Yea Hi Wolfie.

Surely you don't still have a mouse plague?:-\

I have only seen one mouse.

I received the recent MOM pics. I honestly could not recognize one guy there with long gray hair and a white beard. He looked about 80 years old and I couldn't recall seeing him there.

Then it dawned on me. OMG, that's me and my first thought was "oh crap, I look like River's grandfather."

I had never seen myself from that angle before. Except for the burns on my hand and my sore left foot, I feel normal.

Yup, I look like Methuseluh. Hell, next to me Jesus and CraftyWolf (Sag) look like kids. That was bizarre awakening of self reakization.

On the other hand, I think I looked distinguished...venerable even.

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:12 pm I have only seen one mouse.

I received the recent MOM pics. I honestly could not recognize one guy there with long gray hair and a white beard. He looked about 80 years old and I couldn't recall seeing him there.

Then it dawned on me. OMG, that's me and my first thought was "oh crap, I look like River's grandfather."

I had never seen myself from that angle before. Except for the burns on my hand and my sore left foot, I feel normal.

Yup, I look like Methuseluh. Hell, next to me Jesus and CraftyWolf (Sag) look like kids. That was bizarre awakening of self reakization.

On the other hand, I think I looked distinguished...venerable even.

Wolfie, the word is "extinguished," not "distinguisged."

kristoff wrote: Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:58 pm Wolfie, the word is "extinguished," not "distinguisged."

Krister...unfortunately, I think you're correct. I get the impression from those pix that the past 3.4 years of being a caregiver has taken a toll on me, if not physically, at least in my face and beard.

On a better note, I walked two miles (there and back) to see mom in hospital tonight. Her nurses say, tomorrow, mom starts on real foods

Good News: I won't be be walking two miles round trip to see mom anymore after today.

Bad news - The hospital is tranferring mom to nursing home for two weeks on recovery. It seems she still needs the intraveinous feeding for another week to get her strength back. This place is called Highland Palms is about five miles from me and no way can this old body of mine cover a ten mile walk per day.

The hospital social worker did say they would look up bus routes and check on pricing so I could ride part of the way

UPDATE: Legacy Nursing Home agreed to take mom for two weeks at no charge. Legacy is only three blocks away from my house. I can manage that I think

I visited mom at St. Bernadine's Hospital but I must have caught her in an off mood. Mom looked at me and said, "get away from me you bastard." Gee, maybe she thought she was talking to some politician.

Mac, remember that cartoon strip the born looser? You can win for loosing but tonight when I pray to the many gods I will see what they can do,

or maybe I better leave well enough alone.

Take care my friend

River

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:26 pm Good News: I won't be be walking two miles round trip to see mom anymore after today.

Bad news - The hospital is tranferring mom to nursing home for two weeks on recovery. It seems she still needs the intraveinous feeding for another week to get her strength back. This place is called Highland Palms is about five miles from me and no way can this old body of mine cover a ten mile walk per day.

The hospital social worker did say they would look up bus routes and check on pricing so I could ride part of the way

UPDATE: Legacy Nursing Home agreed to take mom for two weeks at no charge. Legacy is only three blocks away from my house. I can manage that I think

I visited mom at St. Bernadine's Hospital but I must have caught her in an off mood. Mom looked at me and said, "get away from me you bastard." Gee, maybe she thought she was talking to some politician.

When I was a boy, we had a neighbor and her young son. The mother was awful to the boy. She put him out in the heat every morning. She used to yell at him and call him a son-of-a-bitch. I suppose she knew.

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:12 pm I have only seen one mouse.

I received the recent MOM pics. I honestly could not recognize one guy there with long gray hair and a white beard. He looked about 80 years old and I couldn't recall seeing him there.

Then it dawned on me. OMG, that's me and my first thought was "oh crap, I look like River's grandfather."

I had never seen myself from that angle before. Except for the burns on my hand and my sore left foot, I feel normal.

Yup, I look like Methuseluh. Hell, next to me Jesus and CraftyWolf (Sag) look like kids. That was bizarre awakening of self reakization.

On the other hand, I think I looked distinguished...venerable even.

The word your looking for is "OLD"

From River the Younger

MacTheWolf (imported) wrote: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:26 pm Mom looked at me and said, "get away from me you bastard."

When my mow talked like that I asumed she was getting better as it sounded mure like her,

Keep us informed Wolfe we are all with you

Love Jenny

Locally, when I still lived in South Africa, we simply acquired one of the several varieties of non venomous snakes and allowed them the freedom of the house. Beyond mice, we had a number of inhabitants that were both a nuisance and unhealthy. At one point I had both a Rock Python and two cats. There relationship was, at best, guarded, but they seemed to know that both had a purpose. In the United States there are a number of snakes that are routinely used on farms for the control of vermin in barns, crops etc. Whilst I can easily understand this isn't a programme many will pursue, it's a suggestion that might merit consideration. Particularly if you live in an area that is both warm and non-urban.