How does the joke go? If you speak two languages you are bilingual. If you speak three you are trilingual. If you spea one language you are American! I speak one……

“Oh, no! Not MY kid!” That seems to be the parents then attitude. The clues were all there in their faces! Stupidity is not a crime but blinders ought to be. Their own carelessness caused death and mortal injury and grief. They all but handed the kid the gun and implied they didn’t care what he chose to do with it. They are accessories……

I’m nice to a fault. Just get along and listen. But one thing I do is every two months I buys a hundred dollars worth of two dollar bills (not used a great deal in these United States) and keep them in my car console. I’ll hand them to people begging on the corners (thought to be good luck) or they are so great to tip with and I tip everybody…..

Oh my word! What a question. I have a new car and it does everything. Answering machine. My acting telephone has an answering service but I can’t refer to it via any buttons on my vehicle…..

(2021 Elantra)

I couldn’t download the site on my phone but I get the gist. We have to parallel park to pass the test and if you just tap the pole it’s an accident and you failed. In my years if driving I’ve had to test twice and achieve the goal. A real headache both times. 

I couldn’t read the whole article, lacking retention and all that. My mornings are all the same; I wake eventually and first feed the four cats and let the chickens out. Then I make coffee and pour a cup. And then go through my phone. After that the world is my oystwe. Until eleven when I get David up for the day......

I’m a tipper. Always if deserved. 20% at least for any service I received. I tipped the grocery bagger for arranging my goods using logic and care. I carry $2 bills especially used for tipping; always well received......

I’m 85% happy where I am now and wouldn’t be here if I were to change a thing. Oh, I would have loved to have been at my mother’s memorial. This hurts......

Four days ago I was offered and received a Covid vaccine. I was at my pharmacy waiting in line for my drugs when an employee there called me over and just happened to have a dose that would otherwise be thrown out. So I’m vaccinated. 

To be honest there hasn’t been much denied me. Still go out to eat, went to a bar even. But not shaking hands has got to me. I’m big on hand shaking. Elbows are not as full filling. Mandates have been lifted in Texas (stupidly) and it’s almost status quo.