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Monday, October 3, 2016

October Odds And Ends

"I love to be sad and love sadness. It keeps me going." One of our ex-Blogit writers made the above comment to one of my posts some years back after I had tried innumerable times to cheer him with my comments to his posts. I finally realized that you cannot cheer someone who does not wish to be... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Sliding Along Without One

"Gosselin never seemed to have got over the wonder of having mastered the slide rule. He talked with it always in his hand, and seemed to be able to use it for every purpose, even searching for the right word." ~ Edmund James Gallagher I am having so much fun reading the book written by the father... Sign in to see full entry.

Taps Has No Take Today

This first day of October has been weighing on my mind, in the form of a bad sinus headache and is keeping me from thinking of anything new and exciting and different to write about. But that is all right. I'm sure that people need a rest from me anyway. I'm rather glad it is almost time for me to... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Success Is An Everyday Effort

One hundred pounds lighter than his last visit to Kansas City, friend Larry is feeling so much better, able to move around without his cane or without resorting to a wheel chair for touring, and no longer using a riding cart for shopping, or needing disabled parking. He has worked hard at it, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Uber Dog Service

It is a really long way from Durham, North Carolina to San Francisco, California by car if you happen to be a septuagenarian. Kansas City is about a third of the way and Friend Larry is already running later than his planned schedule, so he did not arrive today, as I told you yesterday that he... Sign in to see full entry.

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