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Gusewelle, continued

2012-01-28T16:54:00.001-06:00

If you haven't read part one of this story, you'll find it HERE. Back in 1992, Gusewelle went traveling, so his column wasn't in the paper for quite a while.... or maybe they reran some of his older columns, I don't know for sure. It's been a long time. What I do know is that I missed him, and when he finally returned and his usual column showed up in the paper, I was very happy. Now, back

Gusewelle

2012-01-28T05:47:00.009-06:00

Even when I was a teenager, I considered the Kansas City Star-Times a necessity. My parents sometimes subscribed, but they were both working and didn't have a lot of time to read the paper. I think they took it for me, because I always looked forward to its arrival twice a day. I liked Dear Abby and Ann Landers, and I enjoyed reading details of the local news. I still remember seeing

Zoom in on Gratitude: 30 day challenge

2012-01-28T03:58:00.003-06:00

SOMETHING FUNNY Zoom in on gratitude!

Food items I always keep on hand

2012-01-27T06:39:00.004-06:00

Pioneer Woman's show last Saturday showed her making meals from food she always has in her pantry. This got me thinking about which food items I keep on hand all the time. 1. Ketchup. I don't care for it, but Cliff absolutely cannot live without it. He considers it a food group all by itself, and if we run out, it means a special trip to the store or a phone call to any relative who might

30 Day photo challenge

2012-01-27T03:47:00.005-06:00

BOOKS Yes, in spite of the fact that I do most of my reading on the Nook these days, I still have some real books. I try to only keep books I think I might read again, or books that have sentimental meaning to me. On the lower left are the "Little House" books. There are a few here that aren't "keepers"; I simply haven't gotten around to reading them. Yes, my bookcase is messy. As I looked

Bonnie-the-Jersey-cow update

2012-01-26T05:53:00.003-06:00

This is probably too much information for some and will probably bore most city folks, but for the few people who enjoy Bonnie's exploits, here is the current state of things: It's always a problem owning just one or two cows, because there's no way you can afford to keep a bull. I used to have excellent good fortune using artificial insemination, but we just couldn't get the timing right with

30 Day photo challenge

2012-01-26T02:14:00.001-06:00

MORNING SKY September, 2010 December, 2011 We're still zooming in on gratitude, living in the moment. Click HERE to see what we're doing. Feel free to join in.

Interesting timing

2012-01-25T06:52:00.004-06:00

I've complained here before about the two properties on either side of us that are in the foreclosure process. I've mentioned that we would love to have the smaller of the two places, the one northeast of us. We'd like it mainly because of the fine pole barn, the door of which practically opens up on our property. That's how close it is. We likely don't have the funds to buy the place, and we

Thirty Day Challenge

2012-01-25T05:34:00.000-06:00

LEAVES Lake of the Ozarks State Park, October, 2011 Click HERE to see what's coming up in the thirty-day challenge. It's all about gratitude.

What's missing in this meal?

2012-01-24T14:20:00.000-06:00

That's today's dinner, our noon meal. The chuck roast is part of good old Clyde, may he rest in peace, and the corn was frozen from last years garden. The green beans are store-bought canned ones. Because Cliff loves mashed potatoes, I try to see that he gets some every couple of weeks or so. Although this may not be the healthiest meal ever, let me tell you how it is different than it would

Day 3: Thirty day photo challenge

2012-01-24T03:03:00.009-06:00

HAPPINESS Wondering what's up with these picture-entries? Click HERE.

Morning ramblings

2012-01-23T23:49:00.001-06:00

During the past couple of weeks I've been trying to trim my list of Facebook friends: I don't have a problem with any or the people on my friend list, but there are people who never post a status update on Facebook or show any sort of activity there. If I go to their "wall", all I see is a few birthday wishes that people posted six months ago. And then there are those that I hardly know in

Day two: Zoom in on gratitude, 30 Day Photo Challenge

2012-01-23T06:03:00.001-06:00

SMILE Ashton Kutcher Gabby Gifford What is this about, you ask? Click HERE to find out.

just rambling

2012-01-23T06:02:00.000-06:00

About the thirty day challenge: The purpose of the exercise is to make you aware of your surroundings and your feelings, to get you to live in the moment. Somebody expressed surprise that I used a picture of the waffles we had for breakfast for my "favorite food". Here's what you need to know: I have at least fifty favorite foods. I'm always talking about how much I love pizza, I know. But

30 Day photo challenge

2012-01-22T09:30:00.001-06:00

Day 1: Favorite food. If you want to take part in the thirty day challenge, feel free. Tomorrow's photo subject is "smile". To find out the purpose of the project, click HERE. I think these are supposed to be wordless, but you know how futile THAT is, in my own case.

Here's how it works in a small town

2012-01-21T20:04:00.001-06:00

It's Saturday night and the furnace quit working. Cliff checked it and said he was pretty sure the problem was the thermocouple. Usually if the furnace quits working, it's due to a power failure and we turn on the burners on the gas range and hope for the best. This time we have power, and I happened to remember that Cliff's sister next door has a nice electric heater she uses when there are

The 30 day challenge

2012-01-21T19:36:00.000-06:00

My daughter found this somewhere in the vast Internet and asked if I'd like to do it with her. I take a picture, or use one I already have, on a different subject every day for thirty days. It should help us focus on things we are thankful for. You can see our topics HERE. You know me well enough to realize that I will also be doing other blog entries on those days, because I always have

It MUST be true... I read it in an email!

2012-01-21T15:26:00.003-06:00

Cliff has had his email account for a relatively short time, perhaps two years. I've been on the Internet for fourteen years, so I'm not as gullible as I once was. Cliff was reading his emails today and said, disgust in his voice, "Did you see this, about Obama giving free cell phones to everybody on welfare?" "No," I answered, "but I wouldn't believe it until I checked it out, if I were you

Dog hair

2012-01-21T06:45:00.004-06:00

I love having a dog around: If you have a dog, you will have several occasions to smile and laugh every day. Around here, when a dog dies it leaves such a hole in my life that I immediately get another dog to fill the hole. The experts say one should take time to grieve, but I can't stand the vacancy and Cliff can't stand me crying, so within two days of the death of one dog, we're off to

Finally, a normal winter in Missouri

2012-01-20T06:02:00.004-06:00

The past two winters have been rough ones. Lots of snow, single-digit temperatures that would not let up. That isn't normal. Usually we'll have a couple of two- to four-inch snows in a winter, and several times when the ground will be barely covered; around here, it's hardly worth investing in a sled for the kiddies. There will normally be a few frigid days followed by a warmup into the

in retrospect

2012-01-19T14:17:00.001-06:00

Cliff is leaving for work. This makes three days down and one to go. He and I have both been surprised at our lack of enthusiasm for his working, even though it's only for one week a month and only during winter months. All of a sudden, it's like he isn't totally retired any more. At least it's only this month and two more; then we'll be back to following our own timetable, doing what we

Church attendance (my final entry on the subject)

2012-01-19T06:32:00.012-06:00

If you go to Google and type in "Why don't people go to church any more", you'll see plenty of reasons, so there's no use in my wasting time and Internet space on the subject. The church, as many people pointed out, is not the building; it's the people. So the correct wording would be, "Why don't I go meet with the church?" I'm adding a link to another blog because I think it's relavent.

Going to the dogs

2012-01-18T18:31:00.000-06:00

Last night my daughter posted a video on Facebook that I found hilarious, although maybe you'd have to know Hawkeye personally to share my amusement. Here's the video I'm talking about; she's trying to teach her younger dog, Radar, to speak: However, I had a little problem watching the video, because here's what happens when you live with a psycho dog like my Iris: And now I've played

Titan is visiting Iris this afternoon (Wordless)

2012-01-18T17:16:00.001-06:00

Third in a series on Church attendance from someone who attends (guest post)

2012-01-18T06:31:00.000-06:00

One of Cliff's relatives wanted to tell us how she feels about church attendance. By the way, Angela has a blog of her own if you'd like to check it out. Just click HERE. She's an excellant writer; I'm waiting for the day she publishes a book. Why I Go To Church I go to church simply because I want to, not because I have to. For me, there really is a big difference. I use to be a part of the