Read My Personal Account of Life With Spina Bifida
A foggy early morning on the mountain. I get in my truck to take a ride.It’s five am-ish. Still dark out. We live at the top of the mountain, and it’s foggy.The lower on the mountain I drive, the thicker the fog. I reach the bottom. Driving about 25 mph., headlights on dim, a duck…
Read MoreA boring post. That’s what it is—a boring post.I know this is not the type of Journal Entry that people like to read, but dadgummit, I don’t want to upgrade my computer. I love Microsoft. I do. I have too.I trained in Microsoft and got MCP, MCSA, and MCSE certifications.I worked for twenty years setting…
Read More“I’m gonna stop complaining all of the time. I don’t like it.” “Mom, I want you to complain. If somethings wrong, then complain.” “Nah. I’m stopping.” All of this got said in jest, but what I said next,…hit home. “Mom, if I complained about my Spina Bifida fifteen times a day, would you want me…
Read MoreYesterday, Easter 2023, was a pretty great day. It started with me going to the gas station.I noticed a Red Dodge Charger parked. The driver gets out, and I do a double-take.He looked just like my late brother.I stopped, looked, and even tilted my head a bit.He faced the other way as he got gas,…
Read More“Otis.” I decided on “Otis.” I got up a little after 4:30 am today. With my Spinal Cord doing its usual thing and shocking the fire out of me, I decided to go for a drive and maybe grab a drink at the gas station.I decided to let “Tommy the Dawg” sleep and go by…
Read MoreAs I’ve said in other posts or “Journal Entries,” I’m reading the book “Don Quixote.”It was written around 1605, and if there is one thing I’ve learned from this book, it’s that there was not much entertainment in the 1600s. Aside from fighting wars, that is. Right now, in the book, five or six people…
Read MoreMy Uncle has the inside scoop on who has what on sale.Want to know who has the cheapest gas? My Uncle will know.And fortunately for us, he calls to let us know about all the deals out there. And today, he called. Nestled away close to Gardendale, Alabama, is a Dollar General.Along the route to…
Read MoreSpring Break is over at our house.We had two weeks of it.One Niece was out the week before last, and the other was out last week.So, I got a break from driving one Niece to and from school. This morning, though, that all changes.The regular schedule starts back today. Yesterday, I made Breakfast for lunch.Breakfast…
Read MoreI got another lesson from the “Meat Man” at the local “Pig.” He told me of a cheaper cut of meat that has the same grade as a Ribeye.I believe it’s called “Chuck Eye.”Each cut was pretty thick, and I got three for eighteen dollars. That’s about six bucks each.That’s not the story, though… “Papa,…
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