretch. One of my cats uses both. Scratching poles have to be strong enough for the cat to stretch all the way up, and sturdy enough to not wobble or tip. Never use carpet as the scratching part, unless you want to teach your cat to scratch on your carpet. The best scratching medium is sisal. Not the rope variety, though, which is cheaper but has sharp shards that feel like glass to the poor cat. Check out Purrfect Posts for the BEST scratching post ever! My littlest kitty (8 pounds) prefers the big Mondo, while the medium one likes the regular posts, because she likes to sit on the top of them. For hours. The biggest cat prefers the smallest posts we have, the ones on their “modern” cat trees, which are less tree and more furniture. Go figure!

5. 20 days ago on Big Nate

   Many comics are written for a broad audience range. Cartoons, as well. Bugs Bunny, for instance, often dealt with some complex issues beneath the slapstick and surface jokes, . The Simpsons, Bullwinkle, Scooby all appeal to adults as well as kids.

6. 20 days ago on Big Nate

   I will never get tired of School Picture Guy! I love him and all his side jobs! He could have his own spin-off!

7. 20 days ago on Sherman's Lagoon

   I also think everything should be a Scooby Doo plot. And I hope this time, it is!

8. about 1 month ago on Drabble

   I would love to see the end of the “reality” teevee/kardashian/“influencer” spackled on make-up trend! Along with their heavy addiction to Botox, bloated fish lips, and bad plastic surgery, as well. I recently saw an ad for a product that would give you “full lips without the filler”- and it was a small handheld tube that you filled with their special goo, then you put the lid back on and poked your face with the lid, which was covered in pin-like things, so you were literally poking holes in your face! Would it make your lips look “fuller”? Yes, from the inflammation and damage!

   As women age, our eyebrows also tend to thin, sometimes to practically nothing, while ironically, men’s brows get fuller and take on a life of their own! Women look younger when they fill in their eyebrows (not overdoing it), just as men look younger when they trim their wooly caterpillar brows! I’ve seen some guys with brows so long, they could be used for a comb-over. ;)

9. about 1 month ago on Drabble

   I used to be an account manager for a major cosmetics company. I loved when I got to help customers in the stores! It’s amazing what the power of a simple lipstick has on a middle-aged woman who just found out her husband has been cheating on her and dumping her and the kids for Sally Sidecar, or the one I will never forget, the woman with the most gorgeous hair in the world who was starting chemo the next day for breast cancer. That pretty pink lipstick brightened up her face and gave her courage to carry on. When I was struck with a mysterious illness that could have taken my life, I used my favorite lipgloss for courage as we rushed, once again, to emergency. The lipgloss made me feel like ME again, like look, here I am in the mirror, doing normal things like I do when I’m healthy. This happened a few years after I met the woman with cancer, so I hope that lipstick kept her strong during the loss of her gorgeous hair and the fight against breast cancer. Never underestimate the power of a good lipstick. Also, as we age, light-skinned women get paler, dark undereye circles get darker, and age spots pop up in various places. A little bit of make-up brightens the face and covers some of those problems. It’s not “self-deception” any more than you using deodorant to control smell and wetness.

10. about 1 month ago on Drabble

    Cosmetics and skin care regimes can make us feel good. Those with healthy self-esteem, like your wife, do it for themselves. And many of today’s cosmetic items are good for the skin. What you really need to question, though, is why you’re concerned with your wife looking and feelign her best. That sounds like a lack of self-esteem on your part.