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Last Saturday My wife and I had agreed to keep our niece for a while, along with 2 of our Grandkids. At the appointed time we loaded up the grandkids and went out to pick up our niece. Being hot out, on the way home we decided to stop at a local ice cream shop/restaurant for lunch. After lunch when we were ready to leave my 3 year old granddaughter and I went out to open up the van, while my wife and the others waited in wher

Why is it that when someone in a wheelchair wants to see something out in public, like a parade for instance, no matter how close you get the instant it starts you’ll immediately get someone’s butt in front of you? And if you have a camera or camcorder in your hand, it’s even worse! It’s like they want you to take pictures of their a$$es! Now most of these people wouldn’t want their closest friends or family taking such pictu

My wife and I went to the city the other day, for some appointments. It’s a little over an hours drive for us (that speed limit is merely a suggestion… Right?!?) As those of you have followed along know, my wife doesn’t drive, because she’s legally blind, and not even Iowa will issue licenses to the blind. (although you’d never know it by the way some people park!) Anyway, on the trip up, everything went great. We went t

A friend of mine called recently and invited me to join him and an acquaintance of his for refreshments. We met in a local establishment. We sat around sipping on cool refreshments and visiting pleasantly. But I noticed one thing, the newcomer would always speak just a bit slower and louder when speaking to me. Not enough to be insulting, but enough that I picked up on it. So, me being the straightforward type, I called him o

We don’t! We enjoy it around here! We consider it cheap entertainment. It’s truly a big part of what helps me survive the bad days. I was fortunate to have grown up with it. You see, I grew up in rural Iowa in the days before cell phones, text messaging, internet, video games, computers, or even cable TV. What did we do for entertainment? We had imaginations! We would almost fight when a door to door salesman came around, to