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Clowns and Bathrooms

By pwsadmin / May 7, 2022 / Comments Off

People like me think about things more than we should. We think, and we worry.We worry about things that probably would never happen. For instance, I’m always scared that the power will go out while I’m in the restroom changing my colostomy bag. Once you take your bag off, well, you’re wide open. I’m scared…

Birmingham Alabama VA part 1

By pwsadmin / May 6, 2022 / Comments Off

Birmingham, AL., VA 4-6-22 I hate typing on my phone, but I’ve got three hours to wait for my Dad’s eye surgery to complete, so I’m typing on my phone. The Birmingham, AL, VA, is a place a lot of my family use. I got up at 5 AM to be here by 8 AM.…

Strange Date

By pwsadmin / May 5, 2022 / Comments Off

—Strange Date— As a teenager, I dated very little.I knew my health problems and knew my limitations.Also, I didn’t feel that I was supposed to marry anyone. And, if you’re not getting married, why date? I did go out on a few dates, though. I took one date, “Kim,” to see “The Silence of The…

The Pee Bag

By pwsadmin / May 5, 2022 / Comments Off

I was going to tell a story about a “Strange Date” that I once had when I was a teenager.I typed it up, edited it, and then decided to go for a drive and think about it before posting it. Going for a drive would also allow me to finish listening to this book that…

Bottle Rockets and BB Guns

By pwsadmin / April 30, 2022 / Comments Off

—Do Not Try This Anywhere. Ever.— I had a great childhood. Actually, I’ve had a great life.I mean, for the cards I got dealt, ages Zero thru 20 were somewhat “normal.”—and fun.It’s all because I had a great support system. Growing up, I played everything from chase to Bottle Rocket War and BB-Gun War.I went…

Flag Team

By pwsadmin / April 25, 2022 / Comments Off

While in the School Line today, waiting for School to get out, I watched the “Flag Team” lower the American Flag and fold it up. It reminded me of when I got to be on the Flag Team in Elementary School. It was a great honor to get put on the Flag Team.For one week,…

Good Friday Night

By pwsadmin / April 16, 2022 / Comments Off

—Good Friday Night— It’s Good Friday, 2022. At Night. I can’t sleep, so I decide to ride around.It’s after 10:00 PMThe moon is full, the sky is cloudy, and I see flashes of lightning in the distance. —I can hear the Thunder. This moment feels so familiar to me. Like I’ve done this before.The air…

The Disabled Garden

By pwsadmin / April 16, 2022 / Comments Off

Over the years, I have enjoyed Gardening. —Small Gardening. I would get on my hands and knees and plant the Vegetables that I wanted to grow, and then, each day, I’d get the Weeds out of the Garden and Water the plants.Now, do not think that I’m talking about a Big Garden. No, that’s what…

Love

By pwsadmin / April 14, 2022 / Comments Off

4/13/2022 —Love— I had a Breakdown today. It started over the littlest thing. That’s how they all start.Then, eventually, you get to the truth of the matter. You figure out why you had the breakdown.I began to wail out loud. It was intense. I remembered that one particular surgery, my 30th-something surgery, when my late…

Nickels

By pwsadmin / April 11, 2022 / Comments Off

—Nickels— I’ve often wondered why counterfeiters can’t make their counterfeits identical to real money. Don’t get me wrong; it’s a good thing that they mess up. And I’m against counterfeiting. Dead against it. It-is-not-for-me. My late brother and I once got into trouble for using a copy machine to copy dollar bills.We were kids, and…