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  • Droopy D. Dog

    As you can imagine, my upbringing really didn’t have a lot of room for frivolities. But, I did have a dog. Actually, I had a dog before I had a baby brother, but the dog was really an accident. The neighbors were grandparents who had two grandchildren – Scotty and Beth.  They adopted two puppies,… Read more

  • 12/5

    Wednesday –  Cold – like the high of the mid to low 30s.  That’s about zero degrees in Celsius.  Good times. I think I drove the truck for the last time today.  Well, the last time for a couple of months.   It’s supposed to snow and rain tomorrow.   I don’t really have a viable reason… Read more

  • 12/1

    Admittedly, I’ve made the past couple of days harder on myself than I needed to be. The Wednesday routine mammogram turned up something.  This something was so something that they called me back on Thursday for additional pictures. Neither I nor my doctors are sure what it is yet, but I have two theories. A: … Read more

  • How my day went (8/25)

    Last night wasn’t any different than the night before. I was awake about every two to two and a half hours.  I roamed the house sans glasses but with Croc sandals. I ate right around 6am. –   One Light and Fit Strawberry Cheesecake yogurt and a couple of non-fat Eggo waffles. It’s not exactly the… Read more

  • Calloused Hands

    I’ve been thinking about my dad a lot lately. Well, rather, I’ve been thinking about why I’ve been thinking about my dad. — I kind of blame Memorial Day. There’s just something about graveyards that reminds people of the dead.  Course, my dad was in the Army for a while too. I don’t think anyone… Read more

  • Sister Sibling

    I whine, fuss, and speculate. That’s all good and fun.  It’s what some people literally live for, rather they want to admit it or not. But… but.. but. but..  that’s not all there is to life, dash it all. There are some good perks.    Sometimes, happiness becomes lost in the #whateveritis, politics, and general everyday… Read more