Monday Morning Musings
Posted on June 13, 2016 under Monday Morning Musings with no comments yet
A neigh sayer… the good kind!
“Always wear clean underwear when you’re travelling.”
Over the years we’ve all received some very useful advice from our parents and other wise people who have been around the block a few times. “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape; you don’t spit into the wind.” ( Jim Croce ). I did a story over a year ago about a local businessman who ventured out to the Dairy Queen to pick up some grub… wearing his pajamas. It was mildly embarrassing when the car in front of him at the drive through stalled and he had to get out and help to push the car through the drive through.
I have a full length story ( true ) coming up about a woman who gets herself into a bit of a bind on recycling day. She runs out to the curb with the blue bags … in her PJ’s, hair a mess, no makeup. You get the picture. Luckily she makes it safely back inside before anyone sees her. As she tries to get her two young children ready for school, she sees the recycling truck pull up and much to her horror, sees one of her bags that is not recycling. It is, she believes, a bag containing gifts which she left in the garage for safe keeping.
As the truck pulls away, she bolts for her car to track him down. You’ll have to read the story to hear how it all turned out. Look for “Trash Talking” … coming soon at Week45.
Back in the 50`s, it was not uncommon to see families of ten or more. The “ baby boomers” are still a (large) force to be reckoned with as they make their way through retirement. Large families today are a rarity. Occasionally you’ll see a blended family from second marriages that can produce some sizeable numbers.
I recently met a young family with seven children. After the birth of their first two children they decided to adopt a child from Ethiopia. It ended up being two sisters. Following this , they adopted another, and another and two more after that. One of these children ( the last of the adoptees ) has some serious medical challenges . I had a chance to get to know them as they travelled up from New Hampshire a few weeks ago. They will be the subject of this week’s “ Faces in the Crowd.” The story is called “ All in the Family.” No, this is not about Archie Bunker, Edith and Meathead! ( apologies to you youngsters who wouldn’t remember the sitcom of the same name ). Meg and Jeff, the parents, are truly remarkable people because they volunteer for a charity, in their spare time. How do parent of seven children ever have spare time?
Have a great week.
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