The World of
Grandpa Don
A work in progress - complete
but not finished
What's New
In the life of Grandpa Don
On this page I have
recorded what I found significant during the past week as well as my
thoughts about those events and other reflections. I started doing
this before the practice became popular on the internet
This is my diary, written a little each day and published weekly.
At times I may seem to
pontificate on a subject that comes to mind during the week. I do
not intend it as a demand or even a suggestion that everyone should
think or act as I do. It is rather, intended to let you know what
goes on in my mind ... how I am motivated to live as I do.
If The World of Grandpa Don
appeals to you,
you are free to join me in it. Be warned, however, it is not always what
some would call "The Real World".
Week Ending
Friday February 1, 2008
Go to the Current Event
for ..
Archive
Or to learn more of Grandpa Don and his
remarkable family ...
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the Spotlight
Look here for
new or revised pages on this web site or maybe worth
a revisit.
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Prayer Corner
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the On-Line Chapel
www.stjulie.org
Post your prayer requests there.
Before I presume to pray ...
for my offenses against God
and everyone else, I ask pardon.
I invite you
to
Pray with me
... For
a better world for everyone.
Many of the quotes found on
this page are from the daily messages I receive from
Covenant House
A
Thought ...
Every morning is the dawn of a new error
Bono
Vince Malum
Overcome Evil with Good
Knight Grand Officer
Chev. Donald J Plefka, KGOStI,
OMStlAt-Large Priory Commander
Order of
Merit III
For those of you who visited the
world of Grandpa Don early last Friday you may have seen some remarks that
were ill advised,... no actually, ... stupid. The way I worded
something was offensive and someone let me know about it, For that I thank
him. Private apologies were extended and the text was revised. All is well,
or as well as can be. If you didn't notice the dumb mistake, that's good.
The aim of this website is to show the
positive side of things and I went negative. Grandpa Don is far from
perfect. I try but ... I need all the help I can get. I should have a proof
reader but ... I lost her over seven years ago.
I fell into the trap. It was a great
story about the Iraqi sculptor who, out of gratitude for the US soldiers,
crafted a beautiful statue in tribute to them. Because I wanted it to be
true I fell hook, line, and sinker and immediately sent a copy to all my
friends. One of them knew the true story and sent it by return email. The
statue had been the idea of the soldiers themselves who hired the Iraqi
sculptor to do the work after collecting thousands of dollars from their
fellow solders. He only did it for the money and charged dearly for his
work. He had no loyalties at all except to the cash and was actually
anti US. This is what is wrong about lying to create a good story. The lie
can backfire and have the opposite effect. .
Better to expose
ourselves to ingratitude than fail in assisting the
unfortunate.
~ Du Coeur
The first two poems in the book of my
father's writings are a study in contrast. "Raindrops on Your Old Tin
Hat" introduce us to the soldier who does his duty because it is his to
do. But as he sits with the rain drops sounding on his helmet he wonders
if it may really be the tears of a worried mother back home. I was
struck by the line which referred to the soldier "... doing his duty
because it is his to do." This is the way in all wars. The man or woman
in the military goes what is expected of him because to do otherwise is
unthinkable. His fellow soldiers depend on him as does his country. It
is just what he does. I remember taking the oath when I enlisted in the
Navy When the chips are down, that oath takes control. The second
poem in the book is "The Return" a lament and a wish. He is now a
civilian and after several years in the Calvary he feels buried in his
office job. He wants to return to the army and the wide open spaces. In
both cases he is content as a soldier but the Mother at home and the
civilian confined to the desk are the ones who are sad. In both he shows
his sensitive nature. You can read
The Return by clicking
on the link. Marilyn had sent a copy to me shortly after we became
acquainted.
This issue of The World of Grandpa
Don arrives with a couple of changes. The "real world" is always
changing and so we can also expect changes in my little world as well.
The title of this page had previously been "Current Events: That may
have been taken as "real world" events and so may have been ambiguous,
You can read about Current Events in any newspaper or on the TV news
reports, You won't find them here. In addition, since I have started to
scatter quotations through out the page, the Quote of the Week was
superfluous and has been replaced with "In The Spotlight" where I will
highlight pages in this web site which may be new or which I think are
worth a new viewing.
Reports of my comings and goings are
definitely a bit mundane and tend to be repetitious and so I will try to
avoid relating them to you unless they have some particular meaning. As
a result of all this, this page may shrink in size and in the amount of
the time required to prepare it each week. It will result, I hope, in my
being able to devote more time to other pursuits ... the "tasks" that I
keep putting aside.
Let us clothe
ourselves in a
mutual tolerance of one another's view.
~ St. Clement of Rome
The Archdiocesan Appeal was made via a
recording by the Bishop at the masses on Sunday after which the pastor
guided us through the the pledge process. Half way through his
instructions a baby started crying very loudly and with obvious anguish.
Fr Steve didn't miss a beat but just looked in the direction from which
the cries emanated and said, "I know it is difficult ... but
your sacrifice will be appreciated."
Still on the humorous side, this was received from
Bob Lewis:
STUNNING SENIOR MOMENT
A very self-important college freshman attending a recent football game,
took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him
why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his
generation.
"You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one,"
the student said, loud enough for many of those nearby to hear. "The
young people of today grew up with television, jet planes, space travel,
man walking on the moon, our spaceships have visited Mars. We have
nuclear energy, electric and hydrogen cars, computers with DSL, bsp;
light-speed processing ....and," pausing to take another drink of beer.
The Senior took advantage of the break in the student's litany and said,
"You're right, son. We didn't have those things when we were
young.....so we invented them. Now, you arrogant little shit, what are
you doing for the next generation?"
The applause was resounding...
I love senior citizens
Indeed! ... Thanks Bob. Humorous, yes, but in a way
it is serious because our reason for being here is to make a better
future. There is always a quest for "the meaning of life". That is it ,
look no further.
The ranks of the St Julie Web Ministry have expanded
to include Cindy who will be our connection to .a local newspaper's web
site,
The Orland Park Prairie. This web site provides a community
calendar as well as a community page which will enable us to post
stories and photos of events at the parish. Cindy will use the
information already provided to the parish web site and post information
to the newspaper's web site providing a further outreach into the
cyber-world for the parish. We welcome Cindy to the Web Team and thank
her for sharing her time and talents with us.
The value of
consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will
hear Him.
~ William McGill
Our pastor and I have another thing
in common and that is an affinity for the TV show Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition. The following is taken from his page in the parish bulletin for
this weekend.
"God and Neighbor
I’m a sucker for Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition. The stories are real and they’re always about
providing a home for families who are less fortunate or who have some
terrible burden they are bearing. On a recent episode, a family was
provided with a home because they had lost theirs and were about to
loose the lot it stood on. I came in at the middle of the episode, so I
don’t know all the details of the story which led up to this point, but
I saw the results.The family was bowled over by the generosity of their
neighbors who had pitched in to provide this new home under the
direction of a home builder with, of course, the assistance of the
Extreme Makeover crew. Speaking for his wife and his three little sons,
the dad could only say over and over again how much he appreciated his
neighbors’ help. Choked up with emotion, he kept repeating “I love you”
to the neighbors.
What if, this Lent, by our
prayer, fasting and almsgiving, our neighbors were to say to us thank
you, I love you?"
Fr. Steve
He and I also enjoy a good science
fiction story. By that I do not mean horror stories. but adventures set
in times other than our own, usually the future but sometimes in
undefined times. This extends to alternate world settings such as the
one in the Lord of the Rings. These stories often include conflicts
between good and evil, usually with the good being triumphant. I find
that the Sci-Fi channel has a number of these programs that keep my
attention. These include Stargete SG1, Stargete Atlantic, Startreck
Enterprise, Battlestar Galactica, and the campy Flash Gordon. There are
several others. they all seem to promote positive values while depicting
their characters in a moral manner. They may be "otherworldly" but have
a place in the World of Grandpa Don..
Wear a smile and have
friends;
wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
~ George Eliot
I finished reading "The Messenger" and I am left with
mixed feelings. Girzone is slipping, at least in my eye. Maybe he is
just running out of steam. The message is a good one but he has simply
rephrased himself and in doing so lost the magic he had for me in
the Joshua series. From here I turn to the "science fiction" genre of
Steven King. (Going from the sublime to the ridiculous) I have read the
seven book "Dark Tower" series and enjoyed it's fantasy world very much.
The "Birth of the Gunslinger" is a cartoon depiction of the origins of
the main character of the series. It has been many, many years since I
have read a comic book and never a hard cover comic book. We will see
what this one has to offer.
One of the daily offerings from C.S. Lewis was in
regard to the differences in religions. He compared it to arithmetic in
that there is only one correct answer. However, among the incorrect
answers some are closer to being correct than others. This reminded me
of the email being circulating around that tries to induce we Christians
to hate the Islamic faith by claiming they have it all wrong. It starts
with the statement that they worship some strange moon god. I don't know
where the originator came up with that one but the fact is that they,
our Jewish brothers and we Christians worship the one and only God
of Abraham. Of course, we hear them use a different name for Him ...
they speak a different language. Its the same One and Only
God. They think we have got it a bit wrong in the concept of the
Trinity,. not understanding the idea of three distinct persons in
one God.
The email tells us they are strange because they face
Mecca and pray 5 time a day. What has that to do with anything? The fact
is that until recent history, Christian churches were built with the
altars at the east end of the building so the priest and the people
faced east, the direction of the rising sun, when we prayed. Does that
make us sun worshipers? No, it was the symbolism of Christ rising as the
light of the world. And, to this day, our clergy observe the Prayers of
the Hours, as we should also. There was a time that I remember
when we were called to prayer by the ringing of church bells ...
morning, noon, and evening. Praying publicly several time a day is an
admirable thing ... we should try it.
And what about the similarities in our faiths? Did
you know that the Virgin Mary is talked about more in the Quran than in
the Christian Bible? In the Quran the story of the Annunciation by the
angel is greatly expanded and she is revered as the Virgin Mother of one
of the greatest prophets, Jesus. Of course they do not recognize Jesus
as divine because to do so would violate their lack of understanding the
concept of the Trinity. If it were not for that, they could be devote
Christians.
Moslems, indecently, have great devotion to Our Lady
of Fatima since the town was named after Fatimah, daughter of the
Islamic prophet Muhammad. ... Makes one wonder why Mary chose to appear
there.
Of their zeal in forbidding anything bit the Islamic
faith I can only point to the Christian zeal of the Inquisition, Spanish
Conquistadores, the Crusades and more. Sometimes
tolerance of other faiths is hard to swallow and difficult to practice.
So what is the problem? They have allowed the
radicals among them to sway the masses just as we have in the past,
Radicals in any faith or movement will always cause problems. They twist
the truth and use any means to further their agenda. Unfortunately if a
group or an institution succumbs to its radical element it will fall
under its power and the problem causers need to be eliminated by
outsiders. We seem to be in that situation at this time. But we must
remember that radicals thrive on hate and misunderstanding. We must
guard against falling into their trap. In this case fighting fire with
fire not only doesn't work but it adds fuel to the conflagration.
I believe that the best hope of defeating a radical
element is to convince the sane among them to defeat them from within.
You do that with understanding, love and kindness.
The person who says
it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.
~ Chinese proverb
Wednesday evening several of us attended the meeting
of the parish Community Life Board. Our leader, Sr. Gael was absent but
had provided an agenda. As a result the meeting was brief but fruitful.
We all have things to do and are on course.
Thursday morning Mikey didn't wake me until just
before 8 AM. I had to hurry through breakfast to get him to Touch of
Class for his bath, then stop for gas before going to Bible Study. Again
Sr Gael was absent. I hope she is not ill. She did arrange to have the
DVD there for our current chapter and Paul (a former priest) did an
admirable job of guiding us along as well as providing several
interesting insights into the Gospel of John.
Father Bill Burke is leaving the parish to live in a
retirement home for priests in a suburb not far from us, We will miss
him ... he is one of the best! He is leaving without fan-fare not
wanting to make a big to-do about it. The home has a large wooded area
with pats and a large pond. He loves to walk and observe nature and I am
sure he will enjoy it there.
There was a message waiting for me after I made my
way through the snow and arrived back home. To my surprise it was
Countryside Home & Garden to let me know my snow blower was fixed and
that they could deliver it that day if I got back to them soon enough or
... on Tuesday. There was up to 8" of snow predicted so I called right
back. The machine was back in my garage a half hour later, ready for
winters best shot. In the mean time, Touch of Class called and I was off
to get Mikey. We were both ready for a relaxing afternoon.
The best preparation
for good work tomorrow
is to do good work today.
~ Elbert Hubbard
Well, ... maybe the page is a little shorter but I
don't know where the time went. Maybe I am just slowing down. I would
like to be out of bed by about 7 AM but Mikey has been sleeping
through the night and then some. His skin is nice and soft ... his old
cuddly self again. Even when he does get me up there is not a lot of
urgency so I have time to visit the bathroom and get dressed before
going down to leave him out. In any case, the day is a bit shorter to
start with and I seem to dilly-dally over breakfast before my prayer and
reflection time. Biscus, incidentally, has been very happy and one day
this week had four 5" brilliant red flowers open. On my typical day.
after going through my email it is almost time for lunch
My good friend Grandpa Schober goes to bed at 9 PM
and is up around 4:30 AM. He apparently runs on his .his old work
schedule. I generally stay up to watch the 10: 00 news (being on central
time) and turn on the TV in the bedroom so am seldom asleep. before 11PM
I like to get my 8 hours of sleep and usually do,
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
to John
Ialacci, the husband of my niece, Sarah Cecora.
I woke this morning to abut 6" of fresh snow and
still coming down. Mikey plowed through it to find a spot where the wind
had cleared an area for him. My newspaper is still out there someplace
beneath it all. Joe and Anthony will come this afternoon and give the
snow blower a good workout. In the mean time I will remain cozy in the
warmth and security of my castle..
:The name Shepardsfield may have some
significance as the possible origin of our ancestor's first name.
.
Grandpa Don Plefka
Links of the
Week
Following the link is ...
the name of the person who led me to it.
An Irish Blessing ... Mary Moskal
Anne
wanted everyone to be 'Nice'.
This button was in one of her dresser
drawers I cleaned out in August of 2004
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What's New In the life of Grandpa Don On this page I have recorded what I found significant during the past week as well as my thoughts about those events and other reflections. I started doing this before the practice became popular on the internet This is my diary, written a little each day and published weekly. At times I may seem to pontificate on a subject that comes to mind during the week. I do not intend it as a demand or even a suggestion that everyone should think or act as I do. It is rather, intended to let you know what goes on in my mind ... how I am motivated to live as I do.
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The aim of this website is to show the positive side of things and I went negative. Grandpa Don is far from perfect. I try but ... I need all the help I can get. I should have a proof reader but ... I lost her over seven years ago.
I fell into the trap. It was a great
story about the Iraqi sculptor who, out of gratitude for the US soldiers,
crafted a beautiful statue in tribute to them. Because I wanted it to be
true I fell hook, line, and sinker and immediately sent a copy to all my
friends. One of them knew the true story and sent it by return email. The
statue had been the idea of the soldiers themselves who hired the Iraqi
sculptor to do the work after collecting thousands of dollars from their
fellow solders. He only did it for the money and charged dearly for his
work. He had no loyalties at all except to the cash and was actually
anti US. This is what is wrong about lying to create a good story. The lie
can backfire and have the opposite effect. .
The first two poems in the book of my father's writings are a study in contrast. "Raindrops on Your Old Tin Hat" introduce us to the soldier who does his duty because it is his to do. But as he sits with the rain drops sounding on his helmet he wonders if it may really be the tears of a worried mother back home. I was struck by the line which referred to the soldier "... doing his duty because it is his to do." This is the way in all wars. The man or woman in the military goes what is expected of him because to do otherwise is unthinkable. His fellow soldiers depend on him as does his country. It is just what he does. I remember taking the oath when I enlisted in the Navy When the chips are down, that oath takes control. The second poem in the book is "The Return" a lament and a wish. He is now a civilian and after several years in the Calvary he feels buried in his office job. He wants to return to the army and the wide open spaces. In both cases he is content as a soldier but the Mother at home and the civilian confined to the desk are the ones who are sad. In both he shows his sensitive nature. You can read The Return by clicking on the link. Marilyn had sent a copy to me shortly after we became acquainted. This issue of The World of Grandpa Don arrives with a couple of changes. The "real world" is always changing and so we can also expect changes in my little world as well. The title of this page had previously been "Current Events: That may have been taken as "real world" events and so may have been ambiguous, You can read about Current Events in any newspaper or on the TV news reports, You won't find them here. In addition, since I have started to scatter quotations through out the page, the Quote of the Week was superfluous and has been replaced with "In The Spotlight" where I will highlight pages in this web site which may be new or which I think are worth a new viewing.
Reports of my comings and goings are
definitely a bit mundane and tend to be repetitious and so I will try to
avoid relating them to you unless they have some particular meaning. As
a result of all this, this page may shrink in size and in the amount of
the time required to prepare it each week. It will result, I hope, in my
being able to devote more time to other pursuits ... the "tasks" that I
keep putting aside. Let us clothe
ourselves in a
The Archdiocesan Appeal was made via a
recording by the Bishop at the masses on Sunday after which the pastor
guided us through the the pledge process. Half way through his
instructions a baby started crying very loudly and with obvious anguish.
Fr Steve didn't miss a beat but just looked in the direction from which
the cries emanated and said, "I know it is difficult ... but
your sacrifice will be appreciated."
Still on the humorous side, this was received from
Bob Lewis:
STUNNING SENIOR MOMENT Indeed! ... Thanks Bob. Humorous, yes, but in a way it is serious because our reason for being here is to make a better future. There is always a quest for "the meaning of life". That is it , look no further.
The ranks of the St Julie Web Ministry have expanded
to include Cindy who will be our connection to .a local newspaper's web
site,
The Orland Park Prairie. This web site provides a community
calendar as well as a community page which will enable us to post
stories and photos of events at the parish. Cindy will use the
information already provided to the parish web site and post information
to the newspaper's web site providing a further outreach into the
cyber-world for the parish. We welcome Cindy to the Web Team and thank
her for sharing her time and talents with us.
Our pastor and I have another thing in common and that is an affinity for the TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The following is taken from his page in the parish bulletin for this weekend. "God and Neighbor I’m a sucker for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The stories are real and they’re always about providing a home for families who are less fortunate or who have some terrible burden they are bearing. On a recent episode, a family was provided with a home because they had lost theirs and were about to loose the lot it stood on. I came in at the middle of the episode, so I don’t know all the details of the story which led up to this point, but I saw the results.The family was bowled over by the generosity of their neighbors who had pitched in to provide this new home under the direction of a home builder with, of course, the assistance of the Extreme Makeover crew. Speaking for his wife and his three little sons, the dad could only say over and over again how much he appreciated his neighbors’ help. Choked up with emotion, he kept repeating “I love you” to the neighbors. What if, this Lent, by our prayer, fasting and almsgiving, our neighbors were to say to us thank you, I love you?" Fr. Steve
He and I also enjoy a good science
fiction story. By that I do not mean horror stories. but adventures set
in times other than our own, usually the future but sometimes in
undefined times. This extends to alternate world settings such as the
one in the Lord of the Rings. These stories often include conflicts
between good and evil, usually with the good being triumphant. I find
that the Sci-Fi channel has a number of these programs that keep my
attention. These include Stargete SG1, Stargete Atlantic, Startreck
Enterprise, Battlestar Galactica, and the campy Flash Gordon. There are
several others. they all seem to promote positive values while depicting
their characters in a moral manner. They may be "otherworldly" but have
a place in the World of Grandpa Don..
I finished reading "The Messenger" and I am left with mixed feelings. Girzone is slipping, at least in my eye. Maybe he is just running out of steam. The message is a good one but he has simply rephrased himself and in doing so lost the magic he had for me in the Joshua series. From here I turn to the "science fiction" genre of Steven King. (Going from the sublime to the ridiculous) I have read the seven book "Dark Tower" series and enjoyed it's fantasy world very much. The "Birth of the Gunslinger" is a cartoon depiction of the origins of the main character of the series. It has been many, many years since I have read a comic book and never a hard cover comic book. We will see what this one has to offer. One of the daily offerings from C.S. Lewis was in regard to the differences in religions. He compared it to arithmetic in that there is only one correct answer. However, among the incorrect answers some are closer to being correct than others. This reminded me of the email being circulating around that tries to induce we Christians to hate the Islamic faith by claiming they have it all wrong. It starts with the statement that they worship some strange moon god. I don't know where the originator came up with that one but the fact is that they, our Jewish brothers and we Christians worship the one and only God of Abraham. Of course, we hear them use a different name for Him ... they speak a different language. Its the same One and Only God. They think we have got it a bit wrong in the concept of the Trinity,. not understanding the idea of three distinct persons in one God. The email tells us they are strange because they face Mecca and pray 5 time a day. What has that to do with anything? The fact is that until recent history, Christian churches were built with the altars at the east end of the building so the priest and the people faced east, the direction of the rising sun, when we prayed. Does that make us sun worshipers? No, it was the symbolism of Christ rising as the light of the world. And, to this day, our clergy observe the Prayers of the Hours, as we should also. There was a time that I remember when we were called to prayer by the ringing of church bells ... morning, noon, and evening. Praying publicly several time a day is an admirable thing ... we should try it. And what about the similarities in our faiths? Did you know that the Virgin Mary is talked about more in the Quran than in the Christian Bible? In the Quran the story of the Annunciation by the angel is greatly expanded and she is revered as the Virgin Mother of one of the greatest prophets, Jesus. Of course they do not recognize Jesus as divine because to do so would violate their lack of understanding the concept of the Trinity. If it were not for that, they could be devote Christians. Moslems, indecently, have great devotion to Our Lady of Fatima since the town was named after Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. ... Makes one wonder why Mary chose to appear there.
Of their zeal in forbidding anything bit the Islamic
faith I can only point to the Christian zeal of the Inquisition, Spanish
Conquistadores, the Crusades and more. Sometimes So what is the problem? They have allowed the radicals among them to sway the masses just as we have in the past, Radicals in any faith or movement will always cause problems. They twist the truth and use any means to further their agenda. Unfortunately if a group or an institution succumbs to its radical element it will fall under its power and the problem causers need to be eliminated by outsiders. We seem to be in that situation at this time. But we must remember that radicals thrive on hate and misunderstanding. We must guard against falling into their trap. In this case fighting fire with fire not only doesn't work but it adds fuel to the conflagration.
I believe that the best hope of defeating a radical
element is to convince the sane among them to defeat them from within.
You do that with understanding, love and kindness. The person who says
it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it. Wednesday evening several of us attended the meeting of the parish Community Life Board. Our leader, Sr. Gael was absent but had provided an agenda. As a result the meeting was brief but fruitful. We all have things to do and are on course. Thursday morning Mikey didn't wake me until just before 8 AM. I had to hurry through breakfast to get him to Touch of Class for his bath, then stop for gas before going to Bible Study. Again Sr Gael was absent. I hope she is not ill. She did arrange to have the DVD there for our current chapter and Paul (a former priest) did an admirable job of guiding us along as well as providing several interesting insights into the Gospel of John. Father Bill Burke is leaving the parish to live in a retirement home for priests in a suburb not far from us, We will miss him ... he is one of the best! He is leaving without fan-fare not wanting to make a big to-do about it. The home has a large wooded area with pats and a large pond. He loves to walk and observe nature and I am sure he will enjoy it there. There was a message waiting for me after I made my way through the snow and arrived back home. To my surprise it was Countryside Home & Garden to let me know my snow blower was fixed and that they could deliver it that day if I got back to them soon enough or ... on Tuesday. There was up to 8" of snow predicted so I called right back. The machine was back in my garage a half hour later, ready for winters best shot. In the mean time, Touch of Class called and I was off to get Mikey. We were both ready for a relaxing afternoon.
Well, ... maybe the page is a little shorter but I don't know where the time went. Maybe I am just slowing down. I would like to be out of bed by about 7 AM but Mikey has been sleeping through the night and then some. His skin is nice and soft ... his old cuddly self again. Even when he does get me up there is not a lot of urgency so I have time to visit the bathroom and get dressed before going down to leave him out. In any case, the day is a bit shorter to start with and I seem to dilly-dally over breakfast before my prayer and reflection time. Biscus, incidentally, has been very happy and one day this week had four 5" brilliant red flowers open. On my typical day. after going through my email it is almost time for lunch My good friend Grandpa Schober goes to bed at 9 PM and is up around 4:30 AM. He apparently runs on his .his old work schedule. I generally stay up to watch the 10: 00 news (being on central time) and turn on the TV in the bedroom so am seldom asleep. before 11PM I like to get my 8 hours of sleep and usually do, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to John Ialacci, the husband of my niece, Sarah Cecora. I woke this morning to abut 6" of fresh snow and still coming down. Mikey plowed through it to find a spot where the wind had cleared an area for him. My newspaper is still out there someplace beneath it all. Joe and Anthony will come this afternoon and give the snow blower a good workout. In the mean time I will remain cozy in the warmth and security of my castle.. |
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