Tag: thoughts
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Christmas, Cats, and a New Cat Tree – Thoughts from December 25, 2024
Just as Christmas Eve was mainly about our niece and nephew’s new baby, Christmas Day was about Scout and her three kittens. Actually, it’s about Scout and her only slightly younger than her adult cats. Until next July, Scout is four and Beatrix, Luna, and Willow are three. Beatrix is about the same size as…
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Things Not Said, No Shoes, and Happy Holidays – Thoughts from December 24, 2024
For Christmas Eve, Patti and I went to our niece and nephew’s house. Patti’s sister, three of her sister’s sons, and an assortment of other people like me were there. Patti’s grandniece (a term I had to look up) was there, which I only mention because she was the adoptive parent of one of Scout’s…
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Downness, Home Repairs, and New Computers – Thoughts from December 18, 2024
As usual, I haven’t been writing my Thoughts papers recently and I’ve been feeling down recently. Part of my “downness” stems from a document from our mobile home park detailing what is wrong with the outside of our house. The main and most difficult parts have to do with how run-down the paint is on…
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Cheating, Unhappy Wives, and Eating Together – Thoughts from November 25 and December 2, 2024
November 25, 2024 I’ve never cheated on Patti, and I never will. I’m sure I’ve had opportunities, but I’ve probably missed them by being clueless to such things. If someone was willing to cheat on Patti with me, I wouldn’t want to be with them anyway. My flirting game is virtually nonexistent. I never really…
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Horrible People, Gravelly Throats, and Autobiographies – Thoughts from November 9 to 23, 2024
November 9, 2024 I need to write now more than ever, but I’m afraid of what I’m going to say. When Patti and I took our trip along Route 66, there were Trump signs almost every mile as we drove. We knew there was a huge section of America that ignored every horrible thing Trump…
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First Surgeries, Allergies, and Pleasant Eating – Thoughts from November 2, 2024
Before I left for work today, I got a call from Kaiser to schedule the appointment to treat my throat and plan the removal of the polyp on my vocal cord. Honestly, I didn’t know if I was going to be scheduling the procedure itself. I wasn’t. This is the checkup before the procedure. It…
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Memories of Route 66, Anxieties, and Word Choices – Thoughts from October 12 and 20, 2024
October 12, 2024 I haven’t written a Thoughts paper in a while. Actually, that’s not true. Why am I lying to you? Because I can. I should say I haven’t written anything unplanned. Patti and I took a Route 66 trip that I wrote about, but I didn’t write the entries on the date I…
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Route 66, Peggy Sue’s Diner, and Home with the Cats – Thoughts from September 21, 2024 – Last Day Part 2
Now that we knew the Bagdad Café didn’t have food, we had to pick a new place to eat. I asked, “Aren’t we driving by Peggy Sue’s Diner? We could eat there.” Patti said we were, so we did. We arrived at about 4:30 pm at Peggy Sue’s 50s Diner in Yermo, California. This was…
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Route 66, the Bagdad Cafe, and Tourists – Thoughts from September 21, 2024 – Last Day Part 1
Patti and I woke up for the last time in our hotel room in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Tonight, we would be home and sleep in our own bed. The end of our vacation was hours and not days away. We drive back today but we still have a few more places to visit. The…
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Route 66, Historic Stops, and Roadkill Burgers – Thoughts from September 20, 2024
Patti and I woke up in the Jack Oakie room of the El Rancho hotel in Gallop, New Mexico. We got a late checkout, so we didn’t have to be out until noon. We took showers in the awkward bathroom and collected our luggage, large snack bag, cooler, and other assorted items back into the…
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