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I’m not a bad speller-I just forget what word I’m typing

It’s true enough. I used to be a great speller and still am as a matter of fact. Unfortunately it seems that I’ve come to that time in life where I find myself spelling a word like constitut… and completely forgetting what the word was that I was trying to type halfway through the middle [...] Read more »

Posted 22 December 2007 † Kirk M § Blogging § Just Foolin § Just Thinkin ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Bifocals Baby!

I’ve been handed my “old age” hat. The VA is sending me bifocals from my last eye exam. Sheesh! Read more »

Posted 12 December 2007 † Kirk M § Getting older § Life as a veteran ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: ,

I’m chewing as fast as my tooth will let me.

Once upon a dinner dreary,
as I tried to chew my food and nearly,
lost the only tooth that I had left.
 

I sat in front of tasty beef stew,
wondering  where my teeth had gone to,
feeling so bereaved and so bereft.
 

I fear the only choice to con-clude,
now it’s only soup and soft foods,
and anything that I can [...] Read more »

Posted 17 November 2007 † Kirk M § Getting older § Just Foolin ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

New Englanders always know how to have fun.

One thing about living anywhere in northern New England, you have to find ways to offset the usual hardships of living and working in such a rugged environment. Although the Northernmost states of New England are well known for their scenic beauty no matter what the season (with the exception of mud season perhaps), the natives who [...] Read more »

Posted 07 October 2006 † Kirk M § Just Thinkin ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,