(This is a copy of a blog entry from 2016, three years before I fell and broke my face. Sometimes its fun to remember weird things that happened to you in the past.)
Solch ein' Tag! What a day! Elaine and I had a very bad night's sleep... or lack of it. Then we hurried to an Italian restaurant for the Social Security Alumni Association annual reunion luncheon. Elaine and I looked around and didn't see anyone we know... except there was old friend Stan Wantland sitting at a table of ladies, none of whom looked familiar. I asked Stan what he was there for and he said it was for the Social Security Bowling League Banquet. And then.... and then... he said that the Alumni luncheon was tomorrow, not today. !
Both Elaine and I had today on our calendars... I'm sure it is my fault. Well, while we were there, we had lunch. Before you eat, they bring you giant bowls of house salad and lots of garlic bread. Elaine can't tolerate garlic, so our waiter advised us as to what did not have any. She had a Shrimp BLT... imagine that.
Because I love garlic, I had some of their fried chicken, fried in a special garlicy sauce. Very nice.
So, even though we arrived a day too early, we had a good lunch, with full doggy bags for later.
To thank Stan for setting us straight, I gave him an assortment of "Joe Vaughan Fan Club" pens. He seemed overwhelmed.
Later in the afternoon, we performed a chore connected with Elaine's rental family. Next, we went to WalMart and spent 3 hours roaming around and spending hundreds of dollars.
Before I fall asleep, let me get into more old stuff:
Do We Live in Nazi Germany?
A Minnesota man was jailed for two days because his house siding work with stucco was not satisfactory with zoning laws!
This reminds me of the Amos and Andy routine, where Andy buys a stucco house and the Kingfish says: "Yeah, the house is stucco and you are the stuckee.
This can't be True
The Week reported that Marcelle Friedman of Slate.com said that House Hunters is a fake. Supposedly, HGTV uses people who have already bought a house and also says that the houses that they are offered are just the houses of friends of theirs. No way! No no no!
However, from time to time I have remarked to Elaine that I have seen the house seekers in a different location, and with different names, but with the same accents and hairdos. And, of course, I never forget a face.
This reminds me of when my late wife went to the hospital with a foot problem, the doctor said that he remembered her foot from years ago when it was injured. And, of course, he said: "I never forget a foot."
Neighborly Love
Chinese Proverb: One of the greatest sounds in the world is the sound of neighbors falling off the roof.
Talking Dog
A man had what he said was a talking dog. Some questioned him on it and he gave a demonstration.
Man: What's on the top of a house?
Dog: Roof!
Man: Who was the greatest ball player in history?
Dog: Ruth!
Man: What is sandpaper like?
Dog: Rough!
See.. I told you.
Ball Game!
The Week reports this with a grain of salt:
If you dip your toes in Illinois Lake Lou Yaeger, you have to watch out for the rare pacu fish, known for biting off men's testicles. The fish comes from New Guinea, where some fishermen died for blood loss when their family jewels were eaten by some of those grouchy pacu fish.
Another Famous Vaughan
Imported Englishman, Henry Vaughan (1845-1917) was an architect noted for his churches, but he also did some other architectural work, such as building the world-famous Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts. I'll try to squeeze him onto the Vaughan family tree.
Boston's Museum Heist hits another Dead End
Federal agents searched the home of mobster Robert Gentile's Connecticut home last week, hoping to find some of the art work stolen from the Gardner Museum in Boston. No luck, even though they found a machine gun, two hand guns and lots of ammunition.
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