Miscellaneous

I was scheduled to usher at the Kauffman Center with a start time of 1:45. I carefully planned my strategy to be on time with the first day without daylight savings. My watch was to remain on daylight savings time. My phone would switch automatically. Terry and I had an early breakfast at the non daylight time of 10:00 am. When the phone said it was time for me to head for downtown KC, everything was perfect. My confidence was supreme. I decided to change the car clock while I…

Early this past year in Facebook I posted about my car wash grand experience with free vacuum and an amazing machine that cleans the floor dry mats. This story is not a grand experience. Lord help me.  I screamed at a worker to forgive my sins. I might have floor mat dust lung disease with no Black Lung-like federal program to help me. Dear God, I have a German Shepard who loves to swim in a stinkin’ pond. I live on a gravel road. I think cleaning my car is…

It was the 50’s. Life was good in a small Iowa town for the cute little red-haired girl. Enough Christmas years had passed and the little girl realized that she should get her mother a present. The concept of giving to others had come to the little girl. “Mommy, what do you want for Christmas?” Mommy thought about it for a couple of seconds and replied, “I’d like a toy and a red dress.” Mommy grew up during the depression when getting a toy for Christmas was very special. Having…

Good information! Thank You Susan! And then it happened...I went down the Rabbit Hole of Susan's Blog and have been happily reading your blog for an hour. I love you honesty. Makes me feel less alone on my horse adventures and gave me many belly laughs. I had to claw my way out of the Rabbit Hole to go pick up my truck. But I will surely retun to reading them very soon. Love to read your quirky writing! PS: Now don't get a big head over this post. As…