6/14/26

I'm in a bar or restaurant with my dad. He stands up and pulls out some gardening shears and throws them up at the ceiling and they stick. Then I spot a couple of state troopers get up and come over to our table. I'm sure they're going to arrest my dad but they have some shears as well and they throw them up at the ceiling. Then several other people do the same. My dad looks at me and says, "And my son didn't want me to do this!" 

6/11/26

 I go ice fishing with my brother Paul. I ask him if we use fishing poles and he say no. We just chop a hole in the ice and put our lines in there. He dives into the water and comes up with a red and black fish. I think he's crazy!

6/11/26

 

I'm talking to my B-I-L Bill about color coordinating his Christmas tree. I tell him it would be cool to have the top part of the tree covered with red lights and bulbs. Then each section going down a different color. 

There was a female tutor from back in my high school days. Somehow, if we had gotten together back in the day, we might have gotten married. She was going to be in town for a class reunion and I was looking forward to seeing her again. 

6/9/26

I went into a comedy club with a friend who was also the owner. She encourages me to do a standup bit. I told her I didn't have any material but I had done a few bits a while ago. I was planning on having something to eat there. It was located on Mack Ave. in the former home of Union Street bar.

6/1/26

 

We were going to have a picnic with our youngest daughter at Elmwood Cemetery. When we get there, there were a bunch of kids, climbing the various monuments and taking pix. Apparently it was some kind of class trip. 

5/5/26

 

I'm at a baseball game and our seats are terrible. In fact, we're outside the stadium and we can only see the pitchers warming up on the sidelines. I go to the ticket office and tell them I'm thinking of suing the team because of this. Our tickets are $25 and we were going to get season tickets for $2,500. The guy offers me a cheap pocket calculator to pay us back.

I get a job and I'm assigned to a back room. I'm not sure what my actual job is so I just wander around chatting with the other workers. They give me a paper bag that's sealed up. On my way home I open it up. I've had it for a couple days at this point. Inside is a packet of "Ramburgers" fries and a red pop. There's also two burgers from Burger King and fries and a pop. I figure the food is way too old to eat so I give it to a couple of Black Labs that are roaming around my house. 

2/13/26

I was working on an advertising campaign with a partner. It was to promote a car company. Our boss was President Obama and he kept encouraging us to be even more creative and inspiring. I came up with a slogan that was something like, "Freedom to go where you want and explore the possibilities." He said it was a good start and we should have a couple beers and open up our minds.