Letters from North America Archives
Last Dance — the Final
Article
In my opinion anyone who thinks that being married
is a 50/50 type of relationship is …
I’m
beginning to wonder if the word ‘logic’ and
‘business’ can be used in the same sentence
he Queen’s
purse?
I don’t know about you, but the thought of this
actually taking place turns my stomach…
In spite of all of the so called ‘labor’ saving
devices that I own.
Got a cell phone? I’ll give you something to think
about. Try tumors for your brain
Some things
I wish I could get
resolved before I leave this old planet
Twenty years ago, you had to actually memorize phone
numbers
I
think might just bring a smile to your face
Perhaps
it’s just me and maybe I’m weird or something
I may need
to look into buying a hearing aids.
I
suppose my next biggest gripe would have to be
This just
goes to prove my point that you are only as old as
you feel
Memorial
Day
Perry’s
law’
Lord help
me if I’ve ever got to live by myself.
A few weeks
ago, I wrote about all of the extra charges being
proposed …
My first
purchase of any sort of electronic device
Man on the
street
The process
of getting older brings with it a number of
challenges for all of us.
MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER
PEOPLE
What a
difference a week makes.
When I walked
into the dog pound…
March is
usually the month I choose to pick on the United
States Post Office
My, how time
flies
I don’t do
good with sick
My wife and I just got back from a trip to the west
coast
The Idiots Guide to Marriage
Shoes
The health
club I belong to has a machine for everything…
Why buy it, if you can’t use it?
Head to the
nursery and buy new flowers and plants.
Special delivery
letter to Iranian President I’madinnerjacket.
OK…..so I missed the deadline for getting a column
out about Christmas….I’m not perfect.
I consider
computers to be friendly things
I often
wonder how we ever accomplished any business in the
years before computers.
Do we do Thanksgiving in San Tropez or Staad?
My wife thinks I am becoming cynical the older I
get. I hope she is wrong.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner
I
can’t remember if the one we do in the fall is to
put us into daylight savings or to take us out of it
My wife’s’ grandmother
used to tell us that she looked at the obituaries every
morning
Remote controls
have done more to produce couch potatoes than any other
device.
As I’ve always
said… no good deed goes unpunished
Tell
that to the families of those six murdered individuals.
Welcome, Peary
Perry, bookaholic
I’d rather be pecked
to death by ducks than to…
Everyone
in the country seems to have their panties in a wad...
Real fruit???
Who goes where without hurting
anyone’s feelings?
We keep these
things near and dear to or hearts.
Everyone
seems to be up in arms over this global warming thing.
The word
slow doesn’t do justice to how they work at this station
90 is the
new 60 as far as I’m concerned
Our lives
are being controlled by technology
NINE WORDS/PHRASES
WOMEN USE
Anyone who has
been married as long as I have…
Our youngest
son is getting married in a few weeks.
Thank God I
only have two knees!
You would
think the older you get the smarter you would be, wouldn’t
you?
I will not
get into my opinion about what I think of today’s ‘funny’
papers
Here we
go with Father’s day again
This
totally destroys the concept of non biased journalism
You might recall
a skit from the old Monty Python television show
Perhaps
we just see what we want to, when we want to do so.
The ‘too much’
information age
Getting
older – knees and ears
Television
has changed marriages
Pagers are
out, cell phones are in.
Live for
today, tomorrow is promised to no one.
Keep
nothing but what you need to feed yourself
Honey I think
that picture would look good on that wall
A sense of personal responsibility
The differences
between men and women and how they think – or don't
think.
National Friendship
Week
My first
trip was to the post office
Stick a
fork in me…I’m done
So much to write
about, so little time
We are moving…..
Today, topics
which haven’t been in the news as of late
“The
sky is falling…the sky is falling"
The world is
going mad
Dear Mr. President
I am the symbol
of their nutritional bailout
Slow down and
smell the coffee or whatever
The
best of intentions… 2009
My golden
retriever was very surprised to see me in a Santa suit!
What
happened to America part 3
What happened
to America part 2
What happened
to America part 1
Here
it is Thanksgiving again
Two weeks
ago, when the election was over
After nearly
two years we have selected the leader of our country
Someone won
the election and someone lost
Japanese
woman faces prison
I like to pay
my bills
My
50 year high school reunion is coming up
This
is an actual college application essay
I must be weird…
Stock markets
enter into free fall
MUDSLINGING
The brains of dead
flies
I'm highly
suspicious of research
Junk Mail
Medicare
fraud
Move
beyond reach of our modern society
Dependent
upon foreign oil
Two funerals and
a wedding
Dear Queen
We have a
new twist coming along to contend with…..ghost voting
The
dumbing down of America
Wow…..I’m
impressed.
Not in
our good old state legislature
Some things
are better left alone!
You’d think this was
a no brainer wouldn’t you?
Texas wives with campaign contributions
Their home
countries won’t accept them back!
All at taxpayer
expense!
It’s so good
to see you!
Who can
afford to buy any new stuff?
Character counts,
don’t forget it.
Organization
to prevent abuse to vegetables??
The transparent bag
of garbage —
PSA went from 4.3
to 3.5
I’m sad.
I was not aware
that the United States Congress was supposed to be sticking
its nose into …
I am
not a big fan of our government, but having said that...
Mini-vacation….
NOT
OK, so what’s the
big deal
Semper Fi
Mad rush for passports..
Sex with robots?
As it is
used in the phrase ‘public servant’
Do you
know Benny?
Anyway, here
is my sad story.…
I’ve fallen into
a quandary and can’t get up
How
was your Christmas?
Too many
clichés?
Justice?
LaborHalloweenThankfulChristmas
Choices?
Kids
Are The Future
Please
Press One
Government Money
Pappy's
Last Role Call
Money Ball
Hotel Shmotel
Growing Technology
Contacts and Connections
Work it
Workout
Time and
Money?
Rent a pet?
– those crazy Californians!
Politics
and Security
Hungry
like a wolf
Death and
taxes…no escaping either one is there?
Ok…let’s
see if I’ve got this correct
Government
and Credit
Dear Gunter
New York..
Here I come!
Peary
goes postal 2007
Valid ID?
You’re getting
OLD
Sorry bill collector
lady
So much
to write about, so little time.
Dumb gadgets
Where did those
sayings come from?
National
Word Police Force?
It's called
EASTER
Fire Ants
You have
always heard me say that I thought the internet was
a good thing.
Suppose
you are a substitute teacher in a small town
Wives keep us
from that fate
Anna
Nichol vs President Bush – Google wars
Is a dress
really worth that much?
Someone once
said that ‘humor is the best medicine
Our nation's
children are at risk
Galaxy Expedition
History
Repeats Itself
Speaker
Nancy
Happy New
Year – 2007
Bah Humbug
Gift Wrapping
Ornament Faeries
The
Christkindlmarket of Chicago
Heartburn relief?
Vote and Veterans
Day
I'm so sorry…
Lost
in Translation
Swivel
Chair Racing?
Crazy laws…
We've all heard
the news about...
Getting old…
National Friendship Week
We are at
war…
Those movie
cowboys…
German beer
and sausage…
Make a million
and retire early
Life is
too short for this nonsense…
Going up… Senator?
Home alone
By the time you
read this
The motivation for
my weekly comments generally…
I don't care
if you are a Republican, Democrat or whatever…
Superman
is not real
A few weeks
back I wrote about a grocery store chain…
Ok, gang… let's
play the Mr. Silly game.
Did I mention
how beautiful she is…
Now that we
have the Internet…
Science fiction
writers often talk about the 'parallel universe'.
About the only
things all of us have in common…
I don't begrudge
anyone for wanting to come to this country…
Once
in a while it's better to just go fishing…
Many years
ago
Point Misery-
North Dakota – (4 hours ago)
Sometimes I question
my own sanity
Dear God
Last week I
was trying to figure out…
You would think
that in this modern age of ours…
Last week I got
into a discussion with a couple of my sons …
Age Activated Attention
Deficit Disorder.
Here I am sitting
at the airport the other day looking around..
First-class for congressmen
Winter
Olympics
I don’t really
believe in Karma or stuff such as this…
Would you like
fries with that?
I don’t care
what anyone says, life is tough.
Vacation
home… don't do it!
We’ve all heard
the old saying, ”if he didn’t have bad luck,..”
Are we all going
crazy, or does it just seem that way?
Dear Mr. Ethics
Man…
Most of the time
I sit before this computer…
The agonies
of voice mail…
Was there
such a thing as 'political correctness' fifty years
ago?
There
are just some tricks you cannot teach an old dog.
Boy talk
about a dollar short and a day late.
Thanksgiving
is about being thankful…
Medicare
– another bureaucratic snowball?
Thank a
veteran…
Last week, my
lovely wife bought a book…
With any luck…
Once in a while
you do something that really hurts your heart.
In this week's
paper there is a photograph I find very disturbing.
I got a great idea…
Ok you've heard
enough from me about…
After
the news report the other night I called my neighbor…
For several weeks
after 9/11…
I am sure we
have all seen the pictures of the gulf coast.
Most
of us are honest, hardworking folks just trying to get
along.
Have we
lost our collective national minds or what?
I really wish
my mama had sat me down and explained…
Not
remodeled, updated. Whatever that means…
What a
revolting development this is…
Every
day at sea, the boat gets one foot shorter
Remodeling
your house while living in it
I’m alive…I’ve
gotten a reprieve
Life is funny
All I can is I'm
sorry
The Missed Wife
Einstein's Theory
of Luggage
Sunday School
Women,
Women I just don't understand
On Grand
parenting
Peary Goes
Back to School
Trade Deficit
Numbers
Greenies
An adventure
to remember
Riches
and Diet
I'm still learning
Be very afraid
Do you know Benny
Goodenberger?
Reading vs
Television
Peary's Pet
Peeves
Class
settle down
Diet Q & A
Is that
your luggage ticking?"
Kids and Sports
Competition
PC Holidays
‘Reality’
Shows
You don't want
to ask that
Election
Blues
Baseball Moms
Tidal Wave of Crime
Expiration
Dates
Buyer Beware
News Drama
Gasoline
Prices
Bipartisan
Circle of
Life
Olympic
Events
Conventional Silliness
AARP for Astronauts,
Black Holes & Peanut Butter
Horrors
of Grand fatherhood
Disposable
Nation
Flowers and the
oil cartels
Murphy's Law
Firsts
Timbuktu
50-50
Clocks
Men and Tools
Training for
Newly Weds
Wives
Study on Prisoner
Re-entry in Texas
Presidential Candidates
The semi-retired
Voice mail
Awards
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