I won $150.00 on a scratchoff lottery ticket yesterday.

Finally, I can afford to eat at McDonalds!

... is to wake up healthy and happy.

THE greatest lefty I've had the honor of seeing pitch in person.


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I drink a glass of vegetable juice every day.

Lately, it has been hard to find in stores. I suppose supply lines are stretched.

The other day, while in the grocery store, I found two 64 ounce bottles, so I grabbed them quickly.

Yesterday, I opened one and poured myself a glass.

After taking the first drink, my throat started to burn!

My first thought was that the bottle was somehow tainted, so I picked up the bottle to see if it was past its' expiration date.

There, on the front, in big red letters was the word

SPICY.

I wasn't going to die. Whew!

And now I will have an extra 'kick' every morning... whether I want it or not.

Another reminder to keep your focus on what you're doing.

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I am 69 years old. I live alone. I work afternoons.

The only people I usually see Monday Through Friday are the ones I work with or around.

I see and interact with lots of people on the weekend as I run my errands.

I 'talk' with friends and family daily via social media.

It is now 24 days until Christmas.

Do I have the Christmas spirit?

Yes.

Just because I don't put up my little 3 foot tree until Christmas Eve and take it down January 1st does not mean I lack the spirit of the season.

I say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. I give gifts.

I keep the true faith of the season.

I do these things quietly, without banging my own drum.

So

am I a Grinch?

I think not.

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I forgot to mention my Sunday double shot.

I had made an appointment to have my booster shot December 3rd at the local college clinic.

They wanted a lot of personal information. I didn't like that,

so I decided to see if I could find another place close by to get my shot.

I went online and saw that the CVS nine blocks from me was giving out Covid-19 booster shots

AND

flu shots. Available same day, by walk in or appointment.

I made an appointment for 5pm, because I don't like waiting in lines.

So I drove down, waited 10 minutes for the nurse to get ready, got my shots and was back on the road

5 minutes later.

Gotta love it!

For the second time this year, I had a friend request out of the blue from a pretty young lady.

For the second time this year, I was eventually asked for money.

I was burned once over a decade ago by a young lady and you know the old saying:

Once bitten twice shy.

I'm not stupid and gullible.

I won't get fooled again.

I'd say that they will give up trying,

but as long as I'm perceived as a friendly old man

those leeches will keep on trying.

Such a waste of time.

~

... in a good way.

The amount of blog postings is up and that makes me happy.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a Major League baseball player -

That changed in high school when I found out I couldn't hit a slider.

As a young man, I wanted to be an actor -

Other than some extra work in 4 movies and being able to read for a commercial,

I couldn't even get an agent.

I've always wanted to be a published author -

Aside from a couple of letters to the editor in the local paper and being quoted in a columnist's article and writing this blog -

I haven't made it yet. I haven't even tried to write anything in a few years.

That makes me 0 for 3 to date.

Am I the only person whose dreams didn't come true?

Not likely -

I read things all the time about people who wanted to be one thing and wound up being another.

At least I'm not alone!

It will take another three days of serious eating to finish off my Thanksgiving feast.

Trust me... I'm not complaining.