Bill, you know those earworm songs, the ones that get stuck in your head and you hum all day long? So far today it's been the C major scale, over and over. I kid you not. Yikes!
Yeah, I've had it happen too. Many times. It looks like Seniors on,ly club has been off the air for a while. I was trying to answer your above post earlier whe a message flase up; SOC and could not get back on for some time. I didn't realize if it was SOL or my computer messing up. You may wind up blowing that scale in your sleep.
I've been upstairs on the regular forum commenting on everything I have thoughts on. The only thing I didn't comment on so that I wouldn't get myself in trouble, is the Paranormal thread. Way back when I was into that stuff. But I guess I wanted to know more about what men (and women if you please) thought about Paranormal experiences and not so much what the Lord thought, or maybe it is all mixed in together Or maybe I misread sonmething. Enough.
What does one write in a diary when he is old and knows much less than he thinks he does. I'm going to be getting up there (age wise) if I live until tomorrow. I expect the only real difference it might make is on my obit if ever there is one. He was older than he would have been yesterday had he kicked the bucket then or some such saying. Just wondering. What does a guy say on a diary. I don't know. I guess you can say here in the cellar what you wouldn't say up there where everyone is listening with hand behind ear as long as it doesn't violate some public trust and remains decent above board english. If I was brilliant what would I say? Well I don't know. I'm not afflicted with that. Maybe I'll talk out out some stuff while I try to figure out what's going on and how things work. **** Stop! I've written a small paragraph three times. I'll get it almost written and type anither word and swish! Everything has been deleted. I happens all the time. I may be hitting two keys at once which in my mind may be what does it. Not sure. But this happens all day long and it is a but frustrating. It took me ten minutes the other day to write, 'Thank you". **** As I said, My family is back from a week in Madison. A very costly week. It cost good money to travel to get a kid registered in school, find him an apartment, etc.. They drove straight through, three of them driving, stoping only for gas and a quick meal. And they took snacks. Takes thirteen, fourteen hours. It's really a two day trip. Glad my family is raised.
My daughter in law is going to Italy toward the end of June. She plans to take family leave and be there six months. My granddaughter is going to Spain with a dancing group from OU, again.. Before they get back My grandson will be going away to Wisconsin for graduate work. My son is staying here, probably only because his old parents are here and he feel some responsibility. That really bothers me. The least he could is get a girld friend.
@Bill Boggs Statistics is a very good major, and Wisconsin at Madison has one of the best programs in Statistics in the country. To be able to land a scholarship there is a big deal, especially these days.
Okay, I finally got my bird feeder cleaned out and filled with fresh seed. I had themset the feeder in the garage ready to hand. I didn't want want the seed to get wet in the feeding trey. It'll dry out soon, I'm hoping. Wife didn't have the back yord feeder filled because she said it ws broken. I've always cleaned and refilld these things and thee feeder has been brken for at least nine years and the the broken glass at the top hasn't bothered the birds or me. I'll get it filled next week. I like to think I'm still in charge of something if nithiung but the bird feeders.
Part of his financial package will allow him to teach undergrads and earn some bread. Of course his parents will kick in a healthy sum for the two years. I kicked in a little, equal to some of that free gratus stuff we got, hoping maybe with he stops to think of it some day he might remember who his grandfather was. I think h's got a good field of study. He also got accepteed by Brow,in, I believe Rhode Island, but their statisticsl program is very narrow. They wanted him in Food Industry statistics and not very badly. The financial package was so so. Ok, I'v e got him situated.Don't know what I'm going to do with that girl except let her do her own thing. But I told her like I told my daughter. Get yoiur degree, get all the education you can in case you marry some guy who turns out to be a bum and runs off and leave you holding with nothing, Get an education so you can make your own way and can be independent . But what does grandpa I didn't know that but that being the case, I'm glad he is going there. He doesn't know it but he also has an aunt living in Madison. My brother's daughter. Brother spent nearlly a lifetime working for a machine tool manufacturer in Madison, retired there and has his son and daughter in law live in Portage a few mies north of Madison. my Grandson and even my son know this. My sonn knew they lived somecwhere up there. My son knew them growing up but has had no contact in fifty years. I don't think any of them would care.Differet when I was growing up or I thought it was.
Back to my original thought regarding what best to use a Diary for. Like a Journal? A gossup column? I don't know. Would be nice if you could asked some one or some feww for their opinion. But we don't do that sort of thing, do we? Sitting in front of my desktop, looking out over my back yard with the large trees and bamboo behind my fence, I see cardinals flying back and forth, from and into the bambooon the other sider. A grey cat from a neighbor's place on the west side of my property alked across my yard and peer through a space in my fence wher a board has come loose. He looks in first and goes on in for a visit to my east side neibor's two cats. Te east neghbor hasa large chickens Pen and a dozen or so chickens. even though it is against city ordinance to keep them inside the city limits here. I don't care. Somebodie's rooster used to awake me around five or six each morning. I've got to get that back feeder filled. A second pair of doves landed at the base of the pole where my feeder hangs. Doves are ground feeders. Romurs get around. Once I put out seed, I'll have birds from all over the neighborhood here to get a free meal. We'll see.
Bill, last winter when I bought bird seed, I bought the kind that doesn't have corn in it. Later, I realized that the doves prefer the corn. The other birds scratch it out onto ground and the doves eat it. I had very few doves last winter. So next time, I'm going to get some with corn so the doves can eat.
@Shirley Martin has those big old half tire cut and use them as bird feeders. I tried to find some last year. Didn't. Maybe I'm glad i didn't. It would cost a weeks pay to feel then with seed, I'm sure but i do need another large feeder, not for them but for me. I wish somebody would pop up and suggest a good use for one of these downstairs diary projects. I would asked but I know someone woukld say they are very good olaces to just shut up. I ain't gonna asked.
A downstairs diary is a good place to learn things. Like for instance, did you know that you can make a good bird feeder from an empty gallon jar? Cut four holes near the bottom and attach it somehow to a shallow dish. I used one like that for years. The birds don't care if it's not a fancy store bought one. I'll see if I can find a picture of it to show you.
Bill, to my way of thinking a diary thread is whatever you make of it. Just a place to put down some thoughts or share your day or whine about stuff. I should have put my cancer diary in the diary section but I didn't realize I was going to bore everyone senseless with non-stop whining when I started it. But enough about me. Just write as you have been... share your life with us. I love keeping tabs on you and Nancy. (Though she makes me feel guilty for sitting around on my butt while she is putting roofs on tall buildings and such.) Maybe I'm just inherently nosy but I like reading about other people's lives. I'll check back for the bird feeder updates.
Okay, It's no great mystery, these diaries, I noticed a whole bunch all around me. Everyone seems to have something intelligent to say. Hang on, I'll catch on. I'm going to leave this projrct awhile and do some thinking. No, I don't get a headache when I think...
Yeah, that Nancy I think can pour concrete during a rainy week and make it set up. A word about your post on your cancer diagnosis. I think you did exaactly right. posting as you did and where you did. Cancer is a dreaaded word, a scary word. When you talk about a cancer diagnosis people sit up and take notice. I thought it brave of you to sort of keep record as you have here. People are interested in what you have to say. It might strike them, so how did you handle it ,I hope you keep on going as you have all the way through your cure. Bless you, Beth. Thanks for your input. Appreciated. @Beth Gallagher