I bet veterans of The Great War were pissed when World War Two came around, and then their war was retronym-ed to “”World War One”. Like, one day they’re parade marshals and all that, and everyone recognizes them as Great Veterans of The Great War. And then the next day they’re no longer great; they’re… Read more

I was supposed to run a 5K today for the Mr. Smith memorial at the school. But last night I was replacing a ceiling light fixture in the kitchen, and when I stepped off the chair I landed wrong and twisted my ankle. It’s not like I was in any sort of shape to run… Read more

In one of my college German classes we played bingo. All the B-I-N-G-O letters and numbers were in German, of course. “Oh zwei”, my professor would say. “Beh einze” was another combination. “Geh sechs.” huh? “Geh sechs. Does anyone here have geh sechs?” I’m sorry? Did anyone else hear that? I did not have geh… Read more

Today we had a surprise 80th birthday party for mom. To top it off her twin brother and older brother showed up. My cousin from her in town showed up as well. It was a great time and everyone ate, sat and talked for a couple of hours. This is the first surprise party we’ve… Read more

This Saturday was a busy day for everyone. I woke up at 5:30 AM, got Jack up at 6, and we headed to Jacksonville for his first two morning baseball games. They ended up with a late rally and tieing (tying?) the first game and lost the second game but it was close. Jack had… Read more

I hate being the middleman for conversations. I don’t mind picking up stuff for someone or dropping something off. But when it comes to conversations I hate having to relay information. I don’t always capture all the details of what one party is saying, nor do I ask enough relevant questions to get more info… Read more