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Tuesday, December 27, 2016

And He Huffed And Puffed And ALMOST Blew The House Down

Well, well. We went from a balmy 56 degrees about noon yesterday to about 22 over night. Of course, just to be fun, we had a steady 30 mph wind that would gust to over 50 mph. It follows that just as I sat down to do some comprehensive writing, the power went off (about 4PM) and didn't come back on... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 25, 2016

A Long But Happy Day

Yesterday was a such wonderful time. My son and his wife had belt come off the engine of their car about noon time, you know how it works, just as everyone was closing for Christmas. Fortunately, a friend of mine owns a part store and I got him to not only to re-open, but deliver the belt and help... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Reunion

To use the title from a Dorothy Parker story, "Here We Are." It's about 10AM Christmas Eve and boy oh boy has it snowed! My son is coming to lunch for the first time in three years. This is the first time in a long time he hasn't been deployed somewhere. He was a field medic in the military and has... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 23, 2016

A Gift For You All, But Especially for CCT

This is a pdf version of my "best selling book" over on Amazon, "Things My Father Taught Me - Lessons In Life." This book has sold over a thousand copies but yet it has only five reviews. I never understand that business. I'm not sure what version of the story that this might be, so here's hoping I... Sign in to see full entry.

"Let Me Tell Ya What..." Tip of the hat to Hank Hill

I'm well and doing great, I've just been super busy with some of my community minded things. Full well knowing the pain of being alone, I've spent time with several people I know around me and gone to a couple local 'nursing homes' with my " Baby Brutus" Boxer. As you can tell, he is a mistreated... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Magical Michigan

Well, here I am, a little warmer, a more rested, and looking at a ton of things to get done real quick! I promised you some photos of our adventures up north. I had already uploaded a couple of these to my server when I realized how huge they were. In order to allow for some editing, we take most of... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Always Fresh, Sometimes Frozen

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan I mean. Once again, I apologize for the ten plus day vacation. We went up north and kind of got snowed in. There's no Internet at my new place but we were warm and had some fun. On the days we cold get out, we bought some food supplies and such. Suffice to say, we... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

What The World Needs Now

As I explained in yesterday's entry, I've committed myself to doing something my Father taught me long ago. He had another name for this exercise, but I call them my 'RAK's,' or 'Random Acts of Kindness.' Every day right up to and including Christmas Eve, I have promised myself to do something for... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 5, 2016

Goofy Squirrels!

We got about five inches of heavy wet snow last night. It has hit about 40 degrees here today, so much of it has begun to melt and sink into the soft, unfrozen ground. I made my first snowball of the season and tossed it at my eldest grandson, hitting him right in the chest! LOL. Not to be out done,... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Mopping Up

Just cleaning up a few things from other posts and comments. YES!, we got our pipes all protected up north! We spent a day fixing a few broken windows and sealing leaks under doors and one window. I have a small 30,000 BTU vent-less heater in the room under all of the water fixtures that doesn't... Sign in to see full entry.

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