Sunday August 1st 08/01/2021

            What did the Don do yesterday? I became very tired of sitting around here at the homestead, I decided to go out to The Bunkhouse for a couple sandwiches, which we can eat for supper. The round trip was 80 miles, I took the long way home. I saw 5 motorcycles, none of them were riding in groups, and each had a couple (male and female) on them. All were Harleys, I did not see one gold wing.

            It was between 98 and 100 degrees per the outside heat gage in the Fords ole Chevy. I thought about the olden days of riding in this kind of heat. I would have a long-sleeved shirt, long pants not shorts, boots, and helmet. That is hot when in the heat. I was glad I was in the pickup with the air conditioning, not on a bike yesterday!

            When I got home with the food, we decided to give the Tres a bath. He liked the bath and he was still a little wet, as he lay on the floor behind my chair as I enter this data.

                                               

            Heck I am writing this part of the post on Saturday and it is time for the happy hour. Also, the three stooges come on in a few minutes, got to go!      ☹ 😐 😊

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            It is now Sunday, and it appears that we will have a real hot Sun Day. At this point in time, I have no plans for the day. I went out with Tres to get the paper a few minutes ago and Tres was more interested in smelling around, than getting the paper. I got the paper and Tres did not get his usual back rub, and the comment, "You are a good boy". NOTE; I recovered the paper, I brought it to my first wife, she did not rub my back, she did not say Good Boy! ☹ I did not expect a treat, but I should have got at least an at-a-boy from her! ☹

            Now you see how ole retired people are treated, even when we are good!

May your Sunday have an at-a-boy!

Senior retired person who did not get an at-a-boy, Don the Ford

 

Saturday again 07/31/2021

            Allow me to start with this comment; I had composed the article for this posting and somehow I deleted it. Did it make me mad? Yep! Am I still mad? Nope! Did I get another cup of coffee in an effort to calm the ole senior Ford down? Yep!     Stuff happens!

            As stated above, I had completed a posting for today and I accidently deleted it. I am now attempting to again address the deleted topics.

            I have the XM radio playing the old music from the 50s, as I attempt to recreate the lost posting. I would like a cookie to go along with my coffee, that might help my memory as I attempt to recall what this ole Head had previously composed. 

            I give up, I can’t recreate the previous masterpiece, this will be different.

            The first photo is of a flower that is growing in the back 40.

             The second photo is of a cloud. Yesterday I was sitting outside, and as usual I was admiring the big fluffy white clouds. I began to wonder, if all the moisture from all the clouds all around the world were to fall to the earth, and if the humidity in the air was to also be deposited on the earth, would that have an effect on the sea levels? If so, how much? My ole mine works in mysterious ways.

              While walking this morning with the Tres I saw a couple things that caught my detention, I mean attention. One house had a large Texas Star on the front. The star was probably 30 inches across, and it was hanging on an angle, not upright. How did I know it was crooked, there was the word Texas!        How embarrassing! 

            Another house has two trees in the front yard and they have carefully removed the grass from around the trees, in a square area about 12 feet across /square. They have planted flowers in the area, the flowers look nice. The squares were probably at one time square with the street or the front of the house, but now there is a slight angle. If I can see it, they should be able to see it and correct the error.              How embarrassing! 

            Our next-door neighbors have sold their home, and will be leaving the area in two weeks. We will miss them, and the chocolate cookies that their kids occasionally brought me.

 

May you be healthy and happy!

Senior ole retired person who has kind of reconstructed this posting, Don the Ford

Saved money but 07/30/2021

            The title line states, "Saved money but", and I have the butt, I mean but. The but is, even though I saved money, I had to work, yes, I had to put effort into mowing the yards here at the Homestead. My ole senior body was covered in sweat; I was tired and I needed rest, after mowing both yards.

            Later in the day, I did a check of the sprinkler system. I ran each system (there are 7) for a minute or two to verify that the sprinklers were popping up as expected. I either need to mow the grass shorter, and I will not do that, or some of the sprinkler heads need to be raised and inch or so. Raising the heads is work and I don't want to do that.

            If I may, allow me to change the theme; A good friend sent me an email commenting on the grays that the grandkids and I has made. She was correct in stating the Gabi is the artistic person of the three.  

            Speaking of comments, the question came up about the line at the end of my emails. May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

            Where did I get that comment? Did I come up with it or did I copy it from someone else? In truth, I do not know, but I would guess that someone much smarter them me, someone who could read and write came up with that statement. I have used it for years and will continue to use it. Thanks for asking.

            I have nothing to do today, the grand kids are here until lunch time, then their dad will pick them up. Alex is feeling ok now, the stomach bug is gone. Both of the grandees have either a phone or a tablet in their hands at all times.

            MY first wife will go to town every Friday, she is a good shopper and she usually runs into people she knows (talks for a while). I just sit here at the Homestead, sad and lonely!

            I do read from the Bible daily. Lately I have been reading Revelation. I have decided to read it several times, as I usually learn something new each time, I read something. It would be nice if I could read like most people, but being dyslectic, the written word doesn't always go into my head correctly. Heck, there are times when I read a sentence several times before I get it right.   I learn best by hearing and seeing, not by reading.

            Anyway, I do like reading the bible and then thinking about what I read. That gives an ole senior retired person on a fixed income something to do! 😊

May your day be interesting!

Senior retired person with nothing to do, Don the Ford

 

A couple topics 07/29/2021

            Wow, the Ford has a couple topics for today's wonderful article. Let's start with the grays when in fact they are whites. Gabi, Alex, and I, each drew our versions of the Aliens. I think I can safely say, these aliens do not have the virus, as do some aliens from other countries. Gabi's is most artistic, Alex's is not of a gray, it is a Xenomorph, (Don't ask me, that's what Alex said it is) mine has a bow tie and hair, I have two photos, one displayed at the Ford's swing, and one in the berry bed #3. Enjoy.

                                              

            I was invited to a free Steak lunch at my former employer last week. The company had a record sales year, and provided steak lunches for all employees and retirees. My invite came via email, the morning of the lunch, which did not allow enough time for me to change plans, so I did not get to go. This ole senior retired person missed out on some free food! ☹

            Maybe they just didn't want us ole retired people who are on a fixed income to attend. I guess us ole retired people can pick up some extra aluminum cans from the highway, and possibly have enough money to buy, "A can of Spam", to celebrate!  😐

            Let us get to another subject; I had planned to have Alex mow the back 40 today, but he isn't feeling well, heck he was throwing up a few minutes ago, he doesn't have a fever, so it is probably a stomach bug. We will keep an eye on him, and I will mow the back 40. He may feel ok tomorrow and he can them mow the front yard. Heck, I hope I don't have to mow both yards. That would be too much work for and ole person! 😊

            I already have had a second cup of coffee and I am almost finished with this article, post, note, comment, or whatever the heck it is! 😐

 

Be safe, nice and happy today!

                        Senior retired ole person on a fixed income,

                        who might get a can of Spam to celebrate a record year,

                                                Don the Ford!

Find new things 07/28/2021

            Well, I guess I am once again complaining. Yes, I may be the habitual complainer, but we all need to be something.

          What is my complaint this morning, it is the stuff on TV? Yes, I am commenting on the repeating of the same thing multiple times each day and sometimes continuing into the next day.

          The title line states, “Find new things”, and that to me means I need to break some old habits. One ole habit is, while here at the desk I keep the TV on. I guess the intent would be, if something interesting came on I would know about it. Heck, half the time I turn the sound off so I can constipate, I mean concentrate, on what I am writing.  I turned the TV off about 10 minutes ago and it is quiet in here.

          Why can’t it be quiet when I am trying to take a nap in the Ford’s ole recliner? I will enlighten you as to why. The TV in the front room is on all the time. Why do I call it a front room, it is not at the front of the house, possibly I should call it the family room as it is where the Tres, Charlie and Molly seem to gather! They defiantly leave their hair on the carpet, maybe it should be the hair room. My first wife usually vacuums the room a couple times daily.

          What? Nope, no one asked about me killing two people, and that is ok. Heck, I probably would not read all the postings if someone other than me was writing them. I kind of look at these as if they are my journal.

If you want to get off the mailing list let me know, I will not cry too much!

          The grand kids are here today, and I have a project if they want to participate. I have painted three gray aliens white, (being senior retired people, we can’t afford to purchase any gray paint) so if the grandees want to draw faces on the gray / white, we can maybe have a contest to see which of us can draw the silliest alien.

          I probably can’t break old habits, but maybe I can add a couple new habits which would make me feel as if I had found something new to do!

          Well, I guess that is it for now.

Find new things, Try one thing different today!

Senior retired person who will try to get at least one nap today, Don the Ford  

What's up 07/27/2021

            Well, we are heading toward the eye doctor’s office in Temple Texas this morning. Donna has an appointment. There is always a lot of traffic, and we are not sure where the doctor is located. Yes, we have the address, and the GPS will get us there, but which of the buildings and offices at that address, do we go to? We are going a little early allowing us time to discover the area.  

            I have two photos for the reading and or viewing public. The first is of a late riser. This morning while I was reviewing the back 40, I discovered one red new black berry. I don’t know why he or she is a late riser, but it is there.

                                                             

            I have a photo that I will share, it is of a project that is not yet complete. I need to get these fellows painted and then I hope that the grand kids might want to help by putting eyes, nose and mouth on them. Who knows, one of them might get a hat or cap. Have you ever seen a gray with a hat on? What if they had pants or shorts on? Wow, so many possibilities, if the grand kids will help.

                                                           

            Well, that is it for now, hope you have a safe day!

 

May all your grays be friendly!

 

Senior retired person who is gray, but not a gray alien, Don the Ford

Plans, who has plans 07/26/2021

            Actually, the title line is a question, "Who has plans?" If getting a cup of coffee in a couple minutes, and then flopping in the fords ole recliner is considered as having plans, then I have plans! 😊

            I did get the jig saw out yesterday, just in case I had the motivation to do something today, and if I do, I could cut some wood. As the reading public should know, I mean those in the reading public who actually read, I in the past, made a gray alien. In truth it is a white alien, I did not have any gray paint. 😐

            I have made a larger pattern of the grays, and I have the board from which I could manufacture two aliens. If I had some money, (hint for a donation) I would get some gray paint along with a big black magic marker. The grays have black eyes and I could use the marker for the eyes, nose and mouth.

            Yesterday, we did go out for a late lunch with Patrick, Karla, Dave, Claire, Gabi and Alex. The food was good, the conversation was excellent! I have a photo which was taken prior to the food being served. You might notice that Gabi's hand is moving, it was in the process of striking her brother. Brothers often need a little physical contact, (hit with a fist) in order to keep them focused.

 

            Topic change, aka, comment from the Don!

            Have you watched any of the Olympics? Have you watched any of the female athletes in the so-called Beach volleyball? I am a male subject, and when females show almost all their body parts, I will look. Just because I will look, does not mean I agree with the way they dress. Come on, the male athletes do not dress that way, and the females should cover up some of their body parts. 

            Well, I guess it is time for the coffee and maybe some fruit! I hope I; I mean you, have a good day!

Do something you like today!

Senior retired person who needs some sort of motivation, Don the Ford

Sunday Morning 07/25/2021

            On this Sunday morning we will review Saturday with three photos. Each photo is worth many words.

                                                           

               What could be better than a diet Coke?  Need I say more?

May your soda be good!

Senior retired person who can still afford a soda, Don the Ford