JSS: Senior Moments-- Cataract Surgery

JSS--  Just Some Stuff

1.  SENIOR MOMENTS--  Well, I had two senior moments the other day.  Before I left to go shopping, I couldn't find my flip phone, or as Brother Bob calls it, my idiot phone.  Had to call it to find it.

Then, when I got home and then ready to go somewhere else, I couldn't find my keys.  Looked everywhere.  Took a different vehicle and when I got back home, Liz had found the keys.  They were in the ignition.

2.  CATARACT SURGERY--  This past Thursday I had outpatient cataract surgery on my right eye.  It went well and now the cloud on the right eye has been lifted.  But, those eye drops sure burn and I have to take three kinds four times a day.

--RoadDog

Senior Moments Abounding As I Approach 64

What do they say about first thing to go?  What did the Beatles say about "When I;'m 64?"

This morning I was wondering why the container for the coffee grounds on the maker was in the sink and then found that the last pot I brewed only had the paper enclosure in it.  That could have been a mess, but at least i remembered the paper.

Yesterday at Donovan's reef in Twin Lakes, i was munching on some peanuts in the shell out of a plastic cup when i thought I had gotten ripped off because a whole handful consisted of nothing but empty shells.  Wait a minute, i had grabbed out of the cup used for peanut shells.  Well, that explains it.

Yesterday, i went to pick up our boat with some friends who I was supposed to meet at McDonald's at 10 a.m..  So there I was waiting at the Spring Grove McDonald's, while they were waiting at the Richmond McDonald's, about seven miles down the road.

That Explains Why They Weren't There and Why I Wasn't There.  --RoadDog


SOME CRAZY SAYINGS:  When a clock is hungry, it goes back for seconds.

JSS: Senior Moment-- Address Labels-- Indy 500-- Forget That Third Period

JSS--  Just Some Stuff.

1.  SENIOR MOMENT--  This morning, it was the great where did I put my coffee cup search.  I make up a pot of coffee and then drink on it several days.  I just heat a cup up in the microwave.  I then return the  cup to the sink.  Well, this morning it wasn't there, nor was it anywhere else I sometimes leave it.

After looking all over, I decided to check the microwave...and there it was.  And, it already had coffee in it.  What had happened was that I had decided to have a second cup of coffee yesterday, put it in the microwave, walked away and....  Well, I forgot...evidently.  Drank it today, though.


2.  ADDRESS LABELS--  I couldn't help but chuckle when I opened my envelope of flyers and found an ad for address labels.  You can get 250 for $3.99 or 500 for JUST $2 more.  I kind of hate to break it to them, but I am kind up to my --- in address labels thanks to all the worthy causes that want my dough.

There is NO WAY I could ever use the ones I already have or the ones that continue to come in the mail...everyday!!


3.  INDY 500--  Heading out tomorrow for that big raceway in central Indiana for the third time in as many years.  No postings for the next several days.

4.  FORGET THAT THIRD PERIOD--  Worst twenty minutes of Blackhawk hocker (that's right, Hocker...that sure wasn't hockey) ever.  Five Kings goals and what was a 2-1 lead was a 6-1 loss.  But, I'd rather lose like that than 3-2.

Perhaps our leaving Twisted Moose after the second period (with a 2-1 lead) had something to do with it.  Not that we're superstitious or anything.

Just Some Stuff--  RoadDog

Is It DeKalb or Dekalb?

While writing about going to DeKalb for the NIU game, I took a look at the name of the town, DeKalb, and started thinking that maybe it didn't look right. Maybe I wasn't spelling it correctly. Until now, I always spelled it Dekalb with a small "k." //// I looked it up on the internet and it turns out that it is spelled with a capital "K." Looks like I would have noticed that at some point after all these years. //// Oh well, guess its better late than never. //// This joins my list of dumbies like Niagra Falls (Niagara) and Cutty Shark (Cutty Sark). //// Well, at least I always pronounced it correctly as DE-kalb, not de-kab as folks in Georgia do. //// Never Too Old to Learn Something. --RoadDog

My Boating Duh for the Week

Tuesday, we went out to the boat to go out on the Chain in our quest to go boating 40 times this season. As of today, we are at 18 (but with the much-needed rain, probably not going out).

Uncovered the boat, primed the engine, turned the key and....nothing. It was like it was trying to start, but not getting a spark. Continued trying and flooded the engine with gas. Sat and waited, then tried again...still wouldn't start.

Called our boat mechanic and he started having me check things (not a great thing as mechanically inclined I am not). Distributor, where's the distributor? No luck, no start. Set up arrangements for him to come over to the boat the next day.

After I hung up, Liz said to check the kill switch on the boat. I had already done so, but evidently not very well as it was loose. Tightened it and...the BOAT STARTED!!!

Embarrassed, I called the mechanic and he laughed at me.

Well, At Least the Boat Runs. --RoadDog

Hey, Comics Talking About Me-- Part 3

From the December 7, 2012, Chicago Tribune.

SHOE

FRAME ONE:  A highway patrol officer has Senator Belfry pulled over.

Belfry looks out the driver's window and says: "Do you have any idea who I am?"

FRAME TWO:  The officer looks at him and says:  "No, but at your age..."

FRAME THREE:  "Memory loss is a common thing."

Now, Why Was I Typing This?  --RoadDog

Senior Moment for the Day

Earlier today, I brewed up a fresh pot of coffee and went to pour some in my Fort Fisher mug.  Just before the liquid came out of the pot, I looked down and noticed the mug was upside down.

Sure glad I picked such an opportune moment to look down.  I would have wondered why my socks were getting so warm and wet.  As McDonald's warns us, "Be careful as contents may be hot."  Wonder if I could have sued myself? 

Liz Wouldn't Have Been Happy with Me.  --RoadDog

Another Duhhh Moment: The Pepperoncini Incident

Well, back in January, I walked into the girls' bathroom at McGuire's in Destin, Florida, because I didn't read the sign on the doors carefully enough. Well, actually, I was set up for that one, at least that's my excuse.

However, yesterday, I made another mistake when ordering pizza at J's Sports Bar & Grill in Ingleside, Illinois. They have half-price pizza on Mondays (along with $1.25 domestic pints). That, along with NTN makes the place a natural stop on that day.

And, their pizza is some of the best we've ever had. We are especially fond of the BLT Pizza. But, yesterday, we thought we'd try a different one and decided, well I decided, on the J's Beer Pizza which has pepperoncini peppers, sausage, onions, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

Only, I read the first item as pepperoni for some reason. Liz tried to warn me, but for some reason, I didn't listen. It came and we ate. I found that I don't like pepperoncini peppers. Man, those are just a bit too hot!! It was a lot better when we picked them off.

Needless to say, I'm not ordering the Beer Pizza again.

Can't See Out of One Eye, Blind in the Other. --RoadDog

Senioritis Strikes

Not to say I'm getting old or anything...BUT!


WHO STOLE MY WALLET

Yesterday, when I got up, I had a scare where I thought I had lost my wallet somewhere the day before.

When I put on my short pants, there was no familiar impression from the wallet. I reached back and it wasn't there, nor was it on the other side (not likely as the shorts only have one back pocket on the right.

I was starting to panic when I realized I had the shorts on backwards. There the wallet was in front. After I turned them around, the wallet was where it needed to be. Everything was at it should be.


WHO STOLE MY CAR

Even more embarrassing was something that happened before I left for North Carolina.

After seeing "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" I went to Subway in Fox Lake intending to try the new pulled pork sandwich. After I got it, I walked out to the car and put the key in, or should I say, tried to put the key in.

I was driving the new 2011 Malibu and that key would not go in. I also have the key to the old 2003 Malibu, so even tried that one. It still wouldn't open. Then I noticed some scratches by the lock and proceeded to try to rub them off, all the while wondering why those keys wouldn't open the car.

That's when I heard a voice, looked up and saw a woman at the door of the Subway store saying that I wouldn't be able to get into that car because it was hers. That's when I looked closer at the car. Same color, but an import. She said she would be happy to trade cars if I wanted. I apologized and said I'd keep the one I had, then walked over a few spaces to the correct car.

And, the key went right in.

I sure would have been embarrassed if I had gotten arrested for trying to steal that car. What were you arrested for? Stupidity.

In my defense, though, it was the same color and I don't drive the 2011 that often.

Well, That's My Excuse and I'm Sticking to It. --RoadDog


UNIVERSAL TRUTH: How many of you like the All-State commercial where Mayhem is the GPS and tells the driver to turn and causes an accident?

Senior Moments-- Parts 1 and 2

Today there were definite indications that I am approaching that time in life when I have those wonderful senior moments, or CRS as some call it.

FIRST, I couldn't find my coffee mug. I looked all over the place, but no mug. Either I left it where I had it last or Liz put it in the dishwasher. I couldn't remember where I had it last and it wasn't in the dishwasher.

I make a full 12-cup brew in the coffee-maker and that lasts me for three days. I reheat in these special mugs Liz bought me, but the one was gone.

I opened the door to the microwave and the problem was solved. There it sat. I had evidently heated it up and forgot about it.

And, speaking of forgetting, here's the Second instance of a Senior Moment.

SECOND, I went out to the truck this morning and found the window open on the driver's side. The door was securely locked, but the window was open. Not a good thing to see, especially after the rain we had had Sunday morning and the major deluge this morning.

Fortunately, the window was on the east side of the truck and the rain came either straight down or from the west. The sear was a little wet, but not too much.

Am I losing it?

I Must Be Getting Senioritis. --RoadDog


DIDJA HEAR? Reading while sunbathing makes you well-red.

JSS-- Case of the Wrong Restaurant-- Movies

JSS- Just Some Stuff

1. I thought I was supposed to meet Kip at the Triangle Restaurant in Grayslake this morning, and after sitting there for about thirty minutes, decided I must be in the wrong place. Called him and found out I had the right town, but wrong restaurant.

Met Kip and Paul, who I also taught with at Magee Middle School in Round Lake, Illinois, at the nearby Whitney Street. Kip said I was the one who had planned to meet at this new place. Must have been a Senior Moment.

2. Decided to make it a movie double-header at the Fox Lake Theatre and saw $5 matinees for "The Water Horse" and "Cloverfield."

"The Water Horse" was set during World War II and involved a boy who had lost his father in the British Navy and who found the egg of a water horse, which would be the Loch Ness Monster. That brought back memories of the trip back in 2006 around the British Isles that Mom took the family on. We went to Loch Ness, but never did see Nessie.

"Cloverfield" wore me out, with all the herky-jerky camera shooting. The main monster was nasty, but I especially didn't like the little nasties which reminded me of the ones in "The Mist." and "Starship Troopers."

I Recommend Both Movies. --RoadDog