August 29, 2023
Someone I know was trying to get a marriage license in St. Louis. She had scheduled time off work to go downtown and fill out the paperwork, but then she found out that the paperwork had to be completed online. She and her fiancé had to scan their drivers’ licenses and email them along with the paperwork.
THEN they had to go downtown to get the actual license.
I guess it’s the state’s way of making sure that you really, really want to get married.
August 29, 2023
Some Republican lawmakers in Missouri want to eliminate the 1% Earnings Tax paid by people who work in St. Louis, but who don’t live there and pay taxes for upkeep and infrastructure. When you combine that with the proposals to eliminate taxes on firearms, and freeze property taxes for senior citizens (which actually seems fair to me), this could be a great place for people to retire. So, here’s another entry in my list of Proposed Mottos for Missouri:
Missouri: A Great Place to Retire, if you don’t mind getting mugged at gunpoint or having no police to solve the crimes or not having good roads or trash pickup…
August 27, 2023
I just saw “Mission: Impossible—The End of the World, Part 27” or whatever it’s called.
I like action movies, and this one didn’t let me down. Lots of action, great special effects, some magnificent scenery—the works.
The thing is, when all’s said and done, everything that can be done with a car chase has been done. And who hasn’t had a fight with a villain on top of a moving train? So, we could have chopped 20 minutes off that bad boy—and I only mention that because, no matter what the owners try to tell you, theater seats are NOT comfortable.
But then scriptwriters would have actually had to think of something new to keep the movie interesting.
August 15, 2023
I’ve been addicted to Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker puzzles for years, but I decided that I needed more of a challenge. So now, instead of filling in the words, I just fill in the letters in the grid at the bottom. It takes a little longer, but it’s still fun.
And if I ever want to re-use the books, I won’t have to erase the entire page, just the bottom section.
