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Comments: I am sick and tired of looking for a job. So, I have made a major decision. I am now on Social Security. I will now also start my retirement benefits from Belo Corp. (my 13 years at The Dallas Morning News). I have an inheritance coming up before too long. And, I don't want to sit at home. I love working. So, I just landed a job in the meat market at the Kroger that is about a 5-minute walk from my house (30 seconds by car). One thing I am looking forward to is a fairly stress-free job. Every job I have had since graduating from school has been ultra-high stressed. The major and minor news media is killer stress. Proposal management isn't much better. This new job will have some stress. Would be boring without it. But, NOTHING like the stress I have worked with for so many decades. I am looking forward to this. And, I will only have to work parttime. Will be nice having a day off every now and then without having to spend my time looking for work. I cannot put into words how relaxed I feel right now. I had two Uncle Franks (O'Bannon and Davis) who were both in the grocery business when they were alive. They both owned their own stores. They would be proud of me working in the grocery business.
Comments: Buddy...give it up...McM doesn't have a phone that would call you...just her son.
Comments: We’re finally heading to Atlanta to visit Chad, Meredith & our new grandson, Declan! We leave this evening & will return Sun. afternoon. Would've gone last week, but we've both been sick & didn't want to spread it. Great looking pix of Hunter, Sophie & the Gruble/Nance wedding - very nice! Y'all be sure to wish Gary Dagley a Happy Birthday on Sat., 12/12 & I'll catch-up with a belated wish after we're back on 12/13. Take care! ~ D & K
Comments: Sandy Mc- please take my name and # OFF your phone
Comments: Happy Jack-I have a better idea take 4.1 million cars and trucks off Texas HWYs that are uninsured. Dallas Co. the leader in the State at 26% uninsured, that's 1 of 4 cars gone zippo problem solved. [facts in yesterdays Dallas Morning News] I have been told I 35 is the most dangerous Interstate in the Nation. If you drive it much you will truly believe it is the "White Knuckle HWY Ride in Texas." But I too ? 1 Billion in the cost. The same guy that did the High Five is the contractor. At over $400,000 bucks a day seems kinda high for this simple country boy.
Comments: Since we're still talking weddings and it's the season of cheer....here's a love song for all to enjoy. Curl up with your significant other and drink in the spirit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEkomaBTppY
Comments: Rudy and I have 5 GIRLS -- 3 (high maintenance) are mine. If they get old enough (30's) and marry a man 20 years older than themselves, they have a destination wedding and just have a big reception at "home." All paid for by them (his daughter). Or, in my case if they get old enough (late 20's) and marry someone that's been on his own for over 5 years and has always paid for things himself, then the bride's family's cost is at a minimum. If all 5 girls had had BIG weddings, we'd surely be in the poor house. Of, course, my youngest girl is still single. I just attended a wedding that cost $30,000 and while it was beautiful, it was not "over the top." $30,000 isn't what it used to be.
Comments: Buddy, hindsight is such a wonderful thing! 1st we should hunt down the engineer who designed the 114 /121 intersection and hang him. Then hang those responsible for cramming DFW between 114 and 183. overloading all roads north and south of the airport. After doing that MAYBE they would cancel the "redo" scheduled for 635 and we wouldn't have to hang those idiots. I think they should be required to FINISH all the current road projects (like I35) before they can start anything else!!
Comments: Sandy Mcs-I does de best wit wat I has^#@ dont asks fo mors. good nites and plays tommorows litle garl
Comments: Buddy, get your facts straight! Richard, beautiful wedding. I know you are proud.
Comments: correction I 75 and 635 (high five) and not I 75 and 820 and the 120 and 114 hwy will be more than 3 times the cost BTW I love weddings with FREE open bars RN
Comments: JD, the Beatle looking young fella about 8-9 yo, is the groom's nephew. The flower girl is my GD, Avery, and there's a couple of pics with her brother Hunter (blond hair 2 yo). The location is San Clemente. The house was built by one of the two partners who developed San Clemente in the 1920's (his name is Ole Hanson). His partner built a house and called it Casa Pacifica which was later bought by Richard Nixon (western White House). Since you brought up cost; what ever happened to the free church wedding, punch and cake? How did all this "father of the bride" thing get started? I don't know how these 4-5 daughter families get through it all.
Comments: Head line news on the local news tonite: News is out on the 114 and 120 hwy's, just northwest of DFW Airport, TXDOT project at the cost of 1 BILLION (with a B) dollars for the heaviest bottle neck in the state, to start 2/15/10. To put this in perspective I 75 and 820 was a 300 mil project. Inside info from Gene Capps Civil Engineer (my boy) stimulus fed money is almost 400 mil the rest resting with the state on the final bill. For Doc and the rest of us in this area make plans,,,,, L-O-N-G term plans.
Comments: Richard...I must advise you that your daughter is as beautiful as MaryAnn...and having given my Jeniffer away once before...(her husband passed in the first 13 months of the marriage) I know how you must have felt. This time around is no where near the size and or expense as the first...in fact...the first wedding was so scary that Kathy stopped sharing the cost and to this day she still says you don't want to and or need to know... But this was beautiful and I stayed through the entire presentation. However, I would like to know who the young man was with the great head of hair...is that a grandson? I only ask because I've seen that hair before...just a little lighter and a different cut this time around. Thanks for sharing.
Comments: Richard, that photographer was a whiz (even with the foot thing). He must be well experienced with PhotoShop too. He did so good on you, that if you weren't bald I would not have recognized you when you were with the other guys. Looks like a great party. Thanks for inviting all of us old friends to help you celebrate. |
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