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Sunday, November 6, 2016

From Mozzarella to Mosul

Having made plans to watch today's CHIEFS football game against the Jaguars with Son #3 and Phil, we decided to watch the first half of the game at Applebee's where Phil loves to eat, and then hurry home to watch the second half. When Phil saw grandma pull up at Applebee's, he began his happy dance... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Midnight Rambling

I always feel, when I haven't been around Blogit for a few days, that I have to start explaining why I haven't been doing what I pay to do. I think it must be a playback to when I was in school and had to take a note from my parents to explain any absence. If one pays to do something (like blog),... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Remember Peter

My Grandson Peter, who was a US Marine for four years, deployed twice to Afghanistan, is now, after four years out of the service, just a pussy cat--The Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland to be exact. He will do just about anything to make Great-Grandbaby Marianna have a bit of fun, even attend a... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Too Much News?

Sometimes I think I watch too much TV news, or spend time surfing the net for what is going on now. I don't really want to, but I have trouble not going back to it too often. Usually it is the same thing over and over and over, and it really does not help me to be a better person. I saw something on... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 31, 2016

Burial Dilemma

“Never did tombs look so ghastly white. Never did cypress, or yew, or juniper so seem the embodiment of funeral gloom. Never did tree or grass wave or rustle so ominously. Never did bough creak so mysteriously, and never did the far-away howling of dogs send such a woeful presage through the night.”... Sign in to see full entry.

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