TIDBITS AND LOOSE ENDS JANUARY 9, 2026

I HAVE TO GET THIS OFF MY CHEST--IS IT ME? OR, IS IT YOU TOO? WHATEVER THE WIND BRINGS YOU

MY NEW NEIGHBORS GOT A NEW BIGGER PUPPY BY NOW. AND, IT GIVES EVERYONE BIG KISSES-- INCLUDING ME WHEN PASSING ME BY IN THE HALLWAY AT MY APARTMENT BUILDING. I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT THE PUPPY WOULD JUST GIVE KISSES ALSO TO ANY POTENTIAL INTRUDER TRYING TO ROB THE PLACE.

I ALSO VOTED THIS WEEK-- YOU MUST VOTE OR GET A VOTE AGAINST YOU BY NOT VOTING-- YOUR VOTE COUNTS--

I WROTE AN ARTICLE LAST SUMMER -- IT WAS MY MOST VISITED WORK YET. I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO SILLY AND NOBODY WOULD BE CURIOUS ABOUT IT. PEOPLE LIKE MY SILLY SIDE-- THANK YOU, READERS. YOU MADE ME POPULAR.

IT WAS AN UNUSUAL LAST 2 DAYS-- VERY MILD TEMPS OF 55 DEGREES OUTSIDE IN THE DEAD OF WINTER. A RECORD BREAKER IN MICHIGAN!

I SAY THIS AGAIN-- PLEASE DON'T ASK POOR PEOPLE TO DO THINGS RUNNING ON EMPTY--YOU HAVEN'T BEEN POOR. BEING POOR IS VERY TAXING. THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR BEING POOR--AND YOU DON'T KNOW THEM-- YOU ONLY KNOW YOURSELF. DON'T ACT LIKE U CAN PUT ALL OF THEM IN THE SAME LOT. BECAUSE POOR PEOPLE ARE NOT THE SAME-- MANY DIFFERENT REASONS.FOR THEIR SITUATION...BE IT TEMPORARY OR NOT...THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE FOR EVERYONE.