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is a FAMILY FRIENDLY web publication featuring an eclectic mix of (hopefully) humorous stories, answers to (mostly children's) questions, interesting news topics and odd or eccentric viewpoints and opinions. Basically we cover anything that interests me (aka Grandpa Oddball). If you have a question or topic you'd like to see covered click on our ask or suggest links. If you have a news item you'd like to share or if you have alternate viewpoints or opposing views to our opinion pieces that you'd like to submit click on our submit link. We're not proud and will consider any family friendly inquiry.

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HONK EM DAD

July 23rd, 2010 by Grandpa Oddball

My son was emphatic, his patience growing thin at the slowpoke ahead of us. Traffic was thick and blowing a horn would do little good but that cuts no ice with the young. I think he may have wanted to just hear the horn. This trait repeatedly surfaced over the years. When I first started using a cane he got a big squeeze horn and attached it. I couldn’t really use it since I only had one useful hand. Later when I was confined to a wheelchair he complained about the wimpy horn on the chair. If I listened to my son he would have installed a big aah-ooga horn.

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tigers blood

Horrified the shocked waitress stepped back and stared as we responded to our son’s asking pointedly, “What’s that?” Not so our son. He attacked the “blood” with gusto while our young daughter had that typically resigned look that said,”Oh brother, dad’s at it again”. She was less than impressed.

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July 9th, 2010 by Grandpa Oddball

“Are we there yet”?

The youngsters plaintive cry echoed down the the train’s observation car causing more than one head to turn and smile. Read the rest of this entry »

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June 30th, 2010 by Grandpa Oddball
tigers blood

A special treat to pour over pancakes!

“Are we there yet”?

The youngsters plaintive cry echoed down the the train's observation car causing more than one head to turn and smile. We've all been there.

Dominance Economancce Principles

It’s a perilous (and time consuming) odyssey one undertakes to publish a book as I am learning. I enter this arena because I wrote a book on economics. The latest result of the mental therapy instigated by my daughter to keep me from turning into a mental vegetable. The book is called Dominance Economic Principles and I’m including a preview here as well as a brief account of my current status chronicling this journey. First off here is the PREVIEW:

Reference:
EAN-13: 9781452802183.
ISBN: 1452802181

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June 19th, 2010 by Grandpa Oddball

BUGATTI VEYRON

1001 horsepower, that’s what the ad said. Apparently 1000 horses wasn’t enough. They had to emphasize that 1 extra horsepower. If you are going to be ostentatious you may as well be sure people notice!

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June 10th, 2010 by Grandpa Oddball
Dominance Economancce Principles
Whew! Unemployment, stock market crashes, collapsing housing markets, inflation and mounting national debt, financial bubbles, it's just one economic crisis after another. What happened and more importantly how will it end?

The world is far more complex than economists realize as evidenced by recent economic crises. In analyzing our current economic system I discovered a radical economic principle which I call the principle of dominance. Surprisingly the analytic analysis strongly supports many of the tenets of the Austrian School of Economics.

This book is an introduction to the principle of dominance as applied to trades, markets, economics in general and various other conditions affected by the principle. Understanding the Principle of Dominance is a necessary first step in correcting the abuses inherent in the current economic system.
BUGATTI VEYRON
1001 horsepower, that's what the ad said. Apparently 1000 horses wasn't enough. They had to emphasize that 1 extra horsepower. If you are going to be ostentatious you may as well be sure people notice!

BRAT DIET

My recent sojourn into the realms of radiation therapy has produced some unfortunate side effects. Chiefly a condition that resembles diarrhea. Grandma Oddball suggested that I start using the B.R.A.T. Diet as a method of controlling the condition.

“GREAT” I thought! Who wouldn’t want a diet of

  • Bacon
  • Ribs
  • Alcohol
  • Teriyaki

Sprinkled with peppers and seasoning (I’m not allowed much salt) it sounded great but when I blurted it out to Grandma I received the now famous LOOK. She wasn’t impressed.

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June 3rd, 2010 by Grandpa Oddball

DON'T MOVE

Once again I’m thrown into the realm the unknown. After several false starts it was decided last week to do a version of radiation therapy to try and kill the offending pancreas cells. In short I get to be guinea pig again as no one has tried this procedure on “healthy” (i.e., non-cancerous) tissue before. Well, someone has to be the first I suppose and if it works (75-80% chance of success is the guesstimate) then at least one of my medical problems will be mitigated. Here is a personal and sometimes humorous account of what’s happened so far.

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May 21st, 2010 by Grandpa Oddball
BRAT DIET

My recent sojourn into the realms of radiation therapy has produced some unfortunate side effects. Chiefly a condition that resembles diarrhea. Grandma Oddball suggested that I start using the B.R.A.T. Diet as a method of controlling the condition.

“GREAT” I thought! Who wouldn't want a diet of

  • Bacon
  • Ribs
  • Alcohol
  • Teriyaki
DON'T MOVE
Once again I'm thrown into the realm the unknown. After several false starts it was decided last week to do a version of radiation therapy to try and kill the offending pancreas cells. In short I get to be guinea pig again as no one has tried this procedure on “healthy” (i.e., non-cancerous) tissue before. Well, someone has to be the first I suppose and if it works (75-80% chance of success is the guesstimate) then at least one of my medical problems will be mitigated. Here is a personal and sometimes humorous account of what's happened so far.

I was assured that this whole procedure would be painless with minimal side effects. It's too early to comment on the side effects but I can comment on the pain; THEY LIED! Well perhaps lying is too strong a word since they weren't aware of my back problems but the procedure was definitely not painless.

too big to fail bailout

Once again we hear the hackneyed and ubiquitous rationale “too big to fail” as governments bailout yet another irresponsible enterprise! This time it’s a country, Greece. Looming on the horizon are Spain, Ireland, and California. Who knows maybe the entire economic system is threatened! When you think critically about the situation then several embarrassing questions immediately arise:

  • Who’s paying for all these these bailouts?
  • How did we get in this situation?
  • More importantly what can be done to fix things?


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May 14th, 2010 by Grandpa Oddball

sheep cuts

Twas a rowdy group imbued with raucous laughter watching the black curling smoke lazily ascend into the bright morning sky above that cloaked hilltop mound. Indistinct chants and strange music filled the clear bright air with a fog of curious excitement. Crashing down the forested mound and spilling onto the meadow below the demonic sounds from the obvious debauchery floated across the meadow assaulting those innocents peacefully picnicking at that remote forest service site.

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May 7th, 2010 by Grandpa Oddball
too big to fail bailout
Once again we hear the hackneyed and ubiquitous rationale “too big to fail” as governments bailout yet another irresponsible enterprise! When you think critically about the situation then several embarrassing questions immediately arise:
sheep cuts
Twas a rowdy group imbued with raucous laughter watching the black curling smoke lazily ascend into the bright morning sky above that cloaked hilltop mound. Indistinct chants and strange music filled the clear bright air with a fog of curious excitement. -- another young and stupid incident in my life for your entertainment.