Old Soldiers Never Die, They Just Fade Away

June 23rd, 2008 at 2:11 pm » Comments (22)

Y’all, my grandfather (affectionately known on this blog as The Dukester) passed away on Friday at the age of 93.  I will write a proper post next week after I return from his funeral service in Florida. 

For now, here’s a couple of posts that I previously wrote about my grandparents—memories that make me laugh even in the midst [...]



Just Put Me Out to Pasture Now

June 18th, 2008 at 9:51 pm » Comments (11)

Y’all, if I didn’t know better, I would say that I was becoming a complete hypochondriac—but with good reason.  And scientific evidence.  Remember the list that I posted a week or two ago about the things that are currently ailing me?  Well, howz about we just add mitral valve regurgitation to that list, shall we [...]



Not So Much

June 17th, 2008 at 9:54 pm » Comments (10)

Unfortunately, my blog design did not win Best Lookingat Kailani’s Bloggy Hoss Awards.  Pfft.  That’s okay.  Lulu not a sore loser.  Lulu knows that the designer of her blog (Leanne Wildermuth) is the best in the biz.  And just because the winner in the Best Looking category happens to get like umpteen-gazillion comments a day, and [...]



Lulu is Goooood-Lookin’!

June 11th, 2008 at 3:42 pm » Comments (14)

Okay, so maybe Lulu is not so gooood-lookin’, but obviously someone thinks that her blog design is!  Woo-hoo!  Thank you someone!
Seems that my blog has been nominated to compete in the Best Looking category of the Bloggy Hoss Elections over at Kailani’s An Island Life blog!  And since I’ve been out of town the past couple of weekends and have neglected [...]