Sad but typical for the area, our tree remover guy and his crew failed to appear yesterday and I guess his cell phone's battery is out of charge too because he didn't bother to call either. Maybe today?
Dory did bring me a few scrumptious ribs with some of Bandana's great sauce. Scrumptious in my memory only. I didn't get right down to eating them tho I had gone without lunch in anticipation of the delicious treat. It didn't take but a few bites for disappointment, beginning at the mouth, to ooze up into my mind. The things were tough! Not near what I remembered from a prior visit. Thank goodness for my partial plate! Tho some extra effort was still required, after tearing a bite off the bone I believe it assisited me immensly in chewing the meat up into a swallowable chunk. I ended up believing that the six anticipating hours had been somewhat more joyous than the actual meal. Probably won't be hankering for any more of those for awhile.
As far as watching the news goes..... I doubt we will ever enjoy those occasions but if all the news programs would stop telling us about all that they plan to tell us later, we could get all the news we want in about a third of the time. After all that time spent telling us what they are going to tell us, they barely have time to tell us what they had said at least ten times before, that they were going to tell us .
How goes it now, sir? This news which is called true is so like an old tale that the verity of it is in strong suspicion.~William Shakespeare
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
October 30
Dory is of course busy again today. She has a shoulder/arm therapy treatment first thing and Ruthie is riding along. Afterwards, Osage Beach look out! I suppose that should be, credit card look out, because I'm pretty sure it will get abused somehow while in Osage Beach.
Meanwhile back here in the jungle I'm just sitting around waiting. Not waiting for old age because it already found me a few years back. I'm not really waiting for the Grim Reaper either tho I know he'll be around one of these days to whack my life away with that scary looking scythe he carries. Scratch the, 'one of these days'. I rather hope it will be one of what ever you'd call a day way, way out there in the future. Gee whiz, I've got a few more notes to type and a few more books to read.
No, today I'm waiting an Eldon sawyer who told me yesterday that he would come cart our diseased tree away in carry sized pieces. So far no show. The big thing I'm waiting for that keeps me squirreling around in my seat in anticipation is for Dory's return. I requested a few ribs from Bandana's and she consented to bring them. Yummy yummy, it'll make me fat but what a nice load for my tummy. Maybe I can get a job as a Santa in one of the stores. If I'm not careful I'll not have enough room left of my lap for a kid to sit on.
It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards. ~Arthur Schopenhauer
Meanwhile back here in the jungle I'm just sitting around waiting. Not waiting for old age because it already found me a few years back. I'm not really waiting for the Grim Reaper either tho I know he'll be around one of these days to whack my life away with that scary looking scythe he carries. Scratch the, 'one of these days'. I rather hope it will be one of what ever you'd call a day way, way out there in the future. Gee whiz, I've got a few more notes to type and a few more books to read.
No, today I'm waiting an Eldon sawyer who told me yesterday that he would come cart our diseased tree away in carry sized pieces. So far no show. The big thing I'm waiting for that keeps me squirreling around in my seat in anticipation is for Dory's return. I requested a few ribs from Bandana's and she consented to bring them. Yummy yummy, it'll make me fat but what a nice load for my tummy. Maybe I can get a job as a Santa in one of the stores. If I'm not careful I'll not have enough room left of my lap for a kid to sit on.
It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards. ~Arthur Schopenhauer
Monday, October 29, 2007
October 29
Ever heard, "what you don't know won't hurt you"? I just happened to think of that as my fingers poised over the keyboard waiting for an order from above. I set the neutrons firing around in there and as the lack of subject matter became evident the firing began to falter. In it's dying sputtering mode, this very noticeable lack created a weak lock onto the aforementioned phrase, which was then barely eked to the fingers before they died completely. Thus, finally with something to fire on, saved a nothing page from being blank to one with a few lines of words.
Here big stupid me sits, painlessly counting my blessings while most of all the smarties are up and about in the real world taking aspirin, Advil, Aleve or some other form of pain deadener that all their knowings cause them.
When you think about it, tho it doesn't work so much for Dory, the reclusive type living out here in the country sure does have it's advantages, at least for me.... Yep, ignorance is bliss! I have often been told that I'm full of it but I really don't know shit! Now how can that be? Tra la la boom de ay. Did you have yours today?
Personally, I have a great admiration for stupidity. ~Oscar Wilde
Here big stupid me sits, painlessly counting my blessings while most of all the smarties are up and about in the real world taking aspirin, Advil, Aleve or some other form of pain deadener that all their knowings cause them.
When you think about it, tho it doesn't work so much for Dory, the reclusive type living out here in the country sure does have it's advantages, at least for me.... Yep, ignorance is bliss! I have often been told that I'm full of it but I really don't know shit! Now how can that be? Tra la la boom de ay. Did you have yours today?
Personally, I have a great admiration for stupidity. ~Oscar Wilde
October 28
This morning, as I looked out across the cove, I saw the usual, this time of the year mist, rising from the surface of the lake but because of Halloween so near I was able to view it in quite a different way. This morning it looked like a partying bunch of haints heading back to their haunts after a good nights whoopla playing around in the 75 degree water. Taking a break out of the colder 34 degree night time temperature and probably having a grand time as they warmed up. Now that the sun has begun warming the surrounding temps they shake off and head back to where ever.
more word searching, more word searching, more word searching........oh yeah!
I remember years past heading for the woods before daylight in pursuit of the four legged deer then coming in much later chilled to the bone. Wowee, if I had only known about the cheese like Dory brought home and we had with our lunch yesterday I could have prevented that. She brought home some really delicious hot habanero cheese slices and I do declare if one would begin eating it long enough ahead of the trek to the woods and if the cheese should stop things up as they say it is apt to, the hot stuff internally contained, would darn sure prevent much cooling and for sure no chilled to the bone condition. I imagine that if and when it ever broke loose, 'fire in the hole' would be a probable scream. Man, that cheese was hot but it was ever so good! Fortunately I didn't eat so much as to cause a problem and wasn't given a strong enough reason to scream this morning.
Nor ear can hear nor tongue can tell The tortures of that inward hell! ~Lord Byron
more word searching, more word searching, more word searching........oh yeah!
I remember years past heading for the woods before daylight in pursuit of the four legged deer then coming in much later chilled to the bone. Wowee, if I had only known about the cheese like Dory brought home and we had with our lunch yesterday I could have prevented that. She brought home some really delicious hot habanero cheese slices and I do declare if one would begin eating it long enough ahead of the trek to the woods and if the cheese should stop things up as they say it is apt to, the hot stuff internally contained, would darn sure prevent much cooling and for sure no chilled to the bone condition. I imagine that if and when it ever broke loose, 'fire in the hole' would be a probable scream. Man, that cheese was hot but it was ever so good! Fortunately I didn't eat so much as to cause a problem and wasn't given a strong enough reason to scream this morning.
Nor ear can hear nor tongue can tell The tortures of that inward hell! ~Lord Byron
October 27
Well I sat down on a bear trap yesterday morning, it was camouflaged so I had no warning. I hope I can bear the pain if I should run out of chain but I'm back to it again this morning.
It seems that my little non-political innocent choice of words in yesterday's note created in some, a desire to perform a very rare act indeed, as in replying. Tho some could not be classified as sweet the oddity of a reply period, was enough for me to savor each and every one of them. I suppose with my innocent words I inadvertently exposed a crack of weakness in my person or possibly a few recipients thought they were able to see a weakness in themselves. So there you go. Being stupid as I am, I'm unable to determine if the replies were an attack on my weakness or a defensive parry because of theirs.
My reasons for sending the near daily note is not clear to me but I think it works to remind relatives and a few friends that we still are and that we're thinking of them. I always sputter and sput trying to come up with a few words and accept about any kind to accomplish this. Most of my failed efforts are spent trying to stick some humor in the words but at times there happens other words get strewn in but never with the intentions to invoke a dab, dabble or slash of anger in anyone.
Could be a few end up thought provoking, like provoking the thoughts by some as to how stupid I am. Anyway I am man enough to take any bad thoughts that come my way and we do still appreciate any replies we get no matter what they might contain. Burma Shave...
Before I forget, none of the replies were bad but in my never ending search for words.....................An I agree, If this is what floated to the surface, woe be me.
Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression, and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury.~James H. Cone
It seems that my little non-political innocent choice of words in yesterday's note created in some, a desire to perform a very rare act indeed, as in replying. Tho some could not be classified as sweet the oddity of a reply period, was enough for me to savor each and every one of them. I suppose with my innocent words I inadvertently exposed a crack of weakness in my person or possibly a few recipients thought they were able to see a weakness in themselves. So there you go. Being stupid as I am, I'm unable to determine if the replies were an attack on my weakness or a defensive parry because of theirs.
My reasons for sending the near daily note is not clear to me but I think it works to remind relatives and a few friends that we still are and that we're thinking of them. I always sputter and sput trying to come up with a few words and accept about any kind to accomplish this. Most of my failed efforts are spent trying to stick some humor in the words but at times there happens other words get strewn in but never with the intentions to invoke a dab, dabble or slash of anger in anyone.
Could be a few end up thought provoking, like provoking the thoughts by some as to how stupid I am. Anyway I am man enough to take any bad thoughts that come my way and we do still appreciate any replies we get no matter what they might contain. Burma Shave...
Before I forget, none of the replies were bad but in my never ending search for words.....................An I agree, If this is what floated to the surface, woe be me.
Anger and humor are like the left and right arm. They complement each other. Anger empowers the poor to declare their uncompromising opposition to oppression, and humor prevents them from being consumed by their fury.~James H. Cone
October 26
For us, up and about at 5:30 for coffee and such then a leisure period of drinking it and watching the news on TV. We flip around some so as to keep our minds fed with as much of the different news takes as we can. From CNN (yuk!) to ABC to Fox and some of the rest. Watching as much as we do and with the versatility that we engage makes us feel more capable of forming our own 'informed' opinions. This morning we used up almost two hours of this before we really got up and about.
Sad, but we're aware of quite a few friends that very seldom watch the news because they would rather keep their blinders covered eyes straight ahead so as to proceed, unencumbered by any real time happenings, down their chosen visible paths. Rather than take a little time to form their own opinions they tend to take a look sporadically at a news program or glance at a newspaper and accept those quick flashes as fact. My, my who can believe all the polls or biased news media sources as gospel?
That really worries me, all these fine folks following the media Judas goat. Before you know it, all our liberties will be slaughtered leaving most of us as taxed out peasants standing around begging for another government provided hand out or service using our money they've taken from us to pay for it. Meanwhile the goat goes on telling you how great you'll have it this way. Work? Work? Who will need to work when just about everything will be given to you if you learn to jump thru the hoops properly.
My goodness, I seem to have gotten carried away.
Be ignorance thy choice, where knowledge leads to woe. ~ James Beattie
Sad, but we're aware of quite a few friends that very seldom watch the news because they would rather keep their blinders covered eyes straight ahead so as to proceed, unencumbered by any real time happenings, down their chosen visible paths. Rather than take a little time to form their own opinions they tend to take a look sporadically at a news program or glance at a newspaper and accept those quick flashes as fact. My, my who can believe all the polls or biased news media sources as gospel?
That really worries me, all these fine folks following the media Judas goat. Before you know it, all our liberties will be slaughtered leaving most of us as taxed out peasants standing around begging for another government provided hand out or service using our money they've taken from us to pay for it. Meanwhile the goat goes on telling you how great you'll have it this way. Work? Work? Who will need to work when just about everything will be given to you if you learn to jump thru the hoops properly.
My goodness, I seem to have gotten carried away.
Be ignorance thy choice, where knowledge leads to woe. ~ James Beattie
October 25
What with Dory taking care of almost every meal we eat around here and with Ruthie inviting us for a meal over there every so often, I think I'll treat them both to a grand buffet meal today. I realize that it could be an expensive proposition but stupid big old me agreed to drive them to Boonville to partake of the offered buffet at the boat there. If I can stay out of the gambling end of the thing I can do all right since I have a chit for $15 worth of free food and another for $10 cash. To get the cash I will be forced to enter the sin end but maybe my will-power will be strong enough to carry me past all those ringing, clinking money eating temptation machines. Then again maybe not. I'll never know till I give it a shot!
Need to visit Eldon before we head for the noisy, pretty looking, whored up dollar eater, so gotta go now.
I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind.~Steve Allen
Need to visit Eldon before we head for the noisy, pretty looking, whored up dollar eater, so gotta go now.
I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind.~Steve Allen
October 24
Dory seems to have a cold and says she feels miserable. Her word has always been good and I'll accept it. When I eagerly offered to take a few minutes for a second opinion then tender her my thoughts on how she feels, there came a very strong refusal with a few of the words sounding a bit like a warning of some kind.
The deal we were supposed to get when we went legal and subscribed to the cable TV, was a digital signal for at least one TV. To get it there is a box and another remote which we got but no step for a stepper. Nothing wrong with the analog pictures but if we're paying for digital, a better picture, we should be getting it and as near as I can tell we're not. There is something in the TV book about connecting via the HDMI connection which wasn't done. For high definition viewing this is a must. Anyway there is a Charter repair person on their way to take a look.
So while waiting, I'm off to find some bigger and better things to do. As is well known, that will never be achieved by me here so I'm off. Being off could be part of my problem, huh?
Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear nor wish th' approaches of the last. ~Abraham Cowley
The deal we were supposed to get when we went legal and subscribed to the cable TV, was a digital signal for at least one TV. To get it there is a box and another remote which we got but no step for a stepper. Nothing wrong with the analog pictures but if we're paying for digital, a better picture, we should be getting it and as near as I can tell we're not. There is something in the TV book about connecting via the HDMI connection which wasn't done. For high definition viewing this is a must. Anyway there is a Charter repair person on their way to take a look.
So while waiting, I'm off to find some bigger and better things to do. As is well known, that will never be achieved by me here so I'm off. Being off could be part of my problem, huh?
Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear nor wish th' approaches of the last. ~Abraham Cowley
October 23
I've been pretty busy this morning trying to get the defenseless, clawless Tommy back into the house. First thing each morning I open the downstairs sliding door just enough that Tomi can sit up next to the screen and smell some of the outside world. He always stands there waiting and seems to really look forward to that little treat. Unfortunately this morning when I opened it the screen wasn't closed so Tomi took advantage of the situation before I could correct it and walked on out. Cats never follow orders or come when called so the boy caused me to waste time trying to corral him back into the safety of the house. After about two and a half hours he finally gave up the game and let me pick him up.
Would anyone be interested in a nice neutered, de-clawed, stay in the house and tailless Manx cat?
Would anyone be interested in a nice neutered, de-clawed, stay in the house and tailless Manx cat?
Monday, October 22, 2007
Oct 22
"I'll be here when the morning comes. I'll be right here now, I ain't gonna run." Probably won't type too much either but I have a bunch of sweet relatives and friends of which a couple of the sum keep insisting a daily note and content or lack of be darned. I'm trying at this moment to align the front site with the rear for I aim to please!
Mother has and is giving us a preview of the fall weather by providing us with a rather cool 55 degree day with a fine mist and a 15 mph wind out of the north for accent. Rain is forecast for later in the day.
Man you should see how fast all the trees are deploying their winter time root area protection and replenishment of their nutrient supply. (A mature, healthy tree can have 200,000 leaves.) Wowee! We have 25 mature trees on the property with many, many more just beyond. (Oh gag me; 5 million leaves!) Just the cost of the gasoline and oil to move the little doggies along is mind boggling!
Some smart-butt has suggested I walk the area with a companion. After a few such walks a gas powered blower most likely wouldn't be necessary tho the companion could end up with a need for counseling.
A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.~George Herbert
Mother has and is giving us a preview of the fall weather by providing us with a rather cool 55 degree day with a fine mist and a 15 mph wind out of the north for accent. Rain is forecast for later in the day.
Man you should see how fast all the trees are deploying their winter time root area protection and replenishment of their nutrient supply. (A mature, healthy tree can have 200,000 leaves.) Wowee! We have 25 mature trees on the property with many, many more just beyond. (Oh gag me; 5 million leaves!) Just the cost of the gasoline and oil to move the little doggies along is mind boggling!
Some smart-butt has suggested I walk the area with a companion. After a few such walks a gas powered blower most likely wouldn't be necessary tho the companion could end up with a need for counseling.
A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.~George Herbert
Oct 21
Everything seems to be a bit off this morning. Not that I have anything to say but when I do think of something to type, one or all my three typing fingers add an extra letter or miss one for some reason. I mean, like in about evcery four or six wrds too not just one once in awhile. I'm tired correcting them. I'm saying my lack of desire as been pushed to the dominate position by the errrors. Mabye it'll slip back down into the fold lastter. It probably happends all the tiome but the irritation is less so i generally correct and ingnor.
The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.(or begin to type a note)~George Jessel
The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.(or begin to type a note)~George Jessel
Oct 20
Aggravation is following me around like a big dog this morning. Spent quite awhile trying to get the laptop to receive mail. Went on line to study the problem and hopefully find a cure but failed there. I finally stumbled onto a cure by myself. I added a new account using all the same stuff as the old one and it worked! Deleted the old one and felt satisfied about that dog trick.
Now if I can work out a few other dog tricks I'll be good for the day.
A couple of first cousins, Donna and Dana are supposed to be here sometime this morning for a day's visit. That should sweeten the day up some. And...and....I can end this here which might cause a nice feeling for you too.
Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man.~Bertrand Russell
Now if I can work out a few other dog tricks I'll be good for the day.
A couple of first cousins, Donna and Dana are supposed to be here sometime this morning for a day's visit. That should sweeten the day up some. And...and....I can end this here which might cause a nice feeling for you too.
Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man.~Bertrand Russell
Oct 19
Man'o man, now that we have a proper cable link into the house the computer is acting up and my old recliner gave up it's battle and I didn't even know we were having a fight. It reclines really well, I mean really, really well. Lean back in it and the next thing you know you're laying there looking up at your feet. The only repair that I have been able to come up with is scooting it back closer to the wall which bumped up against limits the recline. If you want less scoot it closer, if you want more move it a little further away.
Did get the car back yesterday and being still under warranty there was of course no charge. That goes toward dampening a little of Dory's sadness of yesterday's boat trip results. It will be her means of transportation to the shoulder/arm therapy in Eldon this morning.
Me, I'm just a home body. A rather large one matter of fact. Just reading with a hope of keeping the old head stuff firing is my thing.
"Man's mental faculty is more important, than his physical ability." ~Soni
Did get the car back yesterday and being still under warranty there was of course no charge. That goes toward dampening a little of Dory's sadness of yesterday's boat trip results. It will be her means of transportation to the shoulder/arm therapy in Eldon this morning.
Me, I'm just a home body. A rather large one matter of fact. Just reading with a hope of keeping the old head stuff firing is my thing.
"Man's mental faculty is more important, than his physical ability." ~Soni
Oct 18
The Charter guy came pretty early yesterday to add cable TV to our cable computer hook up. We were very surprised to learn that someone had not put a filter on the line at the top of the telephone pole which would have allowed us to receive the TV signals for free. Dad Gum it! Another case of stupidity costing us!
The tree cutter came and gave us a price of $175 to cut the tree then quoted $400 to cut it and haul it off. Heck, if we didn't mind the tree laying in the yard I think we could cut the thing down. We can't do the $400 and can't carry it off ourselves so have about decided to let the damn thing rot till it falls then have the insurance company pay to haul it off. The guy also asked about the sidewalk that I had mentioned but I told him at with those kind of prices for the tree I didn't think we could afford him to do the sidewalk either and asked him just to forget it.
Our car has been at the Ford garage for several days now. We took it in because the drivers widow wouldn't come up. After checking it out they decided a new motor was required. That and because the new panels for the doors were in, asked if we would drive a loaner till they could get all the work done. Yes was our answer but after about four days we're still waiting. No big deal because the Grand Marquee is a nice car and all the repairs are under warranty.
The thoughts that they'll have it ready today along with an attempt to abort the usual sadness that a boat visit causes I'm staying home while back in life's flow, Ruthie and Dory are heading out to Boonville. GOOD LUCK I say and really hope Dory can do a repeat of the $2500 pot that she won there last year.
If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?~Stanislaw J. Lec
The tree cutter came and gave us a price of $175 to cut the tree then quoted $400 to cut it and haul it off. Heck, if we didn't mind the tree laying in the yard I think we could cut the thing down. We can't do the $400 and can't carry it off ourselves so have about decided to let the damn thing rot till it falls then have the insurance company pay to haul it off. The guy also asked about the sidewalk that I had mentioned but I told him at with those kind of prices for the tree I didn't think we could afford him to do the sidewalk either and asked him just to forget it.
Our car has been at the Ford garage for several days now. We took it in because the drivers widow wouldn't come up. After checking it out they decided a new motor was required. That and because the new panels for the doors were in, asked if we would drive a loaner till they could get all the work done. Yes was our answer but after about four days we're still waiting. No big deal because the Grand Marquee is a nice car and all the repairs are under warranty.
The thoughts that they'll have it ready today along with an attempt to abort the usual sadness that a boat visit causes I'm staying home while back in life's flow, Ruthie and Dory are heading out to Boonville. GOOD LUCK I say and really hope Dory can do a repeat of the $2500 pot that she won there last year.
If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?~Stanislaw J. Lec
Oct 17
Sitting here with weight on my mind and wishing I hadn't put that pepper jelly on my lone piece of toast this morning. The thought was derived from the word wait which is what I'm doing this morning. Waiting for the Charter Cable person to come make us honest and then also waiting for a tree taker down guy to quote us a price to remove and haul away a near dead sick diseased tree. We think it may be suffering from 'Oak Wilt' which is a killer. If that is what it is the written word on the internet is to get it out of there and hauled off ASAP. Don't stack it around for use in the wood stove either.
Dory is going to head out to Jeff City for a visit with her mother but she of course is leaving me a strong sense of how to handle and exactly what to say to the folks I'm waiting on. Boy can she tell me, but comes to telling whoever she won't.
We had a couple guys here to give us a price on a bit of sidewalk which would include about four steps. I had talked to them down the street where they gave me a $900 quote. After talking awhile I figured a much lesser price was probable but to work it right I told them how my wife ran the show and it was her and only her that wanted the thing anyway. Got them to come look again while Dory was in attendance. They did and during the course they came down to $650. We talked awhile and I made the sign for Dory to ask if they would do it for $500. She would not open her mouth! GEES! I had to say it finally and they agreed of course. We told them to do it but I decided that $500 might still be too much so I called them telling how my wife was a little squirrelly and we needed to cancel the job for right now. Told them I might call them back at a later date if I ever got things righted here. Whoopee darn, life is but a dream sweetheart!
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.~John F Kennedy
Dory is going to head out to Jeff City for a visit with her mother but she of course is leaving me a strong sense of how to handle and exactly what to say to the folks I'm waiting on. Boy can she tell me, but comes to telling whoever she won't.
We had a couple guys here to give us a price on a bit of sidewalk which would include about four steps. I had talked to them down the street where they gave me a $900 quote. After talking awhile I figured a much lesser price was probable but to work it right I told them how my wife ran the show and it was her and only her that wanted the thing anyway. Got them to come look again while Dory was in attendance. They did and during the course they came down to $650. We talked awhile and I made the sign for Dory to ask if they would do it for $500. She would not open her mouth! GEES! I had to say it finally and they agreed of course. We told them to do it but I decided that $500 might still be too much so I called them telling how my wife was a little squirrelly and we needed to cancel the job for right now. Told them I might call them back at a later date if I ever got things righted here. Whoopee darn, life is but a dream sweetheart!
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.~John F Kennedy
Oct 16
Typie type thru the tulips ... er I mean typie type across the screen. If nothing says loving like something from the oven then these words baked up in the oven of my mind must constitute a love note. Nothing is about all I serve everyday. There isn't much that can be less than nothing however I think most of my typed stuff challenges that.
A few older folks meet at McDonalds in Eldon for a game or few of bingo. All the elders play for free but can win an order of fries, ice cream, double cheese or some other wonderful McDonald serving. Our financial situation isn't so good right now so before her therapy session Dory is going to join the games this morning in hopes of winning us enough for lunch. You may never have tried it but typing with your fingers crossed isn't all that easy. I'm trying anyway. Hunger is a huge motivator!
"Only the needy know the value of money."~ M.K.Soni
A few older folks meet at McDonalds in Eldon for a game or few of bingo. All the elders play for free but can win an order of fries, ice cream, double cheese or some other wonderful McDonald serving. Our financial situation isn't so good right now so before her therapy session Dory is going to join the games this morning in hopes of winning us enough for lunch. You may never have tried it but typing with your fingers crossed isn't all that easy. I'm trying anyway. Hunger is a huge motivator!
"Only the needy know the value of money."~ M.K.Soni
Oct 15
Don't know what I did dear but I do know that it's gone. I stumbled around yesterday messing with the cable stuff and like I said, corrected the wrong but to do so still made it not right like it used to be. The not right wrong was preferred so after we cancelled the repairman and requested some additional services that would make the wrong right and get it to working like we were used to. Anyway I crawled around messing with all the cables and inadvertently got the wrong working right again. Now after the guy comes Wednesday, the free wrong working right will be a right working right but will cost us a bit more money. Sad isn't it?
Stupid is as stupid does as you can readily see every time I'm successful in sending out a note. Matter of fact I've gone about as far into stupid as I'm going to this morning.
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong.~Dr. Thomas Fuller
Stupid is as stupid does as you can readily see every time I'm successful in sending out a note. Matter of fact I've gone about as far into stupid as I'm going to this morning.
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong.~Dr. Thomas Fuller
October 14
Charter, our wonderful server, has been giving us fits for sometime now. Yesterday it got so bad that I had to call in. I can't hear worth a Sh*t and was unable to understand the no accent English speaking lady so I had to get Dory down to do the phone part while I did the clicking. I could hear the nice lady just fine but had a terrible time in making out the words.
That sort of situation frustrates me something awful and is a steady contributor to my wrongly thought of by some, as a pissed off attitude. I do not go around ticked off! I think the once-in awhile attitude is mostly caused by worry. As I'm around others, very often I'm forced to wonder and worry about what I might be agreeing to. I usually miss too many words to know exactly what we're talking about. The problem might be the reason I don't mind sitting here alone with a good book.
Excuse me, I seem to have gotten carried away. Back to Charter.......We discovered the problem was self inflicted. After I corrected a wrong that we had been doing the computers worked fine. I can't understand how the wrong worked so fine for so long. Anyway we had to cancel the scheduled repair person. She sounded nice and I was able to understand every one of her words. A thing about the tone of voice is my guess.
And speaking of, brings up a sentence that no one really wants to know; The average adult stool weighs about 4 ounces. And half of the bulk of your feces comprises the dead bodies of bacteria that live inside your intestines.
That sort of situation frustrates me something awful and is a steady contributor to my wrongly thought of by some, as a pissed off attitude. I do not go around ticked off! I think the once-in awhile attitude is mostly caused by worry. As I'm around others, very often I'm forced to wonder and worry about what I might be agreeing to. I usually miss too many words to know exactly what we're talking about. The problem might be the reason I don't mind sitting here alone with a good book.
Excuse me, I seem to have gotten carried away. Back to Charter.......We discovered the problem was self inflicted. After I corrected a wrong that we had been doing the computers worked fine. I can't understand how the wrong worked so fine for so long. Anyway we had to cancel the scheduled repair person. She sounded nice and I was able to understand every one of her words. A thing about the tone of voice is my guess.
And speaking of, brings up a sentence that no one really wants to know; The average adult stool weighs about 4 ounces. And half of the bulk of your feces comprises the dead bodies of bacteria that live inside your intestines.
Friday, October 12, 2007
October 12
Cloudy and fairly cool again this morning. Sure makes book reading sound good. I've got a couple started and do believe that is what I'll do at least while Dory is in Eldon getting her second session of the shoulder and arm tendentious problem worked on. The first session seemed to help somewhat. It sure is a fact that to be you need the body. It has got to carry whatever you are around wherever you want to go. Bumps, bruises, and general abuse is bad enough but old slips in and the near worn out parts begin calling out very loudly making you acutely aware of every little part at one time or another. Even parts that I hardly ever see gets special attention once in awhile. Like my feet for instances, about the only time I see them is when I lay down but I am very aware that they're there and it isn't only because of the smell.
I suspect you've noticed already, another day with nothing on my mind.......
Those are my principals, if you don't like them… I have others.~Groucho Marx
I suspect you've noticed already, another day with nothing on my mind.......
Those are my principals, if you don't like them… I have others.~Groucho Marx
October 11
Our wonderful Charter Cable PC connection is really messing with us this morning. It is one thing to send a note with nothing in it but not being able to send the nothing at all is something else. Good for you maybe but frustrating for me.
I've been catching a few Crappie now. If the server doesn't straighten up soon I'll have more time to devote to catching them. So far this morning I've only caught two but wasn't on the dock very long. 46 degrees with a smart wind blowing puts a fellow with short sleeves back into the house P D Q. It isn't the wind that is smart but the cold it blows pretty much smarts.
Smartened me up enough to realize I might as well give up on this note. Or would that be 'on that note'?
I don't mind your thinking slowly; I mind your publishing faster than you think.~Thomas Babington Macaulay
I've been catching a few Crappie now. If the server doesn't straighten up soon I'll have more time to devote to catching them. So far this morning I've only caught two but wasn't on the dock very long. 46 degrees with a smart wind blowing puts a fellow with short sleeves back into the house P D Q. It isn't the wind that is smart but the cold it blows pretty much smarts.
Smartened me up enough to realize I might as well give up on this note. Or would that be 'on that note'?
I don't mind your thinking slowly; I mind your publishing faster than you think.~Thomas Babington Macaulay
October 10
Cool is here this morning 52* with kinda cold gaining on the backstretch. High today expected to be in the upper 60's. The voice from the TV, when talking about Thursday and Friday, said that those highs will most likely be only in the 50's. I would think colder weather will be a good time to sit in the kitchen. I'm a bit hungry this morning so I may not wait for the kinda cold. Cool is close enough to cold for me this morning. Shoot, when I'm hungry very hot is cold enough.
Dory is heading to Jeff City to accompany her mother to a doctor's appointment. Myself, If I can come up with the desire and the necessary time, may clean out the garage, a fall cleaning if you will. 'If I find the time' should never be used because it is so inaccurate. Time is not and will never be a consideration or a thing that you need to look for. The real word is priorities! People never have been without the time to do what they want. It all hinges on how you prioritize. I don't feel like I have the time to waste on this stupid nothing note everyday but there are several people that are important enough to me that I take the time most every day to remind them that they're in our thoughts. Those loves are very high on my priority list. And......if I type the note, what harm is it to add other recipients?
One of the big things for tomorrow is getting Mikey and Tomi into town for a shot. They call it a rabies shot but I think it is more of an anti-rabies shot. Duh!
I've not had a wordy urge for so long..........and at this time the urge is still missing. Maybe if I had a thought worth typing.........Tomorrow or the next day or the next or possibly the next. I'm pretty sure you won't be holding your breath. Sometimes relief is shown by exhaling.
The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.~C. S. Lewis
Dory is heading to Jeff City to accompany her mother to a doctor's appointment. Myself, If I can come up with the desire and the necessary time, may clean out the garage, a fall cleaning if you will. 'If I find the time' should never be used because it is so inaccurate. Time is not and will never be a consideration or a thing that you need to look for. The real word is priorities! People never have been without the time to do what they want. It all hinges on how you prioritize. I don't feel like I have the time to waste on this stupid nothing note everyday but there are several people that are important enough to me that I take the time most every day to remind them that they're in our thoughts. Those loves are very high on my priority list. And......if I type the note, what harm is it to add other recipients?
One of the big things for tomorrow is getting Mikey and Tomi into town for a shot. They call it a rabies shot but I think it is more of an anti-rabies shot. Duh!
I've not had a wordy urge for so long..........and at this time the urge is still missing. Maybe if I had a thought worth typing.........Tomorrow or the next day or the next or possibly the next. I'm pretty sure you won't be holding your breath. Sometimes relief is shown by exhaling.
The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.~C. S. Lewis
October 9
I know that I have some perk in there somewhere but there must be a blockage along the line. So far even the several cups of coffee hasn't lifted my rear very high, necessitating my dragging it around as I move about. Here in the hills there is required many stair steps to go from almost anywhere to somewhere else. The pain of the bouncing of my butt on each and every step has almost got me immobile in the old recliner, at least until I get some of the downers cleared from my head. That would leave some room for a lifting spirit and perkiness which could raise my ass high enough that I could carry it around up there where it is supposed to be. One positive as it is now, Dory won't stoop that low to chew on it.
Hey, why don't you try sending a message everyday just to see how easy it is to find an interesting subject for all ? It's possible that you can do it but there is a good chance that after awhile you'll end up just shooting and hollering poop like I do. As Dory quotes her grandma, "A wish in one hand and poop in the other still leaves you with pretty much nothing worth while." The quote isn't quite correct but it was something like that.
It's only a thought, and a thought can be changed.~Louise May
Hey, why don't you try sending a message everyday just to see how easy it is to find an interesting subject for all ? It's possible that you can do it but there is a good chance that after awhile you'll end up just shooting and hollering poop like I do. As Dory quotes her grandma, "A wish in one hand and poop in the other still leaves you with pretty much nothing worth while." The quote isn't quite correct but it was something like that.
It's only a thought, and a thought can be changed.~Louise May
October 8
It sure is great to add another day to my huge stash of them. I do worry a bit about the speed at which they come but I'll take them and be thankful no matter. I must admit that there are times when my old creaky achy joints causes my day to begin my day with a grimace. There is always somewhat of a delay in the relay of my mind to my face in changing the facial features into a smile but run enough thankful thoughts thru the head and it comes. I have found that three or four cups of coffee can speed up the process quite a bit.
Dory is heading to Eldon for some physical therapy for her elbow and shoulder while I have some physical stuff lined up here for myself. Mowing the lawn is the main pain and tho the lawn isn't all that large in size the hilly layout does require a lot of physical.
He that is uneasy at every little pain is never without some ache. Proverb
Dory is heading to Eldon for some physical therapy for her elbow and shoulder while I have some physical stuff lined up here for myself. Mowing the lawn is the main pain and tho the lawn isn't all that large in size the hilly layout does require a lot of physical.
He that is uneasy at every little pain is never without some ache. Proverb
October 7
No more kept coming to my lips but the right hand kept forking the food keeping my mouth so full, preventing the words or thoughts as it were, from escaping as a sound. I doubt that my ears control anything anyway but the very delicious food wasn't even slowed from being poked by my right hand which seemed to be out of control.
It all happened last evening when the Struebbe's invited us down to join them and some of their out of town friends and Ruthie for supper. A really great meal that seemed to be so enjoyed by everyone of which the merriment in the air must have caused my poking right hand to set out on it's own. I felt like a happy full when I left there...err fool I guess that would be, full fool.
My problem this morning is the full feeling is still hanging on so now I'm sitting in the old recliner letting all the full rest on my lap. Good grief what am I going to do with this handi-cap? One must look at the positive so with that I'd say it is a handy protective cap for my more private and sensitive area. And, and it is only when I rest it on my lap that all the wrinkles on my face are evident. Unsupported it pulls the facial skin pretty tight.
Anyway our thanks to Mary Jo!
Whoopee, the NASCAR race is on today! We don't care too much for the night time races and hardly ever stay awake to the end.
For I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else. ~Samuel Johnson
It all happened last evening when the Struebbe's invited us down to join them and some of their out of town friends and Ruthie for supper. A really great meal that seemed to be so enjoyed by everyone of which the merriment in the air must have caused my poking right hand to set out on it's own. I felt like a happy full when I left there...err fool I guess that would be, full fool.
My problem this morning is the full feeling is still hanging on so now I'm sitting in the old recliner letting all the full rest on my lap. Good grief what am I going to do with this handi-cap? One must look at the positive so with that I'd say it is a handy protective cap for my more private and sensitive area. And, and it is only when I rest it on my lap that all the wrinkles on my face are evident. Unsupported it pulls the facial skin pretty tight.
Anyway our thanks to Mary Jo!
Whoopee, the NASCAR race is on today! We don't care too much for the night time races and hardly ever stay awake to the end.
For I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else. ~Samuel Johnson
October 6
Sometime during the night as Dory and I slept and unaware it crept in and pleased us very much when we awakened to another day. Gee wiz, isn't it just the greatest to be blessed like this?
With this blessing in the bag we're able to continue some of the things that was attentively planed yesterday. Glenda is going to pick up Aunt Sue and together they are going to invade the huge Apple Fest that is in progress in Versailles. Whatever makes them happy right? I've been before so the prospects of viewing crafts and trash strung out over a full ten or more block area has no appeal. Plus the last time I was there the real draws were priced way too high. Yep, curly fries at $3.50 and turkey Legs at $5.00 just blew me away. Came home hungry from that trip. I did tease a stranger lady about her curly fries that she wasn't eating but had carried them for quite awhile. She finally broke down and said she was ready to toss them anyway and asked if I wanted them. Sure I did! She gave the whole thing to me which did good to quell some of the hunger.
My happy plans include the possibility of looking into a neighbors computer aggravation and then maybe a little reading with most likely a little more added to it before the day is done.
Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.~William Arthur Ward
With this blessing in the bag we're able to continue some of the things that was attentively planed yesterday. Glenda is going to pick up Aunt Sue and together they are going to invade the huge Apple Fest that is in progress in Versailles. Whatever makes them happy right? I've been before so the prospects of viewing crafts and trash strung out over a full ten or more block area has no appeal. Plus the last time I was there the real draws were priced way too high. Yep, curly fries at $3.50 and turkey Legs at $5.00 just blew me away. Came home hungry from that trip. I did tease a stranger lady about her curly fries that she wasn't eating but had carried them for quite awhile. She finally broke down and said she was ready to toss them anyway and asked if I wanted them. Sure I did! She gave the whole thing to me which did good to quell some of the hunger.
My happy plans include the possibility of looking into a neighbors computer aggravation and then maybe a little reading with most likely a little more added to it before the day is done.
Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.~William Arthur Ward
October 5
Did a bit of updating on the old desk top computer yesterday and this morning it doesn't seem to want to work properly. A whole passel of time will be spent messing with the thing today would be a bet that I wouldn't fear to make.
Dory did get her boat ride yesterday and there has already been some calm clamoring for a re-do today. The boat is pretty nasty so her deal for the day is to clean it up. That will not be a very quick hit and run type job so it may require some sort of ride after the deed is done.
Man O, we had to turn the air back on this morning. It hasn't been necessary for about a week but hot came back to visit us again.
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words are not coming to me..... I feel the end is near.
The average human body comprises enough fat to make seven bars of soap, enough iron to make a medium sized nail, enough potassium to explode a toy cannon, enough lime to whitewash a small chicken coop, enough sugar to fill a jam jar, enough sulfur to rid a dog of fleas and enough bull shit to bore thousands.
Dory did get her boat ride yesterday and there has already been some calm clamoring for a re-do today. The boat is pretty nasty so her deal for the day is to clean it up. That will not be a very quick hit and run type job so it may require some sort of ride after the deed is done.
Man O, we had to turn the air back on this morning. It hasn't been necessary for about a week but hot came back to visit us again.
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words are not coming to me..... I feel the end is near.
The average human body comprises enough fat to make seven bars of soap, enough iron to make a medium sized nail, enough potassium to explode a toy cannon, enough lime to whitewash a small chicken coop, enough sugar to fill a jam jar, enough sulfur to rid a dog of fleas and enough bull shit to bore thousands.
October 4
I personally don't care much about ridding around on a boat but Dory has a bur this morning and wants me to check to see if that gas-guzzling tri-toon might start, run and float. My goodness, as high as gasoline is! Plan B sounds a lot better to me. Plan B: Take a couple 50 foot ropes and tie them together, then tie one end of the ropes to the boat and while standing on the dock holding the other end, shove her and Mikey off. When she gets out around 90 feet reel her in and shove her off again. I imagine she'll tire of this pretty chop chop.
Can't say I'm not accommodating! Don't guess you can say I'm not cheap either. Matter of fact I'm so very frugal that I worry about filling up a whole page with this note. Use a little, save a little.
Frugality is living as well as one can with what one has. If a person doesn't have much, the frugality can become very frugal. ~Unknown
Can't say I'm not accommodating! Don't guess you can say I'm not cheap either. Matter of fact I'm so very frugal that I worry about filling up a whole page with this note. Use a little, save a little.
Frugality is living as well as one can with what one has. If a person doesn't have much, the frugality can become very frugal. ~Unknown
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
October 3
The doctor lessened our worry yesterday but didn't do anything for Dory's pain. He says Dory has tendonitis in the shoulder and tendonitis called tennis elbow in the lower arm. Back to Eldon for therapy come Monday. The doctor was unable to feel the thyroid gland so we happily assume it has not grown back.
In fact to stay alive is a constant struggle and as old age slips in it does it's best, a little here and a little there, to make one more acutely aware of the life. It seems when younger, one tends to take life as a given and most tiny pains are short lived, mostly ignored and it's passing usually isn't even noticed. Older age screams, LIFE IS IMPORTANT, PAY ATTENTION!
Old age does make a few changes that make sense. Like, because old requires a bit more rest during and between activities it causes a huge increase in the size of the bodies seat part in a great many of us people, so as to make the resting more comfortable. Well, it works for me!
You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago after all. The time shortens up.~William Dean Howells
In fact to stay alive is a constant struggle and as old age slips in it does it's best, a little here and a little there, to make one more acutely aware of the life. It seems when younger, one tends to take life as a given and most tiny pains are short lived, mostly ignored and it's passing usually isn't even noticed. Older age screams, LIFE IS IMPORTANT, PAY ATTENTION!
Old age does make a few changes that make sense. Like, because old requires a bit more rest during and between activities it causes a huge increase in the size of the bodies seat part in a great many of us people, so as to make the resting more comfortable. Well, it works for me!
You'll find as you grow older that you weren't born such a great while ago after all. The time shortens up.~William Dean Howells
October 2
What a neat coincidence, I have no time for any typing this morning and it is happening at the same time that I have nothing to say.
Dory has an appointment 8:15 with the doctor in Columbia. She wants to be reassured about the painful shoulder, elbow and recently drained thyroid. We trust things are normal, as in old age and pose no threat.
Hope to make it back home before the possible severe storms visit the area. It is thought they will arrive down here sometime mid to late afternoon and shag on outta here by 10:00.
Do not resent growing old. Many are denied the privilege.~Unknown
Dory has an appointment 8:15 with the doctor in Columbia. She wants to be reassured about the painful shoulder, elbow and recently drained thyroid. We trust things are normal, as in old age and pose no threat.
Hope to make it back home before the possible severe storms visit the area. It is thought they will arrive down here sometime mid to late afternoon and shag on outta here by 10:00.
Do not resent growing old. Many are denied the privilege.~Unknown
October 1
Wowie wham damn, October one already! We just got back from Boulder City the first part of April which was only a few weeks ago. Or so it seems. I have a feeling that nothing whatsoever is as it may seem. I would also go so far as to say that what seems to me would never seem to be the same to another without a bit of work trying to influence the other. Even then the, seems to be, would never be quite the same.
Watching a program about Hitler on the History channel which has more of my attention than my three typing fingers so........That would bring up one of those very rare seemingly agreeable happening. It seems I ought to end this now.
He who has put a good finish to his undertaking is said to have placed a golden crown to the whole. ~Eustathius
Watching a program about Hitler on the History channel which has more of my attention than my three typing fingers so........That would bring up one of those very rare seemingly agreeable happening. It seems I ought to end this now.
He who has put a good finish to his undertaking is said to have placed a golden crown to the whole. ~Eustathius
September 30
It sure is hard to understand or realize that tomorrow October begins. Time sure seems to be flying by and has been for several years, at least for me. In my scattered memory, the slowest periods of my life were waiting to turn 16 and then waiting to turn 21. Thank the Lord the worrisomes happened and thank the Lord for today but any thank yous in my day and age must be done quickly because if I tarry but a little I'll be sitting in tomorrow.
My memory isn't much so I try to keep a calendar here on the computer so I can refer back to a prior day to read what was. I'm going to be forced to update it as the day progresses instead of waiting until the next morning. Gee-mi-nit-ly, I've been sitting here trying to update yesterdays happenings and I'm almost certain that more than nothing happened but nothing is all that comes to mind this morning.
"As body needs nutrition for survival, mind needs ideas for conception." ~M.K.Soni
My memory isn't much so I try to keep a calendar here on the computer so I can refer back to a prior day to read what was. I'm going to be forced to update it as the day progresses instead of waiting until the next morning. Gee-mi-nit-ly, I've been sitting here trying to update yesterdays happenings and I'm almost certain that more than nothing happened but nothing is all that comes to mind this morning.
"As body needs nutrition for survival, mind needs ideas for conception." ~M.K.Soni
Dory's left boob's little mole was, THANK GOD just that, a little benign mole. There will be a small scar at the spot of removal which could add a little unneeded character to that portion of the body. If a bit more character increases the beauty any at all my problems will increase! Tho I hardly ever catch a sneak peek, when I do I can barely contain myself as it is. Glenda does say the next home will have a walk-in closet, says she is sick and tired of always going to one of the other bedrooms to change her clothing.
One of the things that seems odd to me is I've got more moles by plenty over Glenda but all mine are just fine. I had a dog tick looking mole like thing at the base of my neck that I wanted removed so the doctor just grabbed a can of stuff and froze it telling me it would fall off in a few days. Glenda had a similar thing but not as ugly, at the base of her neck that she wanted removed. Tho it had been there for as long as Glenda could remember the doctor opted to shave it off and send it in to be biopsied. I am very pleased that the doctor is looking after Glenda as she is and really thankful that my blemishes are all fine but still the doctor makes me feel somewhat like a throw-away.
A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time -- pills or stairs.~Joan Welsh
One of the things that seems odd to me is I've got more moles by plenty over Glenda but all mine are just fine. I had a dog tick looking mole like thing at the base of my neck that I wanted removed so the doctor just grabbed a can of stuff and froze it telling me it would fall off in a few days. Glenda had a similar thing but not as ugly, at the base of her neck that she wanted removed. Tho it had been there for as long as Glenda could remember the doctor opted to shave it off and send it in to be biopsied. I am very pleased that the doctor is looking after Glenda as she is and really thankful that my blemishes are all fine but still the doctor makes me feel somewhat like a throw-away.
A man's health can be judged by which he takes two at a time -- pills or stairs.~Joan Welsh
September 27
I mentioned yesterday that we would most likly stop at our wonderful little, 'sells everything but always out', Wal-Mart store and we did. I let Glenda out of the car at the front door then after parking went in to find her so as to accompany her during her shopping. In truth she hates to shop with me so when I'm there things go much faster and there are fewer frivolous purchases because of it.
As I walked thru the store in my search of her, out of the corner of my eye I caught a quick glance of a little fat guy that seemed to be looking around fairly furtively. To myself I thought, now there is a guy up to no good of some kind so I paused a bit then stepped back for another look. Gees, there was a mirror, it was me!
Not long after that a manager approached me and asked if he could help me find something. I guess he thought that I was up to some no good also. Anyway, I told him that I had lost my wife in the store somewhere but with my luck the loss would only be temporary. He said, "yep, and she probably has the car keys and the credit card too huh?" I replied with, "oh, I see you're familiar with my type luck." We both did a short ha ha and I continued my search but tried to tone down the intensity somewhat. I did find her and overall things worked out okay.
A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you or else he'll type you a bunch of nothing thinking you're going to read it.~Bert Leston Taylor (edt)
As I walked thru the store in my search of her, out of the corner of my eye I caught a quick glance of a little fat guy that seemed to be looking around fairly furtively. To myself I thought, now there is a guy up to no good of some kind so I paused a bit then stepped back for another look. Gees, there was a mirror, it was me!
Not long after that a manager approached me and asked if he could help me find something. I guess he thought that I was up to some no good also. Anyway, I told him that I had lost my wife in the store somewhere but with my luck the loss would only be temporary. He said, "yep, and she probably has the car keys and the credit card too huh?" I replied with, "oh, I see you're familiar with my type luck." We both did a short ha ha and I continued my search but tried to tone down the intensity somewhat. I did find her and overall things worked out okay.
A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you or else he'll type you a bunch of nothing thinking you're going to read it.~Bert Leston Taylor (edt)
September 26
A much needed trip to the city this morning, Eldon that is. If staples are required to hold things together, things have got to be falling completely apart around here. In an attempt to prevent any further deterioration the grocery store is our number one target. We are in dire need of larder replenishment.
Dory couldn't believe almost all the food in the house being depleted during her short weeks absence........ She asked where, please tell me Larry, where did it all go? Because of her reaction to the missing I truthfully told her that I had flushed most of it. That got me submerged pretty deep in one big flash! "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU FLUSHED MOST OF IT?" I then, quick as a snake which by then I was feeling as low as, explained that before flushing, I had run it all thru my body but hadn't gained any weight, hence I flushed most of it. It had all passed long before so I was somewhat surprised to discover that it was still capable of causing such a pain to my greatly educated rear end!
Of course another of the few stops will be the library and goodness knows a trip to town will always include a stop at the wonderful, 'sells everything but always out', Wal-Mart store.
Pain should no longer be pain once it has past.~Margaret J. Preston
Dory couldn't believe almost all the food in the house being depleted during her short weeks absence........ She asked where, please tell me Larry, where did it all go? Because of her reaction to the missing I truthfully told her that I had flushed most of it. That got me submerged pretty deep in one big flash! "WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU FLUSHED MOST OF IT?" I then, quick as a snake which by then I was feeling as low as, explained that before flushing, I had run it all thru my body but hadn't gained any weight, hence I flushed most of it. It had all passed long before so I was somewhat surprised to discover that it was still capable of causing such a pain to my greatly educated rear end!
Of course another of the few stops will be the library and goodness knows a trip to town will always include a stop at the wonderful, 'sells everything but always out', Wal-Mart store.
Pain should no longer be pain once it has past.~Margaret J. Preston
September 24
Dearly beloved, will be gathered here with me tonight! Sounds like a winner for me and I didn't need to go anywhere or personally spend any money tho I know some of our money was spent. Just hope the dear ones enjoyed themselves enough to make the trip worth it's whatever cost.
I need to police this area fairly well so as to lessen any chances that Miss Inspector can't find too much to suggest that I might have done things a little differently. I'm positive that she'll find something and that is good. I don't want to seem too perfect which might cause her to think I'm better than she. That could cause a lot of verbiage in an attempt to bring me down to her fallaciously thought lower level or below. She is tall but that ain't all! Life is just one continuous but mostly happy test!
Life is just a series of little deaths out of which life always returns. ~Charles Feidelson, Jr.
I need to police this area fairly well so as to lessen any chances that Miss Inspector can't find too much to suggest that I might have done things a little differently. I'm positive that she'll find something and that is good. I don't want to seem too perfect which might cause her to think I'm better than she. That could cause a lot of verbiage in an attempt to bring me down to her fallaciously thought lower level or below. She is tall but that ain't all! Life is just one continuous but mostly happy test!
Life is just a series of little deaths out of which life always returns. ~Charles Feidelson, Jr.
September 22
I may decide to do the outside chores today and then again I might not. It's getting awfully lonely here with nothing but a cat and dog who both sleep most of the day away. I've eaten up most all the pre-prepared food and the milk has gone bad. I'm positive that I can make it through a couple more days anyway.....anyway I want to, mow or not mow, trim Ivy or not trim ivy, blow off everything or not blow off everything, read or not read. Trouble is my reading has lost so much appeal. Why, I even watched some TV yesterday.
We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.~H. V. Adolt: Quotes
We are all manufacturers. Making good, making trouble, or making excuses.~H. V. Adolt: Quotes
September 17
I've heard it quoted many times, "go west young man and grow up with the country" but I suppose that was back when the west was young and sparsely populated. I think probably all the young men that went west have grown up now into older gentlemen. Could be there is an over supply of them redoing the quote now to "go west elderly ladies, find your life's treasure". There are so many ladies in their, uh, higher prime heading for the west in this day and age. Our blessed four is heading out today and naturally, for a couple of the ladies I'm hoping more for monetary treasures. One which would be Dory of course and the other Aunt Sue. The other two travelers, Lena and Ruthie, are single so they could come back with any kind of treasures that they might be fortunate enough to acquire.
Only one week in duration is the official plan but I worry somewhat because Glenda has prepared enough food to last me quite a bit longer than that. The list of chores that she has posted will take me quite a bit longer than a week to do also. Something seems a mite peculiar about all this.
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
Only one week in duration is the official plan but I worry somewhat because Glenda has prepared enough food to last me quite a bit longer than that. The list of chores that she has posted will take me quite a bit longer than a week to do also. Something seems a mite peculiar about all this.
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. ~Gilbert K. Chesterton
Monday, October 01, 2007
September 14
Well as it goes and it could be an argumentative subject but my old carrier covering is in no need of any repairs, not even a spot that should be watched as time flows. However, the results of the close scrutiny of Dory's covering was a little different. The doctor removed one small mole to have a biopsy of and asked her to keep a sharp eye on another. She has an appointment in two weeks to have the stitches removed. Neither the doctor or either of us have any fear of the forthcoming results at this time.
The doctor was female, thin, not my type and she went about her business with my body in a pretty professional manner. The aforementioned happily averted any heating of my body by the doctor's soft searching caresses of the mass. She wore glasses and she had huge blue eyes. As she touched and peered at my skin I watched her eyes from the other side of the magnifying glass that she was looking thru. Believe me, she had huge blue eyes.
She didn't actually say that I was a wise person but as she touched and looked she kept saying wisdom spot, wisdom spot, wisdom spot. I wasn't happy with all the million whale like looking incrustations on my body but after I found out they were only wisdom spots the unhappiness faded to be replaced with a peaceful knowledge that I am one very, very wise person. The sick name for the barnacles is "Seborrheic Keratoses". No sweat with these so called, "barnacles of time or age spots". Personally, I like the term “wisdom spots” it seems to be so much more fitting, at least for me.
The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.~George Eliot
The doctor was female, thin, not my type and she went about her business with my body in a pretty professional manner. The aforementioned happily averted any heating of my body by the doctor's soft searching caresses of the mass. She wore glasses and she had huge blue eyes. As she touched and peered at my skin I watched her eyes from the other side of the magnifying glass that she was looking thru. Believe me, she had huge blue eyes.
She didn't actually say that I was a wise person but as she touched and looked she kept saying wisdom spot, wisdom spot, wisdom spot. I wasn't happy with all the million whale like looking incrustations on my body but after I found out they were only wisdom spots the unhappiness faded to be replaced with a peaceful knowledge that I am one very, very wise person. The sick name for the barnacles is "Seborrheic Keratoses". No sweat with these so called, "barnacles of time or age spots". Personally, I like the term “wisdom spots” it seems to be so much more fitting, at least for me.
The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth.~George Eliot
September 13
"Great day in the morning"! Now if we can keep it that way all day we're in for another good time. You know good times aren't just handed out to folks? Nope, you've got to make it so. Cleanse your mind of all that ails you, hang on to a few positives and BAM, there you are. Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. ~Mark Twain The same can be said about good times. There are many unhappy souls that would prefer you join them rather than they join you. Beware of the dragards!
A trip to Jeff City today to have our carriers examined for any possible damages that might need repair. If anyone is going to closely scutinize my body I can only hope it will be a female and she can be fat and ugly as far as I care. Which ever the dematoligist turns out to be I hope they find nothing awry with either of us but another strong hope for myself is that they won't laugh aloud nor puke during the examination. At least that I might be unaware of the act.
Damn! I ran out of anything to say before I said anything! Typical, is the only word that comes to mind.
We have an opportunity to live in joy. Do not postpone happiness until the debts are settled and relationships rearranged. Joy doesn't exist out in the world somewhere; we find it inside. - Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey
A trip to Jeff City today to have our carriers examined for any possible damages that might need repair. If anyone is going to closely scutinize my body I can only hope it will be a female and she can be fat and ugly as far as I care. Which ever the dematoligist turns out to be I hope they find nothing awry with either of us but another strong hope for myself is that they won't laugh aloud nor puke during the examination. At least that I might be unaware of the act.
Damn! I ran out of anything to say before I said anything! Typical, is the only word that comes to mind.
We have an opportunity to live in joy. Do not postpone happiness until the debts are settled and relationships rearranged. Joy doesn't exist out in the world somewhere; we find it inside. - Rev. Mary Manin Morrissey
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