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First – thanks for you who commented and validated my feelings about Craig’s List.  Does not make it any better but at least I know I’m not alone….now on to Ebay.I love things.  Rhonda Stoller first said this outloud to me…I collect anything lighthouse, I collect anything elephants, I started collecting cows but realized this… Read more

The unrelentless scamming from Craig’s list really pisses me off.  I’ve made several entries on the Des Moines and Ames Craig List and am just hammered by folks telling me they want to buy my stuff and want to mail me a check and have someone pick the stuff up…the check, of course, is being sent… Read more

Tracy’s blog just totally amused me…Totally!!! Read more

The most important thing this morning is to wish my friend, Jeff a Happy Birthday…Jeff, The Daily Ground Hog author, got himself some nice birthday presents that involve electronics and computers…you know…that kind of stuff..but the thing that brought a tear to my eye is…he now has cable and DSL…I messaged him this morning and… Read more

Remembering 9/11/01…Wow…8 years…are we better or are we not better….The Taliban have succeeded in putting fear in our hearts.  We have the memories of watching that second plane go into the tower and quite frankly for the last 8 years on September 11, I’ve wondered if this will be the year it happens again.  It… Read more

When I mention the support of my friends, I am including my long-distance Xanga friends…you know who you are Read more

I’m feeling out of the loop…I haven’t read anyone’s blog for several days.  We drove up to Rochester, MN yesterday, set up the camper and crashed…I think it was more mental exhaustion than physical…This morning, he had a 10am appointment with a blood sugar counselor … she talked to him about his out-of-whack blood sugars… Read more

Mom didn’t make it back to Newton for skilled care…she passed at 12:30 am on Friday morning…We buried her today at 11.  I am feeling peaceful.  I love my friends and family.He and I are off to Mayo Clinic tomorrow…hopefully get this chapter of the book behind us too.Until next time. Read more

Helen is leaving hospice for skilled care at a nursing home.  Jenny says she is bionic.  Aunt Frances is a strong force in nagging her to eat and encouraging her to keep fighting and to keep fighting to live.  I only know because the hospice house contacted me because they are going to need a… Read more

You don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow.Today is the day…yesterday is gone..no one knows what happens tomorrow.One day at a time.You are what you think.Onward and Upward.Obviously a time for an exercise in my own preaching…Phil had an uncomfortable day yesterday..that is what we will call it.  Parts of it were uncomfortable for… Read more