She was in her early eighties and doing the best she could. Life as she knew it had passed her by. There were some things she didn’t care to do let alone have someone show her how the things worked. What was a microwave, or those fancy buttons in the new-fangled cars [...]
I had eaten my second Christmas meal in two days. If you count Thursday night and Friday, I have been putting on the feed bag four days in a row with huge meals. My treadmill is ready to go on strike what with the extra pounds. Seems like every time I have [...]
Last night we celebrated Christmas with the kids and granddaughters. We had the usual turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn, gravy etc. Next we opened the presents for each other. It was more fun watching the granddaughters than anything else. There was genuine awe, delight and giggles on their faces. [...]
It had been calling out to me for several weeks now. My pants were too tight. Mostly I blame the wife for putting them in the dryer instead of hanging them out. After a bit, that excuse wasn’t working. We had stopped walking for a couple of weeks due to [...]
I really am a gentle person. I know, you would question that statement considering my disdain for lines, incompetence and the like. Ask anyone you want, I have a dry sense of humor, non-the-less, I do have one. But I must confess, there is another “thing” out there which drives (pardon the [...]