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TO MY BLOG SO FAR SINCE
SEPT 15,2004

AND THIS IS ME 47 YEARS AGO
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CLICK HERE ON WEEKENDS AND DURING VACATIONS

WE GO TO NEMOURS ON WEEKENDS AND OTHER SCHOOL VACATION PERIODS.
SO THAT'S WHERE I'LL POST DURING THOSE PERIODS.

P.S.
SINCE MY OPERATION I'VE POSTED HERE. SO LQQK AT BOTH SITES OFTEN.

BIRD CRIME

Message from my daughter:
This attempted car theft was thwarted by me the other day

HOME AGAIN

ANNIE GOT HOME YESTERDAY FROM 3 WEEKS IN TROIS-EPIS.
SHE LOST 2 1/2 klg.
IT TOOK 6 HOURS FROM DOOR TO DOOR EVEN WITH THE NEW TGV FROM STRAUSBURG , WHICH IS 2H 20MIN. IT WAS LATE OF COURSE. A PLANE WOULD HAVE BEEN FASTER.
ANYWAY SHE BROUGHT ME 3 FRESHLY MADE PRETZELS FROM ALSACE....MMMMNNN.

WRONG!!!!!!

THEY TASTED JUST AS BAD AS THE ONES I MADE.

THEY ARE NOT WHAT I REMEMBERED WHEN I WAS THERE.

OH WELL, I REALLY HAVE TO GO TO PARIS AND GET THEM AT THE GERMAN STORE NEAR THE GARE D'EST.

YOU JUST CAN'T WIN.

PRETZELS

BORED BEING HOME ON SICK LEAVE, I DECIDED TO TRY THE RECEIPE FOR PRETZELS ANNIE SENT ON A POSTCARD. I USED THE EXACT MEASUREMENTS AND WHEN THEY WERE DONE THIS IS THE RESULT. I FOUND THEM TOO SWEET . I THINK THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR IN THE RECIEPE WAS TOO MUCH. THEY WERE JUST OK. STILL NOT A PRETZEL LIKE I REMEMBER .

IT NEVER FAILS

I HAVE ONLY 1 MONTH LEFT TO WORK, THEN IT'S RETIREMENT.

YESTERDAY ON MY LUNCH TOUR I FELL AND SOME PEOPLE HELPED ME UP.

MY LEG HURT AND MY ARM WAS SCRAPPED BUT I FINISHED THE DAY. AS THE EVENING PROGRESSED I HURT MORE AND MORE AND HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING UP FROM A SITTING POSITION. TODAY I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO WORK.

I WENT TO THE DR AT 5PM AND LOW AND BEHOLD NOTHING BROKEN. BUT I HAD A STRETCHED TENDON IN MY RIGHT LEG. SHE GAVE ME AN ARRET DE TRAVAIL TILL TUESDAY. ON MONDAY I WILL GO BACK TO SEE HER AND I SHOULD BE BETTER BY THEN. REST REST IS ALL I NEED.....



I COULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE END OF THE MONTH WITHOUT SOMETHING HAPPENING.

FLASH INFO FROM THE NEW GOVERNMENT

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS HAVE GONE UP 10% AND 8% RESPECTIVLY THIS PAST YEAR IN FRANCE.
THE NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION HAS A NEW IDEA ON HOW TO MAKE THESE FIGURES DROP.
HE IS GOING TO SUPRESS THE SIGNS TELLING YOU THERE IS RADAR UP AHEAD. WOW! WHAT A GREAT IDEA. IN FRANCE THE FIXED RADARS ARE ALL SHOWN SO THE MOTORIST KNOWS WHEN TO SLOW DOWN, AND AFTERWARDS SPEEDS UP LIKE THE MANIAC HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN.

WHAT BULL SHIT!
IT TOOK THEM THIS LONG TO FIGURE OUT THAT IF YOU KNOW WHERE THE RADAR IS, YOU ARE CAREFUL.
EVEN WITH THAT ASSININE SYSTEM THEY GIVE THOUSANDS OF SPEEDING TICKETS EACH YEAR. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE FRENCH MENTALITY.

I REST MY CASE!

GONE FOR 3 WEEKS

THIS MORNING ANNIE LEFT TO TAKE THE TRAIN TO ALSACE.

SHE WILL BE AT

: CENTRE MEDICAL LES 3 EPIS

: SQUARE MARCEL RIVIERE

: 68410 TROIS-EPIS

I CALL IT THE "FAT FARM" , SINCE I WENT THERE SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO LOOSE WEIGHT.

SHE NEEDS TO LOOSE WEIGHT TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON HER BACK WHICH CAUSES HER TO BE IN CONSTANT PAIN.

I HOPE I SURVIVE FOR 3 WEEKS WITHOUT HER.

NOONE TO TELL ME I FORGOT TO SHUT THE RED LIGHT ON THE TV

NOONE TO TELL ME I WET THE WOOD ON THE CUBARDS

NOONE TO TELL ME TO PUT THE SOUND DOWN ON THE TV

AND NOONE TO TELL ME TO HANG UP MY CLOTHES.



I LIVED A LIVE OF A SINGLE GUY FROM 1978 TO 1991, AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT I CAN SURVIVE. BUT I'VE BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A HUSBAND AND HAVE NO BRAIN ANYMORE

CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT A BIO OF ELAINE STRICH

MY DAUGHTER AND ELAINE STRITCH

UPGRADING TO MORE SPEED

FROM A SCOOTER TO A YAMAHA....CATS AND FRENCHMEN ARE SO ALIKE!

TWO THINGS I DISLIKE

ARE CATS AND MOTORCYCLE/SCOOTER RIDERS IN FRANCE.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

ANOTHER DAY OFF

I SLEPT TILL 8H30, HAD BREAKFAST, WENT BACK TO BED, GOT UP AT 12H30, HAD LUNCH, PUT THE DISHWASHER ON AND WENT TO THE COMPUTER. IT IS NOW 14H32 AND I HAVN't BATHED YET AND I MAY TAKE A NAP.

SOME LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT FRANCE

THE MAILMAN

HAS A UNIFORM OF SORTS, JACKET, RAINGEAR ECT.

BUT HE IS NOT OBLIGED TO WEAR THEM.

IN THE RECENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION,

A MAILMAN IN HIS 30'S CAME IN 4th

OUT OF 12 CANDIDATES

WITH 4.5% OF THE VOTE.

HE WEARS T-SHIRTS AT ALL EVENTS!

A FIRST !!!

I AM GOING TO BE 65.
IN ALL OF MY LIFE THERE IS A
THING I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED,
IT HAPPENED TODAY.

IT CAME SO UNEXPECTLY,
IT WAS AN HOUR BEFORE IT SET IN.

MY WIFE, A WOMAN, SAID,...............

I'M SORRY.

OH......MY.....GOD.....
THAT MUST HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME IN ALL HUMANITY THAT
A WOMAN SAID I'M SORRY TO A MAN.

LEAVING ECOLE JACQUES PREVERT TO GO TO CARNAVAL

PROCESSION OF KIDS AND PARENTS

GOING TO ECOLE JEAN JAURES

I WAS THE REAR GUARD OF THE GROUP.

THE KIDS AT THE CARNAVAL

TAKEN PLACE ON MARCH 24 2007.

PARENTS AND CHILDREN HAVING A BALL.

CLICK TO SEE WHY I LOVE HER

MY WIFE LOVES GAURANTEES. I DON'T.
BUT MY MINOLTA DX WENT ON THE BLINK AND SHE SAW THERE WAS
A COULPE OF WEEKS LEFT ON THE GAURANTEE.
SO SHE BROUGHT IT BACK TO FNAC .
A MONTH PASSED AND NO WORD.
SO WE WENT TO CHECK.
IT WASN'T FIXED YET ,
SO THEY LENT US A CANON.
I LOVED IT AND WE WENT ON VACATION WITH IT.

WELL WE WERE BACK A WEEK AND WE GOT A CALL TO COME FOR THE CAMERA.
DAMN THEY FIXED IT.
BUT WAIT. THEY DIDN'T FIX IT ,
SO THE GAVE US A NEW ONE.
A BETTER ONE TOO!
CLICK OT THE LINK TO SEE THE CAMERA THEY GAVE US.

YOU CAN'T WIN

THE OTHER DAY I SAW GREEN TOILET PAPER IN ANNIE'S FAVORITE BRAND AND THOUGHT IT WOULD GO GOOD IN THE NEMOURS GREEN BATHROOM.



WRONG!
SHE HATES THAT COLOR GREEN.
WOMEN!

I STINK !

FOR THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS
I'VE NOT BEEN BATHING IN THE MORNING.
THIS ENABLES ME TO SLEEP AN EXTRA HALF HOUR.
I TAKE A BATH IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
SOMETIMES I GO A DAY OR TWO WITHOUT BATHING.
I CHANGE MY CLOTHS EVERY DAY.

BUT THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF
GETTING FN OLD!

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I'D BATH 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY.

THE CLOCK IS
COUNTING DOWN!!!!!!!!!

DAMNED ECONOMY

IN THE LAST WEEK
I HAVE LOST 15.6% OF MY I.R.A. RETIREMENT.
SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH IN IT TO BEGIN WITH,
THAT IS A BIG CHUCK.

OH WELL, YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU!

JOB WELL DONE

THE START AND THE FINISH AT MY POST.

CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR LARGER SIZE

A GREAT PHOTO....NOT MINE

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN FROM ALLAN THINKS http://allanthinks.typepad.com/AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE FLICKR SITE BUY CLICKING ON "A GREAT PHOTO.....NOT MINE"
OTHER PHOTOS OF HIS CAN BE FOUND THERE TOO.

A WORD TO YOU

WHAT'S NEXT

HE'S BACK

MY BFF IS BACK.
I MISSED HIM AND CALLED.
IT'S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.
I DIDN'T TALK LONG SINCE I WAS
CALLING FROM MY CAR BEFORE
I GOT OUT TO BE AT MY POST.

I'VE BEEN THRU ALOT WITH HIM AND I
JUST HAD TO MEND THE FENCE.

I'M GLAD I DID!

CLICK HERE.....NO MORE SUCKERS

THE LADY WHO ILLUSTRATED P.T.BARUM'S PHRASE ,
IS DEAD!
SHE PAST AWAY FROM CANCER.
MAY SHE REST IN PEACE.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER EURO

IN ORDER TO GET A DRIVERS LICENSE IN FRANCE
YOU HAVE TO GO TO DRIVING SCHOOL.
IT COSTS ABOUT 1000 $US TO GET ONE
DEPENDING ON HOW STUPID YOU ARE.

THAT'S THE REASON THERE ARE OVER A MILLION
PEOPLE DRIVING WHITOUT A LICENCE IN FRANCE

THE TEST IS QUITE DIFFICULT.
ONEC YOU GET THE LICENSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A BIG "A" IN RED ON THE BACK OF THE CAR FOR
3YRS TO SHOW YOU ARE AN APPRENTICE DRIVER.
AFTER THAT IT'S GOOD FOR LIFE.

ONCE THE FRENCH PASS THE PERMIT IT IS SYSTEM D. WHICH IS
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE RULE YOU IGNORE IT.
THAT IS WHY 90% OF THE ASSHOLES WHO DRIVE,SPEED,GO THRU STOP SIGNS, DON'T SIGNAL, AND STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A CROSSWALK
WHEN THERE IS SOMEONE CROSSING.

IT'S A GOOD THING THERE ARE ONLY 167 DAYS LEFT BEFORE I
END MY CAREER AS SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD.

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED THIS MORNING

A WOMEN STOPPED HER CAR AT THE CROSSING AND SAID STILL THERE!
SHE THEN SAID I HIRED YOU.
THEN IT CLICKED.
IT WAS THE WOMAN AT THE TOWN HALL
WHO HIRED ME IN 1999 TO DO THE CENSUS.
SHE REMEMBERED ME!
WELL THAT MADE MY DAY.

THE LAST DAY

OF AN UNEVENTFULL VACATION.
WE BOTH GO BACK TO WORK TOMMORROW.
IT IS 40 DAYS UNTILL THE NEXT VACATION.

THE TERMITE TREATMENT WILL BE DONE
THEN AND WE WILL GO AWAY FOR 2 DAYS
AFTER IT IS DONE.