The IRS does it. The Federal Government does it. We should do it too.I wouldn't go as far as JWL stripping Wallstreet top management of all their assets and throwing owrow th them into the street with a tin cup but I'm not opposed
I've got my Taro cards laid out right in front of my crystal ball. This is what I see:"The Decider (you know the guy I'm talking about)," after ramming through a bail out plan, now expects congress to rubber stamp this blank c
After a week of disturbed sleep most likely caused by watching America unraveling at the seams, I woke this morning to see our President (you know, "The Decider," the guy who has ruined everything he has touched; the guy whose own wife coul
One of the things I haven't liked about politics for a long time has been the divisive ads and attacks on the opposing candidate especially when they are not based in truth. Claims are made to portray ourselves in the best light and claims
I think Labor Day has become my all time favorite holiday while living in Johnstown. Starting Friday night until Monday night there are two awesome festivals in which to immerse your senses. There is the Cambria City Ethnic Festival and t
This past Sunday as I was dozing on the couch, the telephone rang and I heard Honey answer it and say, "Do you want to go to the hospital? I'll be right up." Honey wasn't the only one who was right up, I was too. S
Or at least the human race would be doomed if you were counting on mature women to populate the earth. Maybe that is why our bodies are designed to stop producing eggs at around this stage of life. Mother nature, in her infinite
It's official! On July 3rd I purchased insurance for the business I didn't really want to start. Huh? It seems that this area is not hiring Princesses at the rate of pay I think I deserve. Sure I want to be a nine to f
I think I may have stumbled into a secret CIA training center for junior operatives. "But Catty," you are thinking, "you were visiting your grandkids in Cleveland and stripping wallpaper at your brother's house."Yes it wa
As kids, me and my brothers always had some sort of pet. When I think back I remember a parade of pets. We tried turtles, fish, lizards none of which lasted very long. They fade from memory without a mishap at least on the human end
It's been a busy weekend. Busy on the health and dying end. We are all trying to adjust to Honey's Dad having a catheter to drain his bladder. It's not such a big deal. He's home and not in pain. He's
On to matters of a more serious nature . . .Last night, I was on my way into the basement with the cat hot on my trail when I stopped dead in my tracks at the bottom of the stairs. The cat crashed into the back of my legs but I didn't even
It's dark up there and you are scaring yourself.Mom, you might as well skip this post because I am swearing. A LOT! People need hobbies or jobs or to just shut the FUCK up! Here:
As a nod to the French history of Pennsylvania and on the heels of the wildly popular French manicure, I present to you: The farmer's manicure. Do not be confused by cheap imitations like the mechanics manicure. This manicure is achie
The allergies struck with a vengeance on Monday. You would think I would remember the warning signs from the previous years or at least that every Mother's Day I should have starting my allergy medications, but I don't. Maybe it&
Not really. That would be me and Honey's room. This is "The Man's" former teen cave. I fixed the cracks and painted everything. Then I added new blinds (to confuse the cats) and a matching bed ensemble (that&
My favorite part of the local newspaper is the Readers' Forum. It entertains me for minutes on end. There are nice letters of thanks and those that sing the praises of recent performances, or school programs, or community events. 
I just paid for another year of blog service then go silent. One month, three entries. Sad, very sad.Maybe I'm just depressed because my candidate didn't have the big win here in PA. It's just too white here in PA. Oh su
I have found a new vacation wonderland. The desert southwest. Maybe it's the novelty of something new but this was paradise. Warm and dry without all that sticky humidity. If we wanted wet, the hotel had a pool.
All our bags are packed. We're ready to go. He's standing impatiently tapping his toe beside the door. Feel free to hum along. He enjoyed waking me up to go bye bye. Ok, enough of that. Not to curse myself,
A couple months back Honey was looking at airfares and came across a really good deal to Phoenix, Arizona. He asked me, "what do you think, or did you have enough desert on your last trip?"
We woke up at seven this morning and after looking over the sixty new channels Honey traded for Showtime, we have come to the conclusion that there still isn't anything to watch on TV. I convinced Honey to brave the elements and try a new p
I'm retired. Well, at least from the orange apron. Now all my former co-workers are lining up to have me come make their houses pretty. I have already put in 20 hours at Diane's house. Her hubby likes to do home improv
A new musical group? Nope, just a couple of things you can make with stuff from your garden. Yes, I know the garden is dead and under the remnants of a foot of snow. This is Pesto you would have made in the summer when your basil wa