From The Past

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Saturday, May 30, 2026

When I Was A Kid...Oh Awesome When...

Seven kids, little house, Big Outdoors and we could always find something to do that was active and fun and didn't need money from parents. Money from parents for fun was sparse. Money was for meals and school clothes, and the doctor now and then for things like broken bones and ear infections and... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Well...What Else Can I Do?

This is one of those nights that I have now and then, in which I cannot sleep, so I cannot stay in the bed with my eyes wide open so here I am again. After reading everyone else and commenting and then trying to go to sleep and getting up again and trying to read a book, making fresh coffee at 0200.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 8, 2026

Why Didn't I Do It Sooner?

I just love my new Library By Mail.....except I'm not getting much else done now but reading. I can choose my own books, but, I decided for the first mailing I wanted to see what they would pick out for me. So instead of making all the choices, I gave them a list of some of my favorite authors, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 4, 2026

As Old As The Hills...

Since I cannot remember when I was not here, it seems that I have been here forever. This morning, since I have a few aches and pains in my old bones and I'm moving slowly and watching my balance I'm remembering the days of climbing trees, playing kickball, roller skating and hop scotch and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 30, 2026

How To Info's Are Interesting to Read...BUT...

It takes more than just reading "How To" info to accomplish. For instance........ This morning, the first thing my eyes fell on after coming to Blogit this morning was: " Tip: How to increase your readership, rankings and earnings" I had to laugh at myself....because the first and foremost thing... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 19, 2026

The Past Is Always haunting Me In One Way Or Another

I have been retired since age 67. That has been more than twenty years now. You would think that would be plenty of years now to reorient myself to normal living but, lately I have been interrupted from living the carefree life of retirement to return to the problem of day sleeping and nightlife.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 10, 2026

I May Be At The End of my Rope

FATAL ERROR: TOTAL ASSET LIQUIDATION IN PROGRESS YOUR SECURITY ALERT HARD DRIVE FORMATTING HAS BEEN FORCE-STARTED SECURITY BREACH CONFIRMED, Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 21, 2026

I Never Wrote My Dad a Letter...

.....And He never wrote one to me. I never really thought about it before, but this week, Sis was going through a lot of old papers she had from pre-computer days. One of the things she found was an old packet of letters she had received from our Dad way back in the 1960's when she was living in... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 20, 2026

You Would Not Believe...

....No you wouldn't believe how long it takes me to write something on the computer....a Blogit Post, a personal letter, a reminder....play a game...share a photo...a shopping list....answer a letter. Sometimes I can't even remember where one certain key is and sit there hunting for it......and I... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Shock Wave for Me!

For those that have been reading me year in and year out for ever so long, you know that Oklahoma has been part of my life and history, but.... I have never thought about it before, and I'm trying to take it in that Oklahoma has snow. The thing is that living in cold, cold Missouri and it's winter... Sign in to see full entry.

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