Neogy Titwhistle
"I could perhaps like others have astonished you with strange improbable tales; but I rather chose to relate plain matter of fact in the simplest manner and style; because my principle design was to inform you, and not to amuse you."
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Nap time? in A small but passable life.
I finished reading “Escape Velocity” by Charles Portis. It was a collection of various writings. Good stuff. I’m trying to give up the chocolate puffed rice cereal (generic Coca Krispies) for br...
Rusting away? in A small but passable life.
I’ve finished reading “Seeing” by Jose Saramago and “The Robber Bride” by Margaret Atwood. There is a subplot in “Seeing” that was made into a movie. I wish the main plot would’ve been made into ...
Rambling on? in A small but passable life.
I started reading science fiction about fifty years ago. For the longest time I had always thought that things should be better on this planet than what reality was showing. And then I learned ab...
Let's add this. in A small but passable life.
First I’ll add an addendum to my last entry: It was rather odd that I stumbled across that interview last evening. I don’t think it’ll be aired for the mainstream media. It’s probably not anythi...
Regret? in A small but passable life.
Yeah, I’m regretting not going for the thru-hike now. Every morning I take my first cup of coffee and go out to the front porch with Liam Dog I think what a great morning in the woods it’d be. Oh...
Back to reading. in A small but passable life.
Today is a perfect Fall day in the Ozark’s. It is sixty degrees outside and has been a drizzling, overcast day. I’ve finished reading two books: “The Selected Works of T.S. Spivit” by Reif Larse...
1180 miles East. in A small but passable life.
I had a window seat. But it was cloudy Thursday afternoon when the plane boarded. Rows twenty-five and higher boarded via the back stairs, up between the engines. When I got to my seat I found a ...
New baby girl! in A small but passable life.
As of October 6th there is a new member of the family. Isabelle Rose arrived at 5lb. 15ozs. That’s daughter number two for my youngest niece. There are two more babies due to arrive before this ...
Leftovers and news. in A small but passable life.
I snuck off a call to my sis-in-law last evening after Mom left to go play cards. My little brother is alright. It was just his thyroid acting up. It was chest pains several years ago that led to...
Lawyer stuff is done. in A small but passable life.
I had a good night at Rummikub Tuesday night. I won. It was a good game. The last day of September and the first day of October were both 106 degrees, one degree off the record high for both day...
Heading East. in A small but passable life.
Since last I wrote, I’m still sitting here. I did manage to go to the pool for a couple of hours right before sunset last evening. The thermometer in the shade said it was 105 degrees. I was able...
Old school. in A small but passable life.
It started raining last evening and the temperature dropped enough that we opened the windows last night. Haven’t really done much for however many days since I have done something. I’m still si...
Rummikub night. in A small but passable life.
Since yesterday evening was Rummikub night at 6pm and it was a cloudy afternoon only in the mid-nineties, I decided to go over to the pool for a couple of hours beforehand and then shower before ...
Desert rain. in A small but passable life.
At about bedtime last night the rain started. I love the smell of desert rain. It’s not going to cool things off by much. The forecast calls for below normal temperatures for the next week even t...
1180 miles West. in A small but passable life.
First thing I want to do is thank everybody for the notes of condolence left on my last entry. There really are good people hanging around this small space on the interwebs. A phone call from my...
The call. in A small but passable life.
Daughter just brought her phone upstairs and told me to call her grandmother. I called. Mom couldn’t talk. My Sis-in-law got on the line. My sister had died quietly. I’ll call Mom tomorrow. R.I...
Deathwatch. in A small but passable life.
Mom called last night. She wasn’t crying this time. My little Sis is now at ‘home’ in hospice care. She insisted that the feeding tube be removed before she left the hospital. She is surrounded ...
Accomplishments? in A small but passable life.
I guess you could say they’re accomplishments. I finished reading “Exposing Lies of the Empire” by Andre Vltchek. 800 pages that took just shy of three weeks to read. The author is amazing. I f...
A done deal. in A small but passable life.
No phone call yet. When I do get a call I hope it’s just an update. Daughter, finally, on her third try, made it completely through the line and the process at the license bureau. The van is now ...
Really bad news. in A small but passable life.
There was a phone call with Mom Tuesday evening. My Sis has been in and out of the hospital since starting her second round of chemotherapy. Complications of one sort or another. Now she has had ...
A walk! in A small but passable life.
Sunday morning upon awakening I fired up the laptop to see how Ronda’s fight went the night before. Yep, she knocked her opponent out in 34 SECONDS! She said she’d do it and she did. 12-0 right n...
Busy, kinda. in A small but passable life.
I know I’ve said I won’t talk about politics, but come on! Seventeen republican morons now in the race. And that fucking scumbag Trump leading in the polls? And Clinton obviously a corporate shi...
Overrated. in A small but passable life.
Another week has passed. A week in which I never changed out of this T-shirt and sweatpants. A week in which I never donned socks, shoes, or even my flip-flops. A week in which I never went outsi...
Too much time? in A small but passable life.
Friday the daughter and I went for a grocery run. We went by the credit union first and then to the square so I could drop off the last book. Daughter had her grocery list and I had a few craving...
Number crunching. in A small but passable life.
Last Saturday the daughter and I made a trip to Crackerville North, to her mother’s house. It was nice to be in the van on the highway again, even though I was in the passenger seat and the A/C i...
