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Flirting with Covid, Measuring Seymour and Writing about Nothing

Flirting with Covid, Measuring Seymour and Writing about Nothing

For over two years I have been warned that I was going to catch Covid and DIE. For two years I took reasonable precautions to avoid catching…

Telling Stories to G-Brats, Camping & Bigfoot

Telling Stories to G-Brats, Camping & Bigfoot

I am in an odd situation with my Grand-brats. What is supposed to happen is that when I start telling a story about my younger days they…

Boy-nados, Baby Sitting & I am The Faux Pa

Boy-nados, Baby Sitting & I am The Faux Pa

For the past few weeks I have been accused of “baby sitting.” That is simply impossible. I am the Faux Pa. I cannot baby sit my own…

Feng Shui, Cheap People and It Will Give You Trouble

Feng Shui, Cheap People and It Will Give You Trouble

The land around our home is attractively decorated with my collection of stuff. Prior to the Grand-brats and in spite of my Bride Management’s difference of opinion…

Grand-Brats, Tri-Colored Trucks and Dumpster Diving

Grand-Brats, Tri-Colored Trucks and Dumpster Diving

For the past few weeks I have had G-brat #4 more than usual. One day when their mother was dropping him off I commented I had had…

Rainbows, Hard of Hearing and Tooties

Rainbows, Hard of Hearing and Tooties

Lately I have been noticing I don’t hear as well as I once did.  Actually, that is incorrect. I have been noticing people don’t speak as loudly…

Amateur’s Day, An Extra Hand & Tiny Shacks

Amateur’s Day, An Extra Hand & Tiny Shacks

Monday was Valentine’s Day or as I call it Amateur’s Day.  Every day should be a day to celebrate love and romance. Every day is a good…

Pocket Computers, Obsolete Me and Good in Bed

Pocket Computers, Obsolete Me and Good in Bed

I’ve had one of the Grand-brats for a few days after almost a week of quarantine. The daughter and her husband tested “positive” which meant the whole…

Losing Weight, Helix F. Montemayer and The Skeeter Ranch

Losing Weight, Helix F. Montemayer and The Skeeter Ranch

I have been trying to lose a few pounds for the past six months with little success. My attempts have been sabotaged.  In the past I could…

Seymour, Moving Boats and Holes Poked in the Lid

Seymour, Moving Boats and Holes Poked in the Lid

Last week I had another appointment to have my tumor, Seymour, measured.  The game is I have to have an MRI every six months. An MRI, if…