Clear up cloudy and rain a dry drizzle

Good morning,

Pretty neat light shows this week. That is what I could see of them. I do miss hearing a good thunderstorm. Now it's all visual. Kinda zaps (No pun intended) the fun out of it a bit.

The week has just flown by!! Mark another one off the calendar. Hope everybody had a good week and was able to keep on schedule.

Speaking of schedule, I've scheduled a Neurology appointment. Said appointment is slated for August 7th at 9:30 a.m. I would imagine this will be nothing more than a get acquainted appointment as I have not visited this particular Doctor previously. He's here in Crawfordsville to save a trip to Indy, but he'll probably refer me to Indy anyway. Oh he'll schedule me for an MRI and do a once-over examination, bilking my insurance. But, we'll see. I feel like the wicked witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, to wit, "I'm melting! Melting!!" Have gone down hill quite a bit in the last 6 months or so. Balance is as worse as it's ever been I can barely get myself to the bathroom. Left hand/arm is beginning to shake involuntarily. Extremely uncoordinated with my left hand. No headaches, Thank God, but it's the only positive I can put forth. Also my left leg isn't cooperating as it should. That's it on the Medical front. Don't expect much else to be said about it. I'm just gonna wrap back up into my own little World.

I'm going to be testing a new program with this edition. I've found an application that allows a "limited" amount of e-mails to be scheduled for delivery. Key word is "limited". Like TEN. So, Ten of our present 49 subscribers will be receiving instant notification when The Sunday News hits the shelves. LetterMeLater.com is the URL of this site if anybody is interested. Many mail clients don't have this feature, as I'm sure you are aware. It was tough whittling it down to Ten. Not to worry though, everybody will still receive a friendly notification. I suppose I should combine my address books into one and have everybody loaded into my mail client but that would make waayyy too much sense, thus not part of my lifestyle. :-)

My woeful Cincinnati Reds went 4-6 the last ten games and are 4 full FOUR games behind the Cardinals and One behind the irritating Cubs of all teams. They (the Reds) best get it in gear and begin ascending the National League Central.

That's it for this week. I apologize for being so long-winded but I actually wanted to say something this time.

Oh, by the way, Ruby and I have mended fences. Well, sorta. I've just swallowed my pride and let her feel as if she "won." I've made my point, 'nuf said. See all of you next Sunday

-me

Happy Fathers Day!!!!!!

Eureka!!! Shazam!!! Mississippi!!! Bingo!!! Euchre!!!! Uno!!! Yahtzee!!! Or enter your preferred term of glee. I figured it out!!!! What is "it" you ask? "It" is figuring out the ability to SCHEDULE to post this very worthwhile News release at a designated time automatically, thus allowing me to continue to slumber. Now I realize most of you have this charming blog bookmarked and need not be notified as you have been trained to check in each Sunday automatically. Under the old format you had delivered each Sunday The Sunday News promptly at 4:00 a.m. like clock work. Here, until now, it has been whenever. But as you can undoubtedly see, this issue was posted at precisely 4:00 a.m. I KNEW there was a way to do just that as I kept seeing the word "scheduled". Took me awhile, but I got it.

Spent the afternoon at Bryan's dining on KFC. YUMMY!!!! Smarty britches had to inquire if I needed Catsup/ketchup. Ever who heard of putting catsup/ketchup on KFC???? Table mate
Mr. Brown perhaps. It was great to get away from this place for awhile. Thank you, Bryan!!! At least I know he reads this blather.

Nothing substantial to report this week from "The 'Burg". Unless you count the three residents who tried to escape. Tighter security than Alcatraz. No other mouse's sighted either.

Have a Happy Father's Day, a good week next week and I'll see ya all next Sunday.....same time, same channel.

-me

June 14, 2009 There's a Mouse in my house

Good Morning,

Pretty quiet week here at "The 'Burg" last week. THANK GOD!!! After the last two weeks, an uneventful one is kind of nice.

Thank you for the comments posted. Kinda makes this seem worth while. For those that haven't, we here at The Sunday News still Love ya, but we'd still like to hear from ya.

The reading binge continues. Began Novel #42 yesterday. I'm thinking I began this project a year ago, so 41 Novels read shows the kind of time I have on my hands. It's good to escape.

There is a mouse in my house. Saw one of the critters this past week coming out from the chest of drawers. I've named him Mortimer. Just the one sighting and the CNA's advise the place is crawling with them. YUCK!!!! Oh well, he caused me to throw out my remaining food stuffs. Crackers, Chips, etc etc etc.

Going to pack it in for this week. I hope everybody had a good week and managed to dodge the storms. Have a good week upcoming and I'll see you here next Sunday. By the way, Lee, if you missed my post, yes, I'm interested in the tracts you have available. Let me know if you need my snail mail addy.

God Bless,

-me

Pro 13:3 (NLT)

Pro 13:3 Those who control their tongue will have a long life; a quick retort can ruin everything. (NLT)


Good Morning,


Would have been nice for me to recall this little tidbit BEFORE making the "feel good" comments I made. But, like bullets, words, once spoken, can't be brought back once they are out of the cylinder. The only drama this week was, as you can undoubtedly guess, was caused by yours truly. I'm not even sure what or how it even came about, but come about it did. "Ruby," the physical therapist who walks/ed with me twice a day and I had words. Some days she shows up, some days she don't. I mentioned this to her and she said "something", I didn't quite hear her. What she said was said for the benefit of my hearing compatriots who CAN hear, although minimally. Next thing ya know we are both giving each other what for and slinging allot of unkind words. I "fired" her. Granted, not the smartest thing I could have said, but said it I did. With everything that happened last week combined with my odd hours of slumber, I'm a wee-tad crotchety these days. I'm not making excuses, I'm just say'n. Where all of this will lead is any body's guess. Stay tuned.......


I need to apologize for last week's edition. Verbiage toward the right margin was cutoff. I'm not sure what the cause of it was, other than my creating it within my e-mail client, This week's is being drafted within the blog itself. So there "shouldn't" be any problems. Again, I regret the error.


All for this week. Have a great week everyone and I'll see ya next week.

RIP Dodie Stodghill

Sorry for the duplication. Some of the first was cut off:

Good Morning, This has been a downright awful week for your humble scribe. First, last Sunday, shortly after submitting this publication, I received word that my Great Aunt, Dodie Stodghill, had passed away. Not unexpected but these things still come as a shock. To JoEllen, Patty, and Susan, I want to express the sincerest of condolences with your Mother's passing. Close knit family. She'll be sorely missed. I've enclosed her obituary. Then Monday morning, I fell not once but TWICE in the span of an hour. Sad state of affairs. I'm thinking of giving up walking all together and keep my fanny affixed to the seat of a wheel chair. No decision has been made yet. I'm pondering/procrastinating the decision. No bumps or bruises, other than my pride. Isn't pride one of the seven deadly sins? Hrmmmmm Wednesday morning saw "The 'Burg" lose TWO residents. Dr. Death was looming through the hallway's that night. Again, I've enclosed the one Obit as the 2nd is currently Obit-less. Friday evening I received word my online job is being discontinued. This throws a wrench into the spokes of my finances. I may be living behind a McDonald's in a dumpster, waiting for the nightly deposit of chicken McNuggets. Needless to say I will have oodles of spare time on my hands. Wollow it away playing backgammon, I guess. Sure hope Bryan can do some of that fancy Lawyer'n, Right now I am a wee-tad nervous. That's the week in review. No "while I convalesce, I ponder" this week. Well, I am pondering but on more serious issues than I wish to print. On a culinary note, I was thinking of other oddities certainly palatable. Table vinegar in chili. Try it. Just a tablespoon in your soup bowl. Mrs. Jana Baker turned me on to this while living in Manhattan, KS. Don't knock it til you try it. All for this week. Have a good week everyone and I'll see ya next Sunday..... E. Jo 'Dodie' Stodghill E. Jo "Dodie" Stodghill, 81, of 3001 Dale Ann Drive, Louisville, Ky., and formerly of Vincennes, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009, at her residence. Dodie was born on April 13, 1928, the daughter of David Clayton and Mary Catherine (Trubac) Hobbs. She married Charles Fee Stodghill on July 1, 1951, and he preceded her in death on May 21, 1985. Dodie was a 1950 graduate of the Louisville General Hospital School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse, having retired from Good Samaritan Hospital after several years of employment. Dodie was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police Auxillary Lodge No. 62 where she had been a state officer. She was a member of the American Nurses Association and the Indiana State Nurses Association where she was a state officer. Also she was a Girl Scout and 4-H leader at Tecumseh School. Survivors include her daughters, Jo Ellen Keller and her husband, Earle, of Vincennes, Patrice Elaine Smith and her husband, Bruce, of New Albany, Susan Elizabeth Mayo and her husband, Ted, of Louisville; grandchildren Charles Stodghill Sebring of Vincennes, Ashli Elizabeth Mayo and Eric Best of Louisville; five stepgrandchildren; and a foster daughter, Carol Todd, and her family. Dodie was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Mary Lee Wildman. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at Goodwin Funeral Home, 524 Broadway St., with the Rev. Mike Julian officiating. Entombment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery Tower Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at Goodwin Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vincennes Salvation Army or Hosparus of Louisville. Online condolences may be sent to www.goodwinfamilyfh.com. Lottie Skipworth Jan. 3, 1929-May 27, 2009 Lottie M. Skipworth, 80, of Crawfordsville, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday in Williamsburg Nursing Home. She was born January 3, 1929 in Russellville, Ky., to James and Mildred Moore Holden. Mrs. Skipworth was a homemaker who attended school in Kentucky. She married David Harold Skipworth. He preceded her in death in 1999. Survivors include a son, Ronnie Skipworth; daughters, Connie Rutan and Linda Amick; sons, Tony Skipworth and Joe Skipworth; and daughter, Patricia Basey, all of the Indianapolis area, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at the New Crown Cemetery along Raymond Street in Indianapolis. Arrangements were made through Burkhart Funeral Home. Online condolences can be made at www.BurkhartFH.com.

Memorial Day Weekend

Ahh, Memorial Day weekend. Fond memories of Memorial Day weekend come oozing out of this lasagna I call my brain. Camping with my Grandparents, fishing day and night, and listening, yes, LISTENING to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio. Those were the days we Hoosiers were blacked out from a live telecast. Oh what fun it was. Fond memories indeed.

Let's take a moment to give thanks to the men and women, along with their families, of the Armed Forces. Pray for their safe keeping. Also pay tribute to those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in Defense of our Country. Fought and died for the rights we enjoy.

As always, I hope everybody had a good week. Have a SAFE and Memorable weekend and I'll see ya next week, and when you eat eggs, use CATSUP.....

.....as I convalesce, I ponder........

Not really a ponder per se, as much as it is a bit of a History of my catsup on eggs usage. I vividly recall the first time I witnessed catsup being smothered on eggs by my, then 5 year old step-sister, Betsy. I was Seven. A plate of scrambled eggs was placed before her and much to my dismay, she reaches for the catsup!!!!! Ewwwwwww, gross I say. I had not yet been indoctrinated to scrambled eggs. Mine were always fried sunny-side up with a dash of pepper. Ever who heard of catsup on eggs?!?!?!

I finished my childhood and teenage years avoiding this, this nasty conglomeration of unlikely sidekicks.

I next observed this subterfuge while in the Military. No eggs sunny-side up there. You got 'em scrambled and took 'em with a smile on your face. Various items were sprinkled and/or poured upon said eggs. One of which was yes, indeed catsup. So, I thought why not? Put a dab upon the eggs and much to my chagrin it was pretty tasty. Okay, so now I enjoyed catsup on scrambled eggs, next up, sunny-side up. I was in a restaurant in Junction City, KS, still in the Military. Ordered a breakfast which included 2 eggs sunny-side up. They were delivered and I reluctantly reached for the catsup bottle. Might as well get it over with, I said to myself. This too I found to be a tasty combination, but still doubted it would replace my pepper, salsa, hot sauce dabbing.

Today, aside from the occasional hot sauce usage, I apply catsup abundantly. I was a bit skittish at first in my new digs, surrounded by strangers. That is until my table mate, Mr. Joseph Brown (Title included out of respect) had his eggs, over easy I might add, placed before him and much to my delight and total surprise, he started breaking open the catsup packages.

Sunday 5/17/09

Good morning,

This week has certainly flown by. Here it is Friday and I have not produced a single word for this week's edition. Time to do so, so let's get started.

I neglected to mention last week of locating "The 'Burg's" webmaster of its website. So, all the outdated content has been removed and, well, not much remains, I'm afraid. The basics are there though. including pictures of the facade of my digs. Hopefully they'll spruce the site up a bit. Bryan, there IS information regarding private rooms and whatnot. I hope this is something we can look into at some point. The sooner the better.

Nothing of interest has occurred this week. Everyone that was with us last week remain here this week. So, our existence continues. We did however have quite the light show early Thursday morning. Strong storms passed through the area. Thunder too but I missed that portion of the program, for obvious reasons. I was awake the early morning hours for I have mixed my day's and night's. All I want to do during the day is sleep and am up on the computer all night. I'm not fond of this "schedule" and at some point hope to break the cycle. Maybe there is a 12-step program I can join or view on DVD. :-)

I hope all of you had a great week and accomplished all you set out to do. Have a great week this next week and I'll see ya next Sunday. Now, on to my weekly pondering........

As I convalesce, I ponder..........obituaries. Perhaps a morbid topic to discuss but I have had a few ponderings. I subscribe to the Indianapolis Star. In the Metro+State section, on a daily basis, there are ~50, count 'em FIFTY obituaries to read. All are written similarly Born on date, date they expired, Civic organizations, etc etc etc. Many have a Church they were a member of, never mind the fact that they hadn't attended since D-Day, or their tithing over the course of the last Quarter Century wouldn't purchase a Happy Meal. Nothing negative is EVER written. It's as if we bury nominees for Sainthood on a daily basis. I've come to the conclusion that one's obituary is written by the living for the living; one last chance to say good-bye. I mean the deceased don't care what is written. It's as if the living write it to give their loved one a boost through Heaven's door. Never mind the fact that the deceased, when living, didn't accept what one is deemed we accept for entrance into the Kingdom of flowing milk and honey. No, we'd never read about that.

Sure, this is a cynical view and Lee can speak with more of an Authority than I but when all is said and done, I guess we need to live up to what our obituaries are certain to say.