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I do not know where to begin with this description. The time period is from 0 to now. Please don't ask how long that is. I am sure with certain clues, you will be able to figure that out. I am writing this on my favorite old computer at home. I have a computer room that doubles as a retreat for a few of my pets when they want to be alone. I will cover mostly current thoughts. I hope to add some pictures as I have seen in a blog. I think that to do this sharing will take a lot of work, but the pictures I have seen are well worth it. Occasionally, I might review a flashback in mylife. I have times when I just roll that special even around in my mind until it has every possible facet examined. Usually this time is to try to figure out a "what if" scenario. If some of my items have no zest to it feel free to say so. I think that after I have some a few trial runs, then the real me will be out for all of the world to see. Luck you! As the saying goes, "Come with me and the best is yet to be." |
  Day 3807 April 14 April Danger When April comes along, I yearn to see how beautiful my sickly yard can be. Such pink and yellows, red and whites Can lead to flowerbeds that make an awesome sight. I long to see a daffodil spread that makes me smile I think the tulips could last a long, long while. The Iris has a nice pretty little flower Then maybe a foxglove could add some power Lets go with a sweet alyssum that I see It will be special if I let it be But much to my dismay and shocking surprise Some of these plants could lead to pet demise And others could make a pet have a seizure So no bad blooming plants will occupy my leisure. I hope that spring flowers will go away And I’ll just have some roses that I’ll see everyday. Yes some plants can kill or have a seizure producing effect. If you are unsure, check with the nursery person or a good book. My pets are family and I will protect them from bad stuff. |
| Day 3803 on April 10 Titanic History, from 1912 The RMS Titanic was one of the most lovely ships that had a bad ending. On board were two of the richest men and their wives from America. They could have bought their way onto the life boats with no after thought at all. Instead they chose to give up their place to someone poorer and with no hope of survival at all. John Jacob Astor IV, Isidor Straus owner of Macy’s and his wife, and George Dennick Wick founder of a Tube Company died on that day. I read somewhere that there were several dogs on board for a dog show but some were in kennels. Those who got out tried to save their owners but perished in the freezing water. Only 3 smaller dogs survived. |
Day 3800 April 7, 2025 Miracle Baby When I was young, my family lived in the countryside outside of Houston. It was beautiful. My brothers and I made some nice friends in the neighborhood. When Easter time rolled around, we were all getting excited about the usual, going to church and the egg hunt. That year the weather was perfect. My father was a doctor. He liked to get up before the family did because he wanted to get the newspaper to read the comics. His favorite was Beetle Bailey. My bedroom was near the front door. This is important because if we had a visitor, the doorbell would wake me up. But that morning, I heard a lot of car horn honking. It sounded like someone was trying to get someone out of their way. And then I heard voices and the doorbell ring, ring, ring and “Open up please!” My father got up and let the people in. I was awake and wanted to see what was going on. The people were a mother and father with a child in their arms. The child was pale and limp. They immediately put the child on the couch and started babbling out a story of what had happened. Their boys wanted to play a little baseball before church. The eldest child who was eleven, swung his bat which flew out of his hands. The little girl, his sister, who was about 5 was not far from her brother was hit directly in the chest. She fell down. Everyone ran to her. They saw that she was not breathing. So the parents knew that my father, was a couple of minutes away and could help. Everyone jumped into the car and drove quickly down the street to our house. In our living room, there was crying and talking as my father went to get his stethoscope. He checked her chest for a heartbeat. Nothing. He felt under her nose for breathing. Nothing. As doctors do, he was going to tell the parents his findings, “I’m sorry but your daughter is d_____.” But he did not get out the word ‘dead’ because the girl took a deep breath and breathed out the most wonderful sound anyone wanted to hear. She continued with more breaths and by that time our mother was at the phone to call for an ambulance. There were hugs all around. The girl’s brother were hugging and crying with joy. For a minute or two, this girl was dead. But now she was returning to her normal color, and crying. The parents were overjoyed with having their daughter back alive. The ambulance took the girl to the nearest hospital and the ICU in which she was the only patient. The local newspaper called her “The Easter Miracle Baby.” This was over 50 years ago but I remember the incident as if it was yesterday. No other miracle could be as happy as this one. Now for the present day of 2025, the young girl has passed away as a middle age woman from a disease. Her baseball playing brother has passed away. And I am here to remember the most beautiful miracle God can give, a young girl coming back from the dead. God was wonderful that day. (As he always is.) |
| Day 3795 April 2 What to do? April is a special month. I believe that Easter comes in this month so I plan to attend a church service to celebrate that occasion. I plan to wish all of my family a blessed day. But before that I have a new member in my family due to my nephew’s wife giving birth to a beautiful little girl. I bought an embroidery package that should be done and sent before Easter. If you look at the date of today, I do not have much time to finish the project. I am skipping around, but I have not gone through some junk on my desk so a good hour or two should take care of the piles of junk and make some new files. It’s just that mail comes faster than I throw things away. I do want to read more of my HOW TO books for writing and publishing a book. I do want to finish it before I either go crazy or die. I want to read more information to help me celebrate Earth DAY. I also found out that this is Scottish -American Heritage Month so I want to say hello to my Scottish friends. I have a bunch of them because my heritage is Scottish. It is also World Malaria day so I plan to take a mosquito to lunch. Finally, this is the month of my birthday. I will just be nonchalant and hope that I don’t get asked how old I am, many times. I am old enough to be your mother is my standard answer. How’s that? I am sure that there are many goodies so I’ll just let that go. I really want to appreciate the beauty of the gardens in town and maybe visit a museum or two. I want to learn more about the history of the place I live in now. Take care. Enjoy the beauty that surrounds you. Contribute to peace. We could use happy people in our country Chao! Hasta la vista baby! |
| Day 3794 April 1, 2025 My favorite April Fool’s Day prank was one that I saw on the TV program show MASH. Hawkeye and BJ were real characters who loved a good laugh. The other members of this unit were not fond of the jokes that they played. The others were usually the recipients of the joke. But the best joke was done by Col. Sherman T. Potter who knew that Hawkeye and BJ would fall for something so ingenuous. Col. Potter called a friend, Surgeon General Col. Tucker, (played by Pat Hingle), to visit the 4077th MASH unit. The visitor was identified as another officer who would watch the unit at work. And as Col. Potter imagined, his friend, Col. Tucker, spotted little detail and criticized the error. The members of the unit believed that the visitor was a little harsh. Their remarks was met with more criticisms from the visitor. Hawkeye and his cohorts decided to get even with Col. Tucker. The last night the visitor was there was April Fool’s night. Everyone was in the Officer’s Club for a drink. Hawkeye had a trick rigged. When Col. Tucker walked in, a pail of beer would douse him. The plan worked but no one expected Col. Tucker to have a heart attack. He collapsed. And everyone went to him to give him help. Col. Potter was first and heard Col. Tucker whisper, “Hawkeye!” When Hawkeye kneeled close to Col. Tucker, he heard Col. Tucker say, “APRIL FOOL!” Surprised was on everyone’s face until the words sunk in. They had been HAD! Tucker got on his feet. Col. Potter responded, “I got everyone. I have been planning this with my friend for months.” Hawkeye and BJ agreed and everyone laughed at the magnificent job of getting the MASH jokesters at a game they thought they were best at. I loved it too. I thought the heart attack was real and the characters might end up in jail. But fun was had by all. The show ended with a smile on everyone’s face. Col. Potter with Col. Tucker were the best in pulling a great joke. |
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