jake5270
Gift PremiumLaid-back, easy going guy until my passions are aroused. I've been here 3 other times... I keep trying to get it right, I guess. lol
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Friday, April 12, 2019, 6:19:27 PM- Shattered | ||||||
Last Sunday I dropped and shattered my favorite glass. It was over 60 years old and I had been using it since I was a boy. Originally it had been for jelly. Back in the 1950's and 1960's and into the 1970's, peanut butter and jelly often came in collectible glasses. You can google it if you want to see how many different types there were. Mine was a 16 ounce clear glass with images in white on both sides of a riverboat on the Mississippi. My Mother gave it to me, along with dishes, pots and pans when I first moved away from home. I had taken that glass everywhere I've lived over the years. It survived good times, bad times, marriage and divorce. As time wore on, I drew comfort from drinking from this glass at meals, or any random time. It held more than liquids. It held memories. And now it's gone forever. It might seem foolish to lament the loss of something as trivial as a glass, but I feel as though I've lost an old friend. The memories we shared. Now the search to find another like it begins. Funny how an inanimate thing can trigger such strong feelings in an old guy like me. ~ | ||||||
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Thursday, April 11, 2019, 6:59:58 PM- Very | ||||||
I kid you not: It is so windy today, I was almost knocked over walking out to the mailbox. ~ | ||||||
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 7:16:43 PM- Obviously | ||
I struck a nerve on my blog, blog. I never said anyone HAD to adhere to a strict guideline. Do as you wish, don't wish that you did. | ||
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 7:16:53 PM- Blog | ||||||
Just so there's no confusion: A blog (a truncation of the expression "weblog" is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informational diary-style text entries (posts). Source: Wikipedia.org I hope this clarifies things for everyone. ~ | ||||||
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Monday, April 8, 2019, 6:43:09 PM- Just curious | ||||||
Before I ask my questions, I want those bloggers to know that this is not an attack, which, having said that will have some of you upset any way. So, here goes it: If all someone posts on a blog is just videos with no text, is it indeed a blog? Shouldn't those video only postings be called a vlog? Not that I'm complaining, mind you, I've seen some interesting videos and listened to some nice songs I might not have heard otherwise. I'm just asking out of curiosity, seeking a definition of terms, you might say. Which leads me to my last question: If there are two different genre's, shouldn't there then be another category listed for one to post, so there's no confusion? Food (and that might be another classification as well) for thought. ~ | ||||||
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Sunday, April 7, 2019, 7:13:17 PM- Deja Vu | ||
Have you ever had Deja Vu? That's the sensation that you've done something before. My late Mother said that she thought it came from your dreams, i.e. that you've dreamed it, just don't remember it. I had a spooky one at Walmart Saturday: I'm standing in a checkout line, when I notice the woman ahead of me is looking at snacks displayed all around the lane. I made a flippant remark about not caving in to impulse buying. She said she was actually trying to find Blue Diamond blueberry-coated almonds, which are apparently hard to find. She said she was visiting her children at the local university. She is from North Carolina, which I figured from her accent. Then we gave each other that look - we had done this before. Both of us shook our heads and smiled. Who knows? She paid for her items, said goodbye and walked away. As the cashier was ringing up my items, I looked at her walking away. She looked back, smiled and shook her head, then walked on. Spooky. ~ | ||
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Sunday, April 7, 2019, 12:31:32 AM- Who would have thought? | ||
According to my dreams, Heaven is subdivided. The area that I will (hopefully) occupy is called Lucy. ??? | ||
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Friday, April 5, 2019, 6:51:52 PM- Social Media | ||
Some people love it, some people hate it. I am on Facebook for one reason. I'm 66 years old and it helps me keep in contact with old friends (male and female) that I've known throughout my life, but who no longer live close enough to visit. Yesterday I read a posting from a guy I grew up with who is a life long Cincinnati Reds baseball fan, about how poorly the Reds are starting out this year. I was encouraging in my comment, but then someone I do not know made a snarky remark that, since I am no longer a Reds fan, that I am not a fan because I've switched my support to a team other than the Reds. He accused me of just watching a team because they are winning. I wrote back that I've known my friend for almost 60 years, that I don't know him from Adam and that he should not be judging me. I'll check tomorrow to see if this gentleman has anything else snarky to say. If he does, would it be too forward to suggest a pistol duel at dawn? | ||
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Thursday, April 4, 2019, 6:52:28 PM- Finally! | ||
Spring has come to Indiana. Temps are about normal now, with highs in the 50's to 60's. Highs Saturday and Sunday are predicted to be in the low 70's! Time to put away the flannel sheets (fingers crossed). | ||
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 7:00:32 PM- I've seen it all now | ||
61 yr. old Grandmother is surrogate for her gay son's baby. ? | ||
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