2018-09-18 19:32
And so, updates:- The DNA thing has reached a minor impasse while we wait for the other party to actually take his own test instead of pontificating about his mother's test. Once we see his… Read More
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2018-09-15 00:17
2018-09-08 00:15
2018-09-02 15:22
Now some (all?) of you have expressed some reservations about these silly little DNA tests and I've stayed, well, neutralish about the whole thing. You know, beyond the whole "we did the tes… Read More
2018-09-01 00:14
2018-08-25 00:13
2018-08-20 12:48
Well so, quick and lazy update:- Mum is in a nursing home. Queenie is certifiably depressed trying to figure out why God has let this 'go on for so long'. Truth be told it's been a rapid dec… Read More
2018-08-11 00:12
2018-08-07 19:06
Some time ago I believe I posted about DNA testing and results and gave a positive spin on the whole process. Times have changed. I know this is a emerging process and all but the claims of… Read More
2018-08-04 00:11
2018-07-30 16:40
2018-07-28 00:10
2018-07-24 18:37
Well, things are still popping along:- It's official, Mum will be de-certified for hospice next month or so. Seems she's not dying fast enough for their tastes (OK, that was harsh. She's sta… Read More
2018-07-21 00:09
2018-07-17 16:24
Recently we made a visit to one of our favorite sets of waterfalls only someone got there before us. And they just aren't the same anymore because.... SIGNS!!The first warnings that this was… Read More
2018-07-14 00:07
2018-07-12 16:18
Something odd and unusual, Queenie actually got me a gift for out anniversary? That's probably the 3rd time ever so, um, it was weird. Anyway, I built a 'new' shed and modified it to her spe… Read More
2018-07-10 16:25
Been fun days here, nothing catastrophic but crazy busy stuff.- Mum had a re-eval for hospice that had everybody in an uproar because an aide shared a comment from the eval nurse that she sh… Read More
2018-07-07 03:01
2018-06-29 21:41
2018-06-22 21:40
2018-06-15 21:40
2018-06-04 00:37
Is it just me, or do you have someone in your life with grabby paws? Not grabby in the, you know, personal violation sense but in the gimme sense.I married into a family of 'em. At the very… Read More
2018-06-01 21:39
2018-05-25 21:38
2018-05-24 14:56
I have always loved the patterns on these feathers. The picture does not do 'em justice: This one is out Queen mother, the only surviving hen from the first batch. She is now 8 years ol… Read More
2018-05-23 14:52
Just some birdy stuff from around the area: Read More
2018-05-18 21:37
2018-05-17 00:29
So there are some things that just make ya crazy. Today (well, for more accurately for the past 6 days) I tried to do a favor for Pop in law. He has/had a chair he wanted to give away and he… Read More
2018-05-16 17:04
day 3 was surprisingly more relaxed than Day 1 or 2 in spite of the looming performance. We started the day with a leisurely breakfast at a local diner then off to Central Park. In days of o… Read More
2018-05-14 16:41
Yes, we're skipping to day 2. Day 1 was driving driving driving, then shlepping and sleeping.Oh, and a moment of barbecue:day two started with rehearsal .... and rehearsal ... and rehearsal… Read More
2018-05-11 21:36
2018-05-09 20:13
So we talked about Pops and the city.And we chatted about Pops and navigation.Which ultimately all stemmed from this.So now it's time for another city story where Pops was a beneficiary … Read More
2018-05-08 16:37
We came, we saw, we sang, we Carnegie'd. First, some pictures. Later, maybe some video and sightseeing. And perhaps a story or two, though somehow I managed to NOT get kicked out of Carnegie… Read More
2018-05-04 21:35
2018-05-01 01:20
The view of the Hall of Carnegie from our room, just a block away from the Way of the Broad Read More
2018-04-30 00:28
Well, last night seemed to go well. The most physically demanding and personally unsatisfying choir concert is over and I was able to store away all of my sound equipment until the Fall. I l… Read More
2018-04-27 21:35
2018-04-23 14:09
It's gonna be a crazy coupla weeks. We're (Queenie and I and others) gearing up this week, including 2 dress rehearsals and performance, for this:I'll be the fella behind the curtain, spinni… Read More
2018-04-20 21:34
2018-04-19 19:05
Well, it was fun while it lasted."The stories I could tell if, you know, I could tell 'em. Then again, could be a flash in the pan. Two weeks isn't yet a change, but it is a delight."I enjoy… Read More
2018-04-07 02:32
Well, even as 'mature' as DNA analysis is, it's still in relative infancy when it comes to figuring out lineage and/or origins. Interestingly enough, pet DNA analysis is slightly better at i… Read More
2018-04-06 21:32
2018-03-30 20:35
2018-03-23 20:34
2018-03-23 02:30
And so the familial drama continues ......Still on the outs with Mom. Reportedly she refuses to see a counselor until I see one to "fix whatever is wrong with me that made me abandon her."St… Read More
2018-03-16 20:33
2018-03-09 20:32
2018-03-05 17:35
OK, which one of you low down dirty dogs turned me in? I mean, what else could explain it?If you followed the story that started here and later went there you know where I cam… Read More
2018-03-02 20:31
2018-02-23 20:30
2018-02-20 19:34
So, time for another Pops in the City story.Anyhow, when we arrived in the city we started out at a local parking garage that had been arranged and pre-paid for. Pop took one look and tried… Read More
2018-02-16 20:30
2018-02-11 21:52
Over the few years I've walked this planet I've managed to sing for several different adult choirs, all of varying size, and a number of different directors. Some are more enjoyable than oth… Read More
2018-02-09 20:29
2018-02-06 20:30
Ifn you're ever looking for something to throw a day at, consider Canandaigua, NY and the Sonnenberg estate. Or whatever they call it ...See how the other half lived. In their 'little' summe… Read More
2018-02-02 20:28
2018-01-26 20:27
2018-01-24 23:58
At one time I hinted there was some neat community choir-ish sorta stuff going on for us. Well it was and it is and on we go down our merry way. As often happens, I got stuck in the corner s… Read More
2018-01-23 01:14
Do you remember this?Well, it may be happening again. And this time I was invited. Watch this space come May, I hope to have some stories to tell ....In the mean time, Pop Carnegie story #1:… Read More
2018-01-21 03:29
11. Intimacy shall not be spoken of. Ever.22. Is it daytime? Is it light out? Then no, just no.33. Is the… Read More
2018-01-19 20:26
2018-01-12 20:24
2018-01-06 18:16
The New Year came with a fresh new revelation. Or realization. Or maybe a 2x4 to the back of the head?Mum-in-law went to sleep a week or so before Christmas and stayed sleeping other than wh… Read More
2018-01-05 20:24
2017-12-29 20:23
2017-12-22 20:22
2017-12-15 20:21
2017-12-13 20:20
2017-12-08 16:17
First, read this review .... Then understand one thing: Queenie, her brother, and her sister-in-law were all singing in the choir. Her brother even had the opportunity to direct one of… Read More
2017-12-01 20:20
2017-11-24 20:18
2017-11-17 20:18
2017-11-10 20:17
2017-11-03 20:16
2017-10-27 20:15
2017-10-20 20:13
2017-10-19 17:37
- Mom, in hospice, hanging in there. Hospice drugs are awesome, she's gone from combative and angry to pleasant and almost cheery. Wonder if I get get some for my Mom? And Big Brother, come… Read More
2017-10-13 20:14
2017-10-06 20:12
2017-09-29 20:11
2017-09-27 01:21
Well, this is somewhat where it started. Garlic, lettuce, and some Chinese cabbage. Eventually corn, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, squash, cucumbers, basil, and squash of various varieties… Read More
2017-09-22 20:11
2017-09-15 20:10
2017-09-12 21:59
We went out for breakfast Sunday with some good friends at a small local flop. It was a good feed with, unbeknownst to us, a better floor show. You see, apparently just minutes after we sat… Read More
2017-09-08 20:09
2017-09-07 01:25
So we were able to find (through a friend) info to press hopefully-soon-so-be-ex-son-in-law's buttons sufficiently to get him to sign the papers and instruct his malpracticing lawjerk to fil… Read More
2017-09-01 20:08
2017-09-01 02:45
so we'll bulletize it:- The divorce is final, but not complete. Hopefully-soon-to-be-ex-son-in-law has not signed the final ruling nor instructed his law-jerk to file it. So we wait ..... AN… Read More
2017-08-28 13:00
2017-08-25 20:07
2017-08-18 20:06
2017-08-11 20:05
2017-08-08 18:57
So this happened just down the road from us:http://www.twcnews.com/nys/binghamton/news/2017/08/7/whitney-point-alligator-.htmlThe first alligator was caught one afternoon just 50 yards from… Read More
2017-08-04 20:04
2017-07-28 20:03
2017-07-21 20:03
2017-07-19 15:00
Maybe I'll talk about everything else that's gone on this year. Then again, maybe I won't. I make no promises or claims of any sort but I do know you need to see garden so brace yourselves:I… Read More
2017-07-18 15:00
So, I've been pretty much AWOL lately. But that's not anything unusual I suppose, seems like patchy is as patchy does.So Mum-in-law and Pop-in-law are in their rented house and were doing qu… Read More
2017-07-18 00:32
Well, one narcissist is theoretically gone form our lives. Oddkin's divorce finally completed just last week after much wrangling and wasted time and money. She and the horses ass had a prel… Read More
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