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1/14/2023

By pwsadmin / January 14, 2023 / Comments Off

I got up this morning pretty sore with electrical shocks from my Spinal Cord shocking the fire outta me.I was lying in the “Baby” position. I dreamt I was handcuffed to a Handicapped parking spot.No vehicle. Just me standing there handcuffed.There’s one for the ol’ therapist… But, today is gonna be a great day.See, I’m…

Wondrous

By pwsadmin / January 12, 2023 / Comments Off

I’ve been listening to “Tom Sawyer” on Audible and reading “Catcher In The Rye” on paperback.So, it’s no wonder I’ve been reflecting on my Childhood and reminiscing. Hearing about “Tom Sawyer” and the H-E-Double Hockey Stick he put his Aunt through brings to mind us three boys and our Mom. At any given time, I…

One Friday Night

By pwsadmin / January 7, 2023 / Comments Off

—One Friday Night— Life is so much easier without alcohol in it.It’s important for you to know that I no longer drink. Being born with Spina Bifida is hard. Life is hard—mine and yours.As I’ve said in other posts, I couldn’t have “sex.” My body does not produce the sperm needed to create a child,…

Christmas 1920

By pwsadmin / December 24, 2022 / Comments Off

—Christmas – 1920— It’s Christmas Eve. The year is 1920, and many families are going into town to buy the Christmas tree they will put in the house. Many families will decorate the tree with strands of popcorn using thread and a needle.They will wrap the tree with colored ropes such as red, green, and…

Pizza and Stories

By pwsadmin / December 22, 2022 / Comments Off

I spent the day writing a story for my book. The book may not get published, but I’ll still have it made into a book and give it to my Nieces and nephews, some family members, and friends. Mom and Papa visited my Aunt and Uncle—Papa’s sister and brother-in-law—and I stayed behind with the girls.…

The Break-Up

By pwsadmin / December 19, 2022 / Comments Off

I was around 9. “Get your ammo and come on!” my brother said. “Where we goin’?” “Tanya’s house. She broke up with me.” And I knew exactly what was about to go down. I grabbed my “Bag of ammo:” a brown paper bag full of Bottle Rockets, Fire Crackers, and Roman Candles, and followed the…

COVID

By pwsadmin / December 14, 2022 / Comments Off

I wanted to wait until after I talked to my doctor to tell you this, but I do have COVID. I’ve been to so many “Get-togethers” that it could have been any one of those gatherings.I’ve not had COVID before now. So, I’m a bit scared.I mean, I have Spina Bifida, Diabetes, a Colostomy, and…

Warehouse 319 – Christmas Lunch

By pwsadmin / December 10, 2022 / Comments Off

Yesterday I made my way over to “Warehouse 319” in Jasper, Alabama. I was meeting some friends for a Christmas Luncheon and was looking forward to giving them some Snowglobes.I had brought every Snowglobe I’d made and was going to let each friend go through them all and pick out the one they wanted. —The…

Lou

By pwsadmin / December 5, 2022 / Comments Off

“Lou.” That was his name.We met in Kindergarten and quickly became best friends. I didn’t tell him about my Spina Bifida or about my Diaper, which made “Spend the Nights” a bit tricky. Our home was around Eight Hundred Square Feet with a Bathroom the size of most people’s closets. And we only had one…

Ground Zero Blues Club – Clarksdale Ms

By pwsadmin / November 30, 2022 / Comments Off

—Last Stop——Ground Zero Blues Club— After seeing the Grave of Blues Legend “Robert Johnson,” going to “The Crossroads,” and learning more about “The Blues” than I ever knew, it was time to listen to some Blues. Real Blues. “Ground Zero,” located in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is known World-Wide for its Blues Music.Ground Zero is Owned by…