Archive for April, 2007
Social Security and Gray Hair
After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to apply for Social Security. The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver’s license to
verify my age.I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at home. I told the woman that I was very […]
Rock Dolls
As kids we never had dolls. My sisters, cousins and I would play with rock dolls back in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. We could find real pretty rocks in the old gravel bar at Baron. The good one’s would be 8″ wide and 14″ long.
We put a face on them […]
Momma almost shot Leo
One night my cousin Leo came home after dark and knocked on the door. In a disguised voice, he hollered, “Mrs. Cagle, let me in” She asked who it was. Leo said “Oh you know me, open the door”, then he left. We didn’t hear him back for a few minutes. […]
New English Mastiff
Robert’s birthday was the 23rd of April. He has wanted an English Mastiff for the longest time so I got him one for his 35th birthday.
He named him Brunson after poker legend Doyle Brunson.We are doing the crate training and so far it is going very, very well. He cried the first night […]
My donkey
When I was a about 8 or 9 there was an old man who lived up the road, his name was Mr. Owen. He had a donkey that pulled a wagon. I would pet the donkey every chance I got and I thought he was the most beautiful animal I had ever […]
These boots are made for…
Walking can add minutes to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month.
My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she’s 97 years old and we don’t know where she is.
The only reason I […]Hollywood Skate Park
Hollywood Skate Park Dedication
Friday, April 27, 2007, 6pm - 8pmLocated:
1650 S Hollywood (between Sahara & Charleston)
Dedication includes demos by the Industrial Skate Shop Team, light refreshments
Music by “Lydia Vance”.
www.myspace.com/lydiavance
Free skating to first 100 hundred participants who PRE -REGISTER starting Monday, April 23, 2007 in person at center.
(Participants under 18 must have parent sign a […]Peanut Toe
Aunt Sarrah always went bare footed. When I was little we were at the grocery store and I was looking at her feet. She said, “What the hell are you lookin at?” I told her, “I’m lookin at your toe, the one next to the big one. It looks like a […]
Big black cloud & Aunt Sarrah
Not long after Jack and I got married, Aunt Sarrah (pronounced Sarrie) came down to the house to tell us that there was a tornado coming and we better get in the cellar with her. Jack said “No, I’m not going but you girls go on ahead”. Aunt Sarrah said “Look at that […]
Rolling Pin
When I was about 6 years old, Grandpa made rolling pins out of cedar for the older grandkids. I kept beggin him to make me one. He would say, “Oh Sadie, if I made you one, you wouldn’t keep it”. I told him that if he would make me one I would keep […]
