My Weird Attraction
"What is he talking about?" you ask. Dr. Frankentstein and The Monster. Oh, by the way, The Monster didn't have a name. His name wasn't "Frankenstein", that was the name of the doctor that created...
View ArticleTrick or Treat
I've been racking my brain to come up with something original for this year's Halloween posting but nothing is happening. My creative juices have dried up. So here is what I'll write about this...
View ArticleNot Enough Hours in the Day
Halloween has come and gone. Nary a gremlin or a ghoul stopped by Casa Tipton-Kelly last night which was just fine with me. Bill was in bed at 7:30 PM (his usual bedtime) and I was ensconced in my...
View ArticleDaylight Savings Time Ends
Did you remember to turn your clocks back last night? Or this morning to be precise (2 AM)? I hate changing time. Probably because I have so many clocks. At last count I have about 47 clocks to...
View ArticleHappy New Year 2009
Jack, the Cajun and Bob C. - 2008I began blogging in 2005. For that year I only had one blog post. Back at that time I was under a great deal of stress to sell our house in Pennsylvania. I was carrying...
View ArticleDeath With Dignity - Brittany Maynard
Brittany Maynard died this past Saturday. See here:Brittany was an advocate for death with dignity after she discovered she had an inoperable brain tumor. Brittany chose the time and manner of her...
View ArticleVOTE!
My voting place this morning - a beautiful day!I got up very early this morning to vote. I voted a straight Democratic ticket.How I voted this morning - straight DemocraticIn my Previous Life I used...
View ArticleElection Over!
Alas, the Dems lost yesterday. Really no surprise since so many of them were feckless enough to run away from President Obama. Case in point, Alison Lundergan Grimes who refused to say who she voted...
View ArticleDon't Feel Like Much Blogging
Today I don't feel like much blogging. I was considering taking a sabbatical and not blogging for a few days or weeks. Events of the past couple of days have taken me down into a ditch of despair. Of...
View ArticleBack on Track
Me on the well digger at our hold home in Pennsylvania 1982 - how butch can you get?Okay folks, I'm back on track again. I was derailed for a day but I think I've come to terms with my issues and...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Ron!
This morning I woke up a year older. Today folks I am 73 years old. How did THAT happen? I was supposed to check out at 60. Talk about someone past their expiration date. But here I am folks, sound...
View ArticleFirst Day of the Rest of My Life
Let's do this ride!Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Actually, this is the first day of the rest of everyone's life. But, this blog is all about me so here goes. Today I enter Year...
View ArticleMy Brother From Another Mother?
Pat and me - downtown Toronto August 2014A funny thing happened on my way to the forum when I began to hang around with my new Canadian friend Pat. More than once strangers have stopped us in the...
View ArticleDawn - My Cat Whisperer Niece
My niece Dawn and two very lucky kittensDawn is my first and oldest niece. She is the daughter of my brother Isaac. Dawn rescues kittens. My brothers John (left), me and Isaac (right) and my niece...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday - Philadelphia 1969
Me - 1969 in our dining room at our new Philadelphia addressThe year was 1969 and the place was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.I always wanted to live in the Big City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1969...
View ArticleBreaking Bad
Folks, I have a confession to make.I'm am addict.I am addicted to the TV series "Breaking Bad." Yes, I admit it. I am ADDICTED . . . to this TV series. I am presently binge watching via my Netflix...
View ArticleLove Actually
LOVE statue - Philadelphia, PA - 2013"You can have all the money in the world, you can have mansions, you can have properties, you can have yachts, you can have limousines, you can have motorcycles -...
View ArticleEnglish Wedding Photographers Routine
Which of us has never been to a wedding? I've been to a few myself, including my own in 2013. Of course wedding photos are de rigueur. But I've never been to a wedding when there were these many...
View ArticleProstate Update
Medical update here. My latest PSA score inched up a bit from 1.1 to 1.2. Not a lot by most measures but the fact is that it DID go UP. It is supposed to be going down. Of course this could be just...
View ArticleGenealogy Break
Twenty years ago (1994) I began researching my family (Tipton) history. At first my research consumed just about all my time. Then Life interrupted. Since then, I go in spurts in researching my...
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