howard's daily chronicle # 17

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 17 VOL 2

October 17, 2007

WEATHER; CLOUDY, WITH RAIN, HI HUMIDITY. 83 DEGREES

MOM AND I LEFT FOR DALLAS VA AT 8:30AM GOT TO THE VA AT 10:10 AM. PULLED IN TO VALET PARKING, IT’S FREE IF YOU HAVE A HANDICAPED LICENSE PLATE.

MOM’S APPOINTMENT WAS AT 10:30, SHE CHECKED IN AT 10:28 NOW, THAT’S CUTTING IT CLOSE HUH?

EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK, THERE IS NO PROBLEM IN THE LEG ONLY ON THE SURFACE SO NOW SHE’LL GET A LETTER TELLING HER WHAT’S NEXT.

WE WENT TO BRUNCH AT THE VA CANTEEN. WE HAVE A FAVORITE PLACE WE LIKE TO STOP AT ON THE WAY DOWN IF WE HAVE TIME OR ON THE WAY BACK WHEN WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME. IT’S THE DRIVERS RESTAURANT (A BIG TRUCK STOP) IN ANNA, TEXAS. THEY SERVE DECENT FOOD AT DECENT PRICES AND WE’VE NEVER GOTTEN A BAD MEAL THERE. MOM HAD PUMPKIN PIE ALAMODE AND I HAD APPLE PIE ALAMODE. UMMMM, GOOD!

GOT HOME ABOUT 2:45 WENT IN SAT IN MY CHAIR AND PROMPLY FELL ASLEEP, I WAS TIRED FROM ALL THE DRIVING, YEAH RIGHT!

GOT A CALL FROM BILL MASON, HE HAD TAKEN BEV, LILLIANS COUSIN OVER TO THE SAN FERNANDO MISSION CEMETARY WHERE MY FOLKS AND HIS ARE BURIED TO PUT FLOWERS ON THE GRAVES. WHEN I TALKED TO HIM HE WAS REALLY PISSED OFF. A FEW MONTHS BACK I ASKED HIM TO PUT A PLACK MY BROTHER JERRY AND I HAD MADE IDENTIFYING MY DAD AS BEING BURIED IN THE SAME GRAVE WITH MY MOTHER. WELL SOME LOW LIFE PRYED IT LOSE AND STOLE IT. IF I HAD TO GUESS WHO DID IT I’D BET ON ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE PERSONS WERE THE CULPERT. IT WEIGHED ABOUT 3-5 LBS AND WAS SOLID BRASS. I’M GOING TO MAKE A NEW ONE OUT OF WHITE OAK AND HAVE BILL PUT IT ON THE HEAD STONE. WHO WOULD STEAL A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A NAME ON IT? WE NEVER THOUGHT ANYONE WOULD STEAL THE BRASS ONE EITHER, ESPECIALLY IN A CEMETARY. THE PERSON WE TALKED TO AT THE CEMETARY SUGGESTED WE HAVE A COMPLETE NEW HEAD STONE WITH BOTH NAMES ON IT! $750. TO $2,400. WAS THE PRICE I GOT BEFORE WE HAD THE PLACK MADE. I’M GOIG TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE MANAGER/CEO OF THE CEMETARY WITH A COPY  TO THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE IN SAN FERNANDO. I’LL ASK THAT THIS LETTER BE POSTED ON BOTH BULLITIN BOARDS. MAYBE SOMEONE WILL KNOW WHO WAS SUCH A LOW LIFE AND REPORT THEM. LOL!

OTHER THAN THE TRIP TO DALLAS, MOM’S SITUATION   AND THE STOLEN PLACK WE DON’T HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO WRITE ABOUT!

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE

WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE CANDADATES MAKING SPEECHES BE SURE REMEMBER, THE SUPREME COURT JUST PASSED A LAW THAT POLITICIANS CAN LIE DURING THEIR BID FOR OFFICE WITHOUT FEAR OF REPRISELS SO, TAKE EVERYTHING “ANY” OF THEM SAY WITH THE OLD “GRAIN OF SALT”!

GOD BLESS

HOWARD