Re: Mind's Eye spending Christmas

Felt much the same cleaning the bedroom we let grandson use today -
bubblegum on carpet plus usual teenage 'drudgery for others', broken
guitar strings, broken ... I'd be retiring now if not for such
impediments, cats, dog ... the joys of life. One might suspect the
youngsters only get the flu in order to kill us off rigs! Not had it
since giving up university sweat-shop teaching and starting the jabs
two years later. Glad tea, biscuits and pastoral care not needed!

On 8 Jan, 20:33, rigs <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Add the Easter Bunny and Tom Turkey! :-) A friend was ready to dump
> her husband of 50 years as of yesterday- at least I am chucking
> symbols!//To all- the relationships were/are fine. My daughter and
> both grand-daughters had the flu and I nursed them through only to
> come down with the remnants-despite the vaccine- plus exhaustion.
> Also, so many plans went sideways, etc. which was disappointing. I
> think I am getting ready for a simpler life/house but moving will be
> like pulling teeth (by the way, my gold crown fetched $70.-what a
> riot). Pardon the drama of "never again" as I recall saying the same
> in other categories...like men and love and a few foods.
>
> On Jan 7, 7:25 pm, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > No more Christmas for Rigs?
>
> > On Jan 7, 8:06 pm, rigs <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Christmas was a disaster. Never again...
>
> > > On Jan 3, 9:37 am, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Nah!  Mince pies aren't even edible Don.  Fruit cake at least goes
> > > > hard if exposed to enough sunlight and can be fashioned into arrow-
> > > > heads.  Good luck in the New Year mate.
>
> > > > On 1 Jan, 15:58, Don Johnson <daj...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Happy New Year everyone! Too late to be useful now but a good way to get
> > > > > rid of residual moisture in a phone is to take it apart and submerge it in
> > > > > a bag of rice for a few hours. I used to use a hair dryer but saw this
> > > > > other technique in an episode of Elementary. Modern day Sherlock Holmes, I
> > > > > like it. I hate mince pie too but it's slightly better then fruit cake.
>
> > > > > I worked all through the Holidays including today. I'm off starting
> > > > > tomorrow and my brother's family is flying in from Bremerton, WA. to vist
> > > > > for the rest of the week. It's rainy and overcast here they should feel
> > > > > right at home.
>
> > > > > Last year was a helluva year. Storms, mass shootings, fiscal
> > > > > cliffs(Geronimo!) and Whitney Houston died in a bathtub. My ex-wife, mother
> > > > > of my only son, also passed unexpectedly with an aneurism in November.
> > > > >  Knew she was having headaches and was even more irritable then usual but I
> > > > > never expected this. It's been really rough on the boy. He's basically been
> > > > > abandoned 3 times. By me when I left after the divorce and was lucky to see
> > > > > him once a week, by his mom when she kicked him out of her house 3 years
> > > > > ago and again when she died. These long holidays suck and I'm not around to
> > > > > support him nearly enough. Guilt.
>
> > > > > I had to start the new year off with a good whine. Not my last I assure
> > > > > you. Good times and better memories to all.
>
> > > > > dj
>
> > > > > On Monday, December 24, 2012 10:08:53 AM UTC-6, archytas wrote:
>
> > > > > > Walking Maxwell is my preferred action.  Television and radio are a
> > > > > > disaster.  Sue is baking mince pies - I have always hated them!  Just
> > > > > > fixed my old neighbours' phone - or at least replaced it with an old
> > > > > > one of ours - theirs was full of water and I hoping it will work again
> > > > > > once I screw it back together (it's a special phone for old folks so
> > > > > > worth trying to fix).  Shaun went into town to buy a video game - but
> > > > > > they were sold out.  A turkey dinner beckons, daughters behaving (rare
> > > > > > when in same room unless they gang up on another victim - eldest and
> > > > > > her bloke are thinking of moving here from Israel).  Churches tend to
> > > > > > get to me in what we might call a 'reverse Molly' so it will be the
> > > > > > pub or a very long Maxwell if family company gets too much - we may
> > > > > > all go to give Sue some peace.  Reading some quantum material that
> > > > > > suggests there are 500 states of matter.  It's not helping screw the
> > > > > > phone back together!
>
> > > > > > Good luck to all.
>
> > > > > > On 24 Dec, 14:01, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Have a merry, blessed and holy christmas Molly
> > > > > > > Allan
>
> > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > My husband and I are about to head out to church, my beloved Shrine of
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > Little Flower, that was my family parish growing up.  We are arriving
> > > > > > before
> > > > > > > > any planned mass - way before- to spend our own time feeling that
> > > > > > sacred
> > > > > > > > space and spread a few of my brother Mike's ashes in the rose garden.
> > > > > >  He
> > > > > > > > loved it there as a kid, and thought he would have probably become a
> > > > > > priest
> > > > > > > > had the family not moved to a different state when we were young.
> > > > > >  Knowing
> > > > > > > > Mike, as a priest he might have gone the way of Francis and Alan,
> > > > > > getting
> > > > > > > > tired of the bureaucracy.  Or, he might have found a way like Merton
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > circumvent in a monastery for awhile and come out charged, ready to
> > > > > > bring
> > > > > > > > the holy spirit to Hollywood. Mike was charming and loved Hollywood.
> > > > > >  He
> > > > > > > > might have just pulled it off.  I miss him and honor him this
> > > > > > Christmas.
>
> > > > > > > > What is everybody else doing this Christmas?
>
> > > > > > > > My love to you all.
>
> > > > > > > > Molly
>
> > > > > > > > --
>
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > >  (
> > > > > > >   )
> > > > > > > |_D Allan
>
> > > > > > > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
>
> > > > > > > Of course I talk to myself,
> > > > > > > Sometimes I need expert advice..- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -

--