tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39860499478473016162024-02-21T07:37:39.331-08:00Grandparents G3dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-63934474552478638492017-04-20T14:35:00.000-07:002017-04-20T14:35:07.631-07:00Musing of one thinking about how good the "Good 'Ol Days" really were.It seems to me that that guy in North Korea who apparently wants to conquer the US could use a restraint of some kind like the one that happened the other day when his ICBM blew up. Maybe he could communicate with Adolf Hitler somehow. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-16814178435805522732017-02-28T13:51:00.003-08:002017-02-28T13:51:49.629-08:00Musing of one in a reminisent mode.Today I was thinking about when I met my wife to be. I took a friend of mine to pick up his girlfriend after a girl's club meeting and there I met Mary Kay. After we chatted awhile I asked if I could take her home and she said "No, I just met you and I don't know anything about you." After some pleading and some references from others present, she finally agreed to let me take her home, but I had the last laugh. Six months later, we were married and we stayed married for just over 73 years. Those years included quite a few adventures, considerable amount of travel, and some hard work to get us out of what would now be called "poverty". She was an extremely talented person and I have examples of her artwork all around me.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-80322507138664877492017-02-23T14:19:00.000-08:002017-02-23T14:20:15.632-08:00Musing of one remembering when travel between San Diego and Mexico was a common thing.I am reminded of the story about the Swedish exchange student in San Diego who accompanied his host to Tijuana to the Jai Alai games. When they got ready to return he found he forgot his international student visa so he had no means of ID. His host devised a plan for him to tell the customs officer that he was born in Idaho. They rehearsed this plan intensively and headed for the U.S. The customs officer asked everyone in the car where he or she was born; when he came to the exchange student the student forgot his lines and said Odahi. I don't know what happened after that.<br />
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<br />dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-21967757473742056572016-12-06T13:20:00.002-08:002016-12-06T13:20:14.233-08:00Musing of one watching the deer play around the house.This house is going to be jumping during the Christmas holidays. There will be at least 8 people and I look forward to a lively time. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-50672762004222588742016-11-17T14:18:00.001-08:002016-11-17T14:18:31.996-08:00Musing of one watching the anti-Trump demonstrations.Back in the dark ages when I was in high school, there was another high school called reform school, and anybody who messed up was sent there. It was a disgrace to have to go there. The discipline there made you behave or else. I notice that in Seattle there was a walk out of students. Seems to me they could use some discipline, too.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-19694701616032635912016-11-01T13:28:00.001-07:002016-11-01T13:28:28.722-07:00Musing of one wondering how either Trump or Clinton would operate as President.The front page of the newspaper last week had such negative information about New Mexico as the rest of the country probably thinks it is a wild, uncivilized place. There are only a couple of million people who like to live here so I guess it is a good thing. Apologies to Los Alamos and Sandia Labs.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-62884212439811512432016-10-06T14:33:00.000-07:002016-10-06T14:33:34.547-07:00Musing of one wondering about the family connection to Suddeley Castle in England.Having reached the ripe old age of 99, I spend a lot of time reminiscing about the early days. Today I was trying to figure out how the telephone system worked and I think I remember. If it was a local call and a place that had no dial system, you picked up the phone and waited for a girl to say "number please" and she connected you. If it was a long distance call, you asked for a long distance operator and that operator would ask you for the name of the city and telephone number and she would get you connected there. As I remember, long distance calls were about $3/minute, so they were not very common. Of course there was no direct dialing system and no area codes so it was a rather cumbersome procedure.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-1190407654250642692016-10-04T13:41:00.001-07:002016-10-04T13:42:53.059-07:00Musing of one wondering what inspired a Frenchman to come up with the first hotair balloon flight.Here I am at the ripe old age of 99 with a lot to reminisce about which is too boring to put on this. I hit the gray beard stage years ago and since then I progressed to the second stage of developing alligator skin, but I have much to reminisce about and I frequently do reminisce. We had a beautiful family of five, and all three girls left this world some time ago. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-48810100523126988082016-09-22T13:19:00.001-07:002016-09-22T13:19:46.251-07:00Musing of one wondering if we ever had a worse political situation.Last Tuesday I turned 99 and I don't feel a day older than 99 but I have lots to reminisce about and I frequently do. I have experienced two world wars, a number of so called incidents, and innumerable minor upsets. My wife Mary Kay and I had a beautiful relationship and marriage that lasted over 73 1/2 years until I lost her in 2012. There were 5 in my immediate family. All three women are gone leaving just my son and me as survivors. But all in all it is a good life.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-42563369440309436412016-08-18T14:15:00.000-07:002016-08-18T14:15:09.224-07:00Musing of one watching a group of senior citizens trying to figure out what they could do next.As I approach my 99th birthday in September, I realized I am blessed. I
guess I am also blessed with good genes because my mother lived to
almost 105 and then she went of her own accord. She was living in a
house in Albuquerque when by brother and his wife came from El Paso and
took her down to live with them in a place called Monte Vista were they
had acquired a 3 bedroom 2 bath apartment, but my brother's wife did not
care for it and they moved back to their old home in El Paso. And
since my mother could not afford the apartment she was relegated to a 2
person room where she was extremely unhappy and literally starved
herself. I remember we went to visit her and she refused to eat
anything. My sister Phyllis was with her when she passed away one month
short of 105. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-12239204083746273182016-08-16T13:46:00.001-07:002016-08-16T13:49:09.784-07:00Musing of one watching the political antics of polital orators.I think members of congress should be limited to two terms for Senators and six for Representatives; after all why should they be any different from the President. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-82160572611511237702016-08-04T13:36:00.000-07:002016-08-04T13:36:15.288-07:00Musing of one watching a man trying to figure out what to do with his vote for the Presidential election since he did not like any of the candidates.I know this is probably repetitious, but I still have to face the probable choices that will be available in the Presidential election. As I have said, I have voted in 18 Presidential elections and I cannot recall a single one where there is a such a group of poor candidates to choose from. That's the way it goes.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-24611938085079139302016-08-04T13:33:00.000-07:002016-08-04T13:33:01.861-07:00dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-21120855522051767162016-06-30T14:15:00.002-07:002016-07-26T14:09:00.497-07:00Musing of one contemplating the probable choices we have for the presidential election.By my calculations I have voted in 18 Presidential elections and I cannot recall one in which the field is so unappealing. It's too bad that Ben Carson and Marco Rubio are not running. At least they would provide us a reasonable choice.<br />
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Gary Johnson is running as a Libertarian, and as far as I know he has a good clean record, so I will seriously consider him. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-66551318149833585422016-06-09T14:17:00.002-07:002016-06-09T14:17:28.743-07:00Musing of one remembering when he and his family lived on the edge of the infamous Bermuda Triangle and weren't even aware of it.Some years ago, Donald Trump's wife Ivana referred to him as "The Donald". At that time, he was not nearly as controversial as he is now, and it would be nice to see him go back to that situation. I think he himself would be happier if he did.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-36652367405397487082016-04-14T14:19:00.000-07:002016-04-14T14:26:14.046-07:00Musing of one watching four deer wander through his yard apparently looking for something to eat.Since I can no longer read, I depend on others to read me information about such things as the Constitution and citizenship. I still think citizenship is a valuable asset not to be treated lightly and particularly for illegal immigrants born in the U.S. of foreign born parents. So maybe one day we will get tougher in the way that we treat it.<br />
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P.S. Since I have reached the ripe old age of 98, I don't thing my opinions carry much weight any more. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-88411876850127578042016-04-05T13:31:00.000-07:002016-04-05T13:31:05.400-07:00Musing of one watching a car chasing a dog, chasing a deer which doesn't seem to know enough to get off the highway.In my 98 years, I have voted in a number of presidential elections of course, but I have never seen one as messy as this one appears to be. It would be nice if we had some civic minded candidates who are more interested in the welfare of the U.S. than the welfare of themselves or their political party. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-72291582829954477352016-03-15T13:30:00.000-07:002016-03-15T13:30:14.368-07:00Musing of one watching a man running from a goose which was chasing him because he inadvertently disturbed his nest.It seems to me we are in the worst political situation, as far as Republicans are concerned, in the country's history. If Romney would announce again I think that would help a lot, but he is not going to so we will have to put up with what we get. Maybe someone will come up with one of FDR's fireside chats and that will be it. On the other hand, the Ides of March are here and we should all watch out.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-50066421241398962982016-01-12T14:12:00.001-08:002016-01-12T14:12:12.372-08:00Musing of one thinking about political manuevers.I don't propose to listen to the State of the Union Address because all of them over the years are pretty standard. They assert that the country is in great shape and headed in the right direction. That approach may go all the way back to George Washington, although I do not know. In any event, it's a standard by most presidents. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-32148997575628398012015-12-10T14:39:00.000-08:002015-12-10T14:39:29.745-08:00Musing of one thinking about the guy trying to paint a picture of a hiccup.I'm sticking with Merry Christmas because that's what the word means. And happy holidays to those who don't celebrate Christmas. My own memories go back to the time when Christmas trees had lighted candles on them. It is a wonder there were not more fires.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-72798269866989147462015-12-03T14:28:00.003-08:002015-12-03T14:29:02.678-08:00Musing of one thinking about social customs.More and more during the month of December we hear the expression "Happy Holidays". December 25th is Christmas and has been celebrated as such for a couple of millennia and so my own greetings to everybody will be "Merry Christmas"! I guess that makes me a member of the crotchety old curmudgeons club.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-38967616049353509702015-11-17T14:53:00.002-08:002015-11-17T14:53:42.582-08:00Musing of one wondering who wound up with Al Capone's wealth.Our sympathy goes to the French people as they recover from the terrorist attacks of the other day. They seem to be taking firm action against the perpetrators and that is a good thing.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-20353803377618705382015-10-22T14:51:00.000-07:002015-10-22T14:51:23.738-07:00Musing of one wondering what Obama has in mind about future activity once he leaves office.I was reminiscing the other day about when I inadvertently bribed a government official. I had been stationed at Fort Bell Bermuda and was ordered back to the US. Mary Kay and the kids had joined me and they were authorized to accompany me. So we flew to NY on one of the largest and most luxurious aircraft of the time, a Lockheed 4 engine aircraft whose model number I cannot recall. So we flew to NY and were housed somewhere. The next day I went to Fort Hamilton to get a TR to get a ticket home. At that time, Jack Daniels whiskey was completely unavailable in the US but could be had outside the country. I had a small cardboard box of 5 bottles in my bag which I intended to give to my father-in-law. <br />
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My request for a TR was handled by a civilian who was about as negative as one can get. He said it would take at least a week to get us out of NY, and as he was discussing the problem, I open my barracks bag to get something. He saw the box of Jack Daniels. He said, "Is that Jack Daniels?" and I said, "Yes". And with a burst of generosity and without thinking I asked if he wanted one. He said,"Yes" and locked it away in his desk. Then he said I think I know a way to get you out of here tomorrow and that was a switch to what he had been saying about taking a week. So the next day we were on a train headed west. It did not occur to me until some time later that I had bribed a government official. The matter never came to light and I am duly grateful for that. Any way the incident got us tickets home, starting the next day. So it goes.dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-42438662913532592882015-09-22T14:35:00.000-07:002015-09-22T14:35:51.748-07:00Musing of one wondering what people did before the advent of the IT age ( I can't remember.)I am entering by 99th year and to paraphase Kermit the frog, "Being 98 isn't easy". But time marches on. dsrteilandshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14926262695387027585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3986049947847301616.post-41123856482755948182015-09-17T14:43:00.001-07:002015-09-17T14:43:37.170-07:00Musing of one wondering why so many people want to be President.I don't know why so many people are in the race for President. A couple of them Ben Carson and Mike Huckaby have some qualifications, otherwise I am not sure. Not that my thoughts make a difference anyway.<br />
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