The Randolph Guide | Asheboro NC | Home Page Larry Penkava 2012-02-07T19:07:38-05:00 urn:uuid:0be0ef9b-79a9-4ff2-80c2-e87a9f3d14c2 Larry Penkava: The sky is falling! The sky is falling! urn:uuid:71828714-5ddf-4162-9633-d2b0f0352772 2012-01-13T10:18:59-05:00 <p> Great balls of fire. Space balls are raining down on the Southern Hemisphere.</p> Larry Penkava: My new vocabulary urn:uuid:daa4edb1-4b5d-4e72-a39f-102b42eb5c56 2012-01-13T10:17:52-05:00 <p> I realized I&#8217;ve reached a new milestone the other day when my Medicare card arrived in the mail. What that really means is simple &#8211; I&#8217;m old.</p> Larry Penkava: Dear Mr. Robber … Larry Penkava urn:uuid:47ce946e-685c-44d0-9ab8-12e1754776e6 2011-12-16T17:46:02-05:00 <p> Whoever broke into my car gets an &quot;F&quot; for neatness. The first thought that came to my mind when I opened the door to my Camry that fateful day last week was how my former Camry looked after an F-150 slammed into its rear.</p> Larry Penkava: My new best friend Larry Penkava urn:uuid:aa559246-6ef5-43f8-93f7-a9a93ef2c198 2011-12-16T17:44:42-05:00 <p> Santa Claus has already come to our house. Or, I should say, Sandy Claws.</p> Larry Penkava: What were they thinking? Larry Penkava urn:uuid:391aece6-d679-468c-be85-5259b998965e 2011-12-16T17:43:53-05:00 <p> The Phi Theta Kappa chapter at Randolph Community College invited moi to serve on a panel to discuss how technology and electronic communication &#8211; such as e-mail, texting and tweeting &#8211; have affected written and spoken language.</p> Larry Penkava: Reconnecting with an old friend Larry Penkava urn:uuid:ff29bf4b-64ea-4c0a-8099-63cbcb991a8e 2011-12-16T17:42:12-05:00 <p> The first time I laid eyes on James Albert he was walking and offering $20 to anybody willing to drive him to Walterboro, S.C.</p> Larry Penkava: Remembering Andy Rooney Larry Penkava urn:uuid:5469f496-eea0-4849-a721-329c1bd797a6 2011-12-16T17:41:21-05:00 <p> I think I know why Andy Rooney worked until he was 92.</p> Larry Penkava: The state of goobers is awful Larry Penkava urn:uuid:81d2ce50-da8f-4e7f-a7cb-27467981f0f4 2011-12-16T17:40:25-05:00 <p> Where&#39;s George Washington Carver when you really need him?<br /> The man who invented peanut butter would be appalled at the state of goobers today.</p> Larry Penkava: What to be when you grow up Larry Penkava urn:uuid:40d371a8-8935-4bdf-be07-a84a09d10c52 2011-12-16T17:39:29-05:00 <p> There&#39;s not a firefighter among them. My grandkids, that is. Not one of them &#8211; so far &#8211; has indicated a desire to enter burning buildings as a career.</p> Larry Penkava: The elusive gecko Larry Penkava urn:uuid:54d86245-7818-490c-853e-8b3198a8096b 2011-12-16T17:38:08-05:00 <p> The Geico gecko could be an undocumented alien. He&#8217;s a bit of a mystery, you have to admit.</p>