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Friday, June 14, 2024
Letter "X" -- Friday's Weekend Roundup 12 and Reflections and/or Street/Candid Captures
This Week's Prompts: Has an "X"; A Favorite; Tom's request, "Xword" and For James, Reflections and/or Street/Candid Captures.
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Has an "X": Her name is Marceline (after the "l" I guessed).
Our new great great niece is Extra cute, Extra small, and Extra happy. For the picture she was just newborn. At birth she weighed 4 lbs 13 oz and was 17 inches long.
Tom's request, an"Xword": Before my knee joint replacement surgery I'm having a bunch of X-rays. Soon after that I hope not to need this wrist band.
For James, Reflectionsand/or Street/Candid Captures: I can't remember the port our ship was pulling into or could be leaving. Overseas for sure.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews) - I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos). - The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
For this reason, I still do the alphabet, but I'm thinking not after we reach the letter "Z" here.
Most of the four or so that respond to Tom don't return my comment left after reading theirs. I like comments from them. As I write this on Sunday night there have been NO COMMENTS left here on this blog for the last two weeks.
But most of my faithful readers are friends and relatives of whom I don't expect comments, not many at least. That said, I intend to keep on writing on weekends, kind of a report on the things that our family and I are doing. I THANK YOU VERY MUCH, you friends and relatives.
And Tom, I thank you very much too for supporting us faithful ones who respond. I may switch to another of your blogs.
A Favorite and Street/Candid Captures: Waiting for her ride, granddaughter.
Window view from my recliner.
Tom's request, "Weather": Sunshine after the rain. Cooled it down, 87F now, it was 96F before.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews) - I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos). - The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
# posted by Jim : 6/07/2024 02:39:00 PM
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Friday, April 05, 2024
Letter "N" -- Friday's Weekend Roundup 12 and Reflections and/or Street/Candid Captures
Letter "N" - This Week's Prompts: Starts with "N." A Favorite. For Tom, "N"ice". For James, Reflections and/or Street/Candid Captures.
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P
. Adi is posing with her aunt and uncle for a goodbye picture. We enjoyed staying with Lois and Jim (my sister and bro-in-law). You have seen most of our local tours. From August 2, 2006 post,
Starts with "N":Now soon I need to see my sister, haven't seen or visited with her, other that messages on the cell phone for probably nine years when she came here. Next should be my turn.
But I may have waited too long, the ladies in my life think I am too old at 90 to drive that far anymore. Southwest is having a $39 per flight sale now close like Memphis, $80 to Iowa where Lois lives. But I wouldn't drive straight through all the way one, up or down, but would and stop and see/visit my cousin in Arkansas who is a couple of years later than my age.
A Favorite:New Driver of my latest Antique? Car that I got back in 2000 for my retirement present. I would retire in 2001. This is our younger granddaughter, now a high school freshman.
For Tom, "Nice": Nice to know information, especially for us along the Gulf of Mexico coast.
James, Reflectionsand/or Street/Candid Captures: Seems I might have posted before. Not sure where is located but feel it's close to our home, southwest of our home. Sorry 'bout that.
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The fine print
- [Click on most any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Back
woods Travel" (Link hereto click for Tom's Weekend Reviews) - I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos). - The pictures mostly are all mine unless noted otherwise and their rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law
# posted by Jim : 4/05/2024 06:27:00 PM
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Friday, February 23, 2024
Letter "H" -- Friday's Weekend Roundup 12 and Reflections and/or Street/Candid Captures
This Week's Prompts: Starts with "H." A Favorite.
For Tom, "H"help.
For James, Reflections and/or Street/Candid Captures.
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Starts with "H": It will be the word, Heaven. When Heaven calls, I will go. Our Sunday morning Bible class now has over 150 members. In that class five of us have had a loose group with our ages of having reached a magic number 90.
This week Larry, the oldest, birthday in March, was called to Heaven before he could reach 91. His service was led by Charles, one of our class teachers. Larry had asked Charles to speak of the Lord's Prayer and to be specific on the relation of us to the Lord's kingdom coming and of the praise of God in that prayer. (Matthew 6:9-13 [click here for Wikipedia])
A Favorite: GOLFING BOOKS
OR
.BETTER GOLF: HOW TO HELP YOUR GAME--SAGE ADVICE FROM AN OLD TIMER
I have just finished my new Christmas present book on golf that purports to give the reader valuable playing tips and insider information.
Here is some more that I have gained through years of personal experience. I'm writing my own book, Better Golf: How to Help Your Game--Sage Advice From an Old Timer. Please note, this is my book, copyright and all. * . Table of Contents: Chapter 1 - How to Properly Line Up Your Fourth Putt Chapter 2 - How to Hit a Nike from the Rough When You Hit a Titleist from the Tee Chapter 3 - How to Avoid the Water When You Lie 8 in a Bunker Chapter 4 - How to Get More Distance Off the Shank Chapter 5 - When to Give the Ranger the Finger Chapter 6 - Using Your Shadow on the Greens to Maximize Earnings Chapter 7 - When to Implement Handicap Management Chapter 8 - Proper Excuses for Drinking Beer Before 9am Chapter 9 - How to Rationalize a 6 Hour Round Chapter 10 - How to Find That Ball That Everyone Else Saw Go in the Water Chapter 11 - Why Your Spouse Doesn‘t Care That You Birdied the 5th Chapter 12 - How to Let a Foursome Play Through Your Twosome Chapter 13 - How to Relax When You Are Hitting Three Off the Tee Chapter 14 - When to Suggest Major Swing Corrections to Your Opponent Chapter 15 - God and the Meaning of the Birdie-to-Bogey Three Putt Chapter 16 - When to Regrip Your Ball Retriever Chapter 17 - Can You Purchase a Better Golf Game Chapter 18 - Why Male Golfers Will Pay $5.00 a Beer From The Cart Girl and Give Her a $3 Tip, But Will Balk at $3.50 at the 19th Hole and Stiff the Bartender
I am writing Chapter 16 first. . .
The above is an excerpt from Chapter 16 written as a teaser for the book, a previous blog post on that I had written on January 6, 2006. I haven't made much progress on the book yet, I am waiting until we sell this large house and move into a Senior Living Place. My readers then seemed to think it would be a great idea. You can finish the short story intro to Chapter 16 byclicking here.
For Tom's choice, "Help": This is Mrs. Jim with our daughter and granddaughter, three generations. Mrs. Jim is a very giving and concerned lady, I have given her a middle name, Help.
An example, yesterday Mrs. Jim accompanied me to a visit with my Podiatrist about a sixth toenail growing on my big toe, left foot. Numerous times she would get up and open the door for someone in a wheelchair coming or leaving. A big help to them, even when some were being pushed by someone.
Oh yes, seven years later now, the granddaughter is a freshman in high school. Also, we have moved close to them, a ten-minute walk away. And the doctor cut out the toenail our although it will grow back again (no picture here, I forgot to take one).
For James, Reflectionsand/or Street/Candid Captures: I couldn't resist taking this shot of a couple of ducks. Wonder what's on their minds and what is transpiring here? This was on my 30 minutes a day walk, two blocks here from our house.
Also note that this shows that many of our trees stay green all winter. That is a pedestrian bridge in the back, to cross the little stream.
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The fine print
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Back
woods Travel" (Link hereto click for Tom's Weekend Reviews) - I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos). - The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
# posted by Jim : 2/23/2024 01:31:00 PM
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Friday, January 12, 2024
Letter "B" -- Friday's Weekend Roundup 12 and Reflections and/or Street/Candid Captures
For Tom: This Week's Prompts Starts with "B". "A Favorite. "B"ig.
For James: Reflections and/or Street/Candid Captures. _ _ _ _
[Adi goes wild when our daughter came to visit]
Starts with "B": Beagle starts with "B" so I'll tell about my Beagle dog, Adi. She was born in 1996 and first came to our house as a pup. Adi was our daughter's but keeping her was more than she could handle so she came to us and was with us ever since, except for one time when she came for a short spell to the daughter. Above is a picture of her greeting the daughter when she came to visit.
When I retired in 2001, Mrs. Jim, a retired social worker did some preemptive professional application by suggesting that Adi and I could become a Pet Therapy Team for me to keep a little bit occupied. (Ladies, this a good thing to do for your husband when he retires.)
We both made the rigorous testing and soon passed into the new field and became a Registered Pet Therapy Team. Adi loved her part of the work, she was also a reading dog and tutored a sixth grade boy so he could pass his required skill level.
Both Adi and the child enjoyed their sessions.
But also she liked visiting the elderly. We became regulars with Assisted Living and Alzheimer's afflicted at our local facility. We continued with those until Adi retired in 2012. She received a nice letter from Delta, the registering society, you can read the letter here,
Adi and I were buddies and we have her ashes still.
[google find, "Corvettes" -- I have not purchased a new car since 1967]
A Favorite: My Bucket List is one of my favorite daydream sites. In 2001 when I retired, travel on my list was three, the Panama Canal, China, and Moscow, USSR. I quickly did those and many more (I didn't start blogging until 2006 so only Moscow made this blog, right off we went to Sicily for two weeks so that was my first to make it here).
I've removed lots of items, like touching the South Pole, winning the lottery, and owning a Corvette.
Some are still there, maybe still open up to 100 and some more things I have forgotten.
[photo copyright, Jimmiehov 2010, first posted here]
My Nebraska cousins, Linda and Jack, standing
away from the tall Statue of Sam Houston .
Tom's word choice, "Big": There is a U.S. saying, "Everything is Big in Texas". This is a photo of a statue north of Houston with my Nebraska cousins standing in front. It is of Sam Houston, Texas' first and third president back when we were a stand-alone Republic. He later was a U.S. Senator.
(Note, Sam Houston was not a Civil War hero, and he resigned his post after Texas seceded from the Union. He did own slaves as were helping on most Texas plantations.)
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For James: Reflections and/or Street/Candid Captures: There is a 'slight' reflection in the pond above the falls. This a walk picture. Going here takes about 16 minutes at our rate, the round trip gives us plenty for our 30 minutes, one day of five we like. Below the falls is a small pond and then a Bench if our legs say. "Please give us a rest "
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Back
woods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews) - I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos). - The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
Starts with "W": Wheelbarrow, from our home in Texas, 23 years, then we moved to our retirement home in 1999. The wheelbarrow didn't make the move though. I had loaned it to the neighbor and it was mistreated.
First they left it out several days, under an eve and it got wet and since in the shad didn't dry. But when they returned it, besides being rusty, the front wheel was broken, and the tire was flat. It got given to the heavy trash man and I've never had a wheelbarrow since.
A Favorite: My home from birth until I left home for college. Note the buildings. Dad kept them painted white very well. I was born in the house, it had a living room, a kitchen with eating table space, and two bedrooms.
When my sister was born, I was five. She got my room, and I was to sleep on the front porch, you can see the roof. Grandpa and Dad screened it and put storm windows on. No heat nor air conditioning. Frost would be on my blanket in the cold Nebraskawinters. I could have changed to sleeping in the living room, heated, but I declined.
The smaller white building in front was the baby chicken growing house. When the folks quite raising chickens, Dad used it for an office for his seed corn business. That is the water cistern to the left and behind. Above ground, it would not have to be pumped.
The new owner of the farm bulldozed the house down and other outbuildings except for the barn and granaries. I'm not sure about the office. There was a yard light on top of that pool beside the office. The tall flowers were canailles.
Tom's choice, "White": My 1974 Dodge Convertible was white. It got totaled when my son-in-law's mechanic, drunk, was driving it, "testing".
For James post, Reflectionsand/or Street/Candid Captures: Taken from a window in the Houston Methodist Hospital West. The building across the lake is the Katy, Texas, Western Branch location of Texas Children's Hospital.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large]
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews) - I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos). - The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
Starts with "L": Lois is my sister's name, she is five years younger than me. ["Lois" search results]
Lois is also the name of Beetle Bailey's sister, she is host of the Hi and Lois comic strip. [Beatle Bailey characters info Wikipedia link, click here] [click on picture for larger viewing]
My photo copy courtesy of Houston Chronicle Comics
A Favorite: "Lucy" next to Snoopy is my favorite comic character in "Peanuts". Right now Lucy is in the process of finding an affordable private school so she can escape from her horrible public one. In the strip that Snoopy, her dog, has recommended. Charles M. Shultz, it's writer died in year 2000. His comic ran from 1950 until 2000 when he died. After that what we read now are replays. (Wikipedia)
My favorite comic strips are Peanuts, Family Circus, Ziggy, F-minus, Rymes With Orange, Bizarro, Mother Goose and Grim, Hagar the Horrible, Blondie, B.C., and Beetle Bailey. That's out of all the 33 in our paper, Houston Chronicle.
What are yours?
Right now, Lucy, above is in the process of finding an affordable private school so she can escape from her horrible public one. In the strip above she tells of one that Snoopy, her dog, has recommended.
Charles M. Shultz, it's writer died in year 2000. His comic ran from 1950 until 2000 when he died. After that what we read now are replays. (Wikipedia)
My photo copy courtesy of Houston Chronicle Comics
"Lovey": Loving this, just "Lovey" towards this couple, Dagwood and Blondie.
Reflections andStreet/Candid Captures: I haven't figured what was going on here. Or why I took the picture.
It is the traveling semi of the University of Nebraska football team. It carries all the team's equipment and goodies. I have never seen this truck on the road but it looks like it should keep up with traffic quite well. I was happy to see it here on November 2009 at a Game with Baylor University.
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The fine print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra large] - I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Travel" (Link here to click for Tom's Weekend Reviews) - I am also linked this week with James of "Weekend Reflections" (click here for his Reflections Photos). - The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
# posted by Jim : 9/22/2023 05:04:00 AM
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Friday, August 04, 2023
Letter "E" -- Friday's Weekend Roundup 11 and Reflections and-or Street/Candid Captures
- Tom's this Week's Prompts: Starts with "E." A Favorite. "E"arly.
- James' request, "Reflections and/or Street Photos/Candid Captures."
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Starts with "E": Egret starts with an "E". You can read more about this one here (she/he got killed--on the bridge never more). Some of you probably have read about it in poem form. I won't forget this bird.
A Favorite: This little rabbit and his little brother were side by side under a tree Eating, nibbling on some grass. By the time I was ready to get for picture taking they had separated so that I could only get one. I chose the closer of the two, big brother.
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Tom's suggestion, "Early": Early to Bed wasn't the issue here, back in 2011. (Katrin, still asleep here, died in 2013.)
"Katrin had a perfectly good bed. But when we went over to pick her up after our return from visiting Karen's in London there was no bed for her. The lady who keeps her was out and her husband could not find the bed.
That was not a problem for the moment although I helped him look for it we both gave up on finding it. When the lady came home she called Mrs. Jim per instructions as the husband had given us too low a figure for her keep.
After settling on the fee, Mrs. Jim asked about the bed. She said to come on over. When Mrs. Jim got there this new bed was waiting in the utility room for us. Of course, it wasn't Katrin's bed, not the one we had brought.
Then the lady fessed up. Another dog that she had named (neither of us can remember that dog's name) had attacked the bed and chewed it up until it was in pieces of foam rubber scattered on the floor.
We don't know who paid for this new bed. Mrs. Jim knows the dog's owner. Either the owner or the keeper lady paid for it. We don't care who. And Katrin is happy so all is well.
Oh yes, we think Katrin had brought a toy, a little stuffed chipmunk. We think we are ahead so the toy wasn't made an issue."
Reflections and/or Street Photos/Candid Captures: "Eyeing" is for this "I'm Watching You" photo. We both were watching the little tugboat move our ship away from the dock where we boarded.
But Mrs. Jim (here) caught me taking her picture. Most time she humors me and doesn't complain. Mostly, when I'm drivingshe isn't real keen on that, me taking pictures.
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The Fine Print:
- [Click on some pictures for larger, click it again for extra-large.]
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Traveler" (click here, Link, for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
