On a Fixed income 02.09.19

            As all but that one person knows, being on a fixed income means you can’t have all the nice things that those people who are not on a fixed income have. It is very difficult when your “present spouse”, has to walk the country roads at all hours, looking for aluminum cans. Even though being on a fixed income can be very embarrassing and hurtful, it is even more hurtful when others know.

            The other afternoon Tres and I went for a walk. As usual he was sniffing every mail box we passed, and occasionally he would leave his mark. There was nothing unusual about this walk, the neighborhood dogs barked at us as we passed and Tres kept his eyes open for any cats.

            We were almost finished with our walk as we rounded the corner and headed for the house. I looked up and saw a sign telling everyone, people on a fixed income had less than others. The sign had to do with electric in our homestead. Why did the city see the need to tell everyone we have no electric in our house? I guess all the retirees on our street are on a fixed income and we all have an electric problem.

            As you may see in the following photo, the city has told anyone driving down our street that we have no outlets. When you don’t have outlets you don’t have electricity. We pay taxes and the city treats us like that!

Everyone knows we have no outlets!

Senior person without…; Don Ford

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Winter returns 02.08.19

            It was 78 degrees in Hewitt Texas for a couple days (Tuesday and Wednesday), and yesterday morning (Thursday) at 5:00am, when I first popped out of bed, it was a nice 72 degrees.

            As I sit here at the ole key board, it is a frigid 28 degrees outside. For that one reader who failed math, that is 44 degrees cooler this morning than it was yesterday morning.

            The prognosticators are saying there might be a little winter mix fall from the sky today.        What, you have a question. Ok, I will explain; prognosticator in this setting is, a so-called weather person.

            What? That wasn’t your question. Oh, you want to know what a winter mix is. Let’s see if I can keep this simple. “A winter mix” is anything that is mixed together during the winter! That includes anything like a cake mix, homemade vegetable soup, anything mixed together during the winter. Now do you understand winter mix?

            I guess Hewitt is now considered as a big city. We had our first bank robbery this week. One of our police officers was shot at, and hit, while chasing the robber. The officer is doing ok at home. They caught the bad guy after he wrecked his pickup truck.

 

            Coffee time!   Ok, I have my cup of real coffee and my wicked brain is beginning to process information at an unmeasurable speed. (Wicked from yesterday’s post)

            There is a bunch of politicians who are saying we all need to go to total solar power and wind power. Wow, it sounds so good but it might not be as perfect as it sounds. There are areas here in the US where they have these wind farms and other areas where they have solar farms which provide electrical power for those areas. Did you know, every one of these areas also have a backup power plant that use gas or coal? These backup power plants are there to provide power when the weather isn’t cooperating (no sun shine, no wind). 

            Let’s see now, a coal or gas powered plant can provide electric all the time, and you only need one. The solar and wind plants rely on the weather, and you need a backup power plant.

            Don’t get me wrong, I like solar and wind power but I don’t agree to replacing the fossil fuel plants.

            If the idiot politicians want to start pushing a big change maybe they should begin requiring all homes and businesses be built underground. That would reduce the heating and cooling bills. All people would be required to live in an underground apartment provided by their employer. That way they would not need transportation to get to work. The employer could deduct the rent of the apartment from their check.

            In this underground world there will be no personal transportation, they will have sub ways. The people who can use the subways are the police, and the delivery robots. Delivery robots bring anything you order to your apartment. In other words, you are not allowed to go anywhere unless it is an emergency or it has been approved by the government.

            Think how good that would be. You walk out of your apartment into your work place, no commute time. You leave work and go into your apartment. A robot delivers anything you have ordered. You no longer need to go to a store and spend time shopping, you do that from a computer screen.

            I think that is as good or even a better plan that any of the socialism plans that your politicians are presenting.        

 

Keep those idiot politicians in office, they will take care of you!

                              They will take care of themselves and your money!

 

Term limit endorser; Don Ford         

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There is no rest for the wicked 02.07.19

            Why do you think there is no rest for the wicked? If there is no rest for the wicked, who else is there no rest for? If a person is able to rest, does that mean that person is not wicked? All good questions which we will attempt to help the reading public, understand.

            I took the time to ask the Ford’s ole computer for some synonyms of the word, “Wicked”! For that one person, a synonym is a word that means the same, or about the same, as another word.

            You may be surprised at what my computer stated. A few synonyms of the word wicked would be, “Great, Terrific, Fabulous”. If that is true, then, “There is no rest for me, as I am all those things. Everyone knows I am a terrific person, who does great things, and I am fabulously un-wealthy”.       Heck, I will never get any rest!

            I guess it didn’t make any difference whether you believe I am great, or fabulous, I still had to work. The Fords ole garage door was making an odd sound when it was closing down. The sound it was making was as if someone was standing outside and just before the door reached the closed state, there was a sound of someone hitting the door with their hand one time. After a little research, I found a missing bolt, and also a loose bolt on one of the door hinges.

            After hours of research, basically looking through containers with misc. bolts and nuts, I found a good replacement. I installed the bolt, lock washer and nut, then I tightened the loose nut, and now the door will close without the thumping sound.             I am wickedly great!

                                               

            Above I have inserted a photo that, to the uninformed eye, would look like a few clouds and then a streak across the sky that might be from a jet plane. Actually, I would have thought the same thing, but having been in a state of meditation, I was enlightened about a couple things.

            The streak was not caused by a jet plane, and it was not cause by a space ship. Let’s not get carried away with lies or untruths. The white streak is actually a rip in space. If one enters this rip they will be in another Dimension, and likely never be able to return to our Dimension.

            This happened many years ago in the Bermuda Triangle. There was a group of military air planes, I believe 5 or 6 planes, flying in formation. A rip in our dimension occurred and these planes flew into a different dimension. Once they entered the rip, they lost all communications with our dimension. The other dimension was most likely, totally different from ours, and they were not able to return to our dimension. They sent out a search plane and following basically the same route, they also flew into the rip and were gone.

            Now I am sure, that one person either has questions, or just don’t believe what I have presented. That’s ok you do not have to believe new teachings. Maybe you can prove my hypothesis as being incorrect.  I may not have been in a meditation state, possibly I was in an imagination state. Either state, don’t you think the explanation was enlightening. 

May your day be full of enlightenment!

Senior imagination presenter; Don Ford

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What do you see 02.06.19

            After working in the back yard yesterday, I decided to take a photo with the Ford’s ole cell phone camera. The photo is of the back yard. You might want to consider all the work I had to do to get all the grass and weeds trimmed and then mowed. I considered taking a photo of the neighbor’s back yard, as it has some thistles in it. These thistles are tall, and when I say tall some are four feet high. The two dogs in their back yard just move around the plants. The neighbor doesn’t seem to have time to mow, he said he is catching a lot of crappie. 

            Photo to follow, click to review some of the assistant grounds keepers work!

         

            Did you notice those yellow flowers, we call them Easter Lilies, I know they have another name but we don’t use it. You can’t see the ditch but I did cut down the thistles, I did not mow the other weeds as there is standing water in the bottom of the ditch so I can’t get to the other side with a mower. I did not want to do half a job.

            I have a second photo, these Easter lilies have a white outside and a yellow center.

                                                          

            The weather was nice enough yesterday that I was able to sit outside late afternoon and enjoy a cold drink and wave at the few vehicles that passed by. My favorite wife sat with me for a while.

            I finished my income tax yesterday, now let’s see if they like what I did. Since I am supposed to get a couple dollars back this year, I am trying an e-file for the first time, WOW!

            I need a cup of coffee, gota go!

Enjoy the day, be nice to someone, it will make you feel good!

Resting all day long today; Don Ford

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Lawn work 02.05.19

            Yes, it is work, when the grounds keeper has quit, and we are on a fixed income. Try hiring a person to be your grounds manager when you’re on a “Fixed income”.

            Yesterday I was able to get the Ford’s ole string trimmer and leaf blower out of the shed, they both surprisingly started and ran. I was able to attack the front yard and even a little of the back yard. I have Tres photos (3) to show the extreme amount of work I produced yesterday. First we see a weed infested area, second we see the weeds removed, third we see what had to be picked up.  Click on a photo to understand the work that went into this Ford Homestead Project.

              

        I think I started something yesterday with the lawn work, there were two other homeowners that started mowing their yards after I was seen working.

            After all that work I went to pick up the Alex from School. When we arrived home MY favorite wife suggested that we give Tres (3) a bath. Tres smells better now.

            I was so tired from all the work yesterday, I had to sit on the Fords ole rocker on the driveway, and consume an adult beverage, all while the temperature was a chilly 76 degrees.

Work if you don’t mind being tired!

                                    I should get paid for my work!

Grounds manager stand-in; Don Ford

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Some say it was boring 02.04.19

            The World Series football game was a good game, in my opinion. Some say it was boring, due to low scoring. I think it was interesting and it kept my attention wondering if either team was going to score. I watched until the score hit 13 to 3, I did not watch the last minute.

            The temp today is supposed to hit 79 degrees in Waco. The weather girl, I mean weather person, said, it could hit 80 and that would be a record for the day. Short sleeved shirt one day, and a coat the next day. Winter is really rough in Texas. J

            Well, I guess I will go over our income tax forms again today, looking for anything that may improve the outcome. Being on a fixed income, if we are able to get $47.00 cash back, we got to do it. That much money would help with the bills.

            There is a few weeds growing in a couple spots in or around the front yard, and I still need to remove some leaves from a few flower beds. That sounds as if I will get the weed eater out for some work. The back yard needs to be mowed. Anything green this time of winter is either winter grass or more likely weeds, which ever, they need to be cut.

            Yard work for a senior person in February, WOW!

            Would you believe, I took a trash bag full of leaves and put them in a neighbor’s trash cart, because our trash cart was full? As I was carrying the bag over to their cart the lady who lives there came out and caught me. Would you believe I begged her to not call the police! I did not, but we did talk and I received permission. 

            I need to stop writing now, and get a cup of coffee.

 

May your yard work not be snow removal!

 

Senior assistant grounds keeper; Don Ford

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Did I understand 02.02.19

 

            The question as you may have seen in the title is, “Did I understand”. Possibly, I should explain, what I may not have understood.  A friend sent me an email saying sorry to hear about your illness, if you were better we could ride out to the Bunkhouse BBQ, Oh wait a minute, I forgot you don’t have a scooter!!!           I understood all that.

          This friend went on to say, “I fell over a rail landed on my left shoulder and jammed my right thumb on the asphalt, bruised shoulder and broke thumb in two places.”

          I know this friend rides a motorcycle, I assumed he was riding his bike and lost it on a railroad track. Then I got to thinking about the wording, “Fell over a rail”. Maybe he has a porch with a rail and he fell over it, after several adult beverages. No, that could not be. He does not drink adult beverages, he doesn’t have a porch with a rail, and he said he fell on the asphalt, his yard is dirt and grass.

            Another hypothesis, he could have been walking along the rail road tracks in quiet meditation, away from all distractions as he approaches a railroad crossing. As we all know railroad crossings are built up and may have asphalt as the drive approaches and leaves the tracks. If this friend was deeply in meditation he may not have been aware he was approaching the crossing when suddenly, and seemingly from out of nowhere, a train horns sounds. Immediately bringing him out of his meditative state, and at that point, he tripped over the rail, and fell onto the asphalt causing the injuries.  

            Now let’s consider a different rail. Let’s assume he was visiting a lady friend who lives in and apartment house. You know the type, it is two stories high, with rails and has an asphalt driveway. He knocks on the door, when the door opens this lady friend’s boyfriend comes out and pushes him over the rail, causing him to fall from the second floor landing on the asphalt below, which caused the injuries. That sounds like the best answer to me.

            You may develop your own theory.

 

            I am getting over whatever I have / had, I am still coughing but not as often. I don’t have a fever so I might be mostly healthy again.

            My favorite spouse and I went out to lunch today and I made it without any coughing. I must be better. After lunch we went to the 60% off store where we purchased a pair of shoes for me. What? I thought everyone knew, Sears is closing and everything is from 20 to 60% off. There was a bunch of people there shopping.

Analyze what you hear, you may understand!

No longer a sick baby: Don Ford

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Got something 02.01.19

            All was fine until after supper, that’s when it hit. I for no obvious reason began to cough. This cough seemed to be originating in my throat and upper chest. The mucus was coming from my nose and lungs.

            What? Mucus is a more acceptable word than snot. Why do I even respond to these comments?

            I could tell I wasn’t going to stop this coughing. This cough wasn’t a little hacking cough, if was a give it everything cough. My favorite spouse gave me a lemon flavored cough drop and I put a face mask on. In about 15 minutes I was a lot better.

            I don’t know if it is allergies or not. I don’t have a fever so I am guessing allergies. 

            Oops, I had a temp of 100 about noon yesterday. I went to the doctor and she said I probably did not have the flu. She assumed it was a virus of some type. They gave me a steroid shot, I assume my muscles will be larger tomorrow. I was told, “Steroids in your behind, is for inflammation anywhere in our body”.

            My new Medicare account does not require me to pay a fee to see the doctor, unless the doctor is a specialist. Another point about my Medicare, I do not pay a monthly fee either. J

            The coughing comes and goes and the congestion in my chest seems to be much better, and then I cough up a greenie (you didn’t like mucus and now you don’t like greenie!). I slept ok last evening but I had odd dreams all night. I don’t feel as if I have a fever, but the thermometer indicates it’s a little less than 100.

            I hope you don’t catch it from reading this posting. The doctor did say she thought I had a virus, I hope it don’t infect your computer or phone. I wonder if I got this virus from my old computer.

            I must not be too sick, I just completed a cup of real coffee. 

            I think I had indicated in a recent posting that I was trying to contact an ole friend but I could not find his number. I did finally contact his wife and I learned what happened. They were starting a vacation, the wife was driving, my friend was in the passenger seat, their daughter, who is a navy officer, was in the back seat passenger side, and the daughter’s boyfriend was in the back seat driver’s side. They were driving when they hit black ice. The car began to slide sideways when it hit a dry spot and rolled over. My friend received back injuries, and his daughter an arm injury, the driver and the boyfriend were not hurt.  

 

Don’t get sick, it is not any fun!

Olden day’s first responder; Don Ford

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