Sunday, September 20, 2009
SUMMER REMINISCING (3) Drive-in Theater Night
(3) Drive-in Theater Night There was a drive-in theatre a few miles away from the cottages, and every Tuesday night was "Pack Up Your Car - $2. Tuesday". As many as you could get into your car all got in for $2.00. I remember a trip to see a triple feature, "Wind Across the Everglades" (starring...
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Friday, September 18, 2009
SUMMER REMINISCING (2)
One of our favorite ways to pass the time was to build huge tents out of old sheets and blankets, using the fence between our lot and the neighbors. I mean, these were huge. We even sectioned off different areas to be the kitchen, the bedroom, the porch, and so on. Then we'd sqare off with "Crazy...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
SUMMER REMINISING (1)
Before summer flees for another year, it was interesting that I was happily dreaming this afternoon - better late than never - about some special summer memories. By this time every year, after Labor Day had come and gone, it would quite often turn into a late summer heat wave, and I'd wish we were...
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BATTLE WITH SINUSITIS AND LARYNGITIS CONTINUES
Need I say more? I am going to owe the company for the last month, because I sure haven't worked much.....your prayers are appreciated...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A GREAT MOMENT IN DISGUISE
In what now seems like another lifetime, I used to drive a cab for a living. It was a quick and easy way to make some pocket change, something I didn't have much of in college. When I arrived at 2:30 a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these...
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Friday, September 4, 2009
LINDSEY'S LONG ROAD BACK CONTINUES
Sept 3rd 2009 - leukemia update We are happy to be able to report that Lindsey's 10 days of radiation are now complete....she has after effects consisting of a dry and sore throat, a cough, and has almost completely lost her voice. Eating is difficult however we are so happy that radiation is now...
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
OUR RESIDENTS COMING AND GOING ON VACATION
With staff accompaniment, of course, although this year, not me. Two of our men are in Niagara Falls this week and two more will be heading to a very nice resort in Tennessee next week. Wish I could remember its name, but I will look it up. I miss the travel, but I don't miss what really amounts to...
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Monday, August 31, 2009
GOOD NEWS REGARDING LINDSEY
Lindsey started full chemo treatments again monday (a week ago) in addition to the radiation she is now receiving....we are doing our best to deal with the vomiting and weakness....she is being monitored very closely and more blood transfusions may be required.....however we received GREAT news from...
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
GHOST DRIVE 6) "STRADDLING TWO DIMENSIONS"
6) STRADDLING TWO DIMENSIONS Jack Muggins drove like a bat out of hell and put at least six cars either into the wall or into the muck of the infield where they couldn’t move. He looked for Alphonso. No sign of him. Jerry Lee was right where he should be if Garibaldi did suddenly appear and make a...
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
GHOST DRIVE - 5) TIME TO PLAY FOR KEEPS
5) TIME TO PLAY FOR KEEPS After all that had already happened that night, Justin wasn’t surprised to find himself in the “Delaware Raceway” pits, along with a gang of helmeted ghosts and mechanics working on “ghost” cars ranging from ‘52 Chevy’s to ‘65 GTO’s. Alphonso was nursing a bottle of unnamed...
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