Whacky's Corner

The subject line in the e-mail said congratulations you have won a cannon... My first thought was what in the world would I do with a cannon? I didn't think they make cannons any more. Heck I have only seen one in the plaza in "Old Town." Then it dawned on me that the meant a Cannon printer or camera! I opened the e-mail and sure enough it was a printer. Since I already have a printer and there is probably some kind of catch to getting the one I "won" I deleted the e-mail. I often wonder how I... Sign in to see full entry.

You know Lowe's, it's like home depot only with even more stuff, like Wal-Mart with lumber. They also have garden supplies carpet and tiles, even plumbing supplies. Heck, if you knew how, you could buy almost everything you need to build a house there. Of course I have walked all around the store. I don't think I have seen everything they sell yet. It seems that I find something I need, but didn't know I needed each time I am there. I had been thinking about painting the handels of my gardening... Sign in to see full entry.

All right. Who did it? Who killed my TV? --And threw my potted palm tree overboard. Opps! That potted palm line is Jimmy Cagney in "Mr. Roberts." A good movie. I watched it last night. You'll be relieved to know that my big TV in the den is just fine. The dead TV is the one on the kitchen table. I woke up early Sunday morning and since the newspaper wasn't here yet I decided to turn that TV on and watch the service at the Hoffmantown Baptist church while I waited for my coffee to brew. I pushed... Sign in to see full entry.

It was early morning and I reached out to open the front door to step out and get the morning paper. The doorknob would only spin around. I couldn't open the door! The door has both a deadbolt and a regular door latch and knob. Since it was early I just left the front door and went out through the garage to get the newspaper. Later I had to resort to using a screwdriver to open the latch. But I could do nothing with the doorknob. All it would do is spin around. But it wouldn't do anything else.... Sign in to see full entry.

An impulse is when you do something on the spur of the moment. Usually you don't really know why you do it, but sometimes you can figure it out later. For instance today I bought one of those magazines that are at the check out line. Looking at it now I realize why. The lead article is how to find out if you have a guardian angel. It says that sometimes you can just sense them. I think mine is hiding. I can't really blame him/her. So an impulse leads you to do something you didn't start out to... Sign in to see full entry.

I'm not happy. They changed my tooth brush. I haven't bought a new one for several years. I know you're thinking, "She never changes her tooth brush!" Well you're wrong! I got all they had (18) when the drug store moved several years ago. (Hey, they were on sale!) Since I had plenty, I haven't even bothered to look at tooth brushes. Though I do remember seeing a TV commercial with a talking toothbrush. What is going on? They have every shape and size but the one I want. They have "Reach" even in... Sign in to see full entry.

Bo, my Sheltie mix dog, isn't exactly a rocket scientist. (he is sometimes smarter) But I was surprised by his reaction to the full length mirror on the door to the master bathroom. He had never noticed it before, probably because the door has always been open and the mirror hidden. I have recently closed it because my neighbor has started making loud personal phone calls at her kitchen window. Since her kitchen faces the bathroom when both windows are open it sounds like she is right here in... Sign in to see full entry.

That's a line from a movie called "Murder, My Sweet." That, he said, was the reason Philip Marlowe had taken on his most recent case. I just had to laugh---Bank account under a duck. Ow! Of course not too long ago my checking account was driving me crazy. (Yeah crazier than I usually am) I was trying to balance it, and the bank had 17 cents more than I did. I subtracted all the checks, added deposits, checked dates, double checked amounts and double checked my math. I was still off by 17 cents!... Sign in to see full entry.

Tick-tock Tick-Tock---No matter what you do time ticks on. I kind of like the sound of a clock ticking. Especially at night. It is sort of soothing and even seems to help me fall asleep. I count the tick tocks and pretty soon I am asleep. I just recently dusted off my grandma's old eight day clock. We haven't wound it for years. Mostly because we misplaced the key. Well, I found what I was sure was a key. It was in a shoe box that was out in the storage shed! I also found a skate key. Now I am... Sign in to see full entry.

When the storage shed finally dried out, I went inside it and swept it out. Then I washed down the walls. I noticed there were quite a few places where water had gotten in. There were surprisingly few bugs and only a few cobwebs and spiders. There was no sign that any mice had been in the shed at all. While it was empty I moved it away from the wall and painted the back of it. Of course that led to painting the whole thing. This is good because as I painted I discovered the different places... Sign in to see full entry.