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More : "Out of the Mouth of Seniors:"
So I went for my walk today...even though it is close to freezing outside. But I covered my mouth and made it for a whole mile! first time in four months that I managed a mile walk. Yippee!
But I digress.
An old guy watched me turn into the parking lot, and then turn to park in one of the spaces. He had a big dog with him...like a St. Bernard mated with a German Shepherd. Big but not mean looking. So he had been standing there watching while I got out of the car...so I said hello to the pooch (who definitely wanted a pet and scratch) and then spoke with the old man. And that conversation made me laugh. Short, but funny (at least to me0.
"His name is Bennie."
So I spoke to Bennie and started scratching his ears and back...and got that back leg going. Score one for dog lovers.
Then the old man said:
"I saw you put on your right turn signal to pull into the lot."
"Yeah. I do that."
"But then you put on your left signal to pull into a space. Nobody was behind you...so...?"
I smiled.
"Habit I guess. Never really think about it. If I turn, I use a signal. "
"Hmm...do you really want people to know that much about where you are going?"
I laughed.
"Don't you use your turn signals."
He shook his head.
"The Government knows enough about me, they don't have to know which way I am turning."
I still thought he was being funny. So I laughed.
"Good point."
"No, really. Turn signals let other people know where you are going and they don't need to know where you are going...as long as you know. "
And that is when I realized I was in over my head. I already had one bad interaction this week with the "Let's have a Civil War and sort things out " guy. So I didn't need another one.
So I said:
"Man oh man Bennie is a big dog!"
Without skipping a beat he said:
"140 pounds. The wife wants him on a diet."
"Well, he must be like feeding a teenager."
He laughed.
"Yeah I had three of those in my house at the same time. I swear I bought milk that day before, but was all gone the next day."
I laughed we parted ways. One last scratch for Bennie, and one les heavy conversation for me!
So I went for my walk today...even though it is close to freezing outside. But I covered my mouth and made it for a whole mile! first time in four months that I managed a mile walk. Yippee!
But I digress.
An old guy watched me turn into the parking lot, and then turn to park in one of the spaces. He had a big dog with him...like a St. Bernard mated with a German Shepherd. Big but not mean looking. So he had been standing there watching while I got out of the car...so I said hello to the pooch (who definitely wanted a pet and scratch) and then spoke with the old man. And that conversation made me laugh. Short, but funny (at least to me0.
"His name is Bennie."
So I spoke to Bennie and started scratching his ears and back...and got that back leg going. Score one for dog lovers.
Then the old man said:
"I saw you put on your right turn signal to pull into the lot."
"Yeah. I do that."
"But then you put on your left signal to pull into a space. Nobody was behind you...so...?"
I smiled.
"Habit I guess. Never really think about it. If I turn, I use a signal. "
"Hmm...do you really want people to know that much about where you are going?"
I laughed.
"Don't you use your turn signals."
He shook his head.
"The Government knows enough about me, they don't have to know which way I am turning."
I still thought he was being funny. So I laughed.
"Good point."
"No, really. Turn signals let other people know where you are going and they don't need to know where you are going...as long as you know. "
And that is when I realized I was in over my head. I already had one bad interaction this week with the "Let's have a Civil War and sort things out " guy. So I didn't need another one.
So I said:
"Man oh man Bennie is a big dog!"
Without skipping a beat he said:
"140 pounds. The wife wants him on a diet."
"Well, he must be like feeding a teenager."
He laughed.
"Yeah I had three of those in my house at the same time. I swear I bought milk that day before, but was all gone the next day."
I laughed we parted ways. One last scratch for Bennie, and one les heavy conversation for me!
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SGT Kevin Hughes
Thanks for asking Sarge. Yeah, 2025 was a wash for me. I started out with a rare Arthritis flare for the first seven months of the year which left me using a walker on bad days, and two canes on good day. I took enough steroids to qualify for a Professional Baseball Contract. In September I got better...only to catch not one, not two, but three Respiratory viruses, at the same time (even tho I had vaccines for all of them) and that along with asthma ...put me out from Mid November until late January. And then , today, I finally I had a really good day, and made a mile. But my lungs kinda told me to take the next few days off. At least until the air gets warm again. So I was stoked with today! Not sure I will ever get back to my four miles a day...but I'll take a mile! Sorry for dumping the whole path on you...it is the Autism. I just give the literal answer. LOL
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I would have walked away scratching my head Brother Kevin, which is what I'm doing right now, trying to figure out where this guy was going with his rant.
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Good one. We don't buy milk at all since kids and grandkids are gone. Half & half for coffee and any recipe that calls for milk. Since its ultra pasteurized it also keeps twice as long as milk.
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