NOBODY ASKED ME, BUT - - -

Nobody asked me, but - - -

Is it just my imagination that various uninvited charity mailings containing name and address labels arrive as a perverted interpretation of the Maltusian theory on food production and population? In my case, the less snail mail I produce - the more free name and address stickers I receive.
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Is there any memory more satisfying that that of pulling into your driveway after a tough work day and spying your young child sitting in the living room window anxiously awaiting your arrival?
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Many quotes are attributed to Albert Einstein. "Two of my favorites are: "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has it's limits."

The second quote, and one which I experienced first hand recently, is "Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
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Is there anything more beautiful than the glow on the face of a newly pregnant woman? Okay, there is the other one - but this is a family blog.
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Making a decision on cremation and then paying for it is part of a life cycle. We start out as kids being required to practice the three "R's" - "Reading , Riting, and Rithmatic" and,when we get old we, of our own volition, practice two entirely different "R's": "Resolution and Resignation."
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Isn't it amazing that you can sit on your back porch as Seniors looking up at those "huffy puffy clouds and still enjoy making cloud pictures like you did back when you were a kid or a young lover?
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In referring to a recent comment I made about the electoral process, I believe most voters go to the polls appearing to have watched too much TV.

By repeatedly voting for incumbents for whom they profess little love, they appear to be like characters in a Frito-Lay ad. They can't seem to eat just one.

Conversely,  Every two or four years we seem to enjoy playing a political form of TV dramas' Russian Roulette by expecting there will be no bullet in the electoral chamber this time.(see Einstein above)
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Can you experience any more satisfaction than that of this unemcumbered retiree who - while seated in his favorite lounge chair in front of the TV - feels the soft tiny stuffed animal which our 2.7 lb Chihuahua has just placed on the top of one of my bare feet?
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Are some people just plain cruel and insensitive - or is it our fault that their actions and words simply reflect our terribly misplaced expectations?
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Do you still feel the sensation that your hearing isn't as bad as you suspected when you take the time to sit in the dark late at night  - with your libation of choice - and listen to that favorite quiet soothing music you still enjoy?
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When you watch the latest edition of "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire"' - and still have some semblance of a memory left - do you also sub-consciously think of the movie "Quiz Show" back in 1994 - or the quiz show "21" participant Charles Van Doren?.

I can still recall those days when my entire family sat around our first TV, totally enraptured by answers provided by the contestants, while sitting in those "isolation booths".

If you're old enough, chances are your ability to forget the negative side of those "old days" is about as successful as when you are listening to the William Tell Overture and trying not to think about "The Lone Ranger."

No accusations here. Just reflecting on the workings of the human mind.
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Did God give us our sense of smell solely so we could hold a new baby up to our cheeks and enjoy both the softness and the smell of their skin?
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Should you as an adult - a seasoned movie and entertainment fan - cancel your People magazine subscription when you come to the conclusion you seldom  recognize any of the celebrities featured between it's covers - or anybody elses?
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Is there anything more reassuring than knowing and shouting out the correct answer to the "Final Jeopardy" Question when none of the three bright contestants on the panel seem able to recall it?

Hey, just thinking. But, nobody really asked me.