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Monthly Archives: February 2020
Rain Rain Stay Right Here
Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. OK, I will not give up! It isn’t in my jeans or genes. Our hallway closet started jamming about a week ago. Over time it was becoming more difficult to open! … Continue reading
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A Lovely Day It Is!
To My Bride Sue: You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known, and even that is an understatement. – F. Scott Fitzgerald It’s Saturday, and we are raring to go! Where too? I took … Continue reading
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Friday Is Here, FInally!
You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it. Sue is now in the convalescent facility so I can relax a bit. I finished off the Toppers Newsletter this morning, printing it and … Continue reading
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TGIT? That Goodness It’s Thursday!
Whenever someone calls me ugly, I get super sad and hug them, because I know how tough life is for the visually impaired. If all goes well, Sue will get out of the hospital today! Off to a local rehab … Continue reading
The Week Is Half Gone And I Am Weak!
The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm. Florence Nightingale I just missed my bride, so I was up in the hospital at 6:40 AM, and the Sun was coming up. She … Continue reading
Hey Tuesday, Ya ready To Rumble??
“I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.” – Benjamin Franklin Today I mounted my trusty steed, the Siver … Continue reading
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And It Starts Again! Another Week Another Dollar!
“Dear Monday, I want to break up. I’m seeing Tuesday and dreaming about Friday. It’s not me; it’s you.” After returning home from my early morning visit, I spent an hour updating our “roadmaps.” Every year I update a series … Continue reading
Ground Hog Day And A Football Game
Turn your face to the sun, and the shadows fall behind you. ~Maori Proverb Happy Palindrome Day also! The next numerical palindrome after then will be March 3, 3030, 110 years from now, and the last one was 909 years … Continue reading
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We Hade It! Saturday Has Arrived!
Keep in mind that to avoid loneliness, many people need both a social circle and an intimate attachment. Having just one of two may still leave you feeling lonely. —Gretchen Rubin Sue is still in the hospital, so I was … Continue reading
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