Category Archives: Journal Entry
Stress Points
I was listening to a Dave Allen skit from 1993, and he briefly mentioned a list of the most stressful things on a person, and the number one item was ‘death of a spouse.’ then there was divorce, and some … Continue reading
Finding Some of Me
We went in to sort out a procedure that took fluid out of Missus that did not belong in her. In all, 1100ml of the stuff that was between her lung and the sac it is contained in. Goodness! It … Continue reading
My Best Friends
In the 1980’s, when I was a teenager boy, my grandmother took me aside on more than one occasion and told me that the thing my mother did wrong with all her kids was to be a friend, rather than … Continue reading
A Little Positivity
I have been particularly negative for the last few weeks. My best friend has had a serious health scare, and it has done nothing positive for me to see her going through it. I have spent a lot of time … Continue reading
2024 – 2025 New Year
As we say goodby to 2024, and Hello to 2025, I wish everyone a Happy New year. I know on a practical level that is a ridiculous statement. There will continue to be war and hate and murder and so … Continue reading
The Great Llama Escape!
I got a message today that the llamas were in the neighbor’s back yard, a downhill slant from where the main part is, and basically unkempt, like ours is. It is a difficult piece of land to maintain, as I … Continue reading
Christmas 2024
Well, another Christmas Day has just come to a close. The kids were home with their wives and kids, and we all had a good time together. The new little babies were there to give me an appreciation of the … Continue reading
Christmas Eve, Eve
Tonight, we had a knock on the door and when we opened it, there was my wife’s nurse from down at the General Practitioner’s Office, with her husband behind her, and a Christmas Dinner filling both of their arms! We … Continue reading
Christmas Flu
Feeling sickly at Christmastime, again. I am pretty sure we did this last year. Yesterday I woke up feeling like death warmed over. I eventually stumbled down the stairs, and found one of my daughters lay across the sofa, feeling … Continue reading
On Becoming Old
The kids are a growing, Missus has been ill, and I have noted a couple of horrible crashes along the highway that we travel on to get out of our neck of the wilderness that has taken more than one … Continue reading