I was reading an article online with the local classic rock station on and the radio jock starting talking about odds of things happening. ...

A "bump" from Nov. '08.  No one commented, so perhaps no one or not many saw it. Unlike many of my stories, this is a true on...

Wow, just noticed how long it had been since my last post.  In my defense, I was offline for the better part of the last five days because ...

A "bump" of this post from August of '08 because today is the anniversary of the first day of Woodstock. I remember that su...

Note:  A "bump" from 2008. All day today the History Channel had several programs (three, I think, repeated) on D-Day. It'...

I was just about to click the link to delete all the junk in my spam folder earlier and saw this: I know the subject line is intende...

Ameslan \ AM-uh-slan, AM-slan \ noun 1. American Sign Language. HANDSPEAK.COM says the word is an old one and obsolete since th...

You Like Names That Are Forgotten and Quirky You prefer a name that's offbeat, but not made up. You like old names that are in...

This is one of the 1625 videos (at the time of this post) from the YouTube channel of Mary Thomassen . Most are of the same nature; M...

It's been in the news lately: Texas to Execute #500 as though it was some sort of crazy fire sale where only the first 500 custom...

There's a lottery frenzy going on right now;  the Mega Millions jackpot is $170 million and the Powerball is up to $350 million.  I b...

Updated original post from April '06. The links to the "Love God's Way" website seem to be invalid, now, sorry. This b...

A long time ago I worked for a local drilling contractor; it was a small company and at the time had only six rigs and I did stints on thre...

My friends and regular readers know I seldom get too serious here. There are zillions of other forums in which to do that and I'd rat...

I used to be involved in the soon-to-be defunct MSN Groups and a few years ago I saw a post in the main help group Community Feedback ( ofte...

Was sitting here earlier and heard on the TV that the MegaMillions jackpot was over 200 million. I play the lottery some, not always, but tr...

The Rev. M.B. Smith PAMPA - The Rev. M.B. Smith, 88, died Saturday, June 14, 2003. The Rev. Smith was born to Nelson and Ora Sivells Smith ...

I'm sure looking forward to the Packers/Cowboys game tonight. I hope the Pokes can beat 'em, and I think they will. (probably jinxed...

Today's Word of the Day (feed in right-hand column) plaintive \PLAYN-tiv\, adjective: Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad...

Kid Rock staying silent over US election Kid Rock has claimed that celebrities should keep quiet about their political beliefs. The musician...