This has been the driest winter and spring I have ever experienced since Elaine and I moved. It is scary dry. Elaine believes we have only four inches of snow the entire season. I’m not talking about four inches of moisture, I mean four inches of snow. That’s a far cry from the second weekend after we moved here and it snowed sixty inches in a day and a half. It was pretty exciting this past week when the television weatherpersons predicted moisture was coming. Not necess

I debated with myself whether I wanted to write this story. Its not a witty story. Most won’t think it is funny at all. But in the sick mind of a senior citizen I am amused by the events of last Friday. As a pre-kindergartener I had two special friends. A girl that lived down the street and a boy that lived up the street. By fate or the grace of God, I have maintained a relationship for all these years. I have both their phone numbers in my contact list on my phone. Int

I’m not going to tell a witty story today. It’s Easter Sunday and to tell the truth, the story of Easter is a better story than anything I could tell. I hope you get to share some time today with those special people that make you feel good. Easter is always a special day, treat it as such. Elaine andI will be spending the day with Gordon and Goose (the dogs). Our group of crazies will spread out today. One is in Nebraska, one will be setting people at their tables for E

Many times, as I have sat on Sunday mornings and wrote this stuff, I have 'mentioned I could hear my neighbor outside in his yard with his high-powered rifles practicing. I can't say practicing for what, but for the comfort of some that will read this stuff, I will say he was practicing for the next hunting season. It is entirely possible he was not practicing for hunting, he might just like to shoot things. I’ve been known to shoot things myself. That is not what this stor

Maybe someone could tell me why retirement feels an awful lot like spring cleaning. Elaine retired a little more than a month ago. I'm not sure, maybe I'm a little impatient but, I thought we would do more 'retirement" things. So far retirement feels an awful like spring cleaning. If disposing of the cardboard boxes that seem to be delivered twice daily to our porch is what retirement is, then I'm having a great time. I don't want to sound selfish, but I thought we would

As far as I'm concerned, this winter can end any time now. This is the most unusual winter that I can remember. I can't say for sure, but I think Elaine's pending and then finally retirement might have something to do with it. Before you jump on me, hear me out. Elaine and I have been making plans since the fall. Plans about what we think we would like to do, now that we both have the time. But since she actually retired, the wind has been blowing taking away the thrill

This was a great week. Elaine is getting the hang of retirement, I think she is going to make it work She turned in her company computer. finished up her insurance forms and started knitting. Her choice of television show 'have changed from the sixties western to shows with policewomen. She has pointed out she has been reading more now that she has more time. I think she is reading murder mysteries, so I am watching her closely. Elaine changing her choice of television sho

After thirty-seven years of working for the same company, Elaine has retired. I have one question for her. Why?So far, her life hasn't changed much, Elaine spent the first week of retirement, getting out of bed earlier than she wanted too. Ok, the dogs had a lot to do with that. Elaine spent the week on the computer, the phone, and in meetings. Very little of that time was actually spent on powerlines. the time was spent signing up for Medicare and getting off the comp

Standing on the NW corner of the intersection of US Highway 287 and Colorado Highway 14 is a convenience store/retail gasoline facility affectionately known as Ted’s Place to the locals. If you were born and raised in Northern Colorado, you knew you would turn at Ted’s Place to head up Poudre Canyon.  If you weren’t born and raised in Northern Colorado and wanting to drive up Poudre Canyon, you knew to turn at Ted’s Place because it was marked as Ted’s Place on all official m

Do you believe something as inconsequential as a fountain drink can jog a forty plus year old memory? Well, it can and I'll prove it. Many years ago, I was employed by a construction company in another state. I use the term construction company loosely as the company was owned by two filthy rich brothers who were barely old enough to drive. How I got to be employed by the brothers is another story, that I might tell another day,😊 Working for the brothers and their constru