Monthly Archives: November 2010

In Colorado, November 10th, 2002 was a perfectly fine day for a blizzard.  Or a wedding. According to an old wives’ tale, if it snows on the day of the wedding, the bride and groom can expect to have fertility … Continue reading →

Don’t be shocked. My nephew Jeff Fitzpatrick and his wife Carrie were married in 1988, but it has occurred to me that they may have slept together before that. Figure it out. It happened in 1959. Two babies were born … Continue reading →

The family dogs cheer up the disappointed Washington Husky fans after their team lost 56 to 16 against the Oregon Ducks. Continue reading →

Just got home from Costco.  Daughter Gretchen ferries me there every 3 weeks or so.  I’d say that about 98 percent of all the food and beverages consumed in this house comes from there. Costco seems to follow the example … Continue reading →

I guess I’ll have to be the one to tell you.  I’m quite sure my brother-in-law Tommy Fitzpatrick has been having some work done.  On his face. It’s not fair that 82 year-old guys don’t have wrinkles.  Especially when they … Continue reading →

My niece Christy had something this week that nobody really wants to have.  Surgery.    Except for the bill, the worst is over, but the owie remains. I thought a little modeling session might make her feel better. I was … Continue reading →

Now that the Halloween candy is all gone, I have two choices: I can be plump (it sounds more attractive than “fat”), or I can go on a diet. The only trouble I have with dieting is the first day … Continue reading →

“A man that’d expict to thrain lobsters to fly in a year is called a loonytic; but a man that thinks men can be tur-rned into angels by an iliction is called a rayformer an’ remains at large.”  Finley Peter … Continue reading →

Welcome to November. These are some of the things that will be happening to us this month. We’ll recognize All Saints Day and All Souls Day, we’ll sweep leaves, turn the clocks back when Daylight Saving Time ends (unless you’re … Continue reading →