Month: August 2015
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On Shaving and Cleopatra
I recently signed up on one of the advertised shaving supply sites and tossed out the razor I had been using for 3 years opting for the newcomer that promised a smooth, clean, and money-saving shave. The ad promoting the new shaver unabashedly had its celebrity spokesman telling the world what an incredible shave one […]
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The Twentieth Anniversary.
Yesterday, August 3rd, was Jan and my 20th Anniversary. I love her so much. We went out and ate dinner and relived the memories of our first night together as a married couple. Those memories always bring smiles from the actual marriage in a small chapel (just she and I, the minister and his wife) […]
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A rainy day.
Well, yesterday and the day before were a bit stressful. I’ve never seen such a mess. The rain that is. The Tampa Bay area had numerous areas where flooding occurred. Skywarn was activated and one of the Emergency Operation Centers was asking for flooding reports. Several Ham Radio operators were reporting flooded streets, homes, and […]
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Brandy VA Update — breaking into a happy dance.
Good News! Brandy received her first DIC VA check. It came in on Friday. Very exciting news because we were told she might not get a dime for up to and possibly longer than one and a half years. She was/is a hardship case having NO money which we told the jerk at the VA. […]
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Cecil had a sponsor!
Cecil the lion had a sponsor. Cecil was being studied. The brave white hunter paid $50,000 to have the lion lured out of the safety of the preserve. It was hunted by someone who simply wanted to show a trophy head and the animal’s skin on the floor. He wasn’t interested in sharing Lion meat […]
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Cecil the Lion -v- Abortions and the right to feel.
Okay, so I have been on Facebook with everyone else jumping up and down about Cecil the Lion. I needed to be in the pack. I was outraged. Others were outraged. We clashed as to what each was outraged about. Some have the facts. Some think they have but don’t. Some like Aleesa in Perth, […]
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Bass Pro Shop Day—–8/2/15
0900 and I just made pancakes with almond milk as a substitute for real milk. But if it is almond milk then doesn’t that mean that it is milk? If I have cows milk then that seems to be the norm. But almond milk is still milk, I think. And soy milk? How about cashew […]