Neogy Titwhistle
"I could perhaps like others have astonished you with strange improbable tales; but I rather chose to relate plain matter of fact in the simplest manner and style; because my principle design was to inform you, and not to amuse you."
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Purple Biscuit? in A small but passable life.
I finished reading “Survival” by Ben Bova which is the fourth book in the Star Quest series. I don’t know if there will be more but there could be. He’s definitely set the stage for an infinite n...
Another pointless entry. in A small but passable life.
I made it to the pool for a couple of hours in the afternoon the last couple of days. Mom and I went to Walmart today. I followed her around while she shopped. Then we went to Village Inn for lu...
Pointless entry? in A small but passable life.
After coffee and reading this morning I had to make a return trip to the grocery store. I needed egg noodles for a recipe and Mom needed donuts for a street breakfast tomorrow morning. And of cou...
Errands. in A small but passable life.
62 degrees in here at 8am this morning after having the window open all night. Coffee and reading this morning. I made a round of errands all by myself. The bank, Walgreens, the library, the gro...
Living vicariously. in A small but passable life.
So, I woke up this morning and grabbed the clock . . . 7:54. Okay. I got dressed, made my bed (military indoctrination), and went in the house to put on the coffee. Mom said, “Why are you up earl...
Road trip? in A small but passable life.
The Ben Bova books are a series called “Star Quest” this fourth one was published in 2017. I started it this morning with coffee. Mom and I headed out at 10am. We went on a quest for Sunday brunc...
Or not. in A small but passable life.
I finished reading “Apes and Angels” by Ben Bova today. That is the third book in the series. I don’t know if series is the right word. All the books could stand alone, if need be, but still foll...
Why not? in A small but passable life.
I know I wrote an entry on the 4th. Yesterday I did not. I’m not sure what I did yesterday. But today, after coffee and reading I made a quick trip to the grocery store for a gallon of milk. I th...
Not really. in A small but passable life.
Not really sure the point of writing another entry so soon after the last, but hey I ain’t got much else to do. This morning it was coffee and starting the third Ben Bova book of the series. This...
"Mixed weight couples"? in A small but passable life.
An article I stumbled onto on huffpost was titled- “10 things to never ask a mixed weight couple”. What. The. Fuck. Yeah, I read it. Who’s not tempted to? Apparently, morbidly obese women who’ve ...
Mission accomplished. in A small but passable life.
Okay. Got it done. After coffee this morning I headed over to the insurance office. The new homeowner’s policy was ready for me to sign. Final numbers: car insurance was $1270 annually, now $452...
A little manic? in A small but passable life.
Well, things had to be done which meant I had to put down the book and get out of this chair. I didn’t want to, but needed to. The insurance was due on the car the current bill was for $1270 for ...
Debate won? in A small but passable life.
I could say I’ve won the debate. The debate? Yeah, the dorm debate of the late seventies titled basically in various renditions- “Disco or Rock N’ Roll Forever?” I stumbled upon this while stumb...
No opinion. in A small but passable life.
February 12- I just didn’t have a reason not to so I was up and out the door by 6am this morning. I was wearing my hiking socks for the second time during the last nine plus months and I put on t...
Gray Man fail. in A small but passable life.
I went to the hospital today and sat for a bit, helping Mom with her lunch. I talked to the nurse for a bit. I left and came home to listen to NPR. I was pretty much stuck to the landline. Mom ca...
Waiting, again. in A small but passable life.
One, two, three more days of the same routine. Coffee, reading, and lying by the pool. Today was different. I went in the house at my usual 8am-ish to put on the coffee. Mom is sometimes already ...
Just like every day. in A small but passable life.
I didn’t really notice the date yesterday. It was the 38th anniversary of my first marriage. The first practice one, on Groundhog Day. The second one was on April Fool’s Day. Oh, and I forgot to ...
Some nuggets. in A small but passable life.
We’ll call today a normal day. Coffee. Some reading. Lying by the pool listening to NPR. Yeah, something like that. Some nuggets from the airwaves: January 2018 was the third warmest on record fo...
Granny Nanny? in A small but passable life.
Calm. Calm routine. Calm weather. After coffee and more of the biography reading this morning I went once again to Walgreen’s for more cough syrup for Mom. I keep telling her she needs to get rid...
A record, in A small but passable life.
Yesterdays high temperature was a record setting 82 degrees. I didn’t go out. The wind was blowing. I’m not really a fan of wind, no matter how warm. I’ve spent too many years in the Llano Estaca...
Too sweet! in A small but passable life.
I did make it to the pool for a couple of hours yesterday. It had warmed up to 75 degrees. This morning after coffee I made a quick trip to Walgreen’s for some cough medicine for Mom. She’s had t...
11:58 pm? in A small but passable life.
Okay, first of all. The open diary re-launch. Forget it. OD was dying before it was dead and now Bruce is trying to re-animate the corpse. Fuck him. A metaphor may be called for here. Take a cit...
f(x)=x+2 in A small but passable life.
I’ve been sitting right here since I scribbled the last entry. I watched a TEDx talk by some guy who said that the grade one makes in high school algebra class is directly correlated to future e...
The usual. in A small but passable life.
This morning was coffee and more of the biography. I put a stew together for the crockpot using a couple of pounds of steak meat I’d cubed and stashed in the freezer. A can of carrots, a can of c...
Why not? in A small but passable life.
I laid in bed from 10pm until 8am. I may have got some sleep. I know I dreamt a bit. I then spent the day sitting right here in this chair. It was warm enough to go out and do something. It alwa...
