Author Archives: carl

Section 1 – About a father

Thinking of my family at this late hour.  It is 1am here.  2am back home. I am on vacation and can’t sleep.  All but one family member is at home in Casa de Familia. I was working a night job delivering newspapers.  One night I happened to deliver to a business that had an old friend working.  I had worked with this person in a previous job when I was still in high school.  I wanted to date her more than I wanted anything in this life. I wanted to show her that men are not all assholes like her ex-husband and the other riffraff that she went out with.  One night, she invited me to a Christmas party at a hotel with some friends. It so happens that I had my daughter that weekend.  What better way to woo a woman than to introduce a small child.  So I

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Relaxation while on vacation

Today marks day 4 of my vacation.  We toured the Little Big Horn Battlefield today.  I wish that I had no health problems. I wish that I had full use of my legs and no balance issues.  My legs work, but I don’t know from moment to moment if they are going to support me.  I walk with canes.  So we toured the site from the comfort of our mini-van.  Ahh… the feel of air-conditioning. Here is one of the photos I took today. It was an enjoyable visit in that I spent time with my eldest daughter.  On the other hand, being a veteran, it was sad to ponder the fate of all participants in the battle.  Both Native American and US Troops.  I can’t imagine the horror that must have gone through the minds of some of the men as they realized that there was no hope of

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can second hand thrift stores be addicting?

I don’t know.  But I do love to browse them. As many of my readers know, I typically am a stay at home dad of 5 kids.  3 of whom have some type of disability.  Life is good.  Right now I am on a vacation.  So while my eldest daughter is off doing her thing, I hit second hand stores today.  The first was Goodwill.  I spent a good hour and a half perusing their stacks today.  Found two Gevalia Coffee canisters.  Only one that smells like it had coffee in it.  Very interesting find.  🙂 the other stores are all closed today so will hit them tomorrow and Tuesday.  Hope everyone is having a great day!   Related articles Look of the Day: Thrift Score (fabsugar.com) My Thrift Store Spoils! (leajurock.wordpress.com) Tweet #fighting4answrs