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#1 Click this link to see Blog page --> 06/03/2007

#Curmudgeon
Some time back I had written an email to a local opinion columnist about Pet Peeves. She wrote back and asked that I share some of my stuff. It seems she enjoyed them (they are marked “Pet Peeves” to left) and wrote me up in her opinion column. She even calls me a Master of the art. I take that as a compliment. Here is the link to her article.

Update: 06/03/19
Renamed to “Curmudgeon” in left column.

Meet the master of the art

MjL

#2 Click this link to see Curmudgeon page --> 03/30/2012

Just as I suspected —— I did NOT win the $640,000,000 Mega Millions prize. I didn’t even match one number. That’s just not right!
[Back to 03/31/2012 Blog entry]

MjL

#3 Click this link to see Blog page --> 03/31/2012

Just as I suspected —— I did NOT win the $640,000,000 Mega Millions prize. I didn’t even match one number. That’s just not right!
[Yesterday’s Curmudgeon update]

MjL

#4 Click this link to see Curmudgeon page --> 03/30/2012

Oddly enough I received a congratulatory letter from the Lotto people on the morning of the big Mega Millions drawing. I couldn’t figure out how it was possible I had won anything recently so I sent them an email asking what I had won and when I won it. I got the response back that they had made an error. Strange. Could they be sending these emails to everyone to encourage ticket sales?

Dear Michael,

Congratulations! You’ve won on Lotto. Your winnings will automatically be loaded into your account. You can check your balance on the portal under ‘My Account’. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Yours in play,

The Lucky-You Illinois Lottery Team


From: mjlegel@frontier.com
Date: 3/30/2012 10:48:48 AM
To: LotteryInfo@northstarlottery.net
Subject: I’m a winner?

I received an email on March 30th, 2012 stating that I was a Lotto winner?

How much did I win and when did I win it?

I think this email is a mistake but I will take a prize!

Michael Legel


Good Day Michael,

This email was generated in error. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Alisha
Illinois Lottery Player Support
[Back to 04/01/2012 Blog entry]

MjL

#5 Click this link to see Blog page --> 06/02/2014

Blast From The Past —— Shaw Ritter wrote this little column in the Pekin Times seven years ago about my #Curmudgeon submissions. I took it as a compliment —— curmudgeon that I am.

MjL

#6 Click this link to see Blog page --> 08/18/2015

In conjunction with my little soap box tirade above I also want to share my viewpoint about “attitude”. So many times people assert that pointing out the negative aspects of somebody or something is evidence of a bad attitude, being a negative person or having a bad “mood” all the time. Not so.

A well balanced #Curmudgeon can complain about the state of society or the shortcomings of certain people and be perfectly cheerful about it.

The truth may hurt but it doesn’t have to automatically reflect some malicious intent. Especially when most of us realize in our heart of hearts the underlying truths.

Hillarity IS a liar. Twitler IS a buffoon. That doesn’t mean I am insulting the people who support them but if they are insulted perhaps that inner voice speaks to them.

I am not insulted to be called an overweight old white guy. Nor am I insulted to be called a curmudgeon. But I do get insulted when people think me “negative” for simply pointing out some unpleasant truth.

MjL

#7 Click this link to see Cartoons page --> 10/22/2019 #25

That’s Me! #Curmudgeon Man!

MjL

#8 Click this link to see Assorted Stuff page --> 11/06/2019 #2

#Curmudgeon

MjL

#9 Click this link to see Assorted Stuff page --> 09/20/2020 #1

#Curmudgeon

MjL

#10 Click this link to see Assorted Stuff page --> 07/13/2024 #3

#Curmudgeon

MjL

#11 Click this link to see Assorted Stuff page --> 10/26/2024 #5

#Curmudgeon

MjL

#12 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 10/28/2024 #8

One reason I would never shop at a place that does this.

MjL

I can’t make any sense of your comment?
What is your curmudgeonly take on this?

Michael T

#Curmudgeon
I’m not interested in renting a shopping cart to shop anywhere.
There would be no need to charge a deposit if the cart were not allowed out of the store and they provided a better means of getting YOUR goods to your car. The insult is making you pay to manage THEIR carts.

MjL

#13 Click this link to see Cartoons page --> 12/09/2025 #27

#Curmudgeon

MjL