Smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo. Playing solitaire til dawn, with a deck of 51. “Counting flowers on the wall, that don’t bother me at all. It was during one such snow event in early 2014 that I decided I needed a “Shoveling Theme Song.” For no particular reason – in between cursing a blue streak at that ratfink Mother Nature – the Statler Brothers’ song “Flowers on the Wall” popped into my head while I was clearing the driveway. In addition, shoveling snow is downright unpleasant and boring. It does require going out in the storm more often, but shoveling snow three or four inches at a time as opposed to 12 to 15 inches at the end has proven easier for me. I now go out several times during a storm, maybe every two or three hours, and shovel a few inches at a time. So in recent years – and because of an aging back – I’ve taken a different approach. The problem is that if we get a foot or more of snow from one storm, it’s difficult to lift that much snow. I used to believe the best way to attack the issue was to wait until it stopped snowing, then go out and shovel it all at once. Snow makes me grumpy and I have threatened – to no avail – many times to whack Mother Nature upside the head with my snow shovel if she didn’t lay off my driveway.īut over the years, I have changed my philosophy when it comes to shoveling snow. In early 2014, it snowed quite a bit in the Philadelphia area, most of it I think, right in my driveway. That’s how the 1972 album “Innerview” by the Statler Brothers made it into “The Vinyl Dialogues.” Sometimes, all it takes is a foot of snow to provide a little inspiration. Not sure as to which I am more afraid of.The Statler Brothers opened for Johnny Cash from 1964 through 1972. Time will tell.Ī storm is rolling in right now.There is an eerie silence outside. The Chicago trip is coming on fast and I have mixed emotions of excitement and nervousness. In 23 days people can accomplish many things. More than I wanted too.He has a few friends there but a 90% of the time they can't talk.He is living a life of solitude while I am playing Solitaire. He sounded different.His voice was,older. And I heard of what he has been up to as well. I told him some things I have been doing. We will be going to the courthouse first and then a larger wedding down the road when he is more settled as to where he will be.And me to of course. I know we will make it.(just look what we have been through already) The dress,the invitations,the guest list,the flowers,the. Not to be married to him, but the experience as a whole. Next month we will be married to each other. ![]() We have decided to get married as soon as we can. We talked about the move, Florida and.marriage. I don't know what they are shooting,I just know they will have bullets and they are really loud. Joeys favorite part is going to be the guns. Which is exactly what it sounds like.Įach division goes through firefighting,flooding,team building and much much more for a few days together. Blew out his knee,and being in physical therapy has made him a little stronger. He finally got me under control and then.I lost it again.He is doing ok so far. I was able to speak to him for a while this past Sunday. We have a loooonnnnngggggg road ahead of us and this is how I am being for boot camp. It has only been a few weeks and I am this bad. Just so when I walk by I get a whiff of it every now and then. I did not want it in the rooms downstairs. I had a fit earlier when the under the bed bag I put Joey's clothes in wouldn't fit under the bed. But even then,we knew our time was short there and didn't fully unpack everything. It's a hard concept to grasp when those who know us knew we had an apartment together. ![]() For the past 3 years we have been living somewhat out of boxes. Not to mention the box I just unpacked of our paperwork neither of us every goes through just because it is so time consuming. I get involved in something and I just can't stay focused. I am on a downward slope and time is just not on my side here recently. ![]() What in the world,why is time passing so slowly? Is it just me people? Guessing not by the head shaking that followed. "Ok.I'll do this for an hour,then move onto something else for 2 hours then it will be.2:rrr" It seems to be my theme song here recently. I'm sure everyone has heard that song once in their life.
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