I stopped by this morning to unlock the door and turn on the lights, but I can’t stay long. I’m on the road for a couple of days. No, I am not at the beach as are Arlo and Janis in the above oldie from 2010. I wish! However, speaking of leisure, et al, I have not forgotten our discussion about the work status of our friends. In fact, I have enjoyed thinking about it and look forward to sharing my thoughts with you. That’s why I’m not going to rush into it now. In a day or two, I’ll have more time to spend on the subject. See you then! And please, try not to break anything.
157 responses to “She Buys Sea Shells…”
Debbe:
Last pics of the Homestead.
I hope that doesn’t mean that the Homestead is no longer in your family or that it was razed (as my mother’s birthplace was).
If it does, you have my deepest sympathy.
TruckerRon, that sounds quite like someone I met in the SCA. Wonder if it is the same person?
ursen, hang in there and keep after them. I have heard of WWII vets who still can’t get everything they are supposed to be receiving. All of which makes me glad I didn’t end up with that kind of problems.
My former neighbor in Alabama enlisted in the Air Force and got sent to Lackland for basic in the 1970’s. She passed enlistment physical and didn’t have any problems that she knew of. But she got sick during training and the base doctors found something strange on her chest xrays. They gave her an honorable discharge and sent her home without telling her what was wrong. Years later she began having breathing problems and civilian doctors finally diagnosed her with a rare connective tissue disorder. She ended up losing one lung entirely and going on Social Security disability and is now fighting to get military disability.
Oh, yeah!
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Mark, my friend Merrie has been active in the SCA. Same name?
Last initial was M? Small world.
Very small. I last saw Merrie in 2006, I think, when my route from Dalton GA to Helena MT took me through Clarksville on a day when she was home. She went by various names in the SCA, such as Lady Kia. And her dad was a high school band instructor; that’s how we met.
One of the real coincidences in life happened when she was at death’s door in 2009. I forget the details of her illness/accident, but it was the same week that I had my SCA and was in hospital and out of touch with the world for several days.
She introduced me to my ex-wife but I can’t blame her for that. She thought she was doing me a favor. I haven’t seen her since 1998.
Wrong state for my VFW lawyer. She might want to get in contact with the local Veterans Service officer which can be found through the county. In turn the VSO can get her in touch with the VFW legal team. She might try to start with the Disabled American Veterans if the VSO is hard to work with or find.
It’s approaching midnight here in the MDT; so here’s a story involving a chicken heart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE0hHEtkkQA
And it occurs to me that I have an additional reason now to dislike DST: I have to stay up an “additional hour” to see the night sky. I already disliked it for a variety of reasons, like the softball fields at the neighborhood park having bright lights, noisy crowds, and overflow parking making it hazardous to get out of our neighborhood.
Methinks I’m becoming a curmudgeon… At least I was able to find Jupiter and 3 of its moons tonight as well as get a nice view of our moon.
GM Debbe & Mizz Charlotte
Money talks …but all mine ever says is good-bye.
I’m not fat, I’m just… easier to see.
Good morning Villagers….
…and a GM back at you Old Bear.
Rick, thank you. We did sell the Homestead…sad to say, it was time to let go. Baby sister had thought about buying it….changed her mind. She was 11 years old when the Homestead was built and lived in, she has a lot of memories….me, I was on my way out the door to college.
The people that bought it have a 13 year old daughter, and they have horses too….good place to be raised too..
Need to get my right rear tire repaired, it has a slow leak…and take Dad joy riding for about an hour…..when we’re out, it’s funny…Dad will/always comment of the homes…nice pad he says. Why no one livers there..the grass isn’t cut….causing me to take my eyes off the road a bit.
I also need to read the instructions to my new Hamilton Beach counter top oven (it’s in 4 languages). Dad’s oven does not work. this will be fine though. Bought frozen Pacific cod…wild caught the package says 🙂 …need lemon too.
ya’ll have a blessed day with a cat on your lap kinda day too
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…forgot what I’ve copied and pasted…..oops!!!
Single crow badgering adult eagle. If it succeeds in calling in enough friends, could get the eagle to move, but eagle will stay close enough to protect young in nest, which a flock of crows could likely do in. Peace,
https://explore.org/live-cams/player/decorah-eagles-north-nest
Prairie dog town nr bison watering hole.
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/plains-bison-grasslands-national-park-cam-1
One of Unger’s funniest Hermans:https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18199143_1490886770979000_1541400042742526927_n.jpg?oh=17678322a7ca2b2ccf2a18896a40fb94&oe=597DA421
Ok a little more clarification on the hearing. There is one hearing on the issue from 2009, not the one from 2005. The lawyer and I have decided to keep it to a three way conference, and not stress me by canceling and trying for a different city where lawyer and I can be in each others presence. The 2005 he will look in to and see what black hole it dropped into, a possibility is because it is an administrative issue it may be being worked on in house. In either issue a new C&P (compensation and pension) review may not be necessary. I place the time of my claim at mid range wait, he thinks it is getting into long wait territory. Yet the VA plods onward waiting for my demise hoping that they don’t have to pay.
“…after all the years…” 🙂
ALso this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWkm-oNjNuY
Robert got his Sopwith flying!
That’s a neat video, Lora. Is that your brother flying the plane?
On the train to Chicago for my daughter’s graduation. My son went to Western Michigan so he got up early and drove to Kalamazoo. He ran track & said that a women’s meet was going on. I snapped a picture of it as we rode by and texted my son. He was still in K-ZOO and said he saw our train go by. I texted back” We asked the Engineer to honk when we went by!”
I loved today’s strip. A variation of previous ones, but still very funny!
Brainstorming fresh ideas can be tough.
But putting a fresh twist on a frequent joke, that is also a shared experience for much of your audience, those are delicious.
That is so true Morphy. I had not read the new strip until lunch, having to go get antibiotics and be seen by a physician to insure my knee surgery goes on next Wednesday to avoid cancellation.
Handed my phone across restaurant table laughing asking “Who else is this true for?”
Oh I’m glad to read your schedule moves forward too, Jackie. I know we used to let kids go back to school after the first full day of an antibiotic course, temperature permitting. Hope four days will do for surgery? Best wishes for the right thing, whichever way that goes.
Debbe:
Watching the past fade away is always hard, and watching it be ripped away is even harder.
At least the house will have a child in it again.
There’s a little solace, I think.