Gerald, of Syd’s Plumbing, arrived at 10:00 today to check out the leak in the water heater he just put in a week or so ago. He got it all taken care of. Before he left, I asked him to take a look at my upstairs toilet, which I’ve been tinkering with on and off … Read more
My sister told me that she saw a sign in a store the other day that said: Candy Canes 33-Cents Each or 3 For A Dollar She said she was hard pressed not to go to the counter with three of them, and say, “I want to be charged separately for these.” I told my … Read more
I had a doctor’s appointment at 8:15 this morning, the goal of which was to renew my blood pressure prescription. I was supposed to have fasted last night, starting at 8:00, which I remembered at 8:20, when I was eating my dinner consisting of a Lean Cuisine Teriyaki Chicken “Bowl.” (Which was quite yummy, by … Read more
I like this obituary in the 10/10/05 on line version of the Chicago Tribune. Theodore Roosevelt Heller Theodore Roosevelt Heller, 88, loving father of Charles (Joann) Heller; dear brother of the late Sonya (the late Jack) Steinberg. Ted was discharged from the U.S. Army during WWII due to service related injuries, and then forced his … Read more