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Re: Thanks, Jay. We all have our problems. I happen to be in love
with mine. Your story puts me in mind of a close call I had in a Brooklyn bar and grill where we were attending an anniversary party. I was coming out of the bathroom with Ginny, and I saw the owner fishing a baseball bat out from under the bar and coming my way. Someone had told him there was a man in the ladies room. When he saw Ginny in her scooter he put the back bat, still looking at us. I swear he looked almost disappointed. You Know the type?
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2902
on February 12, 2012 at 4:59 AM
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This reminds me of a friend who has one leg. One day he parked in the handicap parking and when in the store a woman came up to him and told him in no uncertain terms how she thought that he didn't look to damned disabled to her, so he slipped off his leg and set it on the counter, and then just like at Yankee Stadium she wanted to help. You have always been a hero to me Bob.
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UtahJay
on February 11, 2012 at 10:14 PM
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Re: Thanks, Annicita! We do pretty well, all things considered.
I did have a close call once in the Harmon Meadow Exhibition Center in New Jersey. We were there for a talk-radio symposium in which two of the stars were Curtis Sliwa, founder of The Guardian Angels, and his gorgeous then-wife Lisa, who has a black belt in karate. Lisa saw us in the mirror as we came into the bathroom, and if Ginny hadn't explained right away, I could have been in big trouble.
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2902
on February 11, 2012 at 12:05 PM
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Re: CC, thank you for the heads-up on Dragon! I never heard of it
before! I'm going to look into it for Ginny - it could open up a new world for her!
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2902
on February 11, 2012 at 11:43 AM
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Re: CC, thank you for the heads-up on
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2902
on February 11, 2012 at 11:38 AM
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too many people worry about inproprietary....instead of compassion.....its great that you can have a sense of humor about it ....god bless you both
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Annicita
on February 11, 2012 at 9:05 AM
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Well Bob I don't want to make a joke out of this, but once I was with my Mum she went into the toilet and disappeared. She came out of another entrance in a different location.
I kept dodging in to look for her and it was not funny. I think you should have a pass but I will not elaborate. A good poem from it, you have to laugh or you would go bonkers.
Dragon is a programme which I have looked at before ,but it was so expensive, one speaks into a mike and bingo the words come up on Word or whatever. I don't suppose you have Windows 7, but if you did you would find a similar free programme incorporated into it. This would be adequate for you, remember I have a form of dyslexia and do mot pronounce words correctly. My brother has used the Window's one with
success.
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C_C_T
on February 11, 2012 at 7:44 AM
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Re: this should be posted in all public places.....loving it.
Wait! Wait! I was only kidding about "Next!"
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2902
on February 11, 2012 at 7:31 AM
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this should be posted in all public places.....loving it.
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Kabu
on February 11, 2012 at 7:26 AM
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Re: Fretful! - the perfect word! Thanks adnohr!
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2902
on February 11, 2012 at 7:05 AM
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Re: In an unwieldy dark situation comes a brief bright moment.
I've wanted to write about this for some time now, and yesterday the words came.
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2902
on February 11, 2012 at 7:03 AM
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And that ended this fretful poem with a smile!
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adnohr
on February 11, 2012 at 6:45 AM
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In an unwieldy dark situation comes a brief bright moment.
well said!
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Pat_B
on February 11, 2012 at 5:43 AM
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