I still love books. I still read books, albeit, not as frequently as I once did. I have a nice collection, probably numbering somewhere in the neighborhood of 300. About half are leather-bound classics from Franklin Library or Easton Press. I have the complete set of westerns in faux leather...
Did your family subscribe? At one time, for a short time, we had both. I really liked them. Great pics and equally great articles. I think they may have been better entertainment than TV. Your brain had to work to read, absorb and think about what was there.
A thief walks into bar and says "Stick 'em up!" Everyone in there is smiling at him, then he notices that everything in the bar is hung on Command Hooks.
Hi tonyb. We have been down thee very same road more times than I wish to count. It never gets easier. We have found once the vet offers a diagnosis of the particular pet, we choose to provide care and comfort and love rather than expensive tests, treatments and further discomfort for our...
Today, we had to say goodby to our Hogan. He was thirteen and had been deteriorating for several months. He went out on his morning rounds and Vija heard him crying. His back legs had gone out and he couldn't pick himself up. So, Vee called the vet and we took him for his last visit.
We have...
I always found it bizarre that the U.S. Army allowed, even encouraged smoking but prohibited gum chewing. So, I took up chewing tobacco and dipping snuff for my time in the military. NASTY stuff all.
I lived in Cleveland, Ohio back then. There was one men's store, The Mad Male, that featured European style clothing. I bought a lot of clothing there that today seems a bit over the top. Of course, I no longer have any of it. If I did, it wouldn't fit anyway. But, I was very cool at the time.
We were soldiers
trained in the arts of death dealing
life taking measures were imposed
without concern
for the opposing combatants
quarter was never given
or considered
if an enemy was spared
he might return again
and the outcome could reverse
smoke ‘em if you got ‘em
was a common call...
I probably could have been, but, in my lifetime, I have piddled it away. Living life took most of it. Now, maintaining life will take the rest. In the seventies, I had no money to invest when interest rates were hovering around 20%. Now, I have some money to invest, and interest rates are...
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