Some people solve this problem by writing their initials on the pillow tag with a laundry marker. Or so I’ve heard. Don’t dare remove that tag!
Pillow Squawk
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69 responses to “Pillow Squawk”
Dear Jackie Monies, you have made certain sure that your two year old grandson will never find the gun in your bedroom?
In other news, I spent part of my weekend playing with an adorable dachshund puppy. Hope that doesn’t tarnish my “gunslinger” image. 🙂
Ghost, I believe Robert Heinlein called that a “belt and suspenders” approach. Better safe than sorry. If you aren’t safe, someone else will be sorry.
And no, I don’t own a gun. With my eyesight, we are all safer that way.
Off to bed, have to get up early to go see rheumatologist! Exciting date. He is hard to see, overloaded with patients. Can’t have breakfast, the vampires always draw a lot of blood.
Please, let’s not argue about guns. It is the choice of everyone to behave responsibly and I think Ghost and Lily and Sandcastler and those who do are to be commended.
My friend from New Zealand where laws are tough is licensed and permitted, was a sniper in Viet Nam war. He qualifies every six months I think? Anyway, he came to visit and my mama being southern wanted to know what he hunted?
He said “Targets” but with a heavy NZ accent and she thought he said “Tigers” and launched into discussion of wild game hunting!
Actually, New Zealand while strict, has a lot of wild game hunting I found out but my friend doesn’t do that. He keeps up like Ghost is talking about to be legally able to keep a gun.
Charlotte, yes, but we have all the rest in a safety deposit box, big one, down at bank. Some are antiques. We don’t let mama keep one in her purse anymore, which is really dangerous for children.
She left her rifles and shotguns back in Louisiana where I assume my drug crazed nephew/cousin/whatever has sold or kept them.
When I got over being afraid we sold all our guns and I had not had any for years and years. Mama is extremely fearful and is a involuntary sidelined hunter, which we are not, so we had to pry the guns out of her hands!
Love, Jackie Monies
Dear Jackie, I knew you would be careful. Wow, your mother sounds like an amazing character!
I have learned so much from this group … an awful lot just in today’s discussion alone!
Keep saying it, I wish I actually lived nearby the Village because I would enjoy having you as real time friends.
Yes, my mama is an amazing character and is going strong at 93. Her vision is awful now and she can’t see deer, even when we point them out standing alongside roads. I’d hate for her to be armed!
Her favorite hobby used to be going snake hunting to shoot them.
She actually sought out snakes!
We are most dissimilar in most ways but I come from a long line of strong women.
Love, Jackie Monies
“…behave responsibly…”
Exactly, Jackie. That’s what I’ve spent time and money endeavoring to do with firearms. And hey, that pretty much applies to everything that good people do in life, doesn’t it? I’ve also decided we’ve got a number of strong survivor types here in the Village, that I suspect will fare pretty well, one way or another, if and when TSHTF.
And for the record, I enjoyed playing with that pup this weekend much more than I enjoyed punching holes in paper targets on a hot, dusty firing range the weekend before.
Our pillows are like jigsaw puzzles and are bent different from each others. We have 2 pillows each. Normally I keep them in order on the bed while making it so I know which is which.
When we had the house treated for bed bugs I had to strip the pillows covers off. I knew that they would be moved around a lot while the house was being heated. So I marked the tag of each with a color mark so that I would be able to put them back where they belonged.
We now have an RV (as we will never stay in a hotel again) and I have to deal with 4 new pillows (well 2 new pillows, 4 new ones were too high so we have a new one and an old one each at home and in the RV). I keep my two pillows together with my blanket and mattress pad in a bag when not in use and his ditto. His bag has a marker on it so I know which is which (Sheets and pillow cases get changed and washed, so I do not have to keep track of them. Blankets and mattress pads are washed once a season or as needed.)
Drove most of today; too wired to sleep. Late night on The Weather Channel (volume muted version): Bunch of guys hauling a purse net full of fish on board a boat. Oh, the thrill! The action! The excitement!
NK/AZ: a certain postmark. Yep, some people do that and I’m one of ’em. Aren’t you glad you asked?
Good morning Villagers….
Wow, so much info above on which, what kind of and how many guns…..we only have a couple of rifles, and I have no idea what kind. They’re kept in the closet, unloaded, and only used to ward off unwanted critters….outside. Personally, I carry two bony knees 🙂
Steve…that was tragic. The laying hens were only 20 weeks old. They start laying at 24 weeks. It looked to be an old building, like the 30 year old one I work in now. They finally laid 1200 feet of new auger in yesterday afternoon, it was a real workout to get the old one out. I left….too much testosterone for me…name calling isn’t necessary.
Thanks GR 😉 , so what was the puppy’s name? I knew there was a who 🙂
gotta go
ya’ll have a blessed day
and GR 😉 one of my favorites from Neal….it’s such a dreamy, love song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVi0UvFu8Yo
Good morning all. I woke up to a dream where I was throwing stuff off a pantry shelf at my husband’s secretary he was having an affair with. 1) He has never had a secretary except me 2) He says he is not accountable for the things he does in my nightmares 3) He says he has more outrageous life in my dreams
4) He wouldn’t live in my mind for five minutes.
So, here I am awake!
Love, Jackie Monies
About pillows- we used to travel together in a huge RV but it was full of Christmas samples to book orders for the NEXT Christmas in mall stores, gift shops, etc. Not to sleep in.
Picked up one at home office, it caught on fire outside College Station, TX due to not being serviced properly by company.
I was riding in a long sweater and panty hose, skinny in those days. Jumped out with just that on. Saved my special feather pillow and Mike’s collection of Jimmy Buffett tapes. You have to know what is important.
Love, Jackie Monies
I just had to buy a new feather pillow, as my old one was flat beyond any fluffing up. The new one is lovely!
I rarely carry my gun with me any more but when I do it’s a Smith & Wesson .38 Airweight. Most of the time now it resides in a kitchen drawer. No, there are no small children around who might get curious. Husband has a revolver in his nightstand, and a Glock .45 in his car. Everything else, including two M1 Garands (his and hers), is in the gun safe.
Once, years ago, Husband and I were at a large, very nice, outdoor rifle range practicing with the M1s. Next to our station was an older man with his target rifle and spotting telescope-the whole nine yards. He seemed to get very upset that a young woman, sitting cross-legged on top of the shooting stand rather like an elf on a mushroom and shooting a military issue rifle, was outshooting him and his expensive target rifle. One of the high points of my life. 😉
Trapper Jean: Love it!
Speaking of guns, Brooke is dragging things out again in 9CL. Remarkable what his double agent can do with a pistol at great distances.
Reminds me of a film clip I saw at an ’80s lecture about portrayal of women in films. This [police? no uniform] gal, has just seen a boy kidnapped and the villains are driving off. With her pistol, bang 3x, she kills all 3 and the boy is unharmed. Sure.