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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Damnit it to hell!
I was just reading the last post I put on here and realized that the Olympics have started and the furor over the chinese made U.S. Uniforms has completely disappeared. It’s that way with everything that happens in this country … Continue reading
Gypsies? Am I allowed to say that??
My column on gypsies came about because my wife and I have talked at some length abut holding a tag sale in our barn but the more I thought about it, the less I liked the idea of a bunch … Continue reading
Aww, what the hell??
A couple of weeks ago, I read a critique on someone’s blog. I don’t remember the name of the blog or the person who wrote the critique but I did remember this from the critique: “All this guy does is … Continue reading
Ripley’s believe it or not.
I found a squash in my garden that, fifty years ago, would have made me a rich man. I call it my Siamese squash. In the 1950′s, Ripley’s would have paid me a zillion dollars for that squash. It would … Continue reading
Medical update.
My newspaper column last week concerned my recent surgery for cataracts. I did some research on the Intraocular lens before writing the piece but since I try to hold my columns under 900 words, I left out a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged curmudgeon, medical events, old folks
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Well, I didn’t do it again.
I’m sitting at home watching a July 4th celebration in Washington, D.C. on television. Later, we’ll be watching the Boston Pops from the comfort of our easy chair. For the last ten years, I have done this and for the … Continue reading
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Tagged History, Patriotism, senior citizens
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A tale of a tail, actually 4 tails.
Last Sunday, I was debating about what to write about for the newspapers this week when a subject fell right in my lap. I am going to cut and paste what I ended up with. Rocky Raccoon Here at our … Continue reading
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Tagged curmudgeon, humor, senior citizens
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my, how times have changed.
fifty years ago, I would never be caught in public wearing a funny hat. Now here I am wearing this one as well as my old people cataract surgery sunglasses. Grandpas will do some dumb things. I honestly don’t know … Continue reading
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Tagged curmudgeon, food, grandchildren, old folks
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