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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Done deal. in A small but passable life.
The first trip up into the attic after the initial look over, I found the tank full. I got the hose out and drained it. I disconnected the water lines. I called it quits because of the heat up th...
The end of that. in A small but passable life.
Apparently the park’s landline phone system finally went tits up. How long ago I know not. I was informed in person that all that was on the line was a busy signal. This was of course planned by ...
Well . . . where was I? in A small but passable life.
The visit back east was great. I stayed with my brother and his wife at their new house. Daughter brought the grandson, Rowan Darren, out to visit quite a few times over the nine days I was there...
Finally. in A small but passable life.
I finally finished “The Unincorporated Man” series of four books. It only took me four months. And that brings me to five books read for the year. I used to read 50+ books a year. I guess I’m doi...
No words. in A small but passable life.
I watched the hearing in Texas about Uvalde. A new fact I didn’t know was that THREE MINUTES after the shooter entered the school he was met with THREE officers with BODY ARMOUR and RIFLES and HA...
He's here! in A small but passable life.
The baby boy arrived at 1:06 this morning. He was 5lbs. 7ozs. and nineteen inches long. A full head of hair and brown eyes. He came by way of C-section face up with the cord wrapped around his ne...
Unexpected. in A small but passable life.
I was woken from my afternoon nap by a call from Daughter’s mother saying that Daughter’s water had broken and she was heading to the hospital. This is an unexpected three weeks early. There are ...
The truth comes out, again. in A small but passable life.
The cops proved themselves to be worthless, useless cowards. Again. As usual. The Republicans are falling all over themselves to see who can say the stupidest shit. Again. As usual. And the only ...
Refusing. in A small but passable life.
Daughter found a new set of tires for the car I’d bought her last month. She shopped around and found a pretty good deal. A little less than $800 including all the extras. That should be a few ye...
The blink of an eye. in A small but passable life.
The only good thing about a nuclear war is that the majority of humanity wouldn’t even know it had happened. That is, if the missiles and warheads actually work. I’d bet that the US made W88 ALT ...
Mission accomplished! in A small but passable life.
Their plane didn’t land until 11pm, but it was just as we drove past “Arrivals” because I’d been checking the flight status app. They were here for three full days and left yesterday morning. An...
A few more hours! in A small but passable life.
I’ve saved everything for the last hours. Not that there’s much to do. I’m going to clean the bathroom. The kitchen pretty much always stays squared away. And the rest of the place isn’t used. Th...
The plan. in A small but passable life.
Daughter has been busy. She’s bought insurance for the car. She bought plane tickets out here for her and her boyfriend for $210 total. And she might have figured out the temp tag thing for the f...
Done deal. in A small but passable life.
The credit union in Missouri cut the cashier’s check on Tuesday the 8th. I found it in my mailbox yesterday afternoon. An hour after that the car was parked under my carport. I sent a picture of ...
Spending money, again. in A small but passable life.
I finally found what I’ve been looking for for maybe a year or a bit more. It was sitting up beside the activity center. A 2007 Honda CRV. Blue. The for sale sign said $5995. I called the number ...
war, by Charles Bukowski in A small but passable life.
war war, war, war, the yellow monster, the eater of mind and body. war, the indescribable, the pleasure of the mad, the final argument of ungrown men. does it belong? do we? as we approach the la...
Final steps. in A small but passable life.
My oldest niece texted me yesterday. The Willed Body Donation folks from the medical school called her and said that Mom’s ashes will be shipped to her. She’ll then take Mom to her hometown and b...
Everything peachy keen! in A small but passable life.
Daughter called last night. Everything looked good on the sonogram. And she couldn’t wait, or I thought it would be cruel to make her wait to tell me it’s a boy. A Grandson. I’ve got to get used ...
The bottom of the mountain. in A small but passable life.
For seven days it was cloudless and eighty to eighty two degrees every day. Yesterday it was rainy and cloudy most of the day. A quarter inch of rain and a high of sixty-two degrees. And now it’s...
I called it. in A small but passable life.
Facebook stock is tanking. (26% just today) So far to the tune of about 200 billion in value. Let’s do the zeros: $200,000,000,000. The Zuck holds 55%, therefore the kid just lost over $100,000,0...
Finally got it done. in A small but passable life.
I had charged the scooter up on Sunday. So yesterday morning I was out the door at 9:30. I stopped at Fry’s pharmacy and got the booster. Even after sitting for the required fifteen minutes after...
Best three weeks ever! in A small but passable life.
It was a glorious three weeks. The best ever. We only managed two visits to the pool before our “Winter” weather set in, with highs only in the low sixties with clouds and then 1 7/8’s of rain ...
Best X-mas present ever! in A small but passable life.
Daughter arrived on the 19th. She handed me a sonogram picture and said “Merry Christmas Grandpa”. We’ve managed two afternoons hanging at poolside. And then last night at midnight it started ra...
Counting the days. in A small but passable life.
Another end of the month routine completed. Doing the one load per month laundry on the last day of the month. After washing my sheets I put them away and made my bed with Mom’s flannel set. Just...
Mystery solved! in A small but passable life.
About a week or so ago I had one of those rare incidents. The one where your stomach cramps and then once on the crapper (hopefully!) your butt just explodes. I couldn’t for the life of me figure...
