Wednesday, May 25, 2011
VictoriaP. She recognized the sentence "I'll think about it tomorrow" as Scarlett O'Hara's curtain line from Gone With the Wind. That seems to be a theme his year -- and we're all still in Kansas as one storm after another tries to sweep Toto away and send straws through telephone poles. Truth be... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
No blog today.
I'm catching up on my filing. I hate filing. Tomorrow. I'll think about it tomorrow. (Do you know who said this line? What movie?) Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Stormy Weather...
It's on my mind this morning, an old, blues song my mama used to sing: "Don't know why there's no sun up in the sky, stormy weather since my man and I ain't together keeps rainin all the time, the time keeps rainin all the time." Joplin. I was watching last night as our NBC channel was on the scene... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Crap! The world didn't end.
Guess I'll go ahead and pay the electric bill. What's that old saying? Beware of false prophets. Or was it wolves in sheep's clothing? Maybe both. Granny Brag Grandson Matt graduates high school this afternoon. His summer job starts in a couple weeks -- this will be his third year. St. Louis has... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Always on my mind...
Remember that song by Willie Nelson, "You Were Always on My Mind?" Now he's got a great voice and singing style, an exception to my no country, no time, nohow rule. But that song never fails to piss. me. off. I was somewhere else baby, but you were on my mind. I was gallivanting and exploring, but... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Ditch the Land Line
Admit it, girl, you know it’s true the USA by wheelbarrow once tempted you. Not safe, common sense did say for a lone girl to travel the road that way. Who, certainly not you, could endure the depths and heights, the desert heats chill diamond studded nights, November rains, chill blains, bone-deep... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Good kids.
We had a hell of a tornado, series of tornadoes, about three weeks ago in this area. Not a death, thanks to early warnings and take-cover messages on all TV channels and I imagine on radio as well. Maria, this bright and lovely girl who was a buddy of my younger daughter all through high school, one... Sign in to see full entry.
Well... It wasn't a heart attack after all.
And he's recovering slowly from the stroke. Nephew Larry reports his dad is sleeping a lot and acting strange. Decisions are pending, they don't need me there. Local Stuff Last night Jean called -- I jumped when the phone rang. After a minute or two on another subject she said I know you said you... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The call -- the email
You know the one. Phone rings and you know it's horrible news even before you pick up. Got a call like that in '03, my daughter. Her husband had died. Sitting on the edge of the bed and just slumped over. He'd been fighting a vicodin addiction, trying to get off the pain pills. Pain from a neck... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tender Mercies
I remember the movie from more than a few years back. I see the faces of the actors, a woman named Tess Harper, the leading man is Robert Duvall, a fine actor with many roles under his belt. In the movie he plays a used up old country singer, a long-time drunk who's lost and drifting. She plays a... Sign in to see full entry.