It;s a JibJab, a Christmas letter from a very different year, and a couple of songs that I love. Many of you already know why this was a very “different†year. Either way…Read On. First things first (the JibJab): https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/let-it-snow-bing-crosby-starring-you-vertical/7ef68a0f-0e36-41a0-80ae-40875b993fd3 Not all that much live music in 2023 compared to previous years, but I did…
It’s a JibJab, a short Christmas letter, and a couple of songs that I love. First things first: https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/ugly-sweater-song-sye/53ba0beb-e739-4108-b822-f4f2b98647ba It’s an interesting phenomenon: the older I get, the shorter the letter. There was quite a bit of live music in ‘22…but not as much as I would’ve liked. Saw some of my favorite artists multiple times….
It’s a JibJab, the dreaded Christmas letter, and a Christmas song that I love. First things first: https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/the-git-up-blanco-brown-christmas-starring-you-ecard/86407c74-8ffe-4ef0-8d88-1f14aab25552 In 3 days we head for Gulf Shores, AL. It’s our 6h late December trip to the beach, and once again friends will be meeting us there. Looking forward to 16 days of sunrises, sunsets, naps, and…
This is my first blog post of 2020!! I drafted a number of items, but never finished them…it has been that kind of year. -=-=-= December 16, 2020 I’m writing this from Gulf Shores, AL. It’s our 5th late December trip…and only the second time I have been out of the state of Missouri during…
Not sure how many people read their e-mails… Fewer still re Christmas letters… Whatever. But everyone loves JibJab. Sent the following to my e-mail list earlier today -=-=-=-=-= It’s a JibJab, an abbreviated “Christmas Letter” and a song that matters. First things first: https://www.jibjab.com/view/make/elf_dance/0c056492-990a-4365-96cf-c6dc16a422c5 RE the letter: I reread last year’s. Too long…what a windbag!!!…
Every once in awhile I flash back to a morning in mid-October of last year and a “deja vu moment.” Shelly had been out of the apartment less than an hour. I was on the couch with a cup of coffee and the latest issue of Time magazine. I was about to wrap up a…
I do it often. I hear somebody say “I wouldn’t have changed anything…” and I think: What? The. Fuck!! Really?? I do like to play Woulda/Shoulda/Coulda. I have no idea how my life would’ve turned out of I had taken different forks in the road. I am quite happy in 2019. I like the path…
Let’s get this outta the way right up front: we are ALL gonna die. This is one of several docs that will be in the “Black Audit Bag” after I have said my final “Fuck Me!!” The “BAB” will include not only legal and financial documents. There will be directives, keepsakes, and copies of some…
I’ve been doing some spring cleaning. I’m calling it “packing to move.” I don’t plan on going anywhere soon, but I wanta get a head start for when that day does come. On Wednesday I went through the 2 drawers of my nightstand. I shredded or recycled about a foot-and-a-half tall stack of stuff….
Sometime in the late 90’s I started looking at the online edition of the St. Francois County Daily Journal several times a week. Mostly I just look at the obituaries. The D.J. is the only daily in the county where I was born, where my 92-year old dad lives today and where he has lived…