I DO NOT LIKE BEING OLD....AT ALL!!!!

For the moment I am clean shaven. I post on here infrequently, that is due to my not having time to do anything anymore. The attached photograph of me is from earlier this year. It makes me look scraggly. I have had aches and pains all my adult years because of what I did to earn a living for my family. Now that I am a seasoned citizen the aches and pains are much worse. I am about to leave my office and go to church. Before I go, I just want you to know....YES, I WANT SOME CHEESE WITH MY WHINE!!! snork*

Fork control....

I think we are all in trouble. England is now placing knife collection boxes in all the major cities in an effort to ban murders by knife. Above, I have posted a photo of the next move by the liberal left here in America. Enjoy eating utensils whilst you are able. SNORK

I AM TIRED......

I am tired. Today we are working on the swimming pool enclosure and my old van. My van is old, I am old. I told my wife this morning that if I knew I would hurt like this when old, I would have taken better care of myself when I was younger. She asked me if nobody had told me I would hurt when I was older? Nobody told me I would hurt like this later in life. Most of my aches and pains are due to my stupidity when I was young. However, much of this is due to what I was doing to provide for my family at the time.

My grandfather, Virgil Lance, used to moan much of the time due to his shoulders hurting. He was a barber by trade and if anyone thinks that is an easy job, you have another think coming.  I have worked at too many different jobs during my life to mention them here. As I sit at my desk in my office, I mostly wish that I could just sit in my chair and go to sleep while leaning back. Maybe......

Rainy Days and Mondays.....

It is Monday, and I am sitting here reflecting back on events. One such was when my grand daughter Zara Rose was born, and the subsequent impact she has had on my life. Here is a photo of her sitting on the lap of Renee Baxter at our church. Renee is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. She and her husband John are absolutely STERLING people. I think Renee is teaching Zara how to draw to an inside straight!

If you cannot be fast, BE ACCURATE!!!

Many times, I forget that I am actually a writer. How is this possible? I could fain old age and forgetfulness, but, the real reason is that I have so much going on in my life that I cannot remember all the other things going on. I also live in constant pain. I have won several writing awards in past years. I forgot about this completely. I should dig it out of the files and hang it in the dining room with some other memorabilia.

A TROUBLED TEAM...OR... A TROUBLESOME TEAM!!!!

MY GRANDSON ASHTON AND MY GRAND DAUGHTER ZARA!!! SHE ABSOLUTELY ADORES HER COUSIN, AND HE ABSOLUTELY ADORES HIS LAPTOP COMPUTER. WHEN SHE COMES TO NANNA AND PAW PAW'S HOUSE, SHE FOLLOWS ASH EVERYWHERE!!!

Getting old ain't for the weak.....

The above photo is of me and it is recent. I never thought I would live this long. I have done many things in my life which could only be called STUPID! I am paying for my past errant behavior by being in a constant state of pain. However, the sheer joy I experience by being in contact with my grand children seems to be what God has placed in my path to help me forget how bad I hurt all the time.