Looking back ............. a little

Not sure why, my old memories keep coming back to hen me this morning. I think it had to do with the passing of George Jones, and it got me thinking of all those who have been a part of my life, have passed.

My very early life, I think they are all gone. There may be a few left, but I have not been in touch with them for so many years.

The Guilds were our neighbors on Brown Street, the Burions, the Schmalls, and other escape e right now. Grace, Claire and Mary Jo were early family friends. The Geiringers, the Hurless's. Dr. Hurless on one occasion, I was probably in my threes or fours, quite young, and I had a new pair of tennis shoes, as we called them in those days. I was very proud of them. He jokingly told me he was going to take them .. I have never forgotten that little incident. I was always a little leery of him because of that, and he was a good family friend. I remember going to his house once, he had a radio that he had made, BIG speakers, short wave. We  listened to music coming in from London, awesome in those days. I think that spurred a love for radio in me that I have always had. Led to my building my first "crystal" set, with a cat whisker.

Watching Good Morning America, one segment was the high cost of proms. I think it was my senior prom, rented a tux, maybe even white tie and tails, too Sarah Booth, who I have just recently hooked up with on Facebook, after all these years, brought back a flood of memories.

Still some Oakwood classmates left, not many, but a few.

Then the Navy, one dear friend from there still in touch Ernie Moody. So glad he looked me up one time and called me ..... he is the only one left from that era.....

I am ssssssooooooooo thankful that I still have my memory, I pray I never lose it ................

An explanation of the "Debt Ceiling"

Democrats don't understand THE DEBT CEILING

Republicans don't understand THE DEBT CEILING

Liberals don't understand THE DEBT CEILING

Conservatives don't understand THE DEBT CEILING

NO ONE understands THE DEBT CEILING

SO - Allow me to explain . . .

Let's say you come home from work and find there

has been a Sewer backup in your Neighborhood.

Your Home has sewage all the way up to your ceilings.

What do you think you should do ?

Raise the ceilings or pump out the crap ?

Your choice is coming this November.

Don't miss the opportunity !

Didn't Really Happen .... Thanks Ernie..

I was in my back yard trying to launch a kite. I threw the kite up in the air, the wind would catch it for a few
seconds, then it would come crashing back down to earth. I tried this a few more times with no success.

All the while, my wife Marilyn is watching from the kitchen window, muttering to herself how men need to be told how to do everything. She opened the window and yelled to me,

'You need more tail.'

I turned with a confused look on my face and said, 'Make up your mind. Last night, you told me to go fly a kite.'