ABSENT MINDED OR OLD?

ABSENT MINDED OR OLD?

People make jokes about old people and “senior moments”, but when you reach Social Security age and your mom suffered from Alzheimer’s, these little moments are not that funny.  When you have a bout of what my sister-in-law calls “Old-timers’ disease”, it is more a cause of concern than something to joke about.  Today I had just one such moment.

On my way home from being Grandpa Joe to two of my Crankettes, about an hour and a half drive, I got a call from my daughter in North Carolina.  I was listening  talking for about 15 minutes when I arrived  home and parked in my garage.  While still on the phone I grabbed my bag and my PC, went into my house and emptied my pockets.  I emptied my change, my wallet, my money clip and my keys.  Still on the phone I thought “SHIT, I left something in the car”.  Still on the phone with my daughter, I went back out to the garage, opened the car door, and still on the phone I peered into the car looking for the one item I forgot……MY CELL PHONE!!

I often forget my cell phone when I get home.  I often leave it in the car and don’t realize it until I empty my pockets.  Today I momentarily panicked when I did not see the phone in the car until I finally realized….I WAS TALKING TO MY DAUGHTER ON THE PHONE!!

Some of you young folks may think this is funny, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

BOWL CLEANSE???

BOWL CLEANSE

???

Is anyone wondering what the HELL is this blog about?  “BOWL CLEANSE?”  What is cranky going to rant about today? 

I don’t know either!

Here is the deal.  I like to have seven or eight posts “in the hopper” at any time.  When I am running low, I go to my “IDEA” file and choose a subject that I thought of sometime before.  I get lots of ideas for a blog, when I get one I write the idea in my “IDEA” file.

Today I went to my “IDEA” file and found several entries which at one time must have seemed like a great topic but now…?

“Shame on you” – Ah… people that are full of themselves?  Stuff I did that was just wrong?  Stuff someone else did that was just wrong?  Nah.  I would never say “Shame on you.”  I got nothing!

“Tattoos” – I don’t have a tattoo.  I don’t want a tattoo.  I don’t like the look of people that are covered with tattoos, but I couldn’t write a blog about it.  I don’t really care one way or the other about tattoos.  It is written in my “IDEA” file, but…I got nothing!

“Jeopardy” – Was this about being in jeopardy or the quiz show?  I got nothing!

“The Water Park” – OK, I am sure this had to do with the trips we took to the water park when we were at the shore (in New Jersey the beach is just called “The Shore”) last summer.  I may have had some good stuff, but I forgot it all.  Except….No, I got nothing.

“One year-old birthday party” – This had to have something to do with one of the Crankettes’ birthday parties, but that was a while ago, and…I got nothing.

“Bowl cleanse” - ? Bowl cleanse? Was I drinking when I wrote this? I can’t even make up something to make up!

 I got nothing.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY