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Because Barbara Brown is just that good at convincing me to do things, I ended up as the last-to-be-picked substitute on a summer bowling league. The first and only time I ever bowled I was about 10 and my mother made my father take me with him so she could get a break. Dad was a big time bowler. Won the New Jersey State Championship one year as a member of the Knights of Columbus team.

I didn’t do as well. My high score of 75 went down with each succeeding game. I found I didn’t have the strength to

Michele Bachman has been granted Swiss citizenship. Pray god she plans to move there… and takes Sarah Palin with her… and Rick Santorum to carry their bags.

Carm climbs on top of whatever body part of mine that seems the most comfortable and starts to snore almost immediately. If I move, he immediately gets up and politely waits until I’ve turned and then finds another spot on top of me that works for him and goes back to snoring. Bubba takes the path of least resistance. She sleeps with her butt firmly planted against my leg so that when I turn, all she has to do is slightly rearrange her butt. Meanwhile, I try to fall asleep in one position so as to not disturb them too

The dogs pooped their first bird seeds today. They are officially part of the household now for sure.

When I was young, I could fly 20 hours back from Asia and be at work the next day with no more problems than perhaps a slight sense of being tired. Now I travel back from the East Coast and need a week for my body to catch up. I’m still not sure when my mind will follow. And then I wonder… is it my age or the joy that air travel has become?

My plan to fund my retirement through my winnings at the penny slot machines has fallen slightly short of expected. I either have to die in the next five minutes or find another source of funds.