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All of "suburbia" is now Wild Kingdom. We've built up so much that they've been displaced from their natural habitat. I live in a neighborhood with mature trees and landscaping within the city limits. We have deer, foxes, opossum, raccoons, the occasional bear and her cub(s), and the occasional coyote. While they are beautiful to witness, I prefer to keep a long and safe distance. I used to walk very early in the morning to escape the southern heat. I no longer do that because of the many times I came across wildlife in the pre-dawn hours.

Back in the day, people used to soak golden raisins in gin to relieve arthritis pain. I don't know if it's still a thing or not. You'd eat 9 or 10 of the raisins each day, and it allegedly helped with the pain. My mother jumped on that bandwagon, and she swore that it worked. She used to eat them in the morning before her coffee was ready. I just shook my head and told her "when you're having a fruit martini for breakfast, you're not going to feel any pain from your arthritis." You know that angry look you get from your parents when you bust them on their BS? Yep, I got that look on that day. LOL

Oh YUM!! I bookmarked this and I'm going to try it with the raisins because I'm not a fan of walnuts. Thanks tim!

Depending on how he treated his wife while she was alive, he might ought to be afraid of his mother in law. It would appear that she has little use for him, and those old women have been known to swing a cast iron skillet or load a backside full of buckshot. 🤣

YAY!! I'm so glad you're back and off to a great start as usual. I'm excited for the journey you're going to take us all on. Thanks for sharing your talent, Gary. I'm pretty sure that Mondays are going to be my favorite day of the week for the foreseeable future.

Well that never happens! It's your sign to go play the lotto LOL

I had a wise English professor when I was in college back in the ancient times when word processors came into common use. She said "Spell check doesn't know the difference between public and pubic. Nothing replaces proofreading to avoid embarrassment." I'm sure the same holds true for AI.

Respectfully disagree and ready for the flames. I enjoy the weekly postings. It makes the story last longer. I was never one for quickies. Thick, deep, and long lasting is more my flavor. Wouldn't you agree, Mr. Gray? LOL

It's Taggart. He's a grower, not a shower. There is so much in reserve with Taggart. More so than the typical quiet masculine type. I sense there's been tragedy in his life, maybe with the loss of a great love. You're rocking it, Mr. Gray.

Sending light and positivity to both you and tim. I can't imagine how difficult this is for you both, but know there are people that you've never met who wish you both only the best. That's the type of community that tim and you have built here.

You never come out of the gate weak, do you Mr. Gray? I'm hooked already, probably because my weakness is cowboys. How did you know? LOL Nah, you're just an excellent writer who can capture his reader within a few moments. I can't wait for next week!

Been there, done that, no problem following. Medicare is your primary insurance and if you have not yet met the Part B annual deductible (currently $283) Medicare doesn't pay the claim and the secondary policy doesn't pay either. There's a separate deductible for hospitalizations (currently $1736) that applies for each occurrence of a hospitalization. Then there's the separate policy for the pharmacy benefits if your secondary doesn't have that included. This is more of an explanation for our friends who don't live in the USA. Getting old sucks. Ask me how I know this. LOL

Idiots and as*h^#es are not protected classes in The Fair Housing Act.

You know that Clueless is going to be a nightmare of a tenant. They'll be calling you to change light bulbs. 🤣

They should be able to prescribe or tell you what to ask for to treat the thrush. Our nickname for the treatment in the US is "swish and swallow" LOL