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11/18/2023 Morning Blog

By pwsadmin / November 18, 2023 / Comments Off

Getting my day started can sometimes take time.I love it when something happens to speed up the time it takes to start my day. At 4:30 am, I woke up from having the craziest dream. In my dream, my truck had lost its brakes, and I was driving up on a Traffic Jam.I immediately let…

Old Memory

By pwsadmin / November 17, 2023 / Comments Off

Like most people, I have a past. I’ve sown my Wild Oats.Most of us have.Mine, though, is not as bad as many others.With Spina Bifida, I didn’t do a lot of things that others might have done.I do not condemn anyone who drinks. It doesn’t bother me.That said, from time to time, you will hear…

11/16/2023 – Morning

By pwsadmin / November 16, 2023 / Comments Off

I woke up around 5:15 am with my Dawg “Tommy” staring at me.I can tell when he’s staring at me. It even wakes me up. I got dressed, got “Otis” up, and took “Tommy and Otis the Dawgs” outside.They always get a treat when they go outside, and both sit and stare at me, waiting…

Alan’s Braces

By pwsadmin / November 15, 2023 / Comments Off

“Alan” is an older gentleman I recently met.He’s a tall, thin man in his ’70s with thin white hair.He looks younger than his age. We were sitting in foldout chairs at a foldout table while we talked.Antebellum Homes, of all things, is what we were discussing when Alan began opening a small blue plastic box.After…

Huddle House

By pwsadmin / November 13, 2023 / Comments Off

I was to meet my friend “Lou” today at the “Huddle House” in Warrior, Alabama, for Breakfast. Before I arrived, Lou had texted me that he was also bringing his “Amigo” with him.In my “Out of touch” world, that —to me— meant that he was bringing his kid with him. His daughter, to be exact.…

On Veterans Day

By pwsadmin / November 10, 2023 / Comments Off

“I gotta go to the Outhouse,” the Kid Brother says to his Older Brother, who was lying beside him in the bed. The two Brothers not only shared a bedroom but shared a bed.And, to get outside, they had to go from their bedroom, through their parents’ bedroom, through the Living Room, and out the…

The Buffet Quandary

By pwsadmin / November 9, 2023 / Comments Off

I found myself in an odd situation today. I had to go out to get a haircut.It was a last-minute thing, and I figured my regular lady wouldn’t be able to fit me in.So, I headed a few exits up to Cullman, Alabama, to get my hair cut. While in Cullman, I decided to eat…

11/7/2023

By pwsadmin / November 7, 2023 / Comments Off

It was a fantastic, clear day today. Perfect for driving the “Dawgs” out into the country, which is what I decided to do. Out in the country, I encounter all types of wildlife—deer, Rabbit, Squirrel, Cows, Horses, Dogs, Cats, and even a Skunk. I was conscientious with the Skunk.He was crossing the road, and I…

Southern Tea

By pwsadmin / November 3, 2023 / Comments Off

I made a fresh Gallon of Tea today—Very refreshing. You may think making Tea is no big deal, but it is. In fact, in the South, Tea is a huge deal—much like in England.Southerners take Great Pride in their Tea.When visiting Friends or Neighbors, we Southerners will “Grade” their Tea against our own Tea. When…

The Swanky Joint

By pwsadmin / October 27, 2023 / Comments Off

A Private Venue. It could be a Banquet Hall—a Swanky Joint.The Building is circa 1800’s.I’m here with my Brother for a Company Party. Inside, a Bank Vault Door is the entrance to the Bar, suggesting to me that this was, at one time, a Bank. There are many rooms to walk through—the Walls were painted…

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