Category Archives: Humerous

You Have A Right To Remain Silent

Posted on October 28, 2014 by oldmainer

I don’t like doctors.  I don’t mean personally.  I have had a couple that have been really nice.  I guess what I mean is, I don’t like what they say and do.  I have yet to have one of them … Continue reading →

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The Funny Side of Reality

Posted on October 13, 2014 by oldmainer

I once heard a story about a person that was having their garage door opener replaced.  They told the repairman that they thought they would need a least a 1/2 horsepower motor.  The repairman said he didn’t think that was … Continue reading →

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The Days Of Wine And Noses

Posted on September 29, 2014 by oldmainer

I don’t remember when I had my first sip of wine, but I do remember that it was not favorable.  It was dry and tart.  Not at all what I would expect from a respectable grape.  But, as young men … Continue reading →

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Going Under Cover

Posted on September 13, 2014 by oldmainer

I don’t know why it is, but even after all these years of wedded bliss, there are still a couple of things that defy being resolved.  I mean,  we share everything.  There hasn’t been a mine and hers for a … Continue reading →

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And You Thought It Was Just Me

Posted on September 10, 2014 by oldmainer

Finally, someone has made sense out of it all.  And the results are not surprising.  I’ve suspected it all along.  I just never could prove it.  I’m talking about some of the side effects to the aging process.  You know … Continue reading →

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Surviving the Seventies

Posted on September 6, 2014 by oldmainer

Will Rogers once said “We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work it’s way through Congress.  Ah, but if only we could.  Today I would not be aging at all. I know that when people … Continue reading →

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And The Winner Is

Posted on September 4, 2014 by oldmainer

I  can’t believe it is that time again.  I mean, where did the time go?  Where did the warm summer days and cricket filled nights disappear to.  Of course we knew it was coming.  It always does, just like clockwork.  … Continue reading →

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Immaculate Perception

Posted on August 25, 2014 by oldmainer

Originally posted on oldmainer:
When I was a manager, the task that I disliked more then any other was preparing the annual performance appraisals of my employees. Each year, I would struggle to make pertinent comments while showing compassion.  That…

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Work In Progress

Posted on August 23, 2014 by oldmainer

When we moved into this house, one of the first things I did was set up my shop.  I was fortunate in that the previous owner had left me a homemade bench and some pegboard on one wall.  There was … Continue reading →

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To Do Or Not To Do

Posted on August 3, 2014 by oldmainer

Years ago, upon buying our first house, it didn’t take long to come to the realization that home ownership was a work in progress.  Modifications and maintenance is never completed.  Things break, fade, bend, scratch, rot, leak, and just throw … Continue reading →

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