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LIFE OF A D.O.M. WIDOWER LIVING ON THE NJ SHORE

by Thomas

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February 19, 2014

WHEW !!!!

strong text ** It started over the holidays as I was visiting my grandchildren at their home in Princeton NJ. Joey, my grandson made a point of letting me know that he wanted to have a pho...


February 18, 2014

VATS NU ??

Non news of the day. It is snowing. After lunch it is expected to still be snowing. Global Warming. From repeated plowings in my town the snow piles are growing higher and higher. Currently the s...


February 17, 2014

VALENTINE

Well this certainly turned out to be a very nice weekend unless you let a minoir blizzard Saturday night influence you negatively. I wasn’t fazed. Friday night Doris was babysitting for her g...


February 14, 2014

NEED THIS


February 14, 2014

NEED THIS


February 13, 2014

STILL POSTING TEST

Ice on the river, Second Photo, Parking lot here at work Robs truck ands my Camaro only vehicles here. Still have not figured w/o posting and adding second photo through the edit process. Wi...


February 13, 2014

TEST IMAGE

Sunshine Lake, Ocean Twsp NJ


February 11, 2014

WAY TO GO AOL

I just read a story on AOL about people who are rescuing and smuggling dogs out of Sochi. Local policy seems to be to collect and euthanize these stray dogs. Even in Russia there are groups who ...


February 10, 2014

GUILTY FEELINGS

** Sunday was a day of inactivity. I awoke about 9:30 am and Doris and I got dressed and went out for breakfast. I did unsettle me that as I awoke to see her cat eye to eye with me on separat...


February 09, 2014

A DISTASTER AND A PUT DOWN

Saturday night Doris were meeting my S.I.L. and her husband Joe for dinner a very nice Restaurant about 25 miles South of us. I picked Doris up ay 6:45 PM. Then disaster stepped in. We had not...


February 08, 2014

HSH

Today is a day of expectation with a subdued feel to it. Mildly gray sky with no sun in evidence and the hush that oft precedes a storm. A Snow Storm is forecast for tomorrow but downgraded to a ...


February 07, 2014

IT'S OVER

I guess that this is the end. OD will not respond and will not open. Does anyone have the Roy Orbison song where he sings plaintively " It's over, It's over". I looked into many a beer glass l...


February 05, 2014

PROUD POP POP

I was awakened this morning by the welcome sound of rain hitting the windows. I had gone to bed with the forecast of 4-6 inches of snow fo0llowed by sleet and hail. Mother Nature, nice Lady ...


February 04, 2014

ALL IS WELL

Yesterday with the snow it was difficult getting around. I left my house at 6:15 PM to set up the AA Meeting allowing extra time to travel. Because of the roads being empty of other cars I was a...


February 03, 2014

SNOW

Seattle dumped on Denver yesterday evening. It stopped for a brief break and then somehow managed to dump on the East Coast. I thought that was a little much after we had been such a good Host. ...


February 02, 2014

LEADING UP TO THE GAME

Friday night three women from AA an myself went for dinner to a BBQ restaurant in the next town. We were going on a speaking commitment mainly to support the others who had signed up to speak. ...


January 31, 2014

BACKYARD THIEVES

For about a week I have been feeding a Feral cat. This is a big survivor cat who has lived on the mean streets of Sea Bright for about 5 years and has the scars to show for it. One of my neighbo...


January 30, 2014

BAD DAY GETS BETTER

** Yesterday. Not a banner day by any measure. It began with water coming out onto the kitchen floor from under the dishwasher. I had called for service and they were due later in the day. The...


January 29, 2014

WHERE THE HELL AM I ?

I am another expatriate OD er, #2965 who is trying to download my 4600 entries. I held on there by my fingernails and as I like most alcoholics, resist change and never believed this would come t...


Book Description

I am 78 years of age. I, have 2 sons , 2 daughter in laws, 6 grand children, 1 great- grand child and live alone on the N J Shore. I am an ex councilman and still am working full time in a family business with my youngest son. I date, I enjoy the wonders of the opposite sex and have a fantastic relationship with my Higher Power. Both God and AA have given me this life to enjoy and I intend to get the most out of it.