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Saturday, January 17, 2026

The Question Is...What's to Become of Us?

We shall go the way of all men, But I know not how or when. So I laugh now and then Play Scrabble with my Kin, Write a poem Eat a tart Say a prayer Let a fart.. But right now I need to make coffee. ---AI Overview Betty Stone sent a poem about the human condition to Nila Sanders. The sender concluded... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 16, 2026

How Did I Get Involved With AI?

For some reason that I cannot imagine, AI has begun turning all of my communications via computer into a shortened Overview. At first it kind of scared me because I could not think of a reason for them to do this..... But I have come to the conclusion that it is pretty ridiculous. For instance, Sis... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

The Aged and Their Falls...

Living in an Apartment Complex specifically created for people ages 62 and up has been quite an experience for me the last year and a half. To live here one has to be able to take care of themselves or hire their own specific help according to need, drive their own cars or hire their own chauffeur,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Good, Better, Best...

"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." ----A Chinese Proverb often quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, let us shine, let it shine.......All the time." Something and Someone just... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Between Here and There...

There was a place, an open space 'tween Here and There, Where no one treads upon the snow Or wants to go a wassailing. It's quiet not a sound is heard not here not there.... No call of birds, the silence reigns As shadows span the gloominess. "No! Not tonight they say! Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 17, 2025

Don't You Know...

The Loudest Word Ever Shouted Is Probably The Word "QUIET!" To be more specific, for our family it was "Quiet Down in there". My Dad, sitting on the sofa reading the evening Kansas City Star newspaper, after a hard day's work and waiting for supper, had no patience for any type of altercation.. With... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving to Adnohr...

.....and any other Canadian Blogit Members. Being thankful makes life really worthwhile. Personally, I am thankful for Adnohr. I have always loved her writings and love to go back to her stories from when she first came to Blogit, or whenever it was I first noticed her here. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

It Must Be All That Going and Doing

Willie Nelson looks so, SO old now. Actually, rather decrepit, And to think..... He's only four years older than I. I think it is all that being "On the Road Again" stuff that has worn him out. It can't be the singing. I go around singing all the time... and I don't look as used up as he. So.... I... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

I Close My Eyes...

.....Just for a moment and clutter is there when I open. Blink one time and there is another piece of junk when I open. What is this! Where on earth does this stuff come from? I have a waste basket, a trash receptical in every single room and I empty them daily and they alway fill up again. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 16, 2023

The Year Is At It's Best

The grass is turning yellow The green is going away, but that's all right, I always knew it wasn't here to stay. The leaves remain upon the trees but not the green of spring They're waiting for the autumn frost to make their colors King. The air is getting cooler the sky the bluest glow The maple... Sign in to see full entry.

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