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This is the first year since 1969 that the IRS considers me to be among the ranks of the unemployed. Unless I can land a new job, (which, for a 91 year-old offers skimpy-to-few alternatives), I’m going to have to … Continue reading →

Everybody thinks the word that strikes terror in the hearts of trembling Seattlelites is the “E” word, but it isn’t. For Pacific Northwesterners, “E for Earthquake” is sorta high on the fear wordlist, all right. But in Seattle, it’s nowhere … Continue reading →

Yes, times are tough. It’s tricky enough finding the dollars to pay for the peanut butter and the Hamburger Helper these days, but now, it’s time to help Santa fill the Christmas stockings with something other than all that stale … Continue reading →

Daughter Susy, granddaughter Josie, and I just got home from Costco with the car stuffed with the turkey and the fixings for our Thanksgiving meal. While we were plowing our carts through the store – everybody in the county seemed … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I had one of those heart-wrenching phone calls you never want to get. My niece Chris called. I knew by the tremor in her voice that it could only be bad news, and it was. Her youngest brother, Dennis … Continue reading →

The November 11th date for Veterans Day was originally chosen because it was intended to mark the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 when the armistice for World War I went into effect – … Continue reading →

Today is Saturday. I usually post my blob after midnight on Saturday nights, but now I’m running late because of something that happened an hour ago. It was really painful. This is a copy of my receipt for 5 Powerball … Continue reading →

Happy Anniversary, husband!  Today – as I’m scribbling this –  it’s our 71st wedding anniversary.  It’s hard to believe, isn’t it? I just wish you were here to celebrate it with me.  I know I haven’t been writing to you … Continue reading →

Couldn’t think of anything to blob about this week. Sometimes the well runs dry. But then, during the homily at Mass today, our pastor was saying how his sister is engaged and she and her husband-to-be have been taking a … Continue reading →

Ernest Hemingway probably never lived at Kartar Ridge Ranch, but among the noticeable daily events that happens here is that “The Sun Also Rises”. Every morning.  I always miss the spectacular show, since it happens during my snore time. Daughter … Continue reading →