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> I can't afford to travel outside of central Arkansas anymore...especially
> with 3 Emergency Room trips since late July.
I can afford to travel anywhere in the Metro Vancouver region, as I have a bus
pass good for all zones. One of my disability benefits -- I'd rather walk it
all, to tell you the truth, but what can you do?
I'm staying close to hime as covid is a nasty thing & too many people don't get
it. I'm doubly vaxxed, but that's only deemed 95% protection. I can ease that
5% risk by staying home as much as possible.
> Or with my wife and I, when we both had flatulence (everyone does), it'd
> be "That was a full grown adult yipe, and it wasn't on disability!!" .
> Yet, our dachshund had us both beat with the methane bombs he'd drop...as
> he did one time when we were "romantically occupied" on the Futon. All the
> lovemaking went down the toilet, as I had to take the weiner widget out for
> a walk.
Same in my house, but never hgad special time interrupted. . .ours is a
chihuahua so even more of a weinie/widget. . . hey, Widget's a good name for a
small dog!
Ours is named Goijira (original Japanese name of Godzilla); a Japanese lady
while walking asked my wife the name & cracked right up on being told!
> GP> Boirn in '67, I'm hardly as old as some of yas, but I feel older & per
> GP> medical science I'm closer to 74 than 54, as those with a major
> GP> disability age quicker than those without. Plus I did some advanced
> GP> living & lawarming when I was young, & spent mosdt of my years
> GP> listening to my elders (my friends were typically 20+ years older than
> GP> me; the problem with that now is I 'lose' these friends too regularly
> GP> from death &/or disease. Lost two really close friends this past year.
> GP> . .
> I'm 7 years older than you...but compared to many others, you and I are
> still "puppies"...but at least we're weaned and potty trained.
So you're 61 or 81?
7 years up on my actual or subjective age?
> GP> So I feel more of a kinship here than in the typical Fido echo
> GP> (although now all have mellowed as it's just us old veterans of '90s'
> GP> BBSing left_on Fido)
> The kids today have no clue what they're missing.
They say the same about us, but we DO know, that's why we hide out in this old
technology-based forum & reminisce about when we were that young, but we
nderstood adults, esp'ly seniors, knew good stuff & had experience/wisdom for
those wise enjmough to sit respectfully & listen.
All my life, until recently, all my closest friends were 15-30 years older than
me. Now expiration dates are doing a number on that stat. . . :'(
I'm going to a graveside memorial for a good friend this Sunday.
Your friend,
<+]:{)}
Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM
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