tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58414162670006441452011-08-30T00:02:51.080-05:00Here you'll occasionally find a post about something I find amusing, humorous, sad, profound, outlandish, or maybe dull. I might simply want to make a statement. You might agree with what I write, or you might not. While I welcome comments, you'll have to forgive me if I remove any that I think are objectionable.-bo-http://www.blogger.com/profile/11319765954094420431noreply@blogger.comBlogger501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841416267000644145.post-64108964311038997432011-04-10T20:22:00.003-05:002011-04-10T20:40:50.039-05:00

MAYBE I WAS A BIT HASTY in deactivating my Facebook account. I've caught a little bit of flack about leaving. And while I don't miss some of the posts or comments, I do miss seeing some of the special ones. So, I guess that means that I'll be back on Facebook once again.I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK in time to wish my sweet niece a happy birthday today!WHAT I'LL HAVE TO DO is just ignore the ridiculous

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I'VE BEEN A FACEBOOK USER for a couple of years or so, but in past months have seriously considered deactivating my account.WHILE THERE ARE SOME BENEFITS OF FACEBOOK, I find that there are so many objectionable things on there, even on some of my friends posts. Well, maybe not necessarily on my friends posts, but on some of the comments left by their friends. WHILE NOT MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT, I'm

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I overheard a guy talking on his cell phone today. His side of the conversation went something like this:************************************************"Yeah, he's still sick."(pause...)"She says he still has some "temp-a-chure"."(pause...)"Yeah, it's about a hundred and fourteen, or something about like that."************************************************Wow! I hope not!

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I was calling around to the salvage yards to see if I could find a door handle for Lindsay's car. On one of the calls I was put on hold, and a recording came on the line saying, "Your call is very important to us, but all of our partsologists are currently busy helping other customers. Please hold for the next board certified partsologist."Not only are they partsologists, but they are board

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FOR QUITE A WHILE I had been thinking about retirement. I would get fairly close to making a decision, then I’d back out for one reason or another. I suppose the main reason most recently has been because of the economy, and the impact it has had on my 401k. Like most other people, mine took quite a hit. At least I was well diversified in my investments, so I guess it could have been worse.

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While I’m taking a late lunch break, I’ll take a few minutes to try to catch up on some of the things that have gone on since my last entry. Wow - it’s been a while!FIRST, ABOUT MAMA -- She still seems to have some days that are better than most. There are occasions when she recognizes us. And there are still those times when she seems to not know anyone and be in a world that is completely her

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Some people don't think before they post an "Out to Lunch" note on their window.I went somewhere today to see if they filed with my insurance company on a quite large ($7000+) medical bill. The window was closed, and a note was posted: "Out to Lunch - Back in 30 Minutes." Question: What time did you leave? How do I know if you'll be back 30 minutes from right now, or if you left 29 minutes ago

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Sue and Don picked up Mama from the nursing home this afternoon and took her to their house. Most of the family members were able to be there for a little birthday celebration. She was 82 years old last Thursday. Sue made a cake for her, and we had that cake and some ice cream. Doug couldn't be there because he's still trying to recuperate from bronchitis. Eric wasn't able to make it because he

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Today is Mama's birthday. She is 82 years old today. This birthday for her was so different from the ones in the past. We always were able to take her out to dinner, have lots of family members with us, and really have a good time. This year, it's sad to say, she spent her special day at the nursing home.Sue made a lot of cupcakes earlier in the day and took them by there and left them with

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Ginger and I went to see Mama yesterday after church. Usually on Sundays when we've gone after church, she's been sleeping, and it has always been hard to wake her up, if she wakes up at all. So yesterday we went by Melissa's and Lindsay's for a few minutes, then we ate some lunch before going to visit. I guess it was about 2:30 p.m. when we got there.An aide was in her room with her, but came

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Last night at family night Don was cracking us up telling about his experiences with "Marla the mauler" (as he so aptly named her) at his physical therapy sessions. He was telling how sore he was from doing lunges, and how Marla was about to kill him trying to loosen up his sore muscles. He even described (in graphic detail, I might add) the difficulty he experienced trying to use the toilet with

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The last couple of weeks seem to have been so packed with things to do that I just haven't had time to post anything. Strange thing is, though, I can't remember all the things that have been keeping me busy.I do know that Lindsay has issues with Plastikia, and we spent quite a bit of time shopping for a car for her. But as it turns out, she decided to fork over the money to get this one fixed

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I know it's been a while since I posted. Things have been very busy since Christmas! I'll post more later, but I have to tell you what I heard someone say today.I was car shopping with Lindsay. Her "Plastikia" has just about given up the ghost, and she's in pretty desperate need of some more dependable transportation.An automobile salesman said to me, "Let me be perfectly honest with you."  In my

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Sue picked Mama up from the nursing home Christmas morning and took her to Sue's house. We alternate where we have Christmas each year, and this was Sue's year. When we got there Mama was in one of the bedrooms sleeping, or at least resting.A little while later Jennifer went back to check on her. Mama wanted a cookie, I think, so Jennifer took her one and stayed back there and visited with her

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Kids can be so funny sometimes... even when they aren't trying to be.Caleb and Jacob were each playing different games on different computers, and Jacob was having a little problem with his and whining a little bit about it. Caleb, playing his game, found something amusing and laughed a little.From there, the conversation went something like this:  > Jacob: "Stop laughing at me!"  >> Caleb: "I'm

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On Christmas Eve night, Melissa, Lindsay, Robert, Jennifer, Brooklyn, and Seth came to the house, and we all exchanged our Christmas gifts. When everyone was getting about ready to leave, Robert seemed to have disappeared, and Ginger noticed it, so she eased over to the window and peeked outside. There he was! Robert was hunkered down plugging in one of the newest additions to the yard. Can you

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I kept slipping outside periodically this evening, just to check on the critters. You never know when someone might be out there admiring them close up, if you get my drift.Well, just a few minutes ago, I opened the door to look, and who should I see easing very slowly down the road right in front of the house but Robert! It could be my imagination, and I won't say for sure, but it appeared that

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Sue called this morning to tell me that the nursing home was supposed to have some kind of a little Christmas party today at 10:00 a.m., just in case I could make it. So I put my work aside for a while shortly before 10 and headed over there.Doug wasn't able to make it, but Sue, Don, and Leigh Ann were already there when I got there, and Mama looked like she'd been crying. As it turned out, she

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I thought we had it made Sunday night. Nothing new appeared in our yard. Au contrair! Not so fast! Ginger looked outside early this morning and darned if someone hadn't strung some decorations on a small tree in the front yard. Melissa said our yard is looking "amazingly tacky," and Lindsay said it's the "most hideous thing" she's ever seen.Well, I hate to complain, but it does look quite sick.

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Ginger and I tried to visit with Mama this afternoon. She was asleep in her bed. We were able to wake her up enough that she knew who we were, but she said she wanted to sleep right now and visit later.She said she was cold, so we pulled her covers over her a little better, and I adjusted the heat in her room up just a little warmer.We gave her a kiss and told her we'd see her another time.This

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Tonight Ginger and I went shopping at the mall with Robert and Jennifer, then went for a late dinner at Kyoto's.It was all fun, except the mall part. Malls and I don't get along. And to prove it, as we were walking past one of those little booths out in the middle, some girl came running up to me with something in her hand. I thought she was going to hit me with it! But she had one of those

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Now Santa has joined the group! Will Rudolph and his team be next? (See two posts down, dated Thursday, Dec. 18, titled The Phantom Decorator.

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I had a real good visit with Mama today. When I got there she was eating her lunch. I walked over to her table and knelt down beside her. She didn't notice that I was there, so I tapped her on her shoulder and told her hello. She looked at me, smiled, and said, "Hi, honey."We visited for almost an hour while she ate. She had fried fish, cornbread, french fries, green beans, lemon cake, tea, and

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Someone had a lot of fun! It all started on Tuesday night. Ginger and I had gone to a Credit Union dinner, and we were pretty late getting away from there. Then we had to make one of our favorite stops (NOT!) at Wal-Mart. So it was really late by the time we got home. Well, there to greet us was a friendly polar bear, smiling, waving, and holding a candy cane, I suppose as a peace offering.We

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Yesterday evening after our board meeting, the board members and spouses were treated to a real nice dinner at The Brandy House, a restaurant at the Atrium Hotel.There were 12 of us, and they had reserved a room for us. The tables were set up in a large "U" shape, with everyone sitting around the outside of the tables. It was quite spread out, and we figured we'd have to be shouting across the

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After lunch today Melissa, Lindsay, Ginger, and I went to visit Mama for a little while. As I was signing all of us in, Melissa and Lindsay walked down to her room. She was up combing her hair, so they all walked back to the visiting area.Janice, a real sweet nurse, told us that we could go into the family room and visit in there, so we did.Mama seemed to be aware of who all was there visiting

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I visited Mama about 12:30 p.m. yesterday. One of the aides told me as soon as I walked in that Mama was in the family room sitting in a recliner.I walked in and saw her there sleeping in the recliner, all laid back and looking quite comfortable. I talked gently to her so I wouldn't startle her as I tried to awaken her. She never opened her eyes, but we had a little bit of conversation. She said

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I think last Sunday was the last day that I saw Mama before today's visit. Monday and Tuesday were very busy, as they always are, and Wednesday I had some kidney stone business that needed some attention. That kept me down for the rest of the week. Today was the first day that I actually felt up to getting out and about.After church this morning, Ginger and I went to see her. The nurse told us

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Check this out: Ads OnlineThis is a brand new on line service for selling whatever it is you have that you want to sell. In addition to being one of the least expensive online marketing tools, it has a lot of neat features as well, such as (1) no limit to the number of words you use to advertise your product or item, (2) up to ten pictures can be placed with your ad, (3) you can cancel as soon as

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Ginger and I visited Mama today after church. When we got there she was sitting in one of the chairs lined up along the wall. It looked like all the other residents were doing the same thing. Mama had her head down and appeared to be sleeping.I tapped her on the shoulder, but she didn't respond. I reached down and held her hand and asked her if she were asleep. She said that she was sleepy. We

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Ginger, Melissa, Lindsay, and I went to visit Mama today. She was lying on her bed dozing. We tried to talk to her, but she wasn't very responsive. She did know who we were, and she did talk a little, but mostly in response to questions we would ask or statements we would make.She remembered that she had already eaten breakfast and lunch. I asked her if she had turkey, and she said yes. We also

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Tonight Melissa treated Lindsay, Josh, Robert, Ginger, and me to sushi at Kyoto Japanese Sushi Bar. She's been after us for a couple of months to go, but the time never had been right up until tonight.Robert had come by the house just as we were getting ready to leave, so Melissa asked him to go with us. He was about to go to Natchez. Jennifer, Brooklyn, and Seth were already in Natchez, but

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Doug and I went this afternoon to visit Mama. She was at one of the tables in the “commons area” with her head down on her folded arms on the table. There were about three other ladies sitting there at the table with her.Doug was on one side of her, and I was on the other, as we told her hello. She looked up first at me, and I think she asked, “Are you Bo?” She was preoccupied with clothing for

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Ginger and I visited her for a little while today after church, but she didn't want to do much visiting. She said she didn't feel well because she had bad dreams all night. All she wanted to do was sleep.At one point she looked at Ginger and said, "Beth." Then she said, "Is everything okay? Will you keep in touch with Sue. I don't know what her new number is. She got a new number when we moved

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Monday night was an exciting time for Sayid's family. He graduated from puppy training! He learned how to sit, stay, heel, come, run through a tunnel, and walk a sloping board. Oh, yes... I almost forgot. He also learned how to "Bark for the Saints!" on command. Ginger and I met Melissa, Lindsay, and Sayid at the "school" where all the puppy students would be graduating. I think there were seven

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She was lying down on her bed when I got there, but she wasn’t asleep. I asked her how she was, and she said, “Not long for this world.” I asked her why she would say something like that, and she said that she knows how she feels. Then she asked me if I had breakfast. (It was about 12:30 p.m.) I told her that I did, and asked her if she had breakfast. She said she had eggs, toast, and jelly on

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I got there about 12:30 p.m. today, and one of the nurses said that she was asleep in one of the beds in the first room on the right. When I walked in, an aide was waking her up so she could visit with me. She was drowsy, but she was able to carry on a conversation. She thought it had been raining today, but it hadn’t. She also couldn’t remember if she had eaten breakfast or lunch, but she said

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Isn't it nice that long ago it was decided that the United States would select your birthday to celebrate Veteran's Day?I remember so well the excitement that swelled up within me those years ago when I actually saw the notice from the Red Cross as it was printing out on that old, now antiquated, teletype machine. It was addressed to my Commanding Officer, asking him to let me know of your birth,

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Tuesday is Ashley's birthday, so Ginger, Lindsay, and I left Friday evening for Dallas to visit Ashley, Billy, Caleb, and Jacob. Melissa couldn't go. She had to do something about a shower for a wedding she's going to be in. It was nearly midnight when we got there. By the time we got everything unloaded from the car and visited for a while, it was after 1:00 a.m. Saturday before we went to bed. 

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The other day I dreamed that when I visited her she was as coherent as she could be. She carried on a very calm, peaceful, pleasant, reasonable conversation. There was no crying or sadness. She was happy and content. That was quite different from what I found this morning. When I got there she was not in the regular unit. She had gone down the hall for exercise therapy. Janice, a very sweet

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I tried visiting her this evening after work to see if she would be more alert. The nurse told me that she had just gone into her room, so maybe she wasn't asleep yet.She was all covered up and snoozing. I asked her if she were sleeping, and she roused a little. We were able to have a little bit of conversation, anyway.She appeared to be quite thirsty, so I got some water for her. I helped her

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My Bride and MeYesterday was my bride's birthday. I think she enjoyed her day. She went garage saling, as she usually likes to do on Saturday mornings, then she went shopping some more with Melissa. After that she went shopping some more with Jennifer while I made a cake for her. The two of us went to her favorite restaurant, Warehouse #1, for dinner later that evening. When we finished there we

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I went to visit her today during lunch time. I thought I'd find her awake, but she wasn't. The nurse told me that she had already eaten, then went into a vacant room and climbed into one of the beds.I tried to rouse her a little, but she just wanted to sleep. She did say, "Good morning," and told me that she had eaten some chocolate pudding. I asked her if she liked it, and she said, "Yes."I

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Robert waiting for a hit.This past Tuesday Robert and I left shortly after noon going to Toledo Bend for a few days. We stayed at the North Toledo Bend State Park Tuesday night through Friday night, and we fished from Tuesday evening until Saturday evening. There were five other guys there in our group, so we all had a good time.Tuesday it was pretty late by the time we got there, got check in,

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Today she was sitting in a chair with her head down. She never would raise her head or even open her eyes. She knew I was there, but she never looked at me. I asked her how she knew who I was, and she said, "I saw you once."She kept repeating the same word over and over, "mooshie... mooshie... mooshie...," but I never could get her to explain what she meant. Then she said, "Press me a different

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We had a good time with Ashley and the boys being here this past weekend.I think the best part for the boys was when they were invited to a marshmallow roast by some of the little girls in the neighborhood. I asked Caleb if he was "courting" one of them. After I told him what "courting" was, I think it got off with him. Funny!

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Today's visit was depressing. She was asleep on a couch in the visitor's room. Ginger and I tried to talk to her... ask her if she wanted to go outside on the patio and feel the warm sunshine, because she was cold. She only wanted to sleep.I tried to stimulate her by telling her that Ashley and the boys had been with us earlier. All she could manage was a simple, "Oh." I don't even know if she

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I visited her Saturday morning. She was very confused. I thought she knew who I was, but then she began answering me, "Yes, sir" and "No, sir."She was worried because she thought she was missing church. I reassured her that it was only Saturday.She wanted to change her socks because she thought they were wet. She said she had been outside in the water. She hadn't been outside, and her socks were

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I finally gave in and bought a TiVo. It was a hassle to set the DVD recorder, and occasionally I'd mess up the time and miss part or all of the show I was trying to record. Robert convinced me to get the TiVo rather than a cable company provided DVR. His and the one Melissa and Lindsay have with Comcast were both messed up when Comcast did some kind of an upgrade. They lost all the shows they had

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A cruel thief...He can strike very quickly and take everything at once, or he can work very slowly and subtly and steal a little at a time, making one wonder what's happening.He can steal from those who never imagined he'd take from them.He causes those who love the victim to wonder how it could have ever happened.When he's finished with his evil task he leaves his victim completely stripped of

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