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EMT and Jumper Cables

By pwsadmin / October 23, 2022 / Comments Off

Noon. The Local Dollar General. I loaded my Dawg Tommy into my vehicle and headed to Dollar General.What I needed wouldn’t take long. Just in and out. I pull into a parking spot, and the Older Lady in the car next to me pops open her hood.She looks to be in her ’60s and has…

Jerky

By pwsadmin / October 15, 2022 / Comments Off

Morning Time. The Gas Station. I know. It’s my second Journal Entry about “The Gas Station.” The Station has two Registers. One Employee at each Register. I’m standing at one Register, and a younger guy, in his twenties, is at the next Register.I notice that he is buying the High Dollar Beef Jerky.When I say…

A Tube of Toothpaste

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

Remember being ten years old? I do.I remember that all ten-year-olds are “Big Boys,” and all ten-year-olds should no longer wear a diaper. At ten, I was already embarrassed about having to wear a diaper.I knew my friends no longer wore diapers, and I felt I was less of a man since I had to…

Spina Bifida Awareness Month

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

The Month of October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. I would typically post personal stories of my struggles with Spina Bifida and how it has affected my life, on my private Facebook Page. But now I have this page. And that is exactly what I created this page for. So, for October, I’ll post a…

Music Genres

By pwsadmin / October 2, 2022 / Comments Off

Country music is not my primary Genre of Music.Still, though, I listened to it. Still do, occasionally.My brothers introduced me to it as a kid. I have pictures, somewhere, of a younger me wearing a big Ol’ Cowboy Hat, complete with a Bolo Tie. Yep. I listened to Hank in those days. Because of the…

Spaghetti

By pwsadmin / September 30, 2022 / Comments Off

While Mom has been down with Shingles, I’ve tried to “Step-Up” and fill in with some of the Cooking and Cleaning.Papa is already a good cook and has done his part, but I wanted to fill in where I could. So, Spaghetti time! —Off to “The Pig” I went. First, I made Mom’s Spaghetti Sauce…

Small Town Life

By pwsadmin / September 27, 2022 / Comments Off

—Small Town Life— I love living in a Small Town. Today, I was carrying my Niece, “Niece #2,” to school. As I’m driving, I see a Fire Truck with its lights on coming up behind me.I turn my Hazards on and pull to the side of the road to let it pass. I drive another…

Dr. Morgan

By pwsadmin / September 26, 2022 / Comments Off

“You’ve got to drink something, Dang it! Do you not see that we are trying to keep you alive?! I don’t care if you drink Sweet Tea, Water, Mountain Dew, or what! You’ve got to take in fluids, or your Kidneys are going to shut down!” “Boy, I’ve really ticked him off this time,” I…

Homecoming 2022

By pwsadmin / September 24, 2022 / Comments Off

Hayden Highschool Homecoming Game. I arrived at about 5:45.Papa ended up taking Niece one to a different Football Game.So, I was with Niece two while Papa was with Niece one at a different game. I sat next to Papa’s friend; he and I had a great conversation the whole evening. He even said I was…

Post Procedure

By pwsadmin / September 22, 2022 / Comments Off

I got woken by Jazz Music at 3 am this morning. I have my Alexa set to play Jazz when it alerts me to wake up. And it does wake me up fast. Like most Jazz, it’s always a song that starts with the Horn Section playing. ♪Waaaaah- Waaaaah-Weeeee-Weeeee♪—I hope you could hear that in…