CHRONICLE # 7

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 7 VOL 4

NOVEMBER 7^TH 2007

WEATHER; COOL, LOW HUMIDITY, 59 DEGREES

NOT MUCH DOING TILL IT WARMED UP A LITTLE, COLLEEN AND DICK CAME BY AND SPENT ABOUT AN HOUR, WE SAT OUT ON THE DECK AND REALLY HAD A NICE VISIT!

WHEN THEY LEFT MOM AND I WENT OUT AND PULLED THE ALUMINUM UNDER PINNING FROM UNDER THE HOUSE AND PUT UP ALL WE HAD, TOMORROW WE’LL PROBABLY GO TO HOME DEPOT AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE, WE NEED ABOUT 75 MORE FEET. WHEN IT’S DONE IT SHOULD REALLY CUT DOWN ON THE ELECTRIC USAGE, THE HOUSE IS REALLY WELL INSULATED AND WE HAVE BEEN HEATING IT WITH SMALL CERAMIC HEATERS ALONG WITH ONE WE BOUGHT LAST YEAR THAT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED WOOD BURNER BUT THE ELECTRIC HEATER IS UNDERNEATH WITH A SQUIRREL CAGE BLOWER! I’D LIKE TO GET THE NEXT SIZE UP BUT, WE’LL SEE! MIKE HAD A SOLID METAL ROOF WITH INSULATION BETWEEN IT AND THE ORIGINAL ROOF PUT ON BEFORE THEY MOVED TO HONEYGROVE, TX.

WE HAD HALEY JO AGAIN SHE STILL HAD A LITTLE RUNNY NOSE. WE’LL HAVE TO SEE IN THE MORNING HOW SHE IS. SHE ISN’T ANY TROUBLE BUT WE HAVE TO PLAN OUR DAY AROUND HER. HAVING HER IN THE AFTERNOON ALLOWS US TO GET DONE WHAT WE NEED TO BEFORE 2:30 WHEN WE HAVE TO PICK HER UP AT PRE-SCHOOL!

HEARD FROM BILL MASON YESTERDAY, HE AND BEV HAD A GREAT TIME THIS PAST WEEK IN El PASO, THAT’S WHERE BEV LIVES! SHE HAD GONE TO NORTHRIDGE CALIFORNIA TO VISIT BILL WHERE HE LIVES TWO WEEKS AGO! THEY REALLY SEEM TO ENJOY EACH OTHERS COMPANY! I KNOW BILL RESPECTS BEV AND HER WISHES AND THE SAME THING GOES FOR BEV. SHE SAID SHE NEVER HAD ANYBODY DO THE THINGS FOR HER THAT BILL DOES! I’VE KNOWN BILL FOR OVER 60 YEARS AND THAT’S THE WAY HE IS, ALWAYS A GENTLEMAN BUT DON’T CROSS OR TRY TO HURT HIM, YOU WILL COME OUT ON THE SHORT END OF THE STICK AS A FEW BUT, VERY FEW PEOPLE HAVE FOUND OUT!

OK, NOW FOR SOMEMORE TID BITS;

ACHY MUSCLES FROM A BOUT WITH THE FLU?   MIX 1 TABLESPOON OF HORSERADISH IN A CUP OF OLIVE OIL. LET THE MIXTURE SIT FOR 30 MINUTES, THEN APPLY IT AS A  MASSAGE FOR INSTANT RELIEF FOR ACHING MUSCLES.

SORE THROAT?  MIX ¼ CUP OF VINEGAR WITH ¼ CUP OF HONEY AND TAKE 1 TABLESPOON SIX TIMES A DAY. THE VINEGAR KILLS THE BACTERIA.

CURE URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH ALKA-SELTZER. JUST DISSOLVE TWO TABLETS IN A GLASS OF WATER AND DRINK IT AT THE ONSET OF THE SYMPTOMS. ALKA-SELTZER BEGINS ELIMINATING URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS ALMOST INSTANTLY—EVEN THOUGH THE PRODUCT WAS NEVER ADVERTISED FOR THIS USE.

HONEY REMEDY FOR SKIN BLEMISHES… COVER THE BLEMISH WITH A DAB OF HONEY AND PLACE A BAND-AID OVER IT. THE HONEY KILLS THE BACTERIA, KEEPING THE SKIN STERILE AND, SPEEDS HEALING, WORKS OVERNIGHT.

THAT’S “30 FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD

 

 

 

 

 

CHRONICLE # 6

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 6 VOL 4

NOVEMBER 6^TH 2007

WEATHER; WARM, LOW HUMIDITY, 77 DEGREES

WE FINALLY GOT ALL THE FENCE PUT UP AROUND THE DECK AND IT SURE DOES LOOK GOOD! MOM IS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE WAY IT LOOKS SHE IS GOING TO TAKE SOME PICTURES AND SEND THEM TO EVERYBODY! MOM AND I DISCUSSED PAINTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ROOF AND DECIDED AGAINST IT, WE’LL PAINT THE POST AND THE DECK SURFACE BUT WILL WAIT TILL NEXT SPRING TO DO THE CEILING, WE’RE GOING TO PUT UP CELOTEX PANELS AND TRIM IT WITH SOME KIND OF MOLDING! I STILL HAVE TO POUND THE EDGES OF THE METAL ROOF DOWN AND PUT UP 1X4 MOULDING TO FINISH IT OFF AND, CUT A PIECE OF PANELING TO FIT OVER THE SLIDING GLASS DOOR THAT GOES OUT TO THE DECK, WE HAD TO RIP THE OLD SIDING OFF TO GET TO THE STUDS TO LAG SCREW THE HEADER FOR THE ROOF TO!

WE HAD KELLY’S FRIENDS GRANDDAUGHTER ALL DAY, SHE HAD THE SNIFFLES AND COULDN’T GO TO SCHOOL. WE DOCTORED HER UP AND SHE’LL BE ABLE TO GO TOMORROW. HER GRANDMOTHER (KELLY’S FRIEND GLENDA) STARTED A NEW JOB TODAY AND MOM HAS AGREED TO PICK THE GRANDDAUGHTER UP FROM PRE-SCHOOL AND TAKE CARE OF HER TILL KELLY OR GLENDA GET HOME. I DON’T MIND A BIT, SHE’S A PRETTY GOOD KID BUT STILL A KID AND HAS TO BE WATCHED CONSTANTLY!

I GOT A LETTER FROM THE COMPANY THAT I USE MY PHONE MONITOR TO REPORT THE PACEMAKER ACTION TO. THEY WANTED TO ASSURE ME THAT AFTER GOING TO DALLAS LAST FRIDAY AND HAVING THE PACEMAKER/DEFIBULATOR ADJUSTED BY MATT ADAMSON THE NURSE THAT TAKES CARE OF ANYTHING PERTAINING TO IT THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE LEADS! IF YOU SAW ON TV THE NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL BY MEDTRONIC ON THE DEFIBULATOR WITH LEADS LIKE ON THE ONE I HAVE MINE CHECKED OUT OK! THEY’LL BE SCHEDUALING MY FUTURE PHONE TRANSMISSIONS AND WILL SEND ME CONFORMATION ON WHEN TO SEND TO THEM!

IT WAS A PRETTY SLOW DAY FOR ANY KIND OF INTERESTING NEWS. MOM AND I ARE STILL HANGING IN THERE AND DOING AS GOOD AS CAN BE EXPECTED!

THAT’S “30”FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD

A FEW TIPS I PICKED UP ON THE INTERNET!

DRINKING TWO GLASSES OF GATORADE CAN RELIEVE HEADACHE PAIN ALMOST IMMMEDIATELY WITHOUT THE UNPLEASANT SIDE EFFECTS CAUSED BY TRADITIONAL “PAIN RELIEVERS”?

DID YOU KNOW THAT COLGATE TOOTHPASTE MAKES AN EXCELLENT SALVE FOR BURNS?

DID YOU KNOW THAT PINEAPPLE JUICE IS A SURE CURE FOR SORE THROAT IF SIPPED NOT GULPED?

BEFORE HEADING FOR THE DRUGSTORE FOR A HIGH- PRICED INHALER FILLED WITH MYSTERIOUS CHEMICLES, TRY CHEWING ON A COUPLE OF CURIOUSLY STRONG ALTOID PEPPERMINTS. THEY’LL OPEN YOUR STUFFED UP NOSE!

MORE TOMORROW!

 

CHRONICLE # 5

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 5 VOL 4

NOVEMBER 5^TH 2007

WEATHER; NICE, COOL, LOW HUMIDITY, 76 DEGREES

WHAT A DAY, WENT TO MASS AND THEN OUT TO GARY AND CHARLEEN LATINIS FOR COFFEE. WHEN THE PACKERS CAME ON THERE WAS NO WAY WE WERE GOING TO LEAVE AND POSSIBLY MISS SOME MORE OF BRETT FAVRE’S MAGIC AND DIDN’T HE PULL SOME OFF TODAY IN THE 33-22 TROUNCING OF THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS? HE’S 38 YEARS OLD AND JUMPS AROUND LIKE A TEENAGER WHEN HE THROWS A TOUCHDOWN PASS! WE WENT AHEAD AND HAD LUNCH WITH THE LATINIS

WE STAYED TILL AFTER THE GAME THEN HEADED HOME IN TIME TO WATCH THE COWBOYS PUT IT ON THE PHILADELPHA EAGLES TO A SCORE OF 38-17. THEY PUT   BRAD JOHNSON IN TO FINISH OUT THE GAME! JOHN  MADDEN PRETTY WELL SUMED UP TONY ROMO WHEN HE SAID; “TONY ROMO’S THE REAL THING”! COMING FROM JOHN MADDEN THAT’S A STATEMENT YOU CAN TAKE TO THE BANK!

AS YOU MIGHT GUESS WE DIDN’T GET ANY MORE DONE ON THE DECK TODAY BUT WE’LL HIT HOT AND HEAVY TOMORROW! ALL THAT’S LEFT IS TO PUT UP THE REST OF THE FENCE AND PAINT THE ROOF ON THE  UNDERSIDE! AND I’D LIKE TO PAINT THE DECK GRAY USING NO-SLIP PAINT. WE’LL SEE!

HERE’S A TID BIT OF INFORMATION TO THINK ABOUT; IT’S TRULY A SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS WHEN WORKING AND RETIRED AMERICANS ARE FORCED TO LOOK OFFSHORE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT!

IT UNDERSCORES THE POOR JOB OUR LAWMAKERS ARE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO REFORMING HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES. TAKE UP PEN AND PAPER AND WRITE YOUR SENATOR AND CONGRESSMAN DEMANDING THEY START LOOKING OUT FOR THE WELL BEING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE INSTEAD OF THE ILLEGAL IMMAGRANTS!

REMIND THEM THEY WORK FOR YOU AND YOU PUT THEM WHERE THEY ARE AND CAN DAMN WELL TAKE THEM OUT OF WHERE THEY ARE AT THE NEXT ELECTION!

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD

 

 

 

chronicle # 4

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 3 VOL 4

November 3^RD, 2007

WEATHER; COULD’T BE BETTER, COOL, LOW HUMIDITY, 77 DEGREES

GOT A PRETTY GOOD START ON THE FENCE AROUND THE DECK THEN MADE A BOO, BOO, I DIDN’T MEASURE THE LAST PIECE OF FENCE IN THE BUNDLE AND PUT THE SUPPORT POST AT 81”!  WHEN MOM BROUGHT THE PIECE UP TO THE DECK I WENT TO PUT IT IN THE CLIPS AND SAID “AW S—T, IT’S TOO LONG”. WOULDN’T YOU KNOW THE ONE PIECE I DIDN’T MEASURE IS 11” LONGER THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE’S. I GUESS WE COULD TAKE IT BACK TO HOME DEPOT BUT FOR WHAT? I’LL JUSt CUT IT TO FIT AND HAVE A LITTLE MORE SALVAGE TO WORK WITH WHEN WE MAKE THE GATES FOR THE STAIRS AND THE RAMP THE VA PUT UP FOR ME!

WE HAD TO GO TO HOME DEPOT AGAIN TO GET 12 MORE CLIPS, I GOOFED AGAIN AND HADN’T FIGURED ON PUTTING THE ADDITIONAL PIECES DOWN THE NEW PART OF THE DECK THAT GOES TO THE RAMP AND STAIRS! WE’LL SURELY GET THIS THING DONE TOMORROW AFTER WE GET HOME FROM CHURCH. OH YEAH, GARY LATINIS CALLED AND WANTS US TO COME OUT FOR COFFEE AFTER CHURCH WHICH WE’LL DO, WE HAVEN’T SEEN THEM SINCE GARY’S KNEE WENT OUT AND CHARLEEN MADE HIM TAKE HER TO WYOMING SO HE’D STAY OFF IT FOR 2 WEEKS! HE WAS GOING TO GO ELK HUNTING BUT HAD TO PASS THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF HIS KNEE BUT HE WILL GO NEXT YEAR!

MOM’S COME DOWN WITH A COLD BUT SHE’S FIGHTING IT, DAMNED OLD COLD DOEN’T KNOW WHO IT’S MESSING WITH AND BETTER GET THE HECK OUT OF HER IF IT KNOW’S WHAT’S GOOD FOR IT!

I SURE WISH I COULD FIND SOMEBODY TO BUY THE MERCEDES, IT’S JUST SETTING THERE AND DETERATING. KERRY WAS GOING TO TAKE IT DOWN TO HIS PLACE WHERE HE COULD WORK ON IT AND STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CARBS IT ONLY RUNS ON THE FRONT ONE THE REAR ONE WILL COME UP TO SPEED IF YOU SPRAY GAS OR BARRYMAN B-12 IN THE SIDE IDLE JET! THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS A PROBLEM, THE ENGINE WILL START BUT WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR IT DIES, IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SOLONOID THAT CONTROLS THE LOCKUP TORQUE CONVERTER IT STAYS LOCKED UP! I KNOW KERRY HAS MORE THAN HE CAN SAY GRACE OVER SO I’M NOT PUSHING ANYTHING!

SO IF ANY OF YOU OUT THERE WOULD LIKE TO BUY A PROJECT CAR IT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE, THE BODY’S STRAIGHT, ALL GLASS IS GERMAN, HAS AN AM/FM SHORT WAVE RADIO AND THERE’S A SPARE ONE IN THE TRUNK, NEW TIE ROD ENDS AND IDLER ARM, SHOCKS ARE NEAR NEW KONI’S, CARBS HAVE NEW KITS AND THE INTERIOR IS LIKE FACTORY NEW EXCEPT THE HEADLINER AT THE RIGHT REAR CORNER AROUND THE BACK WINDOW IS STAINED, SEATS ARE ONE OF THE MOST COMFORTABLE I’VE SAT IN! OH YEAH! IT’S A 1967 4CYL TWIN CARB GAS 200 SERIES 4 DR SEDAN, M/B 4 SPEED AUTO, A/C, FANTASTIC HEATER, P/B WITH A NEW M/CYL, NO POWER STEERING AND YOU DON’T NEED IT WITH THE BIG STEERING WHEEL, I HAVE THE COMPLETE FACTORY SHOP MANUAL ON IT, CHROME ALL GOOD, HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRIC AND MANUAL FUEL PUMPS, LIVE AXLE REAR END, THERE IS THE ORIGINAL SCREW JACK THAT HOOKS UNDER THE CHASSIS. IT RIDES AND HANDLES AS GOOD AS SOME NEW CARS! OF COURSE I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS! I HAVE PICTURES IF ANYONE’S INTERESTED OR KNOWS ANYONE WHO WOULD BE! AND IT HAS A CLEAR TITLE

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD

 

CHRONICLE # 2

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 2 VOL 4

NOVEMBER 2^ND 2007

WEATHER; NICE, COOL, LOW HUMIDITY, 74 DEGREES

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR GOING TO DALLAS, MOM AND I GOT UP AND LEFT FOR THE DALLAS VA AT 8:30 AM. WE HIT THE NORMAL 9AM TRAFFIC, WHEN EVER THESE DUMMIES SEE A POLICE CAR OFF ON THE SERVICE ROAD WITH HIS TOP LIGHTS FLASHING THEY HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND GAUK TO SEE WHAT’S GOING ON. I SOMETIMES WISH I WAS DRIVING AN M34 SHERMAN TANK AND COULD JUST PUSH THEM DOWN TO THE POLICE CAR AND LET THEM SEE, THERE’S NOTHING THEY CAN SEE.

I GET SO TIRED HAVING TO HIT MY BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN OR STOP ONLY WHEN WE GET UP TO THE PROBLEM ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT’S A SERVICE TRUCK PUTTING GAS IN A STALLED CAR ON THE SHOULDER.

OR I LOOK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SOME CLOWN IS CLOSING ON ME AT 10 MPH FASTER THAN I’M GOING WHICH IS USUALLY 70-75 MPH, I CAN’T GET OVER AND THEY PULL RIGHT UP ON MY BUMPER, NOW WHEN I CAN’T SEE THEIR HEADLIGHTS, THAT’S TO CLOSE! AND ALL I CAN SEE IS SOME YOUNG LADY PUTTING ON HER MAKE UP AND USING THE OTHER HAND TO TELL ME TO PULL OVER! THIS MORNING I’D HAD ENOUGH, THIS NISSAN PULLED UP ON MY BUMPER AND THE LADY GAVE ME THE FINGER AND MOTIONED ME OVER, I WAS DOING 75 SO I HIT THE BRAKES TO LIGHT UP MY STOP LIGHTS, IT DIDN’T EVEN PHASE HER SHE JUST KEPT COMING SO I STEPPED IT UP TO OVER 80 AND FINALLY FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OVER, WHEN SHE PASSED ME I LOOKED OVER AND I SWEAR SHE MUST HAVE BEEN ON SOMETHING, SHE WASN’T EVEN AWARE I WAS THERE AND WAS BOUNCING TO SOMETHING ON HER RADIO OR OTHER MUSICAL THING.

WE FINALLY GOT TO THE VA AND GOT UP TO MATTS OFFICE ABOUT 10:30 AND HE CHECKED MY PACEMAKER AND MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO HAVE THE PEOPLE IN SAN FRANCISCO WHO CHECK IT TWICE A YEAR ON THE PHONE TO CHECK IT MORE TIMES, THEY’LL LET ME KNOW THE CHANGE IN THE SCHEDUAL!

ON THE WAY BACK WE STOPPED AT OUR FAVORITE EATING PLACE, THE “DRIVERS RESTAURANT” A BIG TRUCK STOP IN ANNA, TX., AND HAD BRUNCH SINCE WE DIDN’T HAVE BREAKFAST. THEN ON THE WAY HOME WE STOPPED AT HOME DEPOT AND PICKED UP A NEW SAW BLADE FOR MY 18 VOLT CIRCLE SAW FOR CUTTING PLASTICS AND THIN PANELING. I ALSO PICKED UP A SUCTION SPRAY GUN FOR CLEANING THINGS LIKE ENGINES, DECKS AND OTHER THINGS IT TAKES A HI-PRESSURE SPRAYER TO CLEAN!

MOM’S NOT FEELING TOO GOOD, I GUESS SHE’S COMING DOWN WITH A COLD SO WHEN WE GOT HOME SHE TOOK SOME MEDIDINE LAID DOWN AND I FELL ASLEEP IN MY RE CLINER FOR ABOUT 2 HRS. . WHEN I WOKE UP I WENT OUT ON THE DECK AND MOVED SOMETHINGS AROUND THEN MARKED THE BOTTOMS OF THE FENCE POST SO WE CAN PUT THE CLIPS ON THE LOWER FENCE TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING. MOM CAME OUT AND WE VISITED FOR A WHILE TILL IT GOT TO COOL FOR HER AND SHE WENT IN.

TOMORROW WE’LL TAKE UP ONE OF THE DECK PLANKS AND MARK IT SO WE CAN PUT A 4X4 POST AT 8 FEET FROM THE MAIN DECK BETWEEN IT AND THE STEPS. WE’LL CUT THE NOTCH OUT AND SLIP THE PLANK AROUND THE POST THAT WILL BE LAG SCREWED TO THE DECK SUPPORT POST. I’M SURE YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT BUT, AS LONG AS I DO IT’S OK, BELIEVE ME!

I’M GOING TO TAKE SOME MEASUREMENTS AND HAVE STEEL STRAPS MADE TO GIVE THE DECK ROOF MORE SUPPORT. I DON’T HAVE ANY FEAR OF IT COMING DOWN BUT A LITTLE MORE SUPPORT WON’T HURT AND TIM WILL SLEEP BETTER.

TIM AND KELLY ARE GETTING READY TO SWAP THE TRANSMISSION IN THE INTREPID AND DO SOME OTHER THINGS I THINK SHOULD BE DONE! I’LL PICK UP THE TRANSMISSION NEXT WEEK AND GET IT TO TIMS PLACE SO HE CAN BE CHANGING THE FRONT SEAL AND THE AXLE SEALS AND CLEAN IT UP! THEY’RE PLANNING ON DOING IT OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WHEN THEY’RE BOTH OFF.

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD

 

 

DAILY CHRONICLE # 1

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 1 VOL 4

NOVEMBER 1^ST 2007

WEATHER; SUPER, COOL, LOW HUMIDITY, 79 DEGREES

MOM AND I GOT OUT ON THE DECK EARLY (WHEN IT WARMED UP TO 60) AND GOT THREE MORE SECTIONS OF FENCE PUT UP THEN MOM HAD TO GO TO THE BANK AND TO HOME DEPOT TO GET ME A NEW BLADE FOR MY 18 VOLT SKILL SAW. I WAS TRYING TO USE A COMBINATION BLADE TO CUT THE VINYL THE FENCE IS MADE OUT OF AND RUINED ONE CROSS BRACE. IT TURNED OUT OK, WE CUT IT DOWN TO FIT ANOTHER SECTION, I FOUND OUT THE COMBINATION BLADE WAS FINE TILL I TRIED TO TRIM ¼ INCH OFF THE CROSS BRACE AND IT GRABED A CORNER AND CHUNKED IT OUT!

TALKED TO KERRY TODAY AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE 95’ INTREPID WE BOUGHT FROM TIM AND HE KNOWS ABOUT THE 95’ MODEL AND IN HIS OPINION WE SHOULDN’T REMOVE THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, JUST R&R THE TRANSMISSION AND GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THE VALVE COVERS AND REPLACE THE GASKETS THEN ALL THE HOSES AND BELTS! BE SURE TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND BOTH SEALS WHERE THE AXLES GO INTO THE DIFFERENTIAL. IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVE AXLES TOO!

I TEND TO AGREE WITH KERRY AND TIM, WE WANT THIS TO BE THE LAST CAR WE HAVE TO BUY AND WANT IT TO BE IN GOOD REPAIR WHEN WE GET IT! DON’T GET ME WRONG, WE DON’T HAVE TO REPLACE THE 91’ PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM, IT’S IN PERFECT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE PAINT BUT TO BE ABLE TO GO UP 4 YEARS FOR WHAT WE’RE PAYING FOR THIS CAR WE JUST COULDN’T PASS IT UP!

MOM AND I ARE DOING FINE AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING EVERYBODY HERE FOR THANKSGIVING AND THEN MOST EVERYONE FOR CHRISTMAS. PEGGY, PAUL AND JACQUE WILL BE HERE FOR CHRISTMAS AND I’M SURE ALL THE KIDS AND FRIENDS WILL WANT TO COME AND VISIT WITH THEM. I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!

THAT’S “30”FOR THIS ISSUE.

HOWARD

THIS IS FROM “DEAR ABBY”, I’VE HAD IT IN MY WALLET FOR A LONG TIME!

TEN RULES FOR RAISING A JUVENILE DELINQUENT;

1.  BEGIN AT INFANCY GIVING THE CHILD EVERYTHING HE/SHE WANTS. IN THIS WAY HE/SHE WILL GROW UP TO BELIEVE THE WORLD OWES HIM/HER A LIVING.

2.  WHEN THEY PICK UP BAD WORDS AND USE THEM LAUGH AT THEM. THIS WILL MAKE THEM THINK THEY’RE CUTE.

3.  NEVER GIVE THEM ANY SPIRITUAL TRAINING. WAIT TILL THEY ARE TWENTY ONE AND LET THEM DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES.

4.  PICK UP EVERYTHING THEY LEAVE LYING AROUND, SHOES, CLOTHES AND BOOKS. DO EVERYTHING FOR THEM SO THAT THEY WILL BE EXPERIENCED IN THROWING ALL RESPONSIBILITY ON OTHERS.

5.  QUARREL WITH YOUR SPOUSE FREQUENTLY IN THEIR PRESENCE. IN THIS WAY THEY WON’T BE SHOCKED WHEN THE HOME IS BROKEN.

6.  GIVE A CHILD ALL THE SPENDING MONEY THEY WANT. NEVER LET THEM EARN THEIR OWN. WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE THINGS AS TOUGH AS YOU HAD THEM?

7.  SATISFY THEIR EVERY CRAVING FOR FOOD DRINK AND COMFORT, DENIAL MAY LEAD TO FRUSTRATION.

8.  TAKE THEIR PART AGAINST NEIGHBORS, TEACHERS AND POLICEMAN. THEY ARE ALL PREJUCIED AGAINST YOUR CHILD.

9.  WHEN THEY GET INTO TROUBLE APOLOGIZE FOR  YOURSELF SAYING; “I NEVER COULD DO ANYTHING WITH HIM/HER”.

10.”PREPARE FOR PLENTY OF HEAD AND HEARTACHES. YOU ARE SURE TO HAVE PLENTY OF THEM”.

 

 

 

daily chronicle #31

HOWARD’S DAILY CHRONICLE

NUMBER 31 VOL 3

October 31^ST  2007

WEATHER; A REPEAT OF THE LAST 4 DAYS, COOL, LOW HUMIDITY, 77 DEGREES

WELL, MOM AND I STARTED PUTTING UP THE FENCE ON THE DECK BUT, WE HAD TO GO TO HOME DEPOT AND GET THE RIGHT PARTS TO MOUNT IT WITH! WHEN WE GOT HOME IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE THE NEW PARTS. WE’VE GOT TWO SECTIONS MOUNTED AND SHOULD FINISH UP TOMORROW OR SATURDAY, I’M THE BIG DRAW BACK, I HAVE TO REST TOO OFTEN AND GO TO THE BATHROOM EVERY HOUR. I’VE GOT AN APPOINTMENT FRIDAY MORNING AT THE DALLAS VA TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG!

WHEN WE GET THE FENCE ALL MOUNTED WE’LL TRY PUTTING UP THE CEILING FAN AND MOUNTING THE ELECTRIC BOXES WHERE WE WANT THEM. I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO PUT UP THE OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. WE’RE REALLY GOING TO DO IT UP RIGHT THIS YEAR, THE DECK WILL BE LIT UP LIKE DOWNTOWN HOLLYWOOD BOULAVARD! ROPE LIGHTS ON THE RAMP RAILINGS;  AROUND THE POSTS THAT SUPPORTS THE DECK ROOF.  IF WE CAN WE’D LIKE TO PUT LIGHTS IT THE BIG 75 FT CEDAR  TREE NEXT TO THE DECK.

THEY FINALLY GOT OUR ROAD DONE SO WE CAN DRIVE ON IT, THEY COVERED THE HORNS WITH CRUSHED ROCK AND MADE A MOUND SO AS WE DRIVE OVER IT WE’LL POUND IT DOWN AROUND THE HORNS AND WHERE EVER ELSE IT NEEDS TO FILL IN. THEY’LL KEEP CHECK ON THE PROGRESS AND WHEN IT GETS TO WHERE THEY CAN PUT THE BLACK TOP BACK ON SO IT’S LEVEL THEY WILL. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING IT THEY’VE WIDENED IT ABOUT 4 FEET WHICH IT NEEDED. IF YOU HAD TO PASS ANYBODY AT THAT POINT BEFORE IT WAS SCARRY, THERE WAS JUST ROOM FOR TWO REGULAR SIZE CARS, IF SOMEONE WITH A DUALLY (DUAL REAR WHEELED PICK UP) WAS COMING YOU HAD TO STOP TO LET THEM GO! I THINK THEY’RE GOING TO PUT GUARD RAILS ON BOTH SIDE SO YOU DON’T ACCIDENTLY GO OFF AND IN THE DEEP PLACE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REPAIRED SPOT!

THAT’S “30” FOR THIS ISSUE

HOWARD

FYI

66 YEAR OLD ED SHADLE OF SPANAWAY WASHINGTON IS LOOKING TO  BREAK THE WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD OF 763 MPH THIS MONTH BY DRIVING A JET POWERED CAR ACROSS THE NEVADA DESERT AT 800 MPH. HE’S BEEN PREPARING FOR HIS SUPERSONIC QUEST WITH DAWDLING 350 MPH TEST RUNS. WHEN ADVENTURER STEVE FOSSETT, 63, VANISHED SEPT 3RD OVER NEVADA, HE WAS SCOUTING SIITES WHERE HE, TOO, COULD TAKE AIM AT THE RECORD. THE YEN TO BE THE FASTEST HUMAN SEEMS TO BURN BRIGHTEST AMONG OLDER THRILL-SEEKERS. “IF YOU LOOK AROUND AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF LAND SPEED RACERS, THEY’RE ALL 50,60,70 YEARS OLD,” SHADLE SAYS.

MY PRAYERS ARE WITH HIM AND I WISH HIM ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD! HAM