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I do not know where to begin with this description. The time period is from 0 to now. Please don't ask how long that is. I am sure with certain clues, you will be able to figure that out. I am writing this on my favorite old computer at home. I have a computer room that doubles as a retreat for a few of my pets when they want to be alone. I will cover mostly current thoughts. I hope to add some pictures as I have seen in a blog. I think that to do this sharing will take a lot of work, but the pictures I have seen are well worth it. Occasionally, I might review a flashback in mylife. I have times when I just roll that special even around in my mind until it has every possible facet examined. Usually this time is to try to figure out a "what if" scenario. If some of my items have no zest to it feel free to say so. I think that after I have some a few trial runs, then the real me will be out for all of the world to see. Luck you! As the saying goes, "Come with me and the best is yet to be." |
| Well I took this post from a person who suggested it for a contest. If I wrote a letter to a person, it would be a friend who has died a few years ago. Dear R.R. Thank you for introducing me to the sport of fencing. Your classes were informative but enjoyable. I also think that I needed the exercises that you showed us to limber up, stretch and get into the right positions. But you never yelled or put anyone down. You made each member of the class feel important and special. I learned about a sport which I heard someone refer to as a mental chess game on a fencing strip. You as a person were smart. I heard that you were in the Merchant Marines so you knew how to discipline when needed. But it was never an issue in our class. People liked to participate in tournaments. As a director you were fair and gave excellent descriptions of the movements that awarded each point. After the class, most of us went to a pizza place and had a nice pizza and drink. Some had beer and I was the one who downed a Dr. Pepper. That must have put back the pounds that I took off with the class. The conversation at the table was about everything and anything. It was all clean. Later on I met your very kind wife. She was a teacher who enjoyed talking to all of the class members. Next was your son who became a National Champion. He made sabre look so easy. I know that you were the proudest dad in town when he won. You are one of the people who I think about a lot. Once or twice I talked to you about something that bothered me and you responded the RR wisdom that I knew so well. You were someone of a good friend. But I never wanted to invade your privacy or home life. And you never wanted to hurt your family as well. There are a few memories of tournaments that pop up in my mind occasionally. And I do not know if I ever thanked you for the coaching, or advice. You once said that a six pack of beer would be sufficient. I am sad that I was not told when you died. I also missed your funeral because I was not told of that also. It hurt to not say a proper "Good bye." But now I will. "Good bye RR, Coach and super friend." Somewhere up there you are maybe watching fencing in the Paris Olympics, or the World Championships." I still have some of my equipment in storage but do not think I am in good shape to pick up my foil, saber or epee. I might see rust on the blade from sweat of a bout or crying. If I ever do fence again, I will dedicate the first bout to you! You have earned that right. Alez! Fence! |
| I read the contest entry and someone wanted people/member to participate in a blog section Write 10 random facts about myself. If someone reads this and has questions, feel free. 1. I am trying to write a book that people would enjoy. But it will be romance and for young people. (Everybody is writing a book so no surprise here.) 2. I was a twirler for my band in high school. (Again that is not too unusual.) 3. I love science fiction and do believe that there is life on another planet. (So what!) 4. I have met 2 members of the English Royal Family and one President. (Hm. Now that could be interesting.) 5. My husband and I were married on a battleship. B-35 (You can look that one up. It is real.) 6. I have gone to 13 U. S. championships for a sport that is shown in the Olympics. (Really???) 7. I have been chased by a mad alligator and did not get eaten.(Lucky me.) 8. I love music and can play 3 different woodwind instruments. (Hmm. clarinet, bassoon, and oboe) 9. I have a masters degree in audiology. 10. I have been a member of Writing.Com for more than 10 years and enjoy writing to submit and reading others' work. This is one of my favorite sites. WRITERS ROCK! Thank you for reading this blog. I hope that I did not bore you. You can read and review any of my work. I would recommend poems because my stories are not finished. Those are on my things to do list. (maybe after that book in #1 gets finished. Ha-Ha!) Motto: Be nice to others. |
| It has been almost 3 weeks since I have last blogged. It has not been pretty. In fact I cry almost every day since prob #1 my very special and loving boy kitty died of what I am guessing is pancreatitis. The end was not pretty. He went to a special animal hospital and had a stroke. I was shocked and my final conclusion was he was scared to death and missed his family. If I had known I would have brought him home to be with us and die with his family. My husband and I are devastated. He was cremated and his ashes are in a place of honor in the house. His name was Stubby and was so sweet. We both miss him. My other cat misses her friend. Her appetite is low so I am going to watch her carefully. I will give her an appetite stimulant if necessary. Number 2-The heat is unbearable . 90 plus or almost 100 degree weather is gross. Number 3 A good high school friend passed away yesterday. She had health issues for a while. But some of our other friends stayed with her in the hospital. It is good to know how great our friends are. The younger generation must learn that, probably the hard way. Number 4 My writing is down. I've become blah. I do want to finish projects but it ain't, it won't and probably will take time. I hope I can finish the one I am interested in before I get very sick or die. There is more but I'll get to them soon. I just want to rest, sleep or whatever. Sorry folks. I will do better next time. See ya! |
| Well, well, well. How is that book coming along? Got ya! I must motivate myself for more concrete action and less inaction. For goodness sake. What does it take? That idea has been sitting in that gray matter for about a month. You have materials and the technology to go with it. Get going !!!!!! Now. Ahem. Yesterday a horrible storm/hurricane named Beryl tore through Texas. It took no prisoners. It was vicious and ugly. My heart goes out to my friends and relatives who were in the path of Miss Beryl. Over 2 million people are still without power and that is a disaster. Some people depend on the electricity for machines that keep them alive . But they had enough timely warning to leave. The homeless people were at the mercy of their friends and others to get to a better place. God help them all. This is one of the reasons why Stan and I moved to Oklahoma. He hated hurricanes as much as I worry and hate tornadoes. With the snow, hail, ice, freezes, etc... he feels at home. I enjoyed seeing and feeling the snow the first few years but after about 5 years, I can do without it. The house we live in is strong for many contingencies. God bless Stan for buying a generator. We are warm or cool, depending when it is needed. WE cannot watch TV but radios and other communication devices are helpful. I watch the poor ducks, geese and small birds as they attempt to find a good place to sit as well as food. I am amazed at how much shock corn they can eat. The little bunny rabbit is doing well on his/her own. No animal can take refuge on our porch because Balto would chase them away or squeeze them to death. He just doesn't know who to be gentle. Well I guess I have rambled on enough. If anyone reads this I hope my blogs will get better. In a decade of years from now, no one will care. I will not have any monuments in my memory, My picture will not be on any stamp. My lovely cats will also be gone. Any maybe some huge asteroid will crash into the earth and wipe out life. Then the dinosaurs can come back and pick up where they left off. Que sera sera! |
| Hello there friends, Romans and fellow bibliophiles. My parents said that I wore them out by asking them to take me to the library. The librarian was a nice lady who allowed me to take one extra book home that was above the limit. By the end of the time I was allowed to keep the books they were all read. Of course this was the time that children had good reading teachers and great books to boot. My goal in book selection was to read every book up to the time, I made the list. The list was to read all of the Pulitzer Prize winning books. Boy the time I had read them all, I would be mentally prepared to write a Pulitzer winner myself. These were wonderful books. I am happy that women were included in the selection and winning books. Some people had won the award two times. I learned later that a few times it was a friend on the selection board who won. Boo! That was not fair even if the winners were good one. I have read about 20 of the books. But I wanted the book number one on my list and found that difficult to find. My husband found it for me an d I am reading the book occasionally. So next goal is to read this book for about 30 minutes per day. That is fair. And if I find something worthy, in something special in this book, I'll read until I feel like putting it down. Now you might wonder what books I liked. Most of them were classics. You know, the ones you had to read in high school or college. Let me tell you. There are some great books. Some were even made into movies. I liked, in no particular order: Gone with the Wind, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Good Earth, one by Hemingway, and a couple more that were read a long time ago.I lost my list so I'll have to finish later. But in my story, I want to have love, family problems, and a few surprises along the way. Is this too much for you? Am I boring right now? Well I plan to do better in the future. I am getting back on my plan to work on my novel. I have all of my resources lined up. It probably will not like a big book but I hope one that you can't put down. (You're thinking "Right! Promises! Promises!" ) My goodness touchy aren't we! Tsk.Tsk. Wait and see. I'll have you begging for more. Take care. Find a nice place to read. Be good. Signing off!!! |
| I'm baaaack! (Jack Nickolson's line.) It is going to be a hot day. Summer is only a few days away but the heat for the summer started early. I think I will complain now. I'm entitled. 1. The heat. Nothing I can do about that except strip naked and make sure I am not near any window. 2. I am fat. Well I exercise on our treadmill and try to limit sweets. I go shopping and sneak a few goodies in the cart. I just hope that I don't hit the next century mark on the scales in weight. 3. I am not reading enough. There are many books here so what's my problem.? 4. I am not working enough on my book. Well duh! It isn't going to write itself. Sit down dummy and DO IT!!!!!! 5. There is an election coming up and I do not know who to vote for. Well, talk to the Stan the man and research it. 6. Animals are being euthanized at an alarming rate. Why? Because they are caught as strays and have no chip or anyone who cares. Facebook is showing that some animals are being so abused that I want to go out and tar and feather the jerk who abandoned them. These are the most loving and loyal animals on earth and they don't get adopted and must make room in the shelters. Many people do not want this but ...and one can guess the rest. My heart goes out to these wonderful creatures. Not everyone can be Lee Asher of the FB Asher House post. He tries his bests. There are adoption events but very few dogs and cats get adopted. One person interviewed said that most people do not want their pet spayed or neutered. Why? The next generation of animals will not have to be euthanized. I wish I could help these fur babies. Dear God, please help these wonderful animals. 7. My balance and the physical therapy is going slow. I do not want to fall and get a broken hip. Stan is amazing but he has his own set of problems in the health department. I wish I could help him more. 8. My family in Texas have their own lives and problems but that is something I need to let them handle. I do not always get the news on what's going on. 9. I miss Bert and Millie. They came to Stan and my wedding. But they later got cancer and I did not know about Millie's death until much later. Bert did not want to talk to me much on the phone but he was having trouble eating/swallowing. I wish I had known about that problem so I could help.Graham did a nice job in hospital visits and post death responsibilities after both parents were gone. He is working to establish his own life. I wish him and Irene well. 10. This might be petty but I miss seeing my Astros on TV. It is always blocked out and I listen to the game on Sirius. It is fun to see homers by our guys and outs done in dramatic fashion against the other teams. We have good players but, sometimes they don't focus enough. This is the top ten problems/complaints/worries/thorn in the side from my point of view as of today. Maybe the next blog should be the top ten good things I think about. That is only fair. If I can think of ten. Well it is off to lunch I go. I will be careful for number 2 of this list. time will tell. Tomorrow is Father's Day. My father is dead so I don't have to talk to him. He didn't want me any way. |
| I can say that I may have celebrated my 5th year here. What an experience! There is nothing like a new home in a state that I never had dreamed to live in. It is almost like moving to another planet. The captain of this flight is none other than my husband, Stan. He had lived in Texas or Mother Earth for about 32 years with a wife who he loved very much. His home planet, was Oklahoma or Mars. (Since it is colder in both places I felt that it was a fair comparison.) We had crew members in the form of a young husky dog and 5 cats. All of them were not thrilled but could not refuse. How am I doing? Well I guess I need to add a factor of aging. In five years I have put on weight and added bumps, bruises and various injuries, (including the one from a goose who was protecting his mate and their unborn child/egg.) Emotionally I have good and bad days. (don't we all). But adjusting is important and essential if I plan to live the rest of my life here. (I do.) Maybe thinking of the pros and cons of the move and changes would help but this blog is meant to journal some thoughts and feelings to create a picture of my world. (remember that I am on a new planet now) First of all, I am happy that I did to go to a hotter or colder place. I have seen and walked in snow. I have learned another language, Cherokee. I have made some nice friends. And I am in a lovely home that should take care of basic needs. My husband makes sure that we are all comfy and well. Oh, BTW I have lost two of my Cats, Shadow and Kluter. I lost two friends from Houston, Raynell and Becky. They were special and I hope they are at peace in heaven. Left behind are family. Two brothers who have wives. One oldest brother and his wife passed due to cancer. (I hate that monster with all of my heart.) My nephew is on his own and I believe he has friends who have such different political ideas that a conversation with any of them might turn into a (ahem...) war. It is better to leave that part alone. How much have I changed? Well I'll go into that in another blog. Let's just say that I try to adjust but still be me. Does that make sense? Probably not because my husband says that I jump around on topics a lot. My plan is to continue writing, continue physical therapy for my balance problems and help Stan have some good years of health and mental happiness. It is only a matter of time before I drive him crazy. I'm good at that. So if I have not gone to another planet, ONE YEAR FROM NOW...I'll see if there is something more of changes or challenges defeated to declare. June 5, 2025. here I come. |
| Two months ago, I was writing continuously about my foot. We'll, it is still on my leg and still hurts from time to time. I use the bunion pad and a toe separator. I can get my foot in my sneakers comfortably 50% of the time. I walk Balto many times and try to be careful not to overdo. There are good news too. Stan has finished assembling the treadmill. It feels great to walk and not have to worry about tripping outside at nighttime. Sometimes I am surprised at the incline but that is included in the workout. The programs look interesting. And finally, Stan uses it too. We all need exercise, but I think that the workout helps me/us to sleep better. If anyone is interested, I say get a treadmill if you can. We are coming close to our one year anniversary of living here. We are not completely settled in, but we are comfortable. We live a couple of miles away from the storage place where we can find things. And then go eat at McDonalds. Finally, I entered a picture prompt contest with WDC and won third place. I got a special button that acknowledges the win. I am very proud of this win because I worked hard on it. I will try my hand, back in the story venue. I have the time and the extra resource books so why not. Oh one more! Stan and I are reviewing the taxes we will be paying. I never knew that it would be so hard. Stan was up one morning at 3:00 AM working on it. I wish he would do it after we get up, but he does not like to sit around and worry or waste time. Naps take care of any tired feeling. Really this IS the last. I am taking a course on learning Cherokee language. It is very different but I will put the effort into it. I know some of the writing....ᎣᏏᏲ which is o-si-yo for Hello! I must study a lot. So that's the latest. Life will go on. Take a deep breath and let it out slowly. At 3:00 PM Nighty night! |
| This will be my first Christmas with a new address and a new family, to speak of. The home is beautiful but filled with items from two families. It has worked out so far. The weather was a beautiful. It was in the 60s and dry. When we walked our dog, Balto it would have been a pleasure if my foot was not sore. The surgery has not completely healed. Dr. M. says that the swelling and soreness probably will be cured (?) in one year's time. I am now using little gel pads for my bunion. Otherwise I walk carefully. The biggest item here is that I am sad because my sister-in-law Millie, Bert's wife died a terrible and probably painful death from cancer on the 5th of December. Today is the 24th. I know that they wanted to not be bothered by relatives but I can't help that Stanley and I were close to them. Bert asked me to not tell Fred or David but I cannot keep this from other family members who wanted to make peace. I feel a deep sorrow that Millie did not get the funeral or burial that could have been done. But it was her wish. Rest in peace Millie. You were a good sister-in-law to me. I hope to see you when God calls me. |
| Let's get to the topic of my foot. It has improved a little bit. The scabs from the surgery are falling off. My big toe still has some ugly dry scales that hurt form time to time. There is a callus that is on the bottom area of the bottom of that to. The compression socks that I have, about 7 of them are so-so. I would like to find one of exactly good fit. But then that would be a miracle. Today was flea medicine day. Not one of my cats liked it. Stan and I did our best but June needed two tries. The others were hissing and wiggling to get away. Stan and I believe that we have this problem under control, but only time will tell. We went to a hotel for a beautiful feast made by Rib Crib and Diane. She is amazing as a cook. If I could cook half that good, I might be twice the size that I am now. Her pies, apple crumb, pumpkin, and pecan that were made from scratch were absolutely fantastic. I had the good luck to be in the house after she finished and enjoy the aroma of pumpkin spice, pecans and apple-cranberry juice as it wafted through the air. MMMMMMM!! We ate at the hotel because Kirk and Diane's sone Jason was not too crazy about animals. He came in from Dallas the day before. Also iln attendance wa Janos. He had left a job but was hopeful that he would get a job soon. I am glad. Janos also adopted another dog. This is one that will be a friend with Casina who I have met. She and Balto had a great time together. We all talked about history, and science fiction, more specifically, Star Trek. That is an area that I knew well, so in my opinion the conversation went well. Stan is watching a TV show that is called Dublin Murders. This show was what it was titled but I felt that it had a lot of weird twits. I am in the 'portrait room' with Shadow and watching football. I cannot get the Houston Rockets because I need a subscription to use that channel. How sweet. :( Tonight a cold front is supposed to come in. The temperature when I wake up will be in the 30's. I am still looking for snow, but can wait. Finally Stan and I have bought joint gifts. We have a new computer for Stan and a treadmill for me. Really these gifts are for both of us. Life is fair. We had a small tiff regarding communication. I see that Shadow is hungry. I'll feed her and then watch the news. I am tired. Nighty night! |
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