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Things Gavin says...
Gavin, age 4, sitting in the back seat of the car talking to himself as he draws, I ask, "Are you talking to yourself?" He replies ( Read more... ) -
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It has been been a complex few days. For those who'd like to attend the showing, it will be 5 to 8 on Monday here in Connersville. Mass will begin at 11 am on Tuesday at St Gabriel Church. If you cannot attend mass, please, feel free to join us at the committal which will take place at Spring Lawn Cemetery in New Paris, Ohio.
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Overheard
Yesterday, on Valentine's Day; in an elevator, a lone man carrying a paper-wrapped bundle rode up the building with half a dozen women. One woman, dressed well and perfectly made up, stated, "Oh, someone is getting flowers. And from McNamara. They must be beautiful." The paper on the flowers was labelled with the name. " I have been with Roger for ( Read more... ) -
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Took William to the family doctor this morning, for, oh, he was NOT WELL. The local crud. Nasty virus. Eh ( Read more... ) -
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They were sitting at a table talking about deer and hunting, deer hunting season. She said she had seen what seemed to be more women dressed for hunting this year. He had nodded yes, but never said anything about it. He'd already gotten his first doe, and was waiting for the buck. There was one he had his eye. It had twelve points on its rack. ( Read more... ) -
Overheard
At the truck stop off of I70, two men are sitting behind me, one of the men says to the other, "That man who wanted to buy the AK47, he believes the zombies are really coming. He said, 'Hell can only hold so many people.'" -
Whilest this is on my mind...
Okay. Whoa. Youngest son, remember him, he is the eighteen year old Senior of the High School this year. Remember he is the drummer son, and, oh, how he learnt, is learning, to play Spanish Guitar via tube internets? (On pause for the moment as he grew his fingernails long and, then, peer pressure got to him, so now he is waiting on them to grow ( Read more... ) -
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As I was driving home this morning, I passed a possum on the road. Her face morphed from possum to barn owl before my eyes. I know, I couldn't believe it either. -
THEM! Run, run, RUN as fast you can.
"Tis officially now THE SUMMER OF THE BUGS! This morning, I found a black beetle in my bathroom sink. And, where did a black beetle come from so that he was in my bathroom? I'm thinking that sleeping bag the eldest son stuck in the laundry hamper after he used it to tan in the back yard ( Read more... )