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A House Without A Mouse
Ah yes, now I can sleep well tonight. Last night my invited mouse guest met his/her end. When I woke up this morning and rounded the corner from my bedroom to my kitchen I opened the first pantry...
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MORE MICE!
Dryer exhaust hose, hole is on the bottom where you can't see it Where are these mice coming from? Since my last post I've caught TWO more mice in my Victor super duper traps. TWO MORE MICE! WTF?...
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My friend Glenn (not the band leader) Miller and his partner Kyle T. visited us this past Monday. Glenn and Kyle live in Palm Springs (my ultimate destination) and were on an East Coast swing to visit...
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Pure Heaven
In a few weeks I'll be eighty-one years old. Hard to believe fifty years have passed since I was a disco fanatic. Oh yes, I was one of THOSE oldie goldies for which I offer NO apology.There is good...
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Go Phillies!
Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies hitting the pennant clinching home runHow sweet it is!Yesterday I watched Bryce Harper of the Phillies hit the winning home run to clinch the National League...
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Medical Update October 26, 2022
Bill enjoying a Viennese Crescent cookie Here is the latest medical update on me and Bill.We're both doing fine. Bill has much improved since his two back to back strokes in January of 2021.Bill still...
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I Voted!
Local firehouse where I voted early today Today I voted early! I liked this!Last year was the first year I voted absentee ballot. All my life before last year I voted in person. I always valued that...
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Halloween 2022
Me in Philadelphia 1980 after one too many drinks I had to remove my werewolf mask and figure out where I got that extra hand!This year we are doing Halloween here at Casa Tipton-Kelly!Bill and I...
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Halloween - The Day After
So how did last night go? How many trick or treaters stopped by Casa Tipton-Kelly?Did I run out of candy for the tricksters?Nada.That's right, NO trick or treaters stopped by our humble abode. I was...
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Good Days, Bad Days
Bill and me at Prime Hook National Refuge this past weekendThe Phillies got shut out last night in the World Series. THAT was a bummer. Yes, I'm a longtime Phillies fan. I was living in center city...
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Fiona
"Fiona" and me at the Georgetown SPCA. I may rename her "Phantom" because of her black half mask and her already habit of disappearing in our house then suddenly reappearing. Yes, I finally got a cat!...
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Happy Birthday Ron!
A cat in my lap Hard for me to believe but I am eighty-one years old today! HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?I wish I could write a longer blog post about this momentous milestone I've reached today, but I have a...
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The Red Tsunami That Wasn't
I think we've bondedThe lying, election denying Trump cultist Republicans were braying about a "Red Tsunami", the Republicans taking over both houses of Congress, for months. They were encouraged by...
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Fiona Has Left The Building
Sadly I have to report that Fiona the kitten no longer lives with us. She came into our house November 4th. I returned her to the ASPCA on November 15th.I am embarrassed and ashamed that I had to take...
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"Jim"
"Jim" preparing our meal in my shabby furnished apartment in Coatesville, PA circa 1963, a whole lifetime agoEver wonder what happened to your first boyfriend?Lately I've been reviewing my past life...
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Thanksgiving 2022
Thanksgiving dinner 2003 at my friend's house - my last formal Thanksgiving dinner My brother Isaac asked me a few days ago "What are you doing for Thanksgiving?" This is a question I was often asked...
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Fall Cleanup
Jose and his landscaping crew helping me to keep a respectable house in the neighborhoodPictured are my "Nice Landscaping" crew which I hired to do my fall cleanup. Jose is the leader. I had to catch...
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Wedding - How Times Have Changed
Ally Mason and Mary Tipton now Mason at their wedding Yesterday, my cousin Mary Tipton (first cousin once removed, her father John and I are first cousins) was married to her sweetheart Ally Mason....
View ArticleGeorgia Voters React To Walker In New Warnock Campaign Ad
Folks, I try to restrain from getting too political on my blog but I just couldn't pass up this new campaign ad against Herschel Walker, the Trump picked Republican who is running for senator in...
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Ron's Medical Update
It was nice while it lasted, my brief respite from doctors' appointments. Tomorrow at 8:45 I have an appointment at my cardiologist's office for a vascular test. I've never had a vascular test before....
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