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I loves me some carrot cake, but I would happily take both. (y)

I grew up in Illinois and they can get tons of snow and ice. But I didn't drive on snow or ice until 1980 when I lived in Tusayan, Arizona, 5 miles from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The have absolutely brutal winters there and Flagstaff. I moved to Eureka from Flagstaff...

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Good Lord, that was about 50 years ago. I don't remember his name. All I know about him is that he was quite good on the Trumpet and he lived down the hall from my sister in DeKalb, Illinois. Dave Stahl was a powerhouse jazz / blues trumpeter (I saw him in Chicago with Buddy Rich) and I kind of...

Or maybe they're all bots out Phishin' for personal information? At least that is what I thought at the time, since she mentioned my brother that I thought I never mentioned, so I reported her posts to Ken and said "Spammer" or "Scammer" or some such... All the years I've dealt with scammer bots...

I feel so special... I got one for Christmas! The name used was Gina Diana and I don't know anyone by that name. But it was Christmas and I was new here, so I read the PM. I thought maybe it was someone here. But then said she wanted help to say hi to my big brother... But he dead.

Toucan Sam might say "In this case, don't follow your nose..." 🦜

Don't take it too hard. My old Pappy used to say, with people like that, if you have their opinion in one hand and enough money for a cup of coffee in the other, remember that a fresh cup of coffee is infinitely more value. :coffee:

When I go shopping, I always try to park in the row of parking spaces closest to the front door. That way when I leave the store, if I forget where I parked as long as I am within about 50 feet or so from the car I can press the Panic button on my car key and it reminds me where I parked. And I...

In 1999, right after my wife and I tied our fake knot, she came in and asked me if I wanted to go out and about for some reason. I was wearing sweats, and a grubby t-shirt, and both were not my idea of "public apparel", so I said to give me a minute and I would change. She asked me why, and said...

After my friend Gary got out of the Army in 1976 we set off to ride the full length of US Route 66. Somewhere along the way we stopped for food and I wanted $100 for places that would only accept cash from strangers. So when I was asked if I wanted any cash back I said yes. When I went to put...

In Eureka, there was a grocery store called Ray's Food Place, which was part of a local chain of a few stores. This particular one wasn't doing all that well, so it was closed. The building at empty for almost 4 years. Then it was announced that a Party City store was taking the building for a...

I have had a standard belief for the vast majority of my life, that if a cashier charges me too much I will correct them. But if they give me too much change, I just say thank you and leave. A few times of having to explain to their Boss why their cash drawer is short is good incentive to learn...

Our original house in Eureka, California was built in 1916, the year my Dad was born. To say the least, it was a beautiful Victorian house in it's day. But the owner was a total loser, and never took care of it. 👎 Over the years he tried to raise our rent several times. I told him the same...

It's official. I hate living in an apartment. My building is 3 stories, and all of the toilets are connected and the sinks and bathtub / shower have the same water lines and draining systems. Why is that a problem? If the people on the 3rd floor get their sink or bathtub plugged, the tub...

That is why I have a wheelchair. Using it like a walker, I can walk as far as I can, then sit down and rest, and get up and walk some more. On a good day, using the wall, my bedroom door, the bathroom door, etc., I can do 20 paces. The last time I fell, I was only 2 paces from my bed. My Doc...

As long as I don't see a white light at the end of a tunnel, I'm good. If I see that I think "Get off the line you idiot, here comes the train!"

My wife loved that song. One of the kid's friends told me that it is a 60's Hippie song. I told him that is true. But it is also a 60's Christian rock song. He disagreed with me about it being Christian. So I looked up the lyrics and had him read them. Afterwards, I asked him, "Now who do you...