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Snowbirds
Snowbird out in the cold (looking out our living room window)This afternoon I happened to look out the side window in our living room and I saw about a half a dozen snowbirds picking seeds from our...
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Black Bean Soup and Bisexuals
What does one do on a cold Sunday day in January after reading on another blog that I am (quote):"He's an opinionated, cantankerous old fart….."Well folks, what can I say other than GUILTY AS CHARGED....
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Haircuts
Gail and Dino - barbers Rehoboth Beach, DE - 2013I'm way overdue for a haircut. Gail, my regular barber has been sick. For the past two weeks, every time I call, her husband answers the phone and says...
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Secret Video Recording
Once of twice a year my friend and former co-workers from my Previous Life Tom J. visits Casa Tipton-Kelly. Bill has always been fascinated by Tom's exuberant hand action when he talks. So on this day...
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Snow Again!
Dawn this morning - that's bill shoveling our drivewayYep! More snow. What's going on here? Usually we get one of two snowfalls here in Lower Slower Delaware. And that snow doesn't stay on the...
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Bully Boy
Rethuglican Representative Michael Grimm - bullyHave you seen the video of New York Republican representative Michael Grimm threatening a reporter with violence? Yep. Rep. Grimm, one of those pretty...
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How To Stay Young
Swallowtail butterfly in my backyard last summer - I await her return!A friend sent this to me a few days ago. So true!HOW TO STAY YOUNG1.. Try everything twice. On one woman's tombstone she said...
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Do You Fart?
Do you? Of course you do. Who hasn't farted? If you said you didn't, you know you're lying. Hey folks, even Queen Elizabeth farts. Oh yes she does.I come from a long line of farters. Not that I...
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Random Thoughts on a Super Bowl Sunday
Okay folks, this is one of those blog postings that doesn't have one subject but just me rambling, clearing thoughts out of my head.A photo I took from the 1958 Thanksgiving Day football game between...
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An Apology
1953 6th grade class operetta - me- back row leftmy friend Bill B. second from right first row"Hey Ron,I owe you an apology. Our pastor is doing a series on forgiveness and I thought about our last...
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This Drives Me Crazy
Get that checkbook out honey and hold up the line - why don't you put your bags in your shopping cart?Folks, I really try to keep my blog postings positive and happy but sometimes I just have to vent....
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One More Month
Me at Wegmann's in Downingtown, PA 2013Every year I dread the months of January and February. Those months are the "just get through it months" for me. Unlike many of my gay peers, I'm not rich and...
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Hijacked!
"Jim Roberts?" Looks like "Ron Tipton" to me or else I have an identical doubleWell folks, I guess I should be flattered. I found out yesterday that someone on Facebook has hijacked my likeness...
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Fighting Off a Cold
Cold Ron (note, please don't use this as your Facebook profile picture without my permission)This is the first year I can remember since we moved to Delaware in November of 2006 that I haven't had a...
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Why I Don't Watch The Olympics
Twenty years ago I couldn't wait for the Olympics. I used to be glued to the TV set, watching all the drama. The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. Then something happened. NBC took over the...
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Sunday Meanderings
Or musings, or observations. Here it is Sunday again, one week since my last "bitch" post.Yesterday, as you can see, I wrote about why I don't watch the Olympics. Too many commercialsToo much one sided...
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When the Bloom Is Off The Rose
I am a hopeless romantic. There, I've said it. I've been warned so many times "Ron, be careful." But I just can't help myself. When someone treats me with kindness and I am physically attracted to...
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Unconditional Love
Horace with his daughter TiffanyBack in 1982 I bought a tiny orange Pomeranian puppy for $300 at a Philadelphia pet store on my way to lunch. I had not planned to buy this puppy but as I was walking...
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Michael Sam
Michael Sam is a college football player. He is/was the defensive lineman from the University of Missouri. Yesterday Michael Sam announced that he was gay. Mr. Sam thus began is journey to become the...
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Stairway to Heaven - Shirley Temple
When I told Bill this morning that Shirley Temple died, the first thing he said"She was the same age as I am."Shirley Temple was a little before my time. Of course I've seen her movies on TV but I...
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