I am now aquatic. I bought a kayak, and even though I’ve only had a chance to use it once, I’m really going to like this watercraft. This is a two part Friday Firesmith with more questions than answers, and as we float along, you’ll understand where we’re headed in this. My kayak is the … Read more
Retirement was a scary thing for me. Odd thing was this: Every man I spoke to about retirement was a little frightened about walking away, but the women I spoke with were usually more enthused about it. All men had were hobbies, and chores, they usually didn’t have a life outside the job. Women already … Read more
Mom needed to go get an ultrasound today at SGMC and getting there half an hour early seemed like a good idea. The entrance has a drop off point wide enough for two vehicles, but an ambulance is parked on the outside lane, and a car is parked behind the ambulance. This restricts traffic to … Read more
The last time I had my tires rotated, the yellow tire inflation light came on. No big deal at all, but try as I might, I couldn’t get it to go off. Air in, air out, so when they rotated the tires this time, the light still stayed on. The next day, I was going … Read more
To begin with, what happened, and how it happened, was totally my fault, or at least the part that involved what happened to me. For years, every time I’ve gotten on an airplane, arrived early, checked in online, and done all the things that were asked, and then sat and waited for an hour while … Read more
An old house sits near the road and I pass this house every time I go into town. Years ago, it was run down, and forgotten, but someone repaired and painted the house. A couple of years ago a garden appeared, and slowly the area around the house has bloomed and blossomed with plants, both … Read more
Sunday I was going to buy more tomato plants, one of the items on the list of things retirees are obligated to do. We must grow tomatoes. We can grow other stuff, sure, but tomatoes are on the bingo cards for retirees. And that way we can ask one another, “How are them tomatoes doing … Read more
One year ago tomorrow, the 2nd of April, death took my girlfriend, cancer took her. The process was very long, three months, it was a very short, three months, and it was over on the second day of April, which happened to be a Friday. I had written about Hospice, and how I thought it … Read more
My neighbor is one of those odd guys that have more money than god but you can’t tell it. He’s friendly, talkative, and down to earth. From what people have told me, he started work at a factory when he was a very young man and went on to buy the factory. He retired a … Read more
One of the more costly battles that occurred during the Viet Nam War was not fought in the dense jungles, but one in the ancient city of Hue, 1968. The pitched battles killed over two hundred members of the Marine Corps, and hundreds of native soldiers on both sides. It was, and it still is, … Read more