Old people are a pain
“When did we grow old?” Herself asked me that the other day and it made me think. Frankly it did come as a bit of a shock as until then I didn’t think I was Old [with a capital O]. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Getting old
Worries
There is a strange noise outside. I am sitting with the door to the garden open, and every now and then there is the sound of a car splashing through puddles out on the road. That’s a sound I haven’t … Continue reading →
Short sighted leading the blind
I had to get a document signed recently. In my ongoing quest to grab as much as possible from the state I made a little discovery. Apparently I can save a trip to the opticians and get a home visit, … Continue reading →
Numerically challenged
Normally I am quite good with numbers. I can remember car registrations, phone numbers, library card numbers and all sorts of stuff like that. Conversely I am hopeless at remembering names or faces but that’s beside the point. The one … Continue reading →
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As days go, today is a quiet one. Herself has been watered, sedated and locked in the attic. The cat and the dog are fed. Time for Me Time. Actually it shouldn’t be quite so much of a quiet day … Continue reading →
Hardware
Enough about software. Yesterday was hardware day. There is a vast warehouse of a place in Skobieville where I get all my serious hardware stuff. I avoid it where possible and tend to build up a list over time so … Continue reading →
Crippled leading the lame
I may have mentioned in the past that Herself is an invalid. Please note I said an invalid. She is still reasonably valid. A nasty combination of arthritis and a degenerative spine thingy has left her in a ton of … Continue reading →
Is it or isn’t it?
I awoke this morning and looked at my watch. Now I’m not really pushed about the time I wake up [that fact that I woke up at all is sufficient for me] but I like to know what day of … Continue reading →
The Unifying Theory
Researchers have finally discovered the truth. We have know for years that smoking causes all the cancers known to man, along with just about every other ailment. Likewise obesity causes much the same diseases and premature deaths. If you eat, … Continue reading →
There is a word for it
I’m getting old. I reckon that in the last four or five weeks I have aged about ten years or more. Where I was a thirty year old in a forty year old body, I’m now a forty year old … Continue reading →
