after thoughts

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  • When we left Ralph in the first movie, he had grown from being a scared and overly self-conscious bad guy with a good heart to a good-hearted bad guy. He wasn’t really bad.  Rather, he was just played that way. The movie ended on a good note.  Ralph stopped obsessing about what people thought about… Read more

  • 11/22

    The last two days have been kind of odd. On Tuesday, the little sister and I went to Bloomington for the sole purpose of checking out Culvers.  This store was offered to her, but she didn’t want to have to travel that far every day.  So, she ended up training the management team. It was… Read more

  • 11/15

    For some reason, I decided to stay home today. No gym, no silly game – nothing. My decision might possibly be based on the ice coating the quickly bare tree limbs.  The power was out from about one am going forward till about ten.  I really, really, really dislike the cold and the aching bones… Read more

  • 11/9

    Okay, so I went to the doctor today — my primary care physician, Dr P. I talked to a nurse for about five minutes while she took my vitals.   Dr. P made an appearance and I talked to her for about five minutes and then in comes the nurse to tap me for four vials… Read more

  • Waiting.. again. Pt 2

    PSA – Daylight Savings starts tomorrow. (11/4) So, as stated last blog, I went out with my sister. We hit the gym.   I got two solid hours of the elliptical and an hour of the stair step in.   I finished watching Bates Motel on Netflix and started in on Sabrina.    I think I’m two… Read more

  • Waiting

    I think I have a natural allergy to waiting. Right now, I’m waiting for my sister to wake up so we can go to the gym and she spoils me with lunch at Chilis (or Applebees or Montana Mikes or Texas Roadhouse) and Starbucks. But, she worked late last night and have never exactly been… Read more

  • 36 days

    So, I think, somewhere in the neighborhood of 36 days I will be in Florida for 60. This will be the longest visit to Florida since my Indiana return by some two weeks and change. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit apprehensive. Florida holds some painful and shaming memories for me. … Read more

  • This is Halloween!

    Can that sentence even be used without evoking a Tim Burton copyright? The Nightmare Before Christmas is practically woven into our culture at this point. Well, today is Halloween. Disclaimer:  In no way is the title of this blog used in conjuncture with Tim Burton’s properties in any way, shape, or form. Since mom and… Read more

  • Scary

    I had a little epiphany when I was in the shower last night. If you’re not sure what epiphany means, google it.  It’s not what you think, dirty bird. Anyway, maybe the reason why conventional Hollywood doesn’t provide scares any more is that I’m scarred. Not to brag or anything, think about it.   I went… Read more

  • Robert and Cesar

    The timing is just to perfect. One day, we have Cesar. Apparently, he’s a down-on-his-luck type of guy who just got a gig being a DJ at some club for a couple of weeks.  He lives in his van that’s covered in pro-Trump paraphernalia, which is kinda rare for Florida, but that’s okay. Apparently, Cesar… Read more