HEY ALL!! and a hug from the doctor

    "    We all need someone we can dream on, and if you want it baby, well you can dream on me, we all need someone we can cream on, and if you want to, well you can cream on me, I was dreaming of a steel guitar engagement, when you drunk my health in scented jasmine tea, but you knifed me in my dirty filthy basement, with that jaded faded junky nurse    "    OK, made a trip to my GI doctor today for my six month follow up. He was VERY pleased with my blood results, and he HUGGED me for my progress in losing weight. WOW, when was the last time your doctor HUGGED you???? For me I can't remember the last time. So COOL, I will just keep on keepin' on!! Got home and checked the mail. WRONG!! Got 2015 tax information for our property. It's going up about FIVE times as much!! It looks like we lost our 'senior/disabled' discount. Our "household" now makes too much money. Well G$& DAMN. Now I got another problem, according to the county, I make TOO much G$& Damn money!! How will I EVER spent it??? What a F&*%#@*  JOKE!! Someone at the county assessors office needs to be making as much as we are and then tell me that is too G$& Damn much!! Get real. Well time to see if there is ONE more rabbit in the hat. Don't E-V-E-R  think you are winning the battle. Because you NEVER are!! I will have to figure out something. Maybe it's time to visit my daughters. On a PERMANENT VACATION!! I am still listing things through eBay, and actually sold an item last week. Maybe that's a sign it's starting to turn around. I hope so, and fast.  CHOW MOI!!

HI ALL!! a week to relax

    "    won't you come on and call my name, can't you see I'm an only one, whoa when you call my name, yeah I'm the lonely one, yeah when you come along we go for a drive, yeah I'm a lonely boy, yeah going by every time I get to shell it down, every time that you put me down    "    Well what a week it's been. Three family birthdays!! Had a very nice gathering yesterday at my sister's place. Celebrating Mom's, daughter's, and son-in-law's birthdays. Mainly it was for Mom. Got to see some long ago friends and some never get to see them family!! Good to just relax and catch up with everyone. Went and gave blood this morning for my doctors visit later this week. The nurse had to poke BOTH arms to find a good vein!! Not really much else going on this week, the last two weeks have been fairly busy so it might be nice to relax a little. I think I will try and catch up with some friends and see what's up with them. There are still some "before Texas" friends that I have not been completely able to reconnect with, and a few newer friends that I have not chatted with in quite awhile. So I just feel likes it time to touch base and see how they are doing. I do know I need to get back on my 'carb busting' FULL time this week. I have ate WAY TOO much cake and assorted goodies lately. I DO NOT want to start putting ANY of that weight back on!! CHOW MOI!!

HEY ALL!! .. Happy Birthday Mom

    "    What a drag it is getting old, Kids are different today, I hear ev'ry mother say, Mother needs something today to calm her down, and though she's not really ill there's a little yellow pill, and it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day    "    Yes it is my Mother's birthday!! Happy Birthday Mom!! Looks like all the planning is coming into effect. Took care of getting her car detailed in and out and she LOVES IT!! Got the food bought and final plans are going well. Just hope everyone shows up. I also have a daughter with a birthday this week. WOW!! and a son-in-law!! The birthdays just keep coming. Nothing happening yet on eBay. Spring training opens for teams in the next several days. First pitchers and catchers, then a couple days later the regular players show up. COOL!! Finally back to baseball, it has been a long cold winter. Feeling well and not much else going on. Seem to be out and about still every other day of so. Just hummin' along. CHOW MOI!!

HI ALL!! take the road you want

    "    Well I heard that a quiet man is half a man, with no sense of pride, if I have to cry to keep ya I don't mind weeping,  ..  if I have to sleep on your doorstep all night and day, just to keep ya from walkin' away, let my friends laugh, for this I can stand    "    Well getting close to this big birthday party for Mom. Looks like everything is in place, starting to get confirmations on who is attending. Looks like it will be a little bigger than she really wants. But, it's hard to judge, if we were to stay with JUST family, I think she would be disappointed deep down. I think about 30 people will be there. Should be fun. Just watching eBay, again another slow week. I just am not sure what to do. I guess I need to have endless patience. I have always said that the strongest asset I have for dabbling in baseball cards is more patience than any other collector. It has served me VERY well in the past. It is not costing me anything to re-list the items, so I will dig up more patience and keep going. I know that I am very happy when something sells!! Got a few errands to run this week, already have dinner planned for Friday for mom. She wanted to stay in, and I found some butterflied, breaded shrimp. Have talked to BOTH daughters this week!! That's a bonus. I know that the youngest one has a very busy work schedule. Something I am accustom to, she just doesn't call me often enough for my liking. I only want a call every two weeks or so. I need to sit down with her and approach some ideas that may help her with some time management. I do have plenty of insight for that. I just need her to see my side and understand where I am coming from. The oldest one is also very busy, but has managed to squeeze out a good routine for calling dad. It just seems lately that I do more complaining to the young one, instead of trying to impart some insight and wisdom. I think a different approach may be better. CHOW MOI!!

HEY ALL!! .. lucky Friday 13th

    "    Down in the graveyard here we have are tryst, the air smells sweet the air smells sick, he never smiles his mouth merely twist, the breath in my lungs feels clinging and thick, but I know his name he's called Mr. D, and one of these days he's gonna set you free, human skulls is hangin' right 'round his neck, the palms of my hands is clammy and wet    "    What am I thinking of??  LUCKY  Friday the 13TH??  I MUST be over the deep end!! Well NO, Friday 13th has traditionally been a great day for me. Its Thursday the 12th that is my bad day. It all started back in grade school, about 4th or 5th grade. Thursday was Chilly day at the school lunches. So on this one Thursday the 12th I go to lunch, get in line and am handed a tray, chilly and the BIGGEST cinnamon roll you have ever seen!! That was the norm, chilly and cinnamon roll. WOW!! What luck I have! On my way to my seat however, out of the blue comes this kid and just runs me over!! Tray, chilly, me and THAT HUGH CINNAMON ROLL go six different directions!! Bummer!! Later on, I got served with my first Divorce papers on Thursday 12th. Positive note, I beat her to the bank the next day and got EXACTLY one half of the money in it!! Or course the next day was Friday 13th!! So I am comfortable with it, I just have to be on my toes the day before! There have been other times when at work on Thursday 12th that it has been the worst day I have. And I am not sure if my 2nd divorce wan't finalized on Friday 13th?? I will have to investigate. Anyway, paid bills and the such today. Got eBay going again, not much again. I have GOT to think that it has got to pick up soon. Teams report for spring training in the next week or so. Plans are coming together for mom's 80th. Got most of the tactical stuff in line, just got to hear from my daughters and see where they are in the planning processes. Weather should be good this weekend, I think I will get out and take care of some early spring stuff. Got to hang my Video Surveillance signs, and I want to examine up close the clearing that the neighbor did last week. CHOW MOI!!

HI ALL!! don't let the truth get in the way of a good story

    "    Love and hope and sex and dreams, are still surviving on the street, look at me I'm in tatters, friends are so alarming, my lover's never charming, life's just a cocktail party on the street, people dressed in plastic bags, directing traffic, some kind of fashion    "    Well how goes it? Not bad on this end. I have re-list stuff on eBay,managed to sell TWO items last time. Grand total, after shipping, $4.00. WOW!! With that kind of money it's time to move on up, just not sure where. Been trying to get some things handled. February seems to be a busy month. Still working on plans for mama's b-day, got to go visit a friend to get the car detailed for her present, need to get the car in for 45,000 mile check up, got to do a follow up appointment with my GI, WOW!! The list just keeps growing. The hard part is several of these things have to be done on days the mom does NOT need the car. But, I will figure out a way. I have FINALLY figured out a GREAT music option for my mornings. I had been listening to KZOK for YEARS!! Then became unhappy with the DJ, so I went to inter web radio, that was good, and at times funny, but just NOT the thing. So I remembered that I have ALL of my Stones albums loaded on my computer, that is how I have been putting together USB drives. So click, click and BOOM I am listening to ALL the STONES, and it's a good sound system, Harman Kardon. So now I just surf away in total bliss. I have ended the ongoing deal with ADT. One of their rep's was out to the house several weeks ago. I have wanted to put up cameras outside. Well he had all sorts of stuff and options and prices. He stated when he was here that he could at least upgrade my system for no charge. Well he had VERY little knowledge of his products, and as it turned out, a camera system will be over $1000, and if I want to upgrade, my monthly payment also upgrades, by over $20. WHAT?? So we have been exchanging e-mails. I have taught the young lad a good lesson I hope. I tried to give him some information to help in the future, so there would not be so much confusion. then he sends out one last e-mail. Well I told him that that was one e-mail TOO many. He needed to take the experience and apply it to future encounters. AND, learn MOE about your company's products. I have not heard back from him.  CHOW MOI!!

HEY ALL!! .. release the hounds

    "    I was raised by a toothless bearded hag, I was schooled with a strap right across my back,  ..  I was drowned I was washed up and left for dead, I fell down to my feet and I saw they bled, I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread, I was crowned with a spike right through my head, but it's alright now, in fact it's a gas    "    Well OK, here I go again. Let me use my soap box to climb up on my high horse. I have NOT liked Chris Rose as a host of sports shows for a VERY long time. In fact I never liked him when he was with 'Best Damn Sports Show'. Well now he is co-host on an MLB network show called 'Intentional Talk'. I have NOT watched the show, I just refuse to, and I have no desire to ever watch the show. I just don't care for his take on things. Well as luck would have it, I was flipping through the channels Friday night, and landed on the show. For about 10 seconds, but that was 10 seconds too long. Rose is in the middle of speaking and I hear " Alex Rodrigues will be an ABOVE AVERAGE MLB hitter in 2015" WHAT!?!?!?!?! Alex (arod) will be NO where close to 'average'. Come on Rose, let's LOOK and READ the FACTS!! First of all he is pushing 40 yrs of age, major league ballplayers are on the down turn at 40, even Ichiro! Next, arod just spent a year of suspension because of his affiliate with a drug company that was involved in PED's!! Next, he has admitted to taking PED's in an interview he did several years ago, he stated that the Texas Rangers clubhouse was like a 'candy store' for PED's. Next he was on the 'positive' list of players that were tested back in 2003. It was suppose to be in confidence. But, several names have been leaked out. So let's review; he has been on PED's since when, 2001?? 2002??, he has NOT played in a year, and NOW you think he can be PED's free and perform ABOVE AVERAGE with out the help of PED's???? THAT boys and girls is why I DO NOT listen to Chris Rose. Time for Rose to MOVE ON!! Thank GOD, Derek Jeter has retired and does NOT have to put up with what is going to be a bad movie scene wrapped in a circus, resulting in a train wreck!! I think the term is FUBAR!! As far as life in the REAL world, got back on the Bountiful Basket deal again. Went yesterday and picked up the stuff we ordered. New people helping out, so good, and the produce was great as usual. They have moved the pick up time to 8:30 AM, Now I know for most of you, that is NOT early, but for me it is not early, but it is early to be up and dressed and out in the world. Just trying to be patience as I wait for fantasy baseball to start, and just to make things clear, I WILL NOT DRAFT AROD!!!! In fact I will be surprised if he even makes it onto the field this year. I think the Yankees will have to work out some kind of settlement with him. CHOW MOI!!

HI ALL!! .. Gary Crow time to retire

    "    He don't know if it's right or wrong, maybe he should tell someone, he's not sure just what it is, or if it's against the law, something very strange I hear you say, your talking in a most peculiar way, but something really threw me,  ..  he don't know just where it's gone, he don't really care at all, no one's sure just what it is, or the meaning and the cause    "    Well I have a little soap boxing to do. I have been listening to the disc jockey Gary Crow for a VERY long time. I think from some where in the mid-70's. It has been a journey to several different stations as well. When I got back to Seattle I found him again and have been listening since about 1993 steady. His shows are usually filled with some humor, fun comments, rock and roll knowledge and tidbits, and LOTS of classic rock music. He does a great job of varying the music and will play one hit wonders ans well as the solid war horses from the mid 60's forward. Well the last several months he has NOT had the kind of show I am a custom to. Finally last week I hit my limit. He came on the radio and stated that Marshawn Lynch had been fined $100,000 by the NFL for not wearing an 'approved' hat during his media day interviews. WHAT?? I had JUST read an article on ESPN.com that stated the NFL was 'reviewing' it and would decide AFTER the Super Bowl if any fine was appropriate. Then I hear yesterday that the NFL has decided NOT to fine Lynch, he was wearing a hat that had team colors on it, AND it was made by an approved NFL affiliate.I know that one item is not enough,but it was the proverbial 'straw' that finally pushed me over the limit. Since Crow came back to work after his back surgery I have thought his show was lacking the vibe and charm that he had used for so many years before. I thought that I would give him some time to get back in the swing. I know surgeries can really drain someone, and he was off for a long time afterwards. But his shows just never got back to normal. I don't know anything about the surgery or recovery, but I can tell there is a BIG difference in his performance. Maybe it is time to hang up the mic, put away the albums and enjoy the 'golden' years. He has truly been an icon in Seattle radio, but if he continues at his current pace he will tarnish that star. I have even gone to the point where I am now listening to Pirate Radio 13 on the inter web. They play enough classic rock to keep me, but without the tidbits and knowledge being dispersed.  I guess for now that will have to do. Thanks for ALL the enjoyable listening times Crow. You tool me from home to work SOOOOOO many times, and managed to make the trip much more pleasant than normal. For that I am eternally grateful!! I just feel now is the time to sign off. On other notes not much happening, eBay continues to be slow, staying inside and dodging the wind and rain. I even watched today as one of my trees on the back '40' got blown down by the wind gust. WOW!! kind of surreal. CHOW MOI!!

HEY ALL!! this is the 300th time

    "    Never kept a dollar past sunset, it always burned a whole in my pants, never made a school mama happy, never blew a second chance, ..  ..  always took candy from strangers, didn't want to get me no trade, never want to be like papa, working for the boss ev'ry night and day, ..  ..  never got a flash out of cocktails, when I got some flesh off the bone, never got a lift out of Lear jets, when I can fly way back home    "    Well hard as it is to believe, this is my 300TH posting!!  WOW!! I will have to go back someday and re-read them all. OR NOT!! Not much going on today. Was able to re-list a bunch on eBay, and listed a couple of new ones as well. I go through my closet and find stuff, then check on eBay to see if it's selling for anything. Did some sales last month, hope for a bump up this month. Spring training starts in a couple of weeks. So interest in baseball will start to pick up. I have NOTHING to say about the Super Bowl. The head coach says HE made the call. So be it. I do think he tried to get "cute". But, they had a great season, just fell a little short of doubling up. I do NOT like the fact that our defensive coordinator had a head coaching job already lined up before the game. It makes me wonder if that distracted him IN ANY LITTLE WAY?? I was not impressed with the defense during the game. But, now on to next year!! I will watch some college basketball, mainly University of Gonzaga. They are ranked 2nd I think right now. Been a quite week. Still working on things for mama's 80th birthday party. I have not heard from my brother and his current problems. I am afraid that they have gotten worse. I think he is going to end up losing that house. But, I will do what ever I can to help him. It's just got to be a two way street. I know my sister feels the same way. I have been doing well on getting out and about every other day as of late. Feels good, and I am sure the extra movement is helpful.  CHOW MOI!!