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Picks and Pans 1

bigdocmcd — 2008-02-07T10:02:57-05:00

Peeves in movies:

Japanese horror movie American remakes. Seems like Japanese horror comes in two brands - Godzilla and ghosts. Nothing wrong with either, but culturally their stories just don't translate....

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Finally back, not doing much

bigdocmcd — 2007-09-29T09:09:24-05:00

Really haven't had much going on lately to report on. Or rather, plenty going on, nothing interesting to report on. Either way, there won't be much here either.

Let's see, what have I been watching from my...

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Holidays? What's a holiday?

bigdocmcd — 2007-09-04T11:09:06-05:00

Well, another holiday weekend is gone.

Not that it meant much to me. Being retired means never having to note holidays. 3-day weekend? 4-day? Mine are all 7-day. :)

The only effect holiday...

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Musings

bigdocmcd — 2007-09-02T09:09:32-05:00

Philosophical time.

Each of us has our own individual "world view". This view ranges from the macro to the micro. We have opinions concerning everything from communism vs. capitalism to whether men can...

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And Friday

bigdocmcd — 2007-08-31T07:08:12-05:00

Tuesday: We had the appraiser in to appraise our house for the reverse mortgage. A nice older lady who seemed to find our condo a nice place. Hopefully, it'll get us more money in our line of credit. We'll see.
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Monday and thoughts springing from barbers

bigdocmcd — 2007-08-27T07:08:20-05:00

Monday is the weirdest day of the week since I retired. It is a relief, however, to not have the strain of the "it's Monday, back to work" syndrome.

Today, because my wife had her hip replaced two weeks...

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8-year-old's can be tough

bigdocmcd — 2007-08-23T12:08:53-05:00

So the grandchildren (3 of them, ages 8-13) were over. They decided to play a game of "Chutes and Ladders". Now that game is for smaller kids so it was bound to cause trouble.

Wasn't long before they...

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Unstapling a grandmother

bigdocmcd — 2007-08-21T09:08:36-05:00

Eventful day. Today my wife had her staples out.

Sounds funny, doesn't it. To have one's staples out. Now I am stapled, now I am not.

Anyway, it's 10 days after her hip replacement and her...

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Rescue

bigdocmcd — 2007-08-19T09:08:30-05:00

Had to rescue my grandchildren (oldest 13) the other day.

They decided to walk over to a donut shop in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Luckily we live in a very affluent suburban area so there was little danger...

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A New Day

bigdocmcd — 2007-08-18T09:08:18-05:00

Well, it's been almost a year since my last post and over a year and a half since I retired. I'm starting medicare this year and trying to budget my health care. My wife turns 62 and is starting her social security so...

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