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Don’t Call It ‘An Old Folks Home’ (Continued)
(Continued from April 3rd post) by Bob Sparrow The show begins. The entertainment was a husband-wife team in their 50s who had a Captain and Tennille sort of vibe, except he played the keyboard more like a deckhand than a captain … Continue reading
Don’t Call It An Old Folks Home
by Bob Sparrow Recently our mother moved into what was previously called an ‘old folks home’, but we have come to understand that that term is derogatory, insensitive and . . . well yes, politically incorrect. So we have created an … Continue reading
Getting Ready For The Road
by Bob Sparrow First, thanks to son, Jeff for the new Header – a great graphic designer if you ever need one! Next, even though we have a new name, we’re keeping our same ‘Morning News in Verse’ domain, as … Continue reading
Welcome to ‘A Bird’s Eye View’
Yes, you’re in the right place; you don’t have a virus; well, maybe you do, but that’s a whole different subject. This is Morning News in Verse and you are either receiving this in your email (thank you subscribers, we … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday observations
Tagged A Bird's Eye View, A Little Bird Told Me, Jack Sparrow, Novato Advance
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STILL DIGGING FOR THE GOOD NEWS
Headlines: Time to Stick Our Heads in the Sand Rogue solder in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s enraged; Massacres In Syria – this whole world’s an ugly stage. But on this Tuesday morning, let’s not the bad news chase; Let’s focus on … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Afghanistan, food, news, Peyton Manning, Syria, Taliban, Tiger Woods, USA Today, Vernal Equinox, verse
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Thank you, Sis!
by Bob Sparrow First and foremost, thank you Sis for last week’s wonderfully written tribute that touched my heart. I feel so very fortunate that you are not just family, you are a true friend. Those who have lost someone very close … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Chinese workers, Danica Patrick, March Madness, NASCAR, news, Rush Limbaugh, USA Today, verse
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Show Me The Money
Headlines: The Free Throws Were Not Free While Republicans were busy debating, and trying to raise some more cash, Obama was looking to the NBA to increase his campaigning stash. Magic Johnson, Mark Cuban and a slew of other stars … Continue reading
THIS WILL HELP BRING YOU DOWN FROM YOUR VALENTINE CHOCOLATE HIGH
Headlines: Apparently Before ‘The Pill’ There Was Aspirin Contraception’s become a political football that was bouncing around on the ground, When Andrea Mitchell, wanted someone to address it, and here is the person she found. A colorful backer of Santorum is … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Adele, Andrea Mitchell, Foster Friess, Grammys, news, Pebble Beach, Phil Mickelson, Solyndra, Tiger Woods, USA Today, verse
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A Post Without Politics – You’re Welcome!
Headlines: Who Needs Ammo? The army in old Mexico is not the one of old; The one that fought for Spanish gold with bravery untold. They were bold caballeros who fought until the death, But now they’re rather mellow, finding … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach Boys, FBI, Giselse Bundchen, Grammys, Mexican meth, news, Steve Jobs, Tebow, USA Today, verse
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Here’s To A Super Weekend
Headlines: ‘The Donald’ Has Spoken The list of presidential candidates is getting fairly thin, As Mr. Trump has just stepped up to tell us who should win. He’s just backed Mr. Romney with his self-important flair And Mitt’s not sure … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Donald Trump, facebook, IPO, Madonna, Mitt Romney, news, Super Bowl, USA Today, verse
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