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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

An Alert Not Amber

A large note in giant font was hanging on my door this evening. It was from the Property Manager, and it said: "Lexington Plumbing will be here at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow to do some plumbing repairs in the basement under your apartment. It will be loud because there will be jack-hammering performed off... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Panacea

Some days he is a silent shadow, lost in thought too deep to share, staring out at the world passing him by. Other days he talks incessantly....all day long.... haunted by the ghosts of the past.... wishing certain memories could be changed....deleted....forgotten.... longing for what might have... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 22, 2013

They Got The House - Oh Yow!

As Sam444 can tell you, it's not so easy to get a house these days, at least not the one you want. But wow, it's done and everything went along pretty smoothly. I'm talking US Marine Grandson Peter, Granddaughter-in-law Angelia, and Great-Grandbaby Marianna. It's here in Missouri, just a mile from... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Two Hours Into Twelve Hours Worth

Three inches of snow per hour seems a goodly amount to me. I'm having fun watching the snow blowers and shovelers out front bundled up like Eskimos while I nibble on my nice warm breakfast burrito in front of the fire. Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Hent The Day

I'm always on a quest for the perfect mop. You would not believe how many different ones I have bought, and you would not believe how many of them have disgusted me, and have been trashed. In my lifetime of cleaning my kitchen and bathroom floors, I was most satisfied with the results when I was... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Beginning of a Beautiful Friendship

Today for the very first time, in the presence of Kansas City Zoo goers, Berlin and Nikita came face to face with each other after spending days getting use to sharing the environment and getting used to each other's presence through the sense of smell and other animal sensations. They really seemed... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

I Give Up

A person needs to realize when they are licked. I'm certain I can never top this: Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Practice Makes Perfect?

Well, I can see, in regard to the last post, that I am going to be practicing for a really long time. I've been sitting around inside much too much this cold winter and I have forgotten how to "move". I am afraid that it is a losing battle. By the time I practice enough to be a good enough "Crackin'... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Grandma Gangnam

While watching Super Bowl 2013, I saw and fell in love with the Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin' Gangnam Style ad (see below) and I decided that I want to practice a bit and do a mock up of the ad calling it Get Crackin' Grandma Style. I decided to do this for several reasons: • I love pistachio... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Closed

The windows are not open today. The temperature dropped in the wee hours of the morning. The wind is cold, whipping around the corners of the building, flapping the flag of the complex at the entrance, bending the naked branches of the trees. The sky is somber grey and constant rain is keeping the... Sign in to see full entry.

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