Untitled 28 Jul 2009 | 12:24 am

BEACH WEDDING! 11 Jun 2009 | 02:44 am

i have news! BIG news! After 38 years of bachelorhood, my son has decided to tie the knot! He came home in the middle of the day yesterday and told me the news. I had been suspecting the announcement ...

SHE'S HERE! 11 Jun 2009 | 01:34 am

The new baby arrived to meet her family yesterday at 3:12 p.m. Her mother, my niece had been admitted to the hospital Monday night and her labor induced by an intravenous drip. The labor began in earn...

TRESPASSER 29 May 2009 | 01:27 pm

Well, I still haven't gotten that last rose planted. My lawn care men have not been here in three weeks now and with all the rain, my grass is very high. But not high enough to hide the trespasser t...

HOLIDAY HAVOC 27 May 2009 | 04:04 am

Well, this holiday has come and gone, and I must admit that I am glad it's over. While I like to remember my departed loved ones on Memorial Day, I find that old emotions are stirred up and surfac...

I MUST BE MURPHY! 16 May 2009 | 01:41 am

Murphy's law is known by practically everyone, it seems. The likelihood that anything that can go wrong will go wrong seems sometimes to especially apply to me. It could be caused by my extreme "bumbl...

RECESSION RECIPES 8 May 2009 | 06:17 am

While preparing my traditional Thursday's spaghetti sauce, I had the random thought, "Nothing gives you as much bang for your buck than good ol' spaghetti"! Thankfully, all my family loves spaghetti w...

I KNOW WHAT I WANT 22 Apr 2009 | 04:06 am

After all this time, I have made up my mind. No more searching movie star magazines and hair style booklets for me. I am tired of trying to explain the style I want to my hair- stylist (if you can cal...

Postscript 21 Apr 2009 | 02:42 pm

I had forgotten to include in my previous post the bit of news that inspired the whole thing. Among the highway hazards that I noted was the latest:: Motorists in the county adjacent to mine (where my...

HIGHWAY HAZARDS 21 Apr 2009 | 03:46 am

I resolved to make my next post a happy one. Therefore, I have my work cut out for me since I chose the temporary title, "Highway Hazards". Well, where I liive you can encounter various types of h...