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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 Oh, Olivia, how could you have ever worn those headbands? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 510 of The Daily Dirt. 1. As promised on Tuesday, our picks for the worst women’s fashion statements of the past 60 years or so: 2. These are the…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023 Can you imagine the size of jumpsuit I would have needed? You’ll understand in a minute, I promise … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 509 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I know it’s only late January, but it seems like spring is just around…
Read Full Article I think I need my first snack of the day. You’ll understand more in a minute … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 508 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Welcome to Monday and a new week. To enlighten your day — or make it worse, depending on your view — grab a…
Read Full Article I am exhausted. Sitting in a booth in Mimi’s Coffeehouse, trying to keep my eyes open. Up late writing and then back up early to take the boys to school makes for a pretty exhausted mom. When the 16-year-old gets a car soon that will help, but then I will just be up late and…
Read Full Article I’m still have a problem categorizing a Cheeto as a chip, as you’ll see in a few paragraphs … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 506 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Of all the snacks I enjoy — and believe me, there are A LOT — my favorite is the chip. Potato…
Read Full Article Realistically, would a normal human being be able to consume more than one of the following sandwiches (at one sitting) in the top five? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 505 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If you have any aspirations to be a lean, mean fighting machine there are probably…
Read Full Article To the citizens of Quincy, My name is Robert MeGee. I am a City of Quincy police officer, and I am the president of the PB&PA Unit No. 12, the bargaining union that represents all city police officers except for Chief Adam Yates, Deputy Chief Mike Tyler and Deputy Chief Travis Wiemelt. The three chiefs…
Read Full Article Mike Miletich says he is no longer employed by WGEM First…the letter to the editor… To WGEM Vice-President and General Manager Ben Van Ness: Reporter Mike Miletich did not misspeak about the citizens of the United States of America when he said, “… We are in downstate Illinois (true) where they ‘hate’ the media.” He…
Read Full Article Hot diggity dog! Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 504 of The Daily Dirt. 1. There are few things I enjoy more at a sporting event than a grilled hot dog. Not, under any circumstances, a boiled hot dog. That’s like comparing a sirloin steak to a salmon patty. (For the record,…
Read Full Article Actually, this is amazing…Welcome to Vol. 503 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Have you ever been around a good friend, a sometimes acquaintance or a complete stranger who overuses certain words or phrases? Yep, me too. Here are the three annoying words that I think are being used way too much these days. Way-y-y-y too…
Read Full Article You’re likely peacefully and mindlessly scrolling through your phone, a regular and normal activity. A random block of words suddenly pops up. For context, you’re only given a mugshot of some goofball only a small portion of people can recognize. Well, never fear. That goofball is just me. After a calm warning like that, I…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Jan. 17, 2023 I’ll always remember how loud the audience was on the Beatles’ 1964 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 502 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The mid-to-late 1960s provided much fodder for pop culture history, but at — or…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 I hate to hear someone say, “There’s nothing on television to watch.” Obviously, those folks are not fans of quality commercials. The program you are watching may be a stinkeroo, but there’s always that chance a commercial during it is hall of fame material. Welcome to today’s three…
Read Full Article I stood in the parking lot at Farm & Home Supply during the week before Christmas, trying to estimate just how much I could cram into my car. On my left were two bales of straw that needed shoved in there for our goats and ducks, because the weather was supposed to go into negative…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023 And they said it wouldn’t last! From the first edition of The Daily Dirt to today’s No. 500, thank you to an ever-expanding reader base. We receive regular e-mails, texts and a wide variety of other assorted messages from Ohio to Kansas, from Arizona to Indiana and Iowa to California. The…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 You’ve got a real treat coming up today. Here’s a hint: Cow urine. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 499 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Popular songs often hook us with that catchy first line or two. Rarely, if ever, do we remember a song for its…
Read Full Article My adult daughter recently shared with me her “guess what I got away with that you never knew about” story — at her grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary party, no less. In her defense, there is something that feels good about spilling the beans when there is no consequence. I am not sure what I would…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 Seriously, who wouldn’t want to go to Middlefart, Denmark? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 498 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Granted, I’m old. Real old. But I still can’t believe it costs $5 (or more, sometimes much more) to get a simple hamburger at…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 The “Fat Darrell” may be the most intriguing of all … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 497 of The Daily Dirt. It’s safe to assume we all enjoy a good sandwich, which led me on an internet search to see what are some of…
Read Full Article On the day we make fun of Miley Cyrus, we also pay homage to the late, great Betty White … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 496 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s relatively easy to pick any sort of top list when you’re dealing the “best of” whatever category, but what…
Read Full Article January? Bah, humbug! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 496 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Is there a more less popular month than January? It has the problem of following the most joyous time of the year (Thanksgiving and Christmas) and often does so in unspectacular fashion with its cold temperatures,…
Read Full Article Before we get to the “severe damage” thing, please enjoy our tribute to another manic Monday (yes, apologies to the Bangles) … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 495 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I think we’d all agree Monday always has the “feel” of being the worst day of the week.…
Read Full Article Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 494 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Most of my life I have enjoyed watching stand-up comedians on those late-night talk shows. Over the years, I developed quiet addictions to certain performers.Remember when every self-respecting family had to have a TV Guide subscription? I used to love…
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