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Yeah, I’m a Bah Humbug…so what?
Posted by doggonedmysteries
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.
O’Henry still holds up today
Posted by doggonedmysteries
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!
Posted in Books and movies
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Doggoned, Fiction, Life, Multiple Sclerosis, O'Henry, Short story, Writer
He says he’ll program all the numbers in…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
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!
Posted in #*%$!! Electronics!
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
My dentist is a pain. (Not really)
Posted by doggonedmysteries
“Just a couple of stings.” He said as he injected the Novocaine into my mouth.
“Ow ow ow ow ow.” I said without much enthusiasm. I know that good dental hygiene is important for heart health.
An hour and half later, my roots were planed and teeth were scaled on one side. I felt nothing. I have to go back next week to be tortured again and get the other side done.
I hate when the Novocaine reaches the ‘I’m going to make you itch but you can’t feel anything to make it stop’ cycle begins. That happened around six last night. Thankfully, it is soon followed by no itch and normal feeling again.
However, there is that pain in the injection sites that is always a drag. Thank goodness this is only the second time in 7 years I’ve had this done.
You all have a good one.
Posted in healthy living
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Heart healthy, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
New shower.
Posted by doggonedmysteries

Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Showerheads, Writer
A squirrelly sort of day.
Posted by doggonedmysteries
They are taking over! The tree rats are invading the yard again. Everywhere you look there’s another one. Gavin and Patty are beside themselves over the numbers they are seeing outside.
These are brazen squirrels who stand their ground and only run from the dogs when they are almost upon them. Cheeky boogers.
Posted in Misc
Tags: Author, Bull Terriers, Doggoned, Family, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Squirrel, Writer
New monitor
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I finally got off my butt and went to buy the new monitor I needed. The curmudgeon grumped at me as soon as I got downstairs yesterday.
“Took me 40 tries to get that damned thing going today.” (Speaking about how we have to turn the old monitor on and off many times before it works.)
“Let me have some coffee and then we’ll go get the new one.” I wandered into the kitchen in search of sustenance.
After an infusion of caffeine, I got him and his walker loaded into the car and off we went in search of a new monitor.
We went to Staples where a sweet young man practically pounced on us as soon as we entered the door. “May I help you find anything?”
“Monitors.” I replied.
He led us to an area where they had several set up, none of which were any that I’d seen in their online store.
“Um, you had a Viewsonic and a Gateway online that I was looking at. I don’t see any Viewsonics here at all.”
“Sorry, but the online store often has things we don’t have.”
Now I was fixing to whine. ‘But I want to see the product in person before I buy it.’ That is until I spotted a couple of real nice ones that were cheaper and bigger.
“Show me these, and do you have a measuring tape?”
“Um, what do you need a measuring tape for?”
“I forgot mine and I want to see if these will fit in the desk opening.”
Meanwhile the Curmudgeon was looking at some I knew were too large for the space. After I found one that I liked both the size and price, The Curmudgeon pointed out a larger, cheaper one that had a lovely picture.
“I think you should get this one.”
“You serious?”
He nodded.
“Hey, kid. Go get me one of these.”
You all have a good one!
Posted in #*%$!! Electronics!
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Bring back Firefly
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I enjoyed watching a marathon of Firefly on the Science channel yesterday. I do wish they were still making the show. I found it ‘after’ they cancelled it. I discovered the show on reruns. I became a fast fan.
It’s unbelievable that I became a fan, it is a melding of space and western, and I was never a western fan.
I do wish they would bring Firefly back. It is so much better than many of the horrible shows on TV today.
You all have a good one!
Posted in Favorite TV shows
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Family, Firefly, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
There’s a skeleton sitting in my chair…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Here it is November the ninth and I still have most of my Halloween stuff out and about. In this house, there’s always some hanging about year round, but the majority is put away, except for now.
Some of my Halloween stuff works well for Thanksgiving and Autumn. 😀
I don’t put up Christmas decor at all. It is not my thing.
You all have a good one!
Pictures… because I don’t feel like writing today
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Posted in People we care about
Tags: Author, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Home, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
In memory of a very dear friend…
Posted by doggonedmysteries
Our dear friend Chuck died. The shock of the news hasn’t worn off yet and both The Curmudgeon and I feel numb.
We met Chuck way back in the early years of our marriage, about thirty-five years ago. He was a good friend to us all these years. I even worked for him for a time. When he finally found Gail and married her, we were there. When his father died, we were there. When his mother died, we were there. Although, during the last few years, we seldom got up to his place to see him, it never meant that we didn’t think of him often. It’s just that driving for more than a very short distance is often too much for The Curmudgeon.
I’m so glad we talked to him the other day.
Chuck, I am telling you now, we are with you again. We are missing you and hoping your passing was painless. No services for you, an idea I agree with, for I feel the same way about the whole business when I pass. However, that doesn’t mean I can’t lift a glass in remembrance of you and all the drinking we all did when we were young. *I raise my glass.* Goodbye dear, dear, friend. Go with love, go with peace, go with all the dogs and save us some good seats.
You all have a good one.
Posted in In memory of...
Tags: Author, Caregiver, Disability, Doggoned, Family, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Writer
Scrambled brain cells?
Posted by doggonedmysteries
I managed to write a couple of pages today. However, hours later, after re-reading them, I deleted over half of what I wrote. It seems as though my writing is two steps forward and three steps back all the time as of late.
I don’t feel as though it is a case of over editing either. It’s more like ‘how in the world could you write such crap?’ syndrome. I can’t believe how awful my writing is lately. It makes me wonder if it is the medications I’m on causing a short-circuit in my brain. I do stop another one in two weeks, when the pills run out. I hope it is the one that has my brain scrambled.
As it is, I’ll keep struggling to get something on the pages.
You all have a good one!
Posted in Writing
Tags: Author, Craft of writing, Doggoned, Life, Love, Multiple Sclerosis, Novel writing, Writer, Writing





