In high school I lived on coffee, Cokes and cigarettes, saving my lunch money for other things I wanted to buy.

At age 19, I started to get severe heartburn (which at first I thought might be some kind of heart problem) every time I had one cup of joe or one coke.

So I gave them up, only drinking caffeine free coffee and Sprite or 7 Up.

Lately, I've been thinking about changing my daily routine of a 16 oz. mug of decaf in the morning to tea.

I like the taste of tea. For some odd reason, my body can handle the caffeine in tea.

I have concluded that there's something else in a regular cup of coffee or a coke that causes my severe heartburn.

So I may switch. I do kind of miss that caffeine jolt in the morning.

Life is kinda weird sometimes in directing our choices.

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Love Sloppy Joe's?

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
1/8 cup brown sugar
1/8 cup mustard
1/2 cup ketchup
hamburger buns (or bread)

Instructions:

brown ground beef in skillet, then drain
add brown sugar, mustard and ketchup. Stir to combine.
allow to simmer on low for about 5 minutes.
serve on buns (or bread) with your favorite sides.

Enjoy!

Griping about vaccinations after you've had your shots is like griping about unions when you belong to one.

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A 30 degree temperature drop is not what you want to feel when you walk out to the mailbox in the morning to pick up your mail!

I won $150.00 on a scratchoff lottery ticket yesterday.

Finally, I can afford to eat at McDonalds!

... is to wake up healthy and happy.

THE greatest lefty I've had the honor of seeing pitch in person.


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I drink a glass of vegetable juice every day.

Lately, it has been hard to find in stores. I suppose supply lines are stretched.

The other day, while in the grocery store, I found two 64 ounce bottles, so I grabbed them quickly.

Yesterday, I opened one and poured myself a glass.

After taking the first drink, my throat started to burn!

My first thought was that the bottle was somehow tainted, so I picked up the bottle to see if it was past its' expiration date.

There, on the front, in big red letters was the word

SPICY.

I wasn't going to die. Whew!

And now I will have an extra 'kick' every morning... whether I want it or not.

Another reminder to keep your focus on what you're doing.

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I am 69 years old. I live alone. I work afternoons.

The only people I usually see Monday Through Friday are the ones I work with or around.

I see and interact with lots of people on the weekend as I run my errands.

I 'talk' with friends and family daily via social media.

It is now 24 days until Christmas.

Do I have the Christmas spirit?

Yes.

Just because I don't put up my little 3 foot tree until Christmas Eve and take it down January 1st does not mean I lack the spirit of the season.

I say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. I give gifts.

I keep the true faith of the season.

I do these things quietly, without banging my own drum.

So

am I a Grinch?

I think not.

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I forgot to mention my Sunday double shot.

I had made an appointment to have my booster shot December 3rd at the local college clinic.

They wanted a lot of personal information. I didn't like that,

so I decided to see if I could find another place close by to get my shot.

I went online and saw that the CVS nine blocks from me was giving out Covid-19 booster shots

AND

flu shots. Available same day, by walk in or appointment.

I made an appointment for 5pm, because I don't like waiting in lines.

So I drove down, waited 10 minutes for the nurse to get ready, got my shots and was back on the road

5 minutes later.

Gotta love it!