Month: September 2012

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Not Christmas All Ready!

Last night I had to go into town to pick up some groceries and other minor supplies that I don’t find good deals for online. Honestly if they had a grocery store that would deliver my groceries (I know they do that type of delivery service in the larger cities) they wouldn’t see me anyway near any of the surrounding towns but a few times a year.

I was dismayed to see that they are all ready putting up holiday decorations around town and in several of the stores that I went into. It really turned me sour on the whole trip that I wasn’t all that thrilled about going in the first place.

 

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Happy Birthday Sis!

Today my sister claims to have celebrated her last birthday, as she has no interest in turning 60 next year. This has been a wacky year for birthdays. A lot of turning points are being approached and I guess it is sinking in that we are all getting older and there isn’t a darned thing that we can do about it.

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Mesothelioma Issues

I have to say that I don’t know all the much about the much talked about this Mesothelioma Disease that a good amount of people are having to deal with these days. I do know that there seems to be a lot of commercials for Mesothelioma Attorney practices advertising their Mesothelioma Lawyer services for people to take advantage of.

I just recently found out that a neighbor has been in contact with one of these practices. It seems that he was in the Navy back in the Vietnam days and spent some time on a submarine, which is where he contacted this disease. He has been experiencing symptoms for years and had no idea what the cause of these symptoms was until just a few years back. I’m glad that he found out about this condition and is taking action and could possibly get some money to help with the situation. Our Vets deserve all that they can get for what they did for us and our country.

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The Labor Day Rains

It looks like I’ll be cooking dinner for 3 tonight since my sister and her son will be stopping by on their way home from work to pick up the two airpots that were left here last weekend from our Labor Day family picnic. The rains came so quickly that we really scrambled to get everything covered up and back inside as fast as we could and the kitchen just turned into a nightmare of wet, cold food and people.

At least the rains waited until the end of the day. For the most part it was a good time. The next time we will all be getting together will be in November for Thanksgiving which is coming quicker than any of us really want it to get here, because after Thanksgiving comes Christmas and I don’t know anyone looking forward to all that goes along with Christmas.

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Damn Good Photograph

The Big Bang Theory comes on plenty of times Monday – Friday, during the evening on a couple of  station that I get here, TBS has it on the most from what I can figure out. I’m so glad that they are giving us the opportunity to see these reruns, I just wish that I could see the first episode and then continue on in sequence instead of all jumbled up and jumping around from season to season. I never could understand why the networks do that. They certainly have the capabilities to put and show them in order, so what is holding them back. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.

The cast of this wonderful show have the pictures popping up everywhere on and off of the TV. This picture is my favorite, haven’t seen it out and about anywhere, but found it online and I have to say that it really is a damn good photograph of all of them. I’ll bet that this is one heck of an interesting and entertaining group of people here folks. Would love to have them over for dinner and a game of cards or trivia and some drinks of course.

 

 

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Tanning Beds

Having a nice tan is the least of my concerns, I spend so much time outside tending to the farm and the animals, I found that I have darkened a few shades since I took over the place just the last couple of years. Although I have to admit that from the waist down I am pretty darn pale, wickedly so. Guess I’ll have to start wearing some shorts at times come next summer in an effort to even up some, but I’ll always have white feet, you’ll not see me any whereon this property with out good shoes or boots on. Too many things that could hurt a person’s foot in this type of environment.

I don’t know if there is a tanning bed salon in any of the towns that are anywhere close by here, I may just have to stick my feet out in the sun for a bit each day or just deal with it.

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Warnings

It is really important to have either a red flag or some red reflective tape to put on the end of an overly large and long load in a vehicle. I’m not sure if there is a law concerning this or not, I’ve never heard of anyone getting warned or ticketed for not placing a warning for the people that are behind you so that they won’t come too close and have your load combined with theirs.

I don’t have a problem with depth perception per say, but I know that there have been several times that I would have continued on if not for the red flag or tape catching my attention letting me know to back off. I don’t even like driving behind a truck, any truck, especially a loaded truck for fear that some thing will come flying off of it (and it happens all the time) and either come through my windshield or make me run off the road or run into someone or something else.

I’ve seen so many horrible things happen on the road to too many people that I know and care for. We are always going to be dealing with safety issues on our roads. Every day thousands of people are getting their driving licenses that we find ourselves having to share the road with and look out for and after. I’m so glad that I’m not on the road trying to make a living anymore, it’s just crazy out there and the ever rising price of gas, I saw it today for $3.78 and to think that just a few months ago it actually got down to under $3 for a few days.