THE SIGNALS FROM YOUR HOME APPLIANCES

ACTING 101

VALENTINE'S DAY 2026!

Just be careful when smelling the roses!

Anyway...enjoy your Valentine's Day!

ARE YOU DEAD?

Are You Dead?, also known by its English name Demumu, is a Chinese application designed for people living alone. It requires setting up one emergency contact and sends automatic notifications if the user has not checked in via the app for consecutive days. It was released on the App Store on 10 June 2025. In early January 2026, the application gained popularity due to its name and the issue of safety for people living alone, and ranked high on the list of paid applications in the Chinese region of the Apple App Store before being removed. (WIKIPEDIA)

Am I Inactive?

I have always been inactive in life but why wait until now to remove me?

My New Year Celebration!

That's the spirit!

NEW YEAR WISH!

                                                             As you get older, this happens a lot!

THE ANNUAL GRUMPY OLD MEN REUNION!

It's almost the end of the year so, as it always does at this time, the Grumpy Old Men Club held its annual reunion at a park bench to bid farewell to 2025 where, after much discussion and heated arguments, we decided to hold next year's meetings someplace other than a park bench. The reason? We've been bothered too much by all the damned pigeons hanging around looking for crumbs!

TWO SHADES OF GRINCH

Yes! Don't get me wrong.  I enthusiastically love Christmas but there's another side to the Yuletide Season I just simply hate...and that is the crowds at department stores, the long, long lines at cashiers, the prices being hiked up on everything and the fact that it's all over, done with and gone so quickly.  Still, unlike the Grinch, I have never, ever hated Christmas. 

CHRISTMAS 2025 WISH LIST!

I have compiled a very exhaustive and thorough list of great gifts I would like to receive on this Christmas Season. And if past history serves as a guide, I know very well my list will be ignored as it typically has been the case for the last 70 plus years...but who cares! It's always a delightful exercise to think about all those lovely girls I know I'll never meet!

ELF ON THE CLARINET!

Apparently, the Elf on the Shelf has no taste in music!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY 2025!

ACTING! - WHEN YOU LOOK AT CLEAVAGE!

 

            “Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. You get a sense of it and then you look away.” ― Jerry Seinfeld

WHEN YOU'RE GROUCHY, YOU'RE GROUCHY!

...and of course, I next bumped into the store window glass!

GOOGLING YOU

In the old days, all your first dates were largely based on mutual trust and common interests taken mostly at face value and if you possessed the gift of gab you could easily win your date's confidence.  However, that gave way to a lot of pretending, lying and making up all sorts of deceitful stories.  Google has put an end to those cheap tactics. Now anyone can check up on your bio records and instantly know if you're a fake, an impostor or the real McCoy!

ACTING...ON THE GOLF COURSE

You may stink at golf but remember: no matter how lousy you are at every sport, the main thing is to act like a pro and forge ahead even if you're just a clumsy bum like me!

THE SOUNDS OF OLD AGE

I'm finding out that senior citizens' bodies work in a different way with each passing year.

THE COMMANDMENT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT!

FOCUS ON MYSELF!

Focusing on yourself means prioritizing your own needs, personal growth, and well-being. It involves understanding yourself, practicing self-compassion, setting healthy boundaries, and cultivating self-esteem. It's not selfish, but rather a necessary step in becoming the best version of yourself. 

THROUGH THE LOOKING EYEGLASS!