How to Die an Exciting Death
By Ike
Disclaimer: The Winkest Link is not responsible for the emulation of any actions listed below. These directions are to be heeded at your own discretion.
Death is a very touchy subject with most people. They see it as a thing to be feared and pushed away. As a result, they [...]
Language – The Key That Opens the Door to the World
By Ike
There have been hundreds, perhaps thousands of countries in this world, and tens of thousands of languages. There are those that have become remote or extinct, with names unrecognizable by today’s citizens of the world. However, as languages die, new ones are always there [...]
In place of a regular post, we at the Winkest Link have decided that everyone needs something to liven up their day. Here are a few of our favorite quotes, funny or enlightening.
“The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.” – Anonymous
“Never hit a man with glasses. Hit him with a [...]
By Ike
I’m sure you remember my excellent Thanksgiving poem last year. Well, this year I have created a Halloween poem that is only a tiny bit late. Enjoy, with a heartfelt (and late) Happy Halloween from those of us at The Winkest Link.
There once was an actor named Fred.
A tricky stunt took off his head.
The [...]
By Ike
There is a local gentleman, whom I know very well, who is totally ticked off, and is now organizing people to rally against “socialized health care.”
Do you know the punch line to this? C’mon, you know where I am going, right?
He has both Medicare and Medicaid.
Right, BOTH are government health insurance programs. Socialized medicine.
We [...]
By Ike
If you have health insurance, you may not have any sense of urgency toward the ‘need’ for national health insurance. What is the big rush? Why don’t we take our time and ‘get it right.’
If you have insurance, you probably have an annual maximum of $5000 or $10,000 out of your pocket (not counting [...]
Written by Ike
This may not come as a shock to anyone, at all, anywhere, but Rush Limbaugh recently demanded the former Secretary of State Colin Powell join the Democratic Party because he (Powell) did not vote for the same person that Limbaugh did. Rush reiterated that Powell’s endorsement of then-Senator Obama was based entirely on [...]
I heard a recent complaint about how Obama has nothing a true president would need, a true leader would need. In fact, according to her, he had many very unleaderlike (that’s a word now) qualities. She also finished her comment with several less-than-friendly terms for the president, which I have decidedly chosen to omit.
First, she [...]
I have heard plenty of naivety on both sides of the aisle about what constitutes “torture.” For example, one opinion I heard was in reference to Susan Crawford’s recent statements about Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed al-Qahtani’s treatment. This person said, upon hearing that al-Qahtani was held in sustained isolation, deprived of sleep and clothing and [...]
There is no special message, no ulterior motive, nothing exceptional about this post.
We here at the Winkest Link would just like to wish you all the very best of happiness during these holidays.
