It’s a calm, clear sky night in rural Douglas County. The day has been busy at times, not so busy at others. Got a few things done, and also took some time to relax and embrace a distraction or two. Lisa and I were both tired tonight when it came around to planning dinner. She …
May 2018 archive
May 30
Day 19,980
OK, it’s Wednesday. It’s almost the last day of May. And for my beloved, this is her 20,000th day on this mortal plane. That’s kind of cool. The average person lives around 30,000 days. Very, very few live and die on exactly day 30k. Figure half are fewer, half are more. Yeah, there’s all kind …
May 29
Day 19,979
It’s a warm Tuesday night in rural Douglas County, and my butt hurts. More my right butt cheek and hip. Water and tile aren’t always a great combination, especially when you add a semi-uncoordinated 54-year-old to the mix. I took a fall. I got lucky. As I was going down, I couldn’t help but wonder if …
May 28
Day 19,978
I’m still a little peeved about getting my numbering thrown off. Looks a bit odd seeing that numerical gap, but no days lost. Anyway, as days go here in rural Douglas County, today was a good one. We had company on Memorial Day. First to arrive was my niece Taylor, who drove in from Kansas City …
May 27
Day 19,977
Thinking hard right now if I have my day count right. This is weird. I was pretty sure I had my spreadsheet pretty tight, but now I’m thinking maybe I had it all wrong. Lisa’s 20K day is supposed to be this coming Wednesday, but that’s not working right in my head. TIme to check …
May 26
Day 19,973
It’s Saturday night here in rural Douglas County, and we’ve had quite the busy day. Some of my family will be coming over for a visit on Memorial Day, and we’re working vigorously to get the house and property ready to receive them. I jumped on the lawn mower first thing this morning and spent …
May 25
Day 19,972
It’s a casual Friday night in rural Douglas County, and Lisa and I are watching the NBA playoffs. Cleveland is facing an elimination game, but LeBron James has the team on his back, the Cavaliers up by sixteen over the Boston Celtics as we head into the fourth quarter. Kids and Lisa played in the …
May 24
Day 19,971
We had a little weather blow through rural Douglas County late this afternoon. There were a few branches on the ground, broken off from the willow tree in the front of the house, and some water in the garage, plus a few boxes knocked over. Nothing we can’t deal with. I wasn’t at the house …
May 23
Day 19,970
OK, kids, it’s old Grampa Bob on a Wednesday night in rural Douglas County. We all jumped in the pool tonight. It was fun. I have a feeling this is going to be a pretty special summer here at the house. The girls are making plans for having some of their friends over for get-togethers, …
May 22
Day 19,969
It’s Tuesday night in rural Douglas County, and we’re hoping the pool doesn’t turn green. Being a first time pool owner isn’t always fun. We’ve had to deal with a couple of tears in the vinyl liner, and the whole algae leading to green pool thing. I think we’ve got it whipped now, or more …