As a kid, I once heard my grandpa sing in the shower:

"Oh, I love to go swimmin', with bow-legged women

and swim between their legs, swim between their legs."

I asked my dad what that meant and he tried to keep a smile from his face and told me it was a game adults play.

I just shook my head and walked away.

Years later, I see a M*A*S*H rerun and Col. Potter was singing that song in the shower.

The memory of my grandpa singing the same song made me smile.

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Watched a good western last night:


A great twist at the end, too!

I tattled on a neighbor today.

I live in one of two buildings in a complex of apartments.

Parking can be tricky sometimes.

Where I used to park, someone parked their car there months ago. It hasn't moved since. It even has a flat tire, also for months.

So today I contacted the landlord's office and asked if the car belonged to a tenant or not.

It is being checked out.

I normally don't rat people out, but one way or another that person is being irresponsible.

We'll find out.

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I recently came into contact (after 43 years) with the love of my life (from my youth) on Facebook.

We caught up on a few things, generally speaking.

She asked me a LOT of questions about my life since we last knew each other and I complied truthfully.

BUT

When I asked her about specifics, she said she wasn't ready to discuss them yet, promising to do so at a later time. I know that a few things she's not ready to discuss yet pertain to me.

I could have pointed out that I have told her everything about my past and that these confessions are part of a two way street, but I didn't.

I know that she became quite ill, close to a nervous breakdown after her husband divorced her, so I'm not pushing anything.

Patience, which I was almost devoid of in my younger years, is now my ally.

All things come to those who are willing to wait.

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Yesterday was painful.

The weather brought me a powerful sinus headache that I didn't get over until the evening.

It was hard going through the paces, but once again I have endured.

Today I feel great.

Sometimes you just have to ride it out to get to the other side.

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I've decided to reward myself with a steak and potato dinner tonight.

Not for having done anything special.

I just miss being carnivorous once in a while.

Will my numbers hit tonight?


Let's hope!

I won the lottery! I married a movie star! My novel is being published!

Yeah, I'm not very good at April fool's jokes.

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Sometimes you just can't turn away.

Whenever I see someone in obvious pain, I can't turn my back or look the other way.

I have to do something, if I can, to help.

The kindness of strangers can pull someone through a rough or tragic time.

Be ready to give of yourself.

Why else are you here?

Surely not just for self satisfaction & procreation.

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When I got married, a marriage license in my state cost a whopping $5.00. Today I'm told it has doubled in price to $10.00.

A pretty good deal on the surface.

BUT -

Getting a divorce (YAY! I have one of those!) gets costlier the longer you remain hitched.

Mine not only cost me five figures in $$$, it also affected my credit rating, my insurance rates and my living situation.

Not the deal I signed up (and donated blood) for.

I'm not soured on marriage. I still maintain it's a fine institution if you can find the right match for the two of you.

My idea for going into a marriage is fairly simple:

Make it harder to get into, say 10% of your combined incomes to obtain a license and easier to get out of financially - the previously mentioned $10.00. All assets split right down the middle. Children going to whomever can best afford to keep them and no alimony.

That's it. Just my opinion.

As with everything else, I'm not holding my breath for government to listen to me.

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