CaliforniaPeggy
CaliforniaPeggy's JournalOK! Time for laughter, thanks to my off-line friend who is also a senior!
Having plans sounds like a good idea until you have to put on clothes and leave the house.
It’s weird being the same age as old people.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older...this is not what I expected.
Life is like a helicopter. I don’t know how to operate a helicopter.
Chocolate is God’s way of telling us he likes us a little bit chubby.
It’s probably my age that tricks people into thinking I’m an adult.
Marriage Counselor: Your wife says you never buy her flowers. Is that true?
Him: To be honest, I never knew she sold flowers.
Never sing in the shower! Singing leads to dancing, dancing leads to slipping, and slipping leads to paramedics seeing you naked. So remember...Don’t sing!
My wife asked me to take her to one of those restaurants where they make the food right in front of you. So I took her to Subway and that’s how the fight started.
I don’t think the therapist is supposed to say “wow,” that many times in your first session but here we are...
I see people about my age mountain climbing; I feel good getting my leg through my underwear without losing my balance.
We can all agree that in 2015 not a single person got the answer correct to, ‘Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?’
So if a cow doesn’t produce milk, is it a milk dud or an udder failure?
If you can’t think of a word say “I forgot the English word for it.” That way people will think you’re bilingual instead of an idiot.
I’m at a place in my life where errands are starting to count as going out.
Coronacoaster noun: the ups and downs of a pandemic. One day you’re loving your bubble, doing work outs, baking banana bread and going for long walks and the next you’re crying, drinking gin for breakfast and missing people you don’t even like.
I’m at that age where my mind still thinks I’m 29, my humor suggests I’m 12, while my body mostly keeps asking if I’m sure I’m not dead yet.
Don’t be worried about your smartphone or TV spying on you. Your vacuum cleaner has been collecting dirt on you for years.
I’m getting tired of being part of a major historical event.
I don’t always go the extra mile, but when I do it’s because I missed my exit.
How many of us have looked around our family reunion and thought “Well aren’t we just two clowns short of a circus?”
At what point can we just start using 2020 as profanity? As in: “That’s a load of 2020.” or “What in the 2020.” or “abso-2020-lutely.”
You don’t realize how old you are until you sit on the floor and then try to get back up.
We all get heavier as we get older, because there's a lot more information in our heads. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
**Friday's Coming! **
Are you ready? 
https://www.democraticunderground.com/103681419
Another lesson! This one I did by myself...it was time!
This photo is the unedited version:
This is the edited version:
Neither are perfect, since I'm still learning. Nonetheless, I'm not too unhappy with the second one. The color is accurate to how the moon looked.
***Here's the time frame for the December contest: Autumn
Submissions will start December 11th.
Prelims will start December 18th.
Finals will start December 21st.
I will announce the winners just before Christmas.
So now you have from today until December 11th to find something in your archives you think represents autumn , or you can get safely out to take photos that represent autumn to you!
Have a great time!
A Holiday Post to Make You Smile:
About those Christmas Lights. I don’t mean to be a grinch however....
To those of you who are placing Christmas lights/decorations in your yards, would you please avoid anything that has Red or Blue flashing lights together? Every time I come around the corner, I think it's the police and I have a panic attack! I mean seriously....
I have to brake hard, toss my wine out the window, fasten my seat belt, throw my phone on the floor, put my facemask back on, turn my radio down, and push the gun under the seat! All while trying to drive! I'm pretty talented, but it's getting old!
I know 2020 has been a sh*# show, but It's just too much drama, even for Christmas! Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.🎄and hope I made you laugh just a little today.
Announcing the theme for the December Photo Contest: Autumn
Autumn! What comes to your mind when you consider this time of year?
Holidays like Halloween, or Thanksgiving? Or the climate changes with trees turning and temperatures falling?
Whatever you think of when you consider autumn, now's the time to look around for a photo that will show us how you see it.
I will announce the timeline by the end of this week!
From NewsFlector: How VP Harris can sideline MoscowMitch.
Even if the Democrats don’t win control of the Senate, there is a way to strip Mitch McConnell of his power for good: priority recognition.According to Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the Constitution, the Vice President is also the President of the Senate. The Majority Leader is not a position that exists anywhere in the Constitution. The reason that the Majority Leader has near-dictatorial powers to control floor votes is because of a tradition that dates back to 1937. The tradition is that the Vice President gives the floor leaders priority recognition. Most notably, this is not a rule in the Senate.
As President of the Senate, Vice President Harris could give any senator priority recognition. That senator could then decide on all legislation that is brought before the entire Senate. Even with a minority in the Senate, Vice President Harris could simply give Chuck Schumer priority recognition. He could decide what is voted on and what isn’t.
This would change everything. Without Mitch McConnell to hide behind, the moderate Republican Senators would be forced to vote down every Cabinet member, bill, resolution, everything that Harris would want done. Without McConnell, anything even remotely popular with at least two senators would pass. Including getting a cabinet assembled.
I see some debate as to what the Senate rules do and do not permit. I encourage everyone to read this article on the actual written rules and why the Majority Leader is so powerful today. It should be noted, however, unlike the House of Representatives, a large part of the Senate rules is tradition. As Mitch McConnell will gladly tell you, tradition is not written rule.
Also, This wouldn’t be the first time Schumer has done something like this. And yes, while there’s the possibility of rule changes, they cannot change the Constitution. At the end of the day, Madame Vice President Harris is President of the Senate. Period. Not Mitch McConnell.
Short article; nothing more at the link. The original article has live links embedded in it and they lead to further interesting discussions.
https://newsflector.com/how-vp-harris-can-sideline-moscow-mitch/?fbclid=IwAR3gHll0PgOxVhUfrZXzuA_kRP_nj_T2Ht3HSd9J4DzwoNUsE_awVYOCqhA
Thanksgiving photos!
My husband carving our half turkey!
Cranberry sauce:
At dinner:
The end of my wine:
Here's one of mine; it's not a haiku.
I was lucky enough to have it published.
A Thick Gold Band--or The Taxi Driver
Rounded edges glowed
true
brown velvet was his hand and dark from Ethiopia
the gold ring
shone
The radio sang
music quick and fast
voices agile joyful rhythmic
was he homesick
had he been back
The gold band spoke of love
perhaps a wife a child
I didn’t ask
The gold ring shone.
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Name: PeggyGender: Female
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Home country: USA
Current location: At home
Member since: Thu Feb 3, 2005, 02:41 PM
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