Category Archives: off the wall
Avoiding Taxes (Doing Them, That Is) and a Lunch Encounter of the Third Kind
Good Morning Ted and Jody: Yesterday morning I was determined to do our 2017 Federal Taxes. That is, at least get the information organized so that Nancy could do her part on the computer. So, I set about clearing a … Continue reading
Nancy is Right, The demise of Cholocate, Wolf Moon, another day, creating future sedimentary rocks in the Holocene
Good Afternoon Ted and Jody: I finally got a good night’s sleep. It turns out that Nancy is right (but don’t tell here, she is always right, it is just that my genetic makeup does not actually like to admit … Continue reading
Shoes, Hospice, For Profit & 051 Rescue
Good Morning Ted and Jody: All is quiet on the Westen front. I did go into Longview today to pick up my diabetic shoes from the foot doctor (I would have used the term podiatrist, but can’t spell it). I … Continue reading
Ramblings on Wednesday & 003 Trying to Bring Special Agent Simpson Up to Speed
Good Morning Ted and Jody: Well, Summer came some time after 9:00 P.M. Last night. (I can’t get this word processor to use lower case after a period, such as the one in 9:00 P period M period. I am … Continue reading
What the Heck is That? & 039 Use the Deluxe Reader (Agent Amanda Story)
Good Morning Ted and Jody: It did not rain yesterday morning and well into the afternoon. That drew everyone within a three-mile radius (except for those on the lake of course who were too busy fishing) outside to see … Continue reading
Utter Nonsense & 26 Walter Beaverton Returns Home (Agent Amanda Story)
Good Morning Ted and Jody: I ran out of cash yesterday and had to go to the Credit Union and get some more. The First Friday of the month is a bad time to run out of cash as the Credit … Continue reading
Lost Day & Alice Goes to the Library: 6th in the Agent Amanda Story
Good Morning Ted and Jody: Yesterday got lost. I looked everywhere for it: under the bed, in the garage, in both my and Nancy’s rooms. It simply was nowhere to be found. We did get a call from the hospital in Vancouver with … Continue reading
I Miss Garrison Keillor & 52nd in the Amanda Saga ATI Council Ruling
Good Morning Ted and Jody: I miss Garrison Keillor. So, I did the only thing reasonable. I Googled him. Now I have him again. I am always surprised at how easy it is to find things. Generally, they pop up when you misspell them … Continue reading
I’ve been Reading again & 37th in the Amanda Saga: Special Agent Fleishman and Detective Batan Visit Mrs. White
Good Morning Ted and Jody: I read a humorous piece this morning about how Silicon Valley is tricking us into thinking that its products are making life easier. But, in reality, its products are beginning to replace us and make us … Continue reading
I Live Wirelessly
Good Morning Ted and Jody: 30 years ago, we lived at the dawn of the wireless age. The message then was a bit confusing for we were to have one wire coming into our homes carrying electricity, television and telephone … Continue reading
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