The other day I got to thinking about how to tell may family how much they meant to me—how they really made living such a joy all these years. I could have just sat them down and told them face-to-face,
The Run Amuck Gang
I don’t get a chance to use the phrase “Run Amuck” much, but sometimes it seems the best description of the actions of my three grandchildren. I thought it meant “out-of-control,” but the Internet dictionary says it means “a state
A Letter from my Dad
It took me a lifetime to understand my dad (at least as much as I could). Now all these years after he died, I have come to see where the man he became was pretty much determined early in his
Return of the Blog
Well, I guess it’s time to get back in the saddle and start-up Just a Geezer again. My hiatus was caused by having my second knee replaced—in the last eight months I had surgery on both knees and for carpal
The Dogs Who Have Owned Me—Part II
So now we come to Sam. Of all the dogs that have been a part of our family, Sam is the most charming, sweet-natured, loving dog we have ever had. When we are home it is rare when Sam is
The Dogs Who Have Owned Me—Part I
A few months, well, make that nearly a year ago, we got our most recent dog Sam. Now Sam is the dog who came down with parvo a week after we took him from the animal shelter and then
Don’t Cause More Trouble Dead than Alive
There is no other way to put this—this is incredibly, mind numbing, hugely boring stuff. Most people put off doing this just as long a possible. And that’s the problem—put it off long enough and it becomes irrelevant to you,
Grandkids: G-Pa Babysits
The other night something happened that I knew was eventually coming and have dreaded for many years—I suddenly had to babysit my grandkids—all by myself. First of all, I have to say that I love my grandkids. There is nothing
Time to Do It: Family Photo
You’d have thought I asked them to check into prison for a week. “God, I don’t want to do that.” “I just don’t have the time.” “That’s sounds terrible.” All I was asking my wife and two daughters to do
Dance with the Monkey
The last couple of poems have been a little heavy. Here’s one that’s not. No poem with the word “monkey” in the title can be too serious. Dance with the Monkey I’ve seen actors on the screen, clowns at