Cattywampus and catawampus are used interchangeably. If you check with Webster you’ll probably find catawampus. I prefer Google’s more liberal approach, cattywampus. If you examine the word in more detail, you’ll discover that for my purposes, I should follow Webster’s lead. That’s how my brain has been since my surgery – catawampus. …
Category: Current Events
I Have a New Knee
I had surgery last Friday to have my right knee replaced. That’s how Ruth and I celebrated Valentine’s Day. If you are reading this on Sunday, February 16th, that means I’m home from the hospital and aware of my surroundings well enough to push the “post button”. I had my left knee replaced on September …
Another Near Miss
You’re going to think I’ve got a gambling problem after you read this tale. I don’t. I’ve got a winning problem. Ruth and I were out west for a couple of weeks. We left on November 20th and returned on December 4th. We flew in and out of Las Vegas, and stayed nine days in …
Ed 102
If you’re an avid reader you know that this whole blog thing began two years ago with my oldest friend, Ed. I wrote about Ed turning 100 years old. He turns again next Tuesday. He’ll be 102. No matter how long I live, it won’t be long enough to have another friend like Ed. The …
$66,234.59 + $15,000 =
I’m buying Ruth a new car!!! AND I’m taking the family (Ruth, David, Lindsay, Brady, Eva, Elizabeth, Sutton, Michael and Kate) on a cruise!!! When I first got married my dad had one common question for me. “When are we going to Vegas?” I suppose that he was jealous that I went without him when …
They Came With Instructions
Ruth and I spent last week taking care of our two grandchildren, Brady (14) and Eva (about to turn 12), while David and Lindsay were out of town. David and Lindsay made a pact early in their marriage to share quality time together – just the two of them. They have date nights, over-night getaways, …
$1.19
I had my left knee replaced in 2015. The surgery went well and I have no regrets from having the procedure completed. One life-long change is the requirement to take a large dose of an antibiotic prior to each dental appointment. The drug that my doctor chose is Amoxicillin. I must take it one hour …
The Final Flush?
I’ve struggled with the title of this blog for days. I considered and rejected several. One More Shi!!y Tale, Keep on Flushin, Ain’t No Plunger Big Enough, and You Can’t Force a Six Inch Poop Down a Four Inch Hole were all considered but rejected. The Final Flush? is what I hope is the …
Cuba – If You’re Going
If you go to Cuba, plan ahead. Our trip was a last minute, we’ve always talked about going, what else are we going to do next week, oh, what the heck let’s do it, type of trip. We had two days to plan and no prior knowledge other than Mrs. Rodriquez’s personal slide show …
Cuba
“Cuba has had a democratic centralist political system embodied in the “one state – one party” principle since 1959. Constitutionally, Cuba is a socialist country ruled by the dictates of Marxism. The Communist Party of Cuba is the leading force both at the society level and in the state. The government has three branches as …