barkingowl

Today was another day from Hell. Have you ever wondered what white trash moves on moving day? I have never, ever wondered about the answer to this question but I found out today. My wife & I rented a 16' truck to move her ugly sister & her worthless husband from Wilmington, NC to Charlotte, NC. It took about 4 hours to drive down there....
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Well the hits just keep coming... My wife & I went out to get some Chinese food this evening. On the way home we had a tire blow out its sidewall. I pulled off the road to change it & discovered that I needed a special tool to remove one of the bolts. Unfortunately the VW dealership didn't see a need to provide me with...
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Well February seems to be sliding itself away much like January did. The weather here has been crazy. One day its in the 30s, the next its 75*! Its getting harder & harder to know how to dress from day to day. There aren't very many signs that there's a troubled economy here either. The restaurants are still crowded as are the malls. There are...
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Well the service went smoothly. We had to pick up a car load of friends & lead them to the place where the service was being held. They drove really slow, but we didn't lose them.
There were quite a few people present including cousins of my wife who had been living in Cramerton, NC for the past 20 years. We never knew we were...
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I couldn't get to sleep last night. I kept tossing & turning & eventually I gave up & got up at 6am. Ugh... I have my mother in law's memorial service to attend at 10am & my wife wants me to take some pictures. I had to go pic up her death certificates yesterday at the funeral home. One of the funeral directors is a...
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A friend had mentioned to me that my wife thinks of me as her rock. Especially right now. But strangely the universe seemed to have other plans in store for me. It dumped a ton of work on me all last week & again today. I haven't been able to help her plan any of her Mom's funeral arrangements. But then again I haven't had...
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The hits just keep coming. I was out re-shooting some photos for a client & I stopped in to see my mother in law. She's been in an assisted care facility for 8 years. Apparently she had another stroke on Monday. The head of the nursing staff believes it was hemmoragic, which means that she's bleeding into her brain & her body is shutting down....
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I went to a party with my wife & a friend this evening. My wife's corvette club was having its Christmas party in January. Why? I have no idea. There were probably about 25 people there & they all seemed to know one another & were comfortable with each other. I felt like the odd man out. I knew three or four people & the...
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Well we're finally getting a taste of the colder weather that has taken over the country. Its about time. I thought that winter would never show up. I'm thinking about going out to dinner tonight at a nice Italian restaurant & wearing my mink. Its a very warm coat & I can wear a t shirt without shivering. Other than that I'm expecting a new...
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Well NYE has come & gone. Like most others the night was punctuated by the neighbors firing off fireworks. I spent a few hours on the phone with a good friend of mine in Alaska, as well as surfing the web & working. No champagne though, I still have the hacking cough from Thanksgiving.

I did go out & buy a nice bottle for the...
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I had the misfortune of being dragged to a Christmas party on Christmas Eve by my wife. We were supposed to be going there just to eat & leaving afterward. Both of us were sick with the flu so staying wasn't what either of us wanted to do. So I call my friend up & ask what time dinner is... 5pm... We go over a...
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