Monthly Archives: December 2018

Staying Close To Home

Great Grandfather to four-year old great granddaughter: “No a reindeer is not a horse with TV antenna”. Love those great grandchildren! Seeing Lilly growing up is amazing! If I hear one more person say “Happy Holidays” I am going to … Continue reading

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“The” Christmas Party At Inglewood Park

What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire? Frostbite! We don’t do much on Facebook but we keep the account so we can see the grandkids, or in this case, the great grandkids, in action. Santa … Continue reading

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OMG… It’s Up! How Did That Happen?

Why did Frosty the Snowman want a divorce? Because he thought his wife was a flake. Today’s memory is about Love and Magic…two of our most favorite subjects. But first, a digression!  Today I walked again making it 1004 miles, … Continue reading

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I Lit The Christmas Lights In A Unique Fashion

On St. Patrick’s Day I like to make believe I’m Irish. Just like at Christmas when I make believe I’m good. I guess I am getting too excited about Christmas because at 6:30 AM the eyes popped open and I … Continue reading

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I Picked A Rope!

What do you call Santa’s helpers? Subordinate Clauses. Dang…the weatherman says 40% chance of rain so I decided not to walk.  Just what I need is to be outside in the rain 1/2 way to Ralph’s Market when the rain … Continue reading

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It’s Me Birthday! Almost 3/4 Of A Century!

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present. Say it ain’t so… 74 today! OMG! that’s older than dirt!  One more year and I will have the … Continue reading

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Sue Goes To Disneyland 1968 On Christmas Eve

How does Darth Vader like his Christmas turkey? On the dark side. Today is tradition day…we are off to see “A Christmas Carol” at South Coast Repertory Theater, our 32nd year!  Today we have the Liles’ family, “a” Duda (Nick), … Continue reading

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We Got Tools For Christmas!

If you’ve seen one Santa, you’ve seen a mall. Dang… It’s that pesky trip to the doctor again hoping for good news but alas, not so much.  We did the x-ray early this week and Sue had another 1 cm … Continue reading

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A Christmas Also Alone…Almost!

Did you hear about the dyslexic Satanist? He sold his soul to Santa. We rested up last night knowing full well we were going to be walking a lot today and indeed, we did.  Off to Huntington Gardens for a … Continue reading

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Wheels Nuts And Other Such Things!

Christmas is a holiday that we celebrate not as individuals nor as a nation, but as a human family. – Ronald Reagan Up and at em… We are off for a 9:00 AM appointment to see the vascular surgeon.  We … Continue reading

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