David and Lindsay were scheduled to go to California to stay with the hippies, Elizabeth and Sutton, for a few days, but things fell through when the governor of California tightened things up again because of the coronavirus. Lindsay was going to sing two “gigs” with them. Her peeps are disappointed. The entire San Diego …
Category: Current Events
Jimmy Stewart and Me
Jimmy Stewart starred in the 1958 film, Vertigo, with Kim Novak. It’s a psychological thriller directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. Stewart plays a former police detective forced into early retirement because a line of duty incident caused him to develop acrophobia (an extreme fear of heights) and vertigo (a false sense of rotational movement). …
The Next Day After Tomorrow Morning
Our friend, Sally, visited us this past summer. She lived near us for several years and ran a very successful real estate business. After her three boys were grown, she moved to Myrtle Beach. She returns to Michigan about once a year. Last summer she brought a new friend to dinner at our house. As …
Lock Down
One of the neighbors in our “hood” offered up this observation the other day. I found it amusing, so I thought I’d share it with you. I’m not sure if she actually wrote it, or found it somewhere on line, but here it is. Just be careful because people are going crazy from being in …
The Coronavirus and Me
The current health crisis has brought great uncertainty to the world. People want guidance, answers, deadlines, and most of all, they want to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The problem is compounded by the fact that no one knows how long the tunnel is. We’re not used to the inconvenience that …
Wrestling With A Bear
My new knee is three weeks old. I’d like to tell you things went smoothly, but they didn’t. I was the first patient of the day. I met with all the players prior to surgery – my doctor, his team of nurses, the anesthesiologist, the x-ray tech, the guy who shaved my leg, and a …
Catawampus
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. …
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 …