I had moved to a new neighborhood and the first time I cut grass I smelled what I thought was a neighbor cooking tomato sauce. The garlic smell was wonderful and I was thinking that she might invite me over for a meal. The next time I cut the lawn I realized that there was wild garlic and onions growing in the grass and that is what I was smelling.

I like the four seasons and the nice laid back people in Ohio. Most of them will go out of their way to help their neighbors. No mountains or ocean, but there are beautiful green rolling hills and there is Lake Erie close by.

I worked in a GM plant where the minimum number of hours that had to be worked to keep your job was eight hours in a year. The department where I worked had the highest number of sick leave offenders. Twenty of the 32 people in that department were on the list of worst offenders. One guy showed up on the last work day in December. He had not worked at all that year and had to complete eight hours to keep from being fired.

At noon he showed up at my desk and said he was going home. He said, "you will hear from my doctor and from my lawyer". He ended up being fired.

At another job we had a lot of people sitting around at home waiting to be called in to work. One person was more than a year waiting for an assignment. When he finally was placed in a position, he worked two weeks and requested to be put back on standby because he did not like the work. He was fired.

We kept people on the payroll for up to two years just in case we needed workers. People have a sense of entitement that amazes those of us who go to work and do our jobs everyday.

I think I was four and my sister was three. My grandmother sent a package with Day of the Week Panties. Seven pairs with a day of the week on each one. My sister put all seven on at once and my mother told her she better not pee in them.

I imagine myself on a park bench anxiously waiting for my dealer to bring me my fix of sugar and Coca Cola.

So sorry you were sick Matt. I believe if sugar was discovered today it would an illegal substance. It has made me sick many times.

My father warned us that if you made faces at people, God would punish you by freezing your face into that look. It turns out it was how the old Irish people explained Bell's Palsy, a condition where the facial features are temporarily paralysed.

I fell on Monday and was having a really hard time walking due to pain in my hip. I went to ER yesterday and they said nothing was broken, but my bone deterioration is getting worse. They referred me to an orthoopedic doctor to see if there are injections that will help with that. Hope he can help.

The only side effect is that it can act as a laxative. No problems with taking with other medications. I am surprised that it helps with ringing in `the ear. Something I never heard of before. I hope it works for you.

Thanks for letting me know. It makes sense with the two daughters. My hair is short and takes about five minutes to dry with my $20 blow dryer. I used to go to the church fish fries all the time during Lent, but after the weight loss surgery I can only eat a small amount at a time and those meals were huge.

The Polish and Ukranian churches here have pierogies dinners during Lent. Lots of grandmothers preparing delicious food.

Two Centrum unless my labs say something else .is needed. Get full labs at least once a year.

Heating up ham is my idea of an ideal recipe.

It is sad but people are addicted to those unhealthy foods. If not allowed to buy them legally they will find another way to get them.

I am so excited for you and Marilyn and the new place. It should be so much fun to snowbird and it sounds like you found the perfect place to do it.