Hometowns are happy when the Big-Name candidates rent their local venues for political rallies. Attendance is good, even in the small cities that pretty much support anything and everything. I am not particularly politically active when it comes to leaving the house. But I do keep up with the issues. And when there are political meet-and-greets at local, or near-local, venues, I usually attend and have done so for years. The two hometown rallies I most recently attended were hosted in restaurants. One of
Welcome to the Cheeky Wisdom Blog! The Cheeky Wisdom Blog is the repository for many of the articles you will find in the periodically published Cheeky Wisdom News. It’s where those of you who wish to find an article you saw and liked can find it again. This makes this site both the most and least functional site at the same time. That’s because this site is not so much geared toward attracting a blog-following audience as it is a storage space for the articles I publish
As usual, a lot of things have been happening in the two weeks since the last The Newsletter. And a lot of things come to mind. Things like eye infections, quiet spaces, and noise abatement. In the meantime I’ve passed my deadline – again! – and when that happens, I get really cheeky. For those of you who still aren’t clear on what “cheeky” means in the U.S., think anything from bold and brash, to downright snarky. It can also have an endearing or humorous
Everyone has or has had a mother, even if the people involved had little to do with your delivery. So why do some women shrink, or even get angry with those who wish them a Happy Mothers’ Day? That’s because, as simple as it sounds, the definition of Mother is more complicated than one might think. And yet, for centuries, we in the U. S. have celebrated this mystery as Mother’s Day. Let’s start with the simplest definition of a mother: A female adult who has
As I type this, it’s been a full two days with absolutely no power. We were not exactly prepared for this. The reason for that is: 1. The house (owned by my housemate) is fortified to withstand almost any weather challenge, and 2. This latest storm is the first one that has caused total power loss in this neighborhood. You see, the combination of the solid foundation of a well-established, well-positioned neighborhood with modern commercial renovations caused an otherwise impervious neighborhood to suddenly be subjected to a new