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“One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening.”

February 4, 2012

Saturday just isn’t as interesting as it used to be. When I was a kid, it was cartoons , Howdy Doody, Annie Oakley and all the rest day. It was eating cereal in front of the small, black and white TV set with the wooden doors. In college, it was recuperate from Friday night day. It was a day to do absolutely nothing until party time Saturday night, and there was always a party. When I was working, Saturday was errand day. It was ride around town, do some shopping to perk the soul and spirit, hit the grocery store and maybe meet friends later for a drink or two.

Since I retired, I can do all of my errands any day of the week. Saturday has slipped into being just like all the other days. Its only redeeming quality is the SyFy (silly darn spelling) channel which often shows really bad movies all day. I miss the old Saturday.

We’re back to the 40’s again while my sister in Colorado is buried under two plus feet of snow. Even the schools were closed on Friday, a most unusual event for Colorado. We have sun and blue skies and a bit of a breeze. All in all it’s a pretty nice day.

I called my sister yesterday so I could hear a human voice. My other sister called me. It was a banner day for conversation. Moe talked about the snow and how happy she was that they had shopped before the storm. Her street hadn’t been plowed since the morning, and it was late afternoon. Gracie in that much snow would be hidden, and her movements would resemble those of the giant worms in Tremors where all you saw was the ground rippling.

Today has been a mishmash. My mind is a potpourri of useless tidbits, of space fillers. It seems all the outloud talking I’ve been doing to myself is finally taking its toll. I even think I’ve started answering.

“Let’s Give A Rousing Cheer…”

August 24, 2010

An early morning meeting and a trip to the library has put me behind my time for which I apologize. Usually by eleven I’m finished writing and lolling on the lounge with my bon bons.

The skies opened and a deluge fell all of yesterday and last night. The wind howled and even overturned the umbrella stuck in a fifty pound stand. I had guests for dinner last night but, “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley.” There I was holding my umbrella and trying to watch the meat as it barbecued, a tricky maneuver as I was cooking a rare, a medium and a well-done. On one of my check the meat trips I literally did, trip I mean. My flip flops skidded and I hit the deck, uninjured but soaked. After that I forwent the umbrella. The meat cooked perfectly, but I was soaked, necessitating a change of clothes. For the next dinner, I’m checking the weather before I make out my menu.

It is still raining with a dampness which chills to the bones so most of my windows are closed. According to the paper, the sun won’t be back until Thursday, and the forecast  for Saturday is a good one, perfect for a deck party.

Edward Kean has died at age 85. His name is probably not familiar but his music is. Mr. Kean wrote the theme song It’s Howdy Doody Time to which I still remember all of the words and would sing along if Buffalo Bob appeared miraculously on Saturday morning television in black and white and asked, “What time is it, kids?”

I always find it amazing what sticks in my head, and I’m guessing a lot of yours too.