Holy Cow!

Dec 5

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     When I began this blog as a lark, as a necessary evil part of being a writer, I never expected to keep it going this long and I certainly never expected to ever hit 90,000 hits on my humble little blog.

     However, I did it.  I’ve kept this blog going and I went over the 90,000 hit mark today.  I am flabbergasted, gob smacked, elated, and just plain happy and excited. 

     Thank you.  Without you stopping in and reading my nattering this would never have happened.

     You all have a good one!

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Warm December again.

Dec 4

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    Indian summer in December?  I can live with it.  It hit 64 here yesterday and I was out in a t-shirt with no jacket.  Our back porch was colder than the outdoors.  LOL!

     Today the forecast is for similar temperatures.  How lovely!  Especially since the long-range forecast is calling for snow at by the twenty-fifth.

    If I remember correctly, we were fairly warm here last December too.  Some people have the audacity to say there’s no global warming.  Yea, right.

     You all have a good one!  I intend to.

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Pets do not make good gifts.

Dec 3

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     I don’t care what holiday you celebrate at this time of year.  All I want is that you think real hard about gifting anyone with a pet of any kind. 

     Puppies and kittens do not do well in stressful situations.  If you MUST get someone a pet, wait until after the holidays.  Give them a leash and collar with a note saying they will get the pet after the holidays.

    Pets are a lifetime commitment.  They are not disposable. 

     You all have a good one!

A lifetime commitment!

 

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I know it’s a bad time to diet, but I need to do this.

Dec 2

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     I used to bake dozens of cookies, many loaves of breads like cranberry nut, orange, and banana nut at this time of year.  I don’t do it any more.  I stopped about ten years ago.

    It’s a good thing too because I sure don’t need them around me this year.  I am doing the very difficult cut back on everything diet for the holidays.  This is going to suck big time, but I need to do it for my heart health.

     Since my heart attack over a year ago I gained far too much weight.  Most of it is from overeating and not getting enough exercise.  Quitting smoking was also a huge factor.

     Wish me luck, and I am open to any suggestions on how to stop these danged hunger pangs.

     You all have a good one!

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Here’s another Bully looking for a home.

Dec 1

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     I don’t normally post these, but I know the woman who has Missy on the previous post, and this one happens to be at one of my favorite rescues.
     This little tripod girl is such a sweetie!!!  Look at that happy face.
This happy girl has gotten no interest in the 7 months she has been available 😦  She’s at http://www.rockyridgerefuge.com
Photo: This happy girl has gotten no interest in the 7 months she has been available :(

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This lovely girl needs a ‘her only’ forever home.

Nov 30

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Hello World, My name is Missy, you can call me Princess, SassyPants, Sassinator, luvbug or Missy. I love to run and play, snuggle on the couch or in bed and listen to your stories, or just watch a movie together. I am crate trained and house broken, I love to chew on antlers and I think Bully sticks are the bestest. I have good manners in the house and on the leash, but you have to earn my respect. I’m pretty young, probably 16-18 months old, so I still have a lot of shenanigans left in me. I have no guarding issues with my treats or my food. I do need to be the only pet as I’m a bit animal aggressive. I can get a bit obsessive about my ballie so best not to let me have it for long times. I am a total ham for the camera, and I can be quite the talker too. I am looking for a human to call my own…cud it be you???? Please contact Laura Jenkins at https://www.facebook.com/rcbtr and fill out an application…you know you love me, so what are you waiting for???? Or PM my mom, n she will give you more details…Hurry, I’m too cute won’t be sitting here for long.

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Good food makes for a happy Curmudgeon

Nov 29

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     It’s always a treat when my neighbor and best friend G does some baking because we get samples.  We enjoyed some apple crisp for our dessert last night.  Yum!  It’s been a  long time since I’ve made it.  Therefore, this was an especially lovely treat since I didn’t have to work at it.  😉

     Dinner was easy and quick too.  We had open-faced hot roast beef sandwiches made with the leftover roast beef and gravy from Sunday. 

   There’s nothing like an all comfort food dinner.  The Curmudgeon sure did enjoy it.

     You all have a good one!

 

 

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Another day another loopy tangent

Nov 28

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     I had one of those days.  A day where nothing went right.  I got side-tracked at every turn of the path and all plans were immediately shot to hell upon waking.

     Did I manage to call the vet to make an appointment for Gavin, no.  Why was this?

     The Curmudgeon was having a bad day.  This means that as soon as I got downstairs, even before my coffee, I was listening to a litany of complaints.  Uppermost in my mind, next to having a cup of coffee, was were the dogs taken care of?

     Turns out they were ‘mostly’ taken care of and I only needed to take them out immediately.  That done, I headed for my coffee.  I actually had a cup poured when another hoop landed in front of me.   Oh!  Need to follow that tangent.

     Ten minutes later, I sipped my coffee  ick, icy cold,  I had to reheat it.  Seems I reheated that cup of coffee about ten times before I finally got to drink it.

     You all have a good one.

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Sad day, the first of many from now until February

Nov 27

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He left us back in 1995 on this day.  It still feels as if it was only yesterday.  I love you, Pop.

 

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Yeah, I’m a Bah Humbug…so what?

Nov 26

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     I’m already sick of the Christmas commercials and programs and it’s not even December yet!  Jeez!  It seems to me that they run more and more of both every year and begin running them earlier.

     Christmas carols began playing in stores and on the radio in October right along with the jarring appearance of Christmas decorations.

     Most of my family is gone now and many of them left us at this time of year.  I find no joy in this season.  I wish those of you who celebrate it would leave me out of it.

     You all have a good one anyway.

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O’Henry still holds up today

Nov 25

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     I couldn’t tell you how or why the subject came up but at one point last night I looked up and read O’Henry’s The Ransom of Red Chief to The Curmudgeon.

     It is one of my favorite short stories of all times.  If you’ve never read it, or want to read it again go to the following link.

      http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/14988/

     You all have a good one!

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He says he’ll program all the numbers in…

Nov 24

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     Just when you think your bank account can have a bit of break, things start to fall apart.  I knew we needed to replace our house phones, but yesterday was the kicker when the downstairs one died during a five-minute conversation.

     I ordered a new phone.  A cordless with three handsets, two charging units, and one base unit.  This time, with the third handset, The Curmudgeon will have one in his man cave.

     You all have a good one!

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