tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.comments2023-12-19T07:02:01.482-05:00GROWING OLD WITHOUT GRACEGB Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02100655810902991749noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-22876982341357801382023-12-19T07:02:01.482-05:002023-12-19T07:02:01.482-05:00Jerry, I’m so sorry this has happened to Carol Ann...Jerry, I’m so sorry this has happened to Carol Ann. You certainly had many good years together and have wonderful memories to cherish. <br /><br />But, I know how hard it is to lose those we love to this horrible disease. When caring for my mom and Aunt Mag, I took comfort in knowing that they didn’t seem to be in pain. I hope for them, that it was harder on me <br /><br />Be well and I’m wishing you a peaceful holiday season. I hope you have joyful days. Miss seeing you. <br /><br />Love,<br />Cousin SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-33654816117374302622023-12-17T19:52:14.083-05:002023-12-17T19:52:14.083-05:00Thanks Teri. Funny though, I find that every day ...Thanks Teri. Funny though, I find that every day or so watching one of those old Xmas RomComs on Netflix kind of cheers me up. Kind of a paradoxical effort I suppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-77252709971070959412023-12-17T18:14:25.671-05:002023-12-17T18:14:25.671-05:00This Christmas has been crushing and purposefully ...This Christmas has been crushing and purposefully busy in the attempt to ignore the painful and certain realities of missing my folks. Missing past traditions. I simply can’t wait until it’s over. In honesty, it’s the most empty feeling I’ve ever experienced and I’m trying to lose myself in anything except the holidays. Peace and love, Dad. I feel your pain. Sending hugs. TeriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-44037539102212840712023-12-08T17:58:36.151-05:002023-12-08T17:58:36.151-05:00Dear Anon - Thanks for your comment. Christmas in...Dear Anon - Thanks for your comment. Christmas in Galveston would be nice. There are some great restaurants. Only this: I draw a blank when I try to decipher your identity.. Will you remain the mystery commenter? Happy Holidays - JerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-75981187352704416942023-12-08T10:22:18.508-05:002023-12-08T10:22:18.508-05:00I’m a”souvenir from a Broadway show I’ve seen” cup...I’m a”souvenir from a Broadway show I’ve seen” cup drinker, myself. I’ve got several. Right now I drink from “Hamilton”. Black with gold decoration. My travel mug is a really old insulated Starbucks that has the paint peeling off. Highly functional still. If I’m flying I take it empty and fill in the airport and it stays hot on my journey. Merry Christmas. We’d hoped to be in Galveston for Christmas with my brother, but it didn’t work out. Love you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-52731950598156020252023-11-03T18:07:18.605-04:002023-11-03T18:07:18.605-04:00Dear Anon: I appreciate your years of experience ...Dear Anon: I appreciate your years of experience and therefore your wisdom. I definitely will pursue the walker. I’ve been using a cane now for several months and that helps but it’s also a learning curve. Thank you for your comment drop in any time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-19701660480640753642023-11-03T17:02:10.302-04:002023-11-03T17:02:10.302-04:00I've been using a walking stick for 40 years b...I've been using a walking stick for 40 years bc I don't like the idea of falling down in icy parking lots when shopping or going to work. So far so good. So go for it, use the walker. Decorate it with twinkle lights and fluffy garland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-83563218965120176912023-08-02T15:30:46.699-04:002023-08-02T15:30:46.699-04:00❤❤Frannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-17319885522875691382023-08-02T14:51:37.876-04:002023-08-02T14:51:37.876-04:00Fran!! How good to hear from you. Thanks for comm...Fran!! How good to hear from you. Thanks for commenting. Another of my friends out here made the same suggestion about finding a convenient pub to frequent, I think the conversation club that meets in a pub might be the answer. I really appreciate your input, Fran, Be well and stay tuned. I'm trying to restart my regular postings here as I used to do. I'm aiming for a post every week to 10 days.GB Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100655810902991749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-16704516300644780502023-08-02T13:54:09.881-04:002023-08-02T13:54:09.881-04:00Jerry! My friend... from a million miles away. I...Jerry! My friend... from a million miles away. I could see you volunteering to read to a gaggle of kindergarteners. I could see you organizing your own discussion group - call it "Grumpy Old Men." I could defintely see you holding down a stool at a local bar and grille... become a regular and you'll pick up friends. <br /><br />I had a friend who went out every single morning for breakfast - he got to know the wait staff and the other regulars and it was a lifeline for him... they ALL became his friends. After establishing that first breakfast joint, he added another so he was going to his first place 5 mornings a week and the new place 3 mornings a week... and became friends with everyone in both places... and after a while, he added a third place... the diversity kept things fresh and new for him - and, since he wasn't going to the same place all the time, whichever one he went to of a particular morning was all the more delightful because they all had missed him. He had friends all over! And he delighted in sharing his own stories but also really delighted in hearing the stories of others... <br /><br />Think about this! I know I, at the tender age now of 75, couldn't possibly do a bar and grille - I like to be in bed about the time those joints get going... but breakfast?! That might just be the ticket (although my wallet probably could not afford the practice to be a daily one). <br /><br />I will add one more detail here... he always started out sitting at the counter, not in a booth... folks in booths don't meet other folks. As he became a fixture in these establishments, he could choose to sit in a booth with one or two of his friends to get to know them better.<br /><br />So - I'll leave you with those off-the-top-of-my-head suggestions... and tell you that I'm MOST fortunate to have read your post about this on FB because I'm also in desperate need of "things to do and places to go" and a community to be a part of - and may have, by letting the stream of consciousness run for you, solved my own problem.<br /><br />Love ya....Frannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-15557146054053925542023-08-02T10:17:36.600-04:002023-08-02T10:17:36.600-04:00Weezie!! Thanks for reading. I think of you ofte...Weezie!! Thanks for reading. I think of you often and feel the unquenchable heart pain as I count the miles between here and there. Hospice volunteering is a possibility. It is at least a "service" I understand. Stay tuned.💕<br />GB Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100655810902991749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-91751750822947381132023-08-02T10:02:58.470-04:002023-08-02T10:02:58.470-04:00Dear Anon. I have not entirely written off the po...Dear Anon. I have not entirely written off the potential benefits of a friendly bunch of Episcopalians. Stay tuned. Thanks for the comment.GB Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100655810902991749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-75702316142961151792023-08-02T09:47:21.832-04:002023-08-02T09:47:21.832-04:00Jerry, I’m not Anonymous. I’m Weezie and I love y...Jerry, I’m not Anonymous. I’m Weezie and I love you dearly. I think you should find a convivial and good eating establishment with a bar. Go regularly, sit at the bar, and chat. This kept me sane for years as a single woman extrovert in Maine. <br /><br />Also, I mentioned the Episcopal Churrch above. Finally, some interfaith chaplains are ordained as atheists. How about hospice chaplaincy? Amazing the ptofou]nd help you can be just being you as a hospice volunteer whether or not you want to admit to ordination or chaplaincy.<br /><br />Best work I’ve ever done.Weezie Plummernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-48657360027377627482023-08-02T09:38:34.358-04:002023-08-02T09:38:34.358-04:00Highly recommend the Episcopal Church—even in Texa...Highly recommend the Episcopal Church—even in Texas, I bet you’d have a heck of a good time with escapees from fundamentalism but with smell and bells. Great theaterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-90197813515136950482023-08-02T09:33:47.730-04:002023-08-02T09:33:47.730-04:00It’s really hot here, too. Of course, it’s a “dry ...It’s really hot here, too. Of course, it’s a “dry heat”. I’m ready for summer to slowly slide over in favor of football, I mean, fall. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-26171255643840238612023-08-02T09:09:55.337-04:002023-08-02T09:09:55.337-04:00Dear Anonymous: Thanks for commenting. We topped ...Dear Anonymous: Thanks for commenting. We topped 101 yesterday. Same for today likely.GB Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100655810902991749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-36412120521399192832023-08-02T09:04:51.185-04:002023-08-02T09:04:51.185-04:00Thanks Bill. I'll let you know how it goes. ...Thanks Bill. I'll let you know how it goes. Sorry I can't help with the wood stacking but looks like you have great help.GB Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100655810902991749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-31973431292831459552023-08-01T23:00:08.281-04:002023-08-01T23:00:08.281-04:00Hum. I’m thinking you sound very much like another...Hum. I’m thinking you sound very much like another Henderson gentleman I’m intimately involved with, who pretty much feels the same. Being a child of God and being a member of organized religion don’t mix. So, he doesn’t go to church. That’s really okay with me. It’s the whole burning in hell thing, though. The closer I get to dying, the more I realize that eternity is closer than I think. So, the guy in the middle said I could go in, so I’m going. Love you, Dad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-24121137065588347292023-08-01T21:59:36.161-04:002023-08-01T21:59:36.161-04:00Hey, Jerry, from a million miles away, I just want...Hey, Jerry, from a million miles away, I just want to be certain that no one believes that I advised church-going on your part. I do figure that the philosophy and conversation group's meeting venue suits you, as it would me.Bill Bayreuthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-38101888327659649262023-07-09T11:56:56.730-04:002023-07-09T11:56:56.730-04:00The above comment is from Marie Fuller. Don’t know...The above comment is from Marie Fuller. Don’t know why it says anonymous? I am no anonymous !!!Marie Fuller.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-8403995809618620922023-07-09T11:45:45.485-04:002023-07-09T11:45:45.485-04:00I will read whatever you post. I’m in the same boa...I will read whatever you post. I’m in the same boat with you and love that age has released me from responsibilities that were hard to handle sometimes with this weakened body. I am now alone without my beloved of 77 years but feel his presence constantly. We will finish our journey together if only in spirit (his) and I will be grateful for every day I am capable of my independence and sound mind. ( which does need a prompt now and then of the day!) love your writing Gerry. Keep it coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-65201507551990209192018-07-23T18:59:47.723-04:002018-07-23T18:59:47.723-04:00Well saidWell saidDavid Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657023675189244035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-12246854275763781942018-03-20T07:06:40.534-04:002018-03-20T07:06:40.534-04:00I seem to be encountering the full wonder of it al...I seem to be encountering the full wonder of it all about now. And realizing, as you say, that I am now officially still alive as vital friends die.... what the Hell? caraluluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946831024438412612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-86304573816111605302016-08-26T13:46:42.124-04:002016-08-26T13:46:42.124-04:00Drive a stick shift (although I would love a muscl...Drive a stick shift (although I would love a muscle car...go granny go!)<br />Drink all night<br />Dance all night <br />Wear shorts<br />Wear a bikini<br />Tolerate idiots (if you are at least a high school graduation, speak correctly) or shut up<br />Tolerate poor grammar(turning into the grammar police)<br />And the list goes on...Kathy Mishlerhttp://themusingsofayaya.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368551131296013508.post-46724814616424582872016-02-21T09:50:20.853-05:002016-02-21T09:50:20.853-05:00Owiee! I so hope you find a solution! your own vo...Owiee! I so hope you find a solution! your own voice is so wonderful--keep letting us hear itcaraluluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946831024438412612noreply@blogger.com