Guy's blog about life with pets in northern mich. for Wednesday, April 18, 2007

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Educating the grandkids, in spite of Marilyn's objections

A few days ago I must have gotten some kind of corrosive liquid on the top part of my thumbs and forefingers, without realizing that I had. A skin color change and an annoying itch made me think that I gotten poison ivy (lower case i) from our firewood. The itch didn’t last long and the purplish color went away quickly, so it wasn’t poison ivy. After a few days the skin began to crack and peel off so I began to remove loose pieces unaware that D.J. was raptly observing this procedure. When he... Sign in to see full entry.

The appeal of giving up and becoming a hermit!

A memorable quote I just heard on TV, “A compact space, with low maintenance is fine ………..IF YOU’RE DEAD!” I guess this means that I should join the “Keeping up with the Jones’s” crowd, but that isn’t gonna happen! I remember working a full time job and two part-time jobs, on alternating nights, to more or less make ends meet. Of course the ends just moved farther apart, and I was already running as fast as I can! That kind of existence would break my spirit and prematurely age me. As attractive... Sign in to see full entry.

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