Hey y'all. I am not going to beat around the bush; it has been a tough week. As you probably know my mother fell last week and broke her femur just below the hip. She had surgery on Sunday and was moved to rehab on Thursday. Her leg is doing decent; her pain is now quite manageable. It is her mental state that is now more of a problem, as she is confused a great deal and has become agitated at times.
There are several things I want to write about in blogs, but I have decided to do just a potpourri and list the highlights and lowlights of my stream of consciousness.
* M and I got home Thursday night after being gone 23 of the last 24 days. My bed never felt so good.
* During this ordeal with my mother, and I have mentioned this before, I have been reminded what a great group of friends I have been blessed with. I hope I never, ever take them for granted.
* For some reason, for the past two weeks or so, I have had the "Looney Tunes Theme Song (This is It)" on a continuous loop in my head. Not just the tune, but words! Come on now, sing along... Overture, curtain, lights. This it, the night of nights. No more rehearsing or nursing a part, we know every part by heart! Overture, curtain, lights, this is it, you'll hit the heights. And oh what heights we'll hit, on with the show this is it. Tonight what heights we'll hit, on with the show this is it! You're welcome
* Have you ever been to Scooters Coffee on 43 east of Cox Creek in Florence? I stopped there a couple weeks ago and had a coconut latte'. Oh. My. Goodness. Of course, I would probably eat cardboard if it had coconut on it
* I am convinced that Alabama Senator Tommy Turbeville is just not very smart. I would love to see him on "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader." I already know the answer. This man is totally out of touch and has no clue how government, state or federal, works. Come on Alabama, you're smarter than this
* As M and I were going through three weeks of mail yesterday, I opened an envelope from Capital One, obviously wanting me to get another credit card. I got a kick out of the opening line which informed me I had been "conditionally approved" for this new Card. In other words they were saying, "we notice you are still breathing." Morons
* Have I ever told you I have a great-aunt who is 102 and still lives by herself? She has given up driving but still cooks. Blows me away.
* You know I spent most of my growing up years in the St. Louis area and consider it my hometown. I was there for six days this past week, but every time I am there, I remind myself I have no desire to ever live there again.
* We had a men's breakfast at church this morning. One of our deacons, James Nipper, gave a very interesting report on his work with the West Africa Water project in Ghana. One of the questions was did he feel safe in Ghana. James made me smile when he said, "I feel safer in Ghana than I do in Memphis." He said the fine citizens of Ghana do stare at him, but it is because he is white. I pretty much feel the same way about Memphis
* I ate a lot of fresh fish while we were on Hilton Head. Something satisfying about eating seafood for dinner that was swimming earlier that day. I love my fresh seafood to be blackened, with lots of spices. Spicier the better.
* I was talking to my good friend Donnie Daugherty last night and we were talking about Thanksgiving. He told me at the Daugherty family Thanksgiving, they were not going to have turkey in the traditional sense. They are going to have nothing but turkey legs and wings. Smoked. I asked if it was too late for him to adopt me
* Why is it that gas in Corinth is 25-30 cents a gallon less than everywhere else in Alabama, Mississippi or Tennessee. While I had earlier paid $2.62 a gallon in Muscle Shoals, in Corinth I paid $2.34. Go figure.
* Release the Epstein Files
* Despite being frequently confused, my mother has maintained her sense of humor. One evening I was sitting by her bed chatting and the nurse asked the name of her husband. Without my missing a beat, my mom said, "well, sometimes it is Arnold (my late father), and sometimes it is Tom (my step-father)
* Just a friendly reminder way back in March I picked the Dodgers to win the World Series. Here is another secret, I was rooting for the Blue Jays.
* While in St. Louis last weekend, my brother Barry one day lost the key FOB to his F-150 for about five hours before finding it. It is amazing how little things like that can bring our life to a screeching halt.
* I missed the Northern Lights this week, and that really ticks me off. That is near the top of my bucket list
* I voted for the Republican in every Presidential election from 1976 (Ford) through 2012 (Romney). That is 10 elections. But in the last three I have voted for the Libertarian or some other third-party candidate. I no longer consider myself a Republican, but I really don't consider myself a Democrat either. Guess I'm an Independent. That's not a bad place to be. I really want Lynne Cheney to run for President
* I had a Ghost Pepper Pimento Cheese hamburger at Shoals Shack in St. Florian yesterday. It was really good, but the star of the show was the Pecan Pie Bread Pudding with a bourbon sauce. We took it home and had it for dessert last night. It was fabulous. I have a theory on bread pudding. Either it is really good or its awful. There is no in between.
* If you are a Dolly Parton fan, may I encourage you to read "Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton," which was written by Martha Ackmann, who just happened to be my high school journalism teacher. Miss Ackmann, as I sometimes still call her, has written a number of books on women who have made a difference, including Toni Stone and Emily Dickinson, as well as "The Mercury 13, women hired by NASA and their dream of spaceflight. The Dolly Parton book will be released right after Christmas by St. Martin's Press
* I wonder what those sweet, red-headed grandkids are doing today.
Love y'all big time. Be kind to each other.
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