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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Family Storm Trooper

A little over a week ago, a really big old tree broke and fell over on Son P.D.'s "project house". That's not the house that they live in. It is an old house that he bought to re-do and add to for to sell. He has always done this since he first had to quit his job and take care of Phil since Phil... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Morning Is Here...I Think

The time is right for morning, but the outside night lights are still turned on, there is no blue sky or sunshine, no birdies singing their songs. I see no people coming and going, only dark clouds, rain beating down, gloom and doom feeling about the day. Sister sent me a note about terrible weather... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 6, 2023

A Cloud of Gnats

Do you remember Corbin_Dallas? He once commented to me with a photo of a cloud of gnats. It was on a religious subject. It reminded me of the time I was jogging around the lake (yes I could still jog when I moved here). I was breathing heavily with my mouth open when I ran smack dab into a cloud of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 3, 2023

The Promise

It's late...very late... or rather, I guess it is very early. It is well past midnight and I'm still up. Been reading a David Baldacci murder mystery. I finally turned off the reading lamp and sat for a moment looking at the red, blue, green and yellow lights flickering through the tiny holes on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Who Is That Average Person?

An interesting fact that I ran across this week is that the average person speaks about 9,000,000 words a year and that 5,000,000 of them are one of only four words: I, me, my and mine. I guess that means I spend more than half of my life thinking and talking about myself? Since I read that the... Sign in to see full entry.

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