I just got back from  Arizona on Sunday & had a blast, but it was too short.

My captioned telephone arrived, & I can now talk to friends on the phone  with some delays between when I talk & the other person does, but as my best friend says, "it is better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick".

Dad bought a Jeep that needs some work, so I am busy finding odds & ends…

I've been talking to friends & relatives this morning who have helped cheer me up.

It is cool & gray out & not raining, again, which is kinda depressing.

The cherry tree's leaves are turning yellow, a sure sign of fall.

I watch Pardner, Dolly, Pyroan, & Barry (our horses) grazing on some green grass they have found while I drink a…

I wrote a 6 a couple weeeks ago about love & respect of one another & our political beliefs, but apparently it has went unheedeed.

People talk about what "assholes"  & how "delusional" any member of the Red party is , so I guess that makes a lot of my family & friends an asshole & delusional.

Rick Perry helps  Texas to have one of the best economies in the…

I am learning American Sign Language (or ASL).

So far I know over 40 words ranging from cookie to tiger.

I believe this will help not only myself with my total hearing loss, but also will help others who write to me on whatever they can find (yellow legal pads, dry erase boards, even a stick in the dirt).

Some of the words are very similar, such as…