Oct 31, 2012 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener •Clipped Poodles look ridiculous! Poodles were originally hunting dogs and were clipped to improve their swimming ability. The ‘pom poms’ were left to ensure their joints stayed warm. •Cows are more deadly than sharks! Each year there are ten...
Oct 24, 2012 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener The nights are cooler and the mornings often fog shrouded. Spider webs woven during the night are easily seen by dawn as they are heavily laden with glistening dew drops. I find the newly spun webs stretched between tree branches and an...
Oct 17, 2012 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the plain brown one. In fifth grade your idea of a friend was the person who saved a seat on the back of the bus for you. In...
Oct 10, 2012 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener For those times when everyone around the table is quiet, share one of these to stimulate conversation. Or not and just enjoy the quiet. •To make half a kilogram of honey, bees must collect nectar from over 2 million individual flowers. •Heroin is...
Oct 3, 2012 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener On Monday we began the autumnal month that, from the standpoint of the senses, is surely misspelled. For the next four weeks all our body’s senses will be reminded of the seasonal pleasures of Ahhhh-tober. Look about the fields. The drying...
Sep 26, 2012 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener The other day the garage door wouldn’t open when I pressed the button in my vehicle. So I pressed it again harder. I knew the battery was getting old but I again pressed it harder as if a firmer physical effort would overcome a lack of...
