D**D

When one sees the word f**k spelled in this way, one instantly seems to know it's THE WORD. It could, however be any of several words, such as fork, fink, funk, and many more. D**D though is different, in that it is hard to come up with anything other than DEAD.

Language and words can be quite interesting. When I email a relative in Germany, I compose the letter in English, then run it through Google translate, hit send, and then sometimes run the German back through Google again to see what he receives. When you hear "it loses something in the translation" believe it.

We are being buried in political ads here in Iowa, that should end tomorrow. For now, one has to flip around the channels to find an ad for prescription medicine or cars. What a dilemma.

No snow on January second and none predicted for the next five days or so. The winter will seem a tad shorter. We had an overnight low of 21 below zero on this day in 2010, and snow on the ground.

Rose Parade today. Does anyone watch it anymore? It was a big deal in the early days of color TV.

Did you hear about the Texan who was so big that when he died, they couldn't find a coffin big enough to bury him? So they gave him an enema and buried him in a shoebox.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.