Everyone's a saint once they're dead, just read the obituaries

I see that Prince Harry is back in England, alone. Meghan will have to text him his daily instructions.

 

An Afternoon in Madrid

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I'm watching a Spanish mini-series about the Basque movement in the 1960's. English subtitles. That's what's great about watching T.V. now, shows from different countries. So, I am watching this show and a protest march and riot in 1967 takes place. I'm reminded that I was in Madrid in 1967. My friend Bud and I leave our hotel and go to the train station to make arrangements for the train to southern Spain so we can go to Morocco. On the way back, as we approach the hotel we see a big mob. It's a protest mob that later turns into a riot. We weave our way through the crowd, knowing this is a bad place to be and finally get into the hotel. 

We go upstairs to the second floor where our room is and then we stand on our balcony and watch the riot. Along comes about a dozen or more grey police vans. They line up in a row and open the doors to the last one. Then the police grab people by the scruff of the neck and toss them into the van. When the van is filled, they close the door, drive away and the next van backs up. Same thing again till all the vans are filled. And that's the end of the riot. We stayed in the hotel bar that evening instead of going out. 

I'm putting up a photo of a van but the actual vans were smaller and no windows.

Doctor's Appointment

 

A couple of days ago, I had an appointment with the heart specialist. He said that everything seems to be ok but make sure I keep active. I do my 1 mile walk most days, it depends on the weather. I was also doing 20 min. Tai Chi but I found it was husting my ribs so I stopped it for awhile. Have to try that again. Then he said that we have to discuss my other problem. I also have a heart valve that is not working properly and may have to be operated on. So next fall I have to do the dye test and all that again to see if things are getting worse. If they are, I will need another operation, just like the last one. Didn't want to hear that. Oh well, that's a couple of years from now and things may not change. 

Won $20. on the lottery last night.

 

Van Appointment

 

Yesterday evening I dropped off my van at my mechanic's. Usually I drop it off the day before my appointment, then they can better fit it in to a time slot. I leave the van there, my son picks me up. When it is done, Lisa calls me up, my son drives me back and away we go. I needed summer tire put on, an oil change and the bi-annual safety check. If I need something else because of the safety check they will call me. 

Got my van back. |Needed windshield wipers.

Saw a Cardinal in the back yard, the bird, not the baseball player.

 

Ripped Jeans

 

You know, I think the upper class and the rich people are a lot smarter than the average person. Let's face it, they have to be, to make people believe that wearing rags is fashionable. In the time of my parents and grandparents, men working in the coal mine, worked hard so that their children did not have to wear rags. They would be disappointed and ashamed.

How can anyone possibly get rid of silly thoughts?

 

Family Photos

 

Photos in your wallet. Do you carry who you love with you?

 

If you cut a piece out of the side of your bathtub so you can step in, I guess it is no longer a bathtub.

I don't have a bucket list. Come to think of it, I don't even have a bucket.

Free Will

 

When a man believes he knows |God's will and is resolved to do it, then he is the most dangerous man in the world. 

Unused Stamps

 

Got a piece of mail today and the stamp was unmarked. Will reuse it. Easy $1.00. That's the second in a week.

Books

 

Lots of dreams last night. I actually remembered them for awhile.

Once is a decision, twice is a choice.

What most people eat as Turnips is actually Rutabaga

 

If you watch German detective shows, you have to be prepared for nudity.