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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Wednesday Hodgepodge 18 April 2018



The Questions and the Answers

1. Three things on your spring bucket list? If you don't have an actual list that's fine, pretend you do.

I really don’t have a bucket list.  We do have a “To Do” list. On that list is finishing fixing a toilet.  We live away from a lot of stores. You would think that you could walk into just about any store that dealt in plumbing and find a toilet seat.  We had to order one in. It should be here Friday.
Other than that, we need to install a few more ceiling fans in the house.

2. Where do you find rest? What restores your soul? When was the last time you did whatever it was you answered here?

There really isn’t a “Where”.  I try to meditate when I can, thinking about relaxing things.

3. April is National Celery Month. Who knew? Do you like celery? What's your favorite dish made with celery? On a veggie and dip platter which would you reach for first-carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumbers or cherry tomatoes?

That is a very hard question.  I like all of them. If celery is not too stringy, I like it a lot.  We love to put Ken’s Ranch Dressing on any of these.

Years ago, we discovered Ken’s Steakhouse Dressings because we were low on money, but still wanted to have a little salad dressing.  I bought a small bottle of Ken’s and found we like it better than any of the others.

4. I read here eight things to do before 8 am to make your day less hectic-Start one load of laundry, drink water, empty the dishwasher, read your Bible, know what you're having for dinner, get dressed, brain dump (two lists-one what you're thankful for and one what's weighing on your mind), and after the braindump make your to-list for the day

How many of these are you currently doing? Which one do you think would help the most if you added it to your early morning routine?

We try to be nocturnal.  We just naturally move towards being up at night and asleep during the day. That being said, we drink water throughout the day and night.  We try to read our Bible first thing and we try to have a family devotion at or near 9PM, which is kind of our morning.

Some days we have doctors’ appointments, so we have to be up during normal business hours.  

We often make to-do lists, but sometimes we let the day just go as it goes.   

5. Describe the view from your window.

At this time, the view from my window is just darkness.  During the daytime we can see trees in the backyard. Suzanne has a lot of bird feeders back there and there are a lot of birds flying in and out of the yard.  We have many squirrels and an occasional snake or two. From time to time, there is a random pig passing by and, once or twice, we have had a chicken walk by.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

It would be so nice if people could do their jobs and actually be competent.  Unfortunately, our world has reached a higher level of stupid. We have nurses who cannot even do simple math.  On two separate occasions at two separate nursing homes, we had multiple nurses trying to determine the flow rate for my IV.  They ALL got it wrong. The math was very simple. You have 100 ml of fluid that has to run into the body at 100 ml per hour.

The flow meters have settings to show how many ml per hour the patient is getting.   You have settings of 60ml per hour, 100 ml per hour, and 120 ml per hour. What is the proper setting?  Out of three nurses, not one of them chose the correct setting. This is very simple math and really doesn’t require any math. It is sad that no one got it right, including the supervisor.


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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Wednesday Hodgepodge 31 January 2018


Due to some recent glitches with Blogger, this post will also be posted on my Wordpress blog, How to Manage Your Monkey. Please join us there.

1. Speaking of endings....at your wit's end, at loose ends, a dead end, burn the candle at both ends, all's well that end's well, or no end in sight...which 'end' phrase might best be applied to your life lately? Explain.  

I think probably burning the candle at both ends.  Over the past few months, we have really been up against it.  We are losing our YouTube partnership because we haven’t gotten enough subscribers.  We have to get up to 1,000 subscribers and keep 4,000 viewing hours per month.  We come very close to the viewing hours.  People just watch and don’t subscribe.

Meanwhile, my health took a turn for the worse, and we spent all the holiday in the hospital and nursing home.  Suzanne was by my side the whole time.  Sometimes she had to sleep on the floor because no other accommodations were made.

We are finally back home.  We are trying to get back up to speed on our book and product reviews.  And now, we are trying to get back to blogging the memes.
2. What was a must have accessory when you were growing up? Did you own one? If so tell us what you remember about it.

I would have to say a pocket knife.  Some places these are called jack knives.  The Barlow and Old Timer were the most popular in our circle.  It seemed it was always handy.  Of course, now if one were to carry one to school they would be arrested.

Yes, I almost always had one.  It wasn’t really a luxury but a necessity because, back then, we actually worked. There were always ropes to be cut, fishing lines to cut, cans to be opened, etc.

Once I had a comb that looked just like a switchblade.  I thought I was hot stuff then.

3. Something that made you smile yesterday?

Yesterday and this morning was a special moon event.  I can’t see it because I am low vision.  However, it made Suzanne and our oldest daughter very happy to see it,

4. January 30th is National Croissant Day. Do you like croissants? Sweet or savory? We're having chicken salad for lunch...would you rather have yours served on a croissant, a wrap, a bagel, bread, or a roll of some sort?

We don’t have croissants that often. I do like them just about any way they come, even plain.  As far as chicken salad is concerned, I like mine on a good old Ritz cracker.  

5. Sum up your January in fifteen words or less.
Scary, Boring, Nerve Wracking, Tiring, Sleepless, Helpless, Expensive, Life-changing,

6.  Insert your own random thought here.

Our experiences over the last few months leads me to beg anyone who can to get Long Term Care Insurance.  This insurance can mean the difference between healing in a hospital or being trucked off to a nursing home.  Even a good nursing home is a nightmare.


Everyone should read this book, especially anyone with substantial assets.  This is a true story about how our probate court system declares people with assets to be incompetent, in spite of the protests of their family and friends.  They are placed in nursing homes, against their will.  Then, their family is not allowed to see them or communicate with them while the government sucks out their assets.  Think this is far-fetched?  We did a little online research and found out that it happens in every state.  

Our only hope is to get a federal law passed to stop this.  Do a little online research and learn what is going on.  Since we just got out of the nursing home, we saw how poorly most nursing homes are being run.  Suzanne was by my side the whole time and, if she were not there, I would have been wrongly medicated on several occasions.

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Do you have a frugal recipe?  Please e-mail it to me.

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 Please be sure to consult your attorney, accountant, and/or other professionals with any specific questions. There is no one right answer to any business question that will cover all circumstances.


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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Wednesday Hodgepodge 25 October 2017







1. What's surprised you most about your life or life in general?

I think the really big surprise is how life sped up as I got older. When I was a kid, it was like every year drug by slowly.  Summer went by fast, but the school year drug on and on.

Now, every day is pretty much the same and yet, time is flying by fast.

2.  Sweet potato fries, sweet potato casserole, a baked sweet potato, a bowl of butternut squash soup, a caramel apple or a slice of pumpkin pie...you have to order one thing on this list right now. Which one do you go for?

I am allergic to sweet potatoes. The first three would be out of the question.  I have had the squash soup and I like it.

However, a slice of pumpkin pie and a cup of coffee are a wonderful dessert, so I would like that, please.  

3. What's a famous book set in your home state? Have you read it? On a scale of 1-5 (5 is fantastic) how many stars does it rate?

This depends on what one thinks of as “Home state”.  If one means the state where one was born then, for me, that would be Georgia.  

A famous book that is set in Georgia would be Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell.  I do like that book.  It is surprisingly more complex than the movie. To really get what is going on in the movie one must read the book.


If one means the state where one grew up, that would be South Carolina for me. A famous, best selling series of books set in South Carolina is the Liz Talbot Mysteries. We have read the entire series, so far, and loved it.


Now, we live in the great state of Texas. Nothing really stands out as a famous book.

Suzanne did an online search and found scores of books with Texas as a setting, but none we have ever heard of except 13 Days to Glory: The Siege of the Alamo By Lon Tinkle.  I have never read it.


I have read many of the Zane Grey books.  Some of them are set partially in Texas, I think.  I like Zane Grey.  He was a true artist.


Then, there are all the books written about Enron.  We pass by their old headquarters from time to time and their old stadium, Minute Maid Park.  


I have read many books about the company.  I don’t know that one could say they are great, but most are very interesting.  Hearing how so many people, who should have known better, were so gullible.  This includes our SEC, Alan Greenspan, and even the President of the United States at the time, George W. Bush.  


One of these books was made into a movie. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron.  It is an interesting book, but not one you just couldn’t put down.



We did recently review a book, This is Texas, Y’all! The Lone Star State from A to Z  By Misha Maynerick Blaise. This is a cute little book that got most of it right.  We have to disagree about the Bar B Q.  This is a subject that people in our area take very seriously.  It is almost a religion.  The only real determining factor to Bar B Q is that it is slow roasted over an open fire.   To sauce or not to sauce, to use a dry rub or not, is a matter of taste.  I have seen tempers flare when someone said they were going to “Barbecue some steaks”.  A lynch mob soon formed.

We live in an area where people spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy a top of the line grill, seriously, to use in the competitions.  People get corporate sponsors, too.  It is that serious.  




4. There are 60 days until Christmas...have you started your shopping? How do you stay organized for the holidays?

All of our kids are grown.  We have no grandchildren.  We are as poor as Joe’s turkey, so we will not likely be buying any Christmas presents this year.  It is all we can do to keep food on the table since we are on a very fixed income.  However, since we are starting to see some Amazon sales and the YouTube channel is starting to take off, there may be some money in the budget to exchange gifts this year.


That being said, no we haven’t shopped for Christmas yet. It appears that only one of our children will be home for Christmas.  The youngest has a play in Corpus Christi around that time.  The two boys are off in the military on opposite coasts from one another.

5. October 26th is National Tennessee Day. Have you ever lived or spent any time in Tennessee? Is this a state you'd like to visit one day? The top rated tourist attractions in Tennessee are-

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park (Gatlinburg area), Elvis's Graceland (Memphis), Birth of the Music Biz (Memphis and Nashville), Dollywood (Pigeon Forge), Tennessee's Military Heritage (many battlefields), The Hermitage (Andrew Jackson's home), The Parthenon (Nashville), Oak Ridge American Museum of Science and Energy, Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley Railroad, Downtown Knoxville, Lookout Mountain, The Titanic Museum (Pigeon Forge), The Museum of Appalachia (Clinton), and The Lost Sea Adventure (Sweetwater)

How many on this list have you seen? Which one on the list would you most like to see?

On July 07, 1977, I was standing outside the main gate at Graceland.  That day is significant because the numbers are all 7:   7/7/77.  Elvis died the next month.

As a child, my family and I visited the Great Smoky Mountains and The Hermitage.


Suzanne and I spent most of our honeymoon in Tennessee.  We went to Graceland and to see all the related museums.  She really wanted to see Graceland.  We also went to Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.  Most of the attractions were closed for the season, so places like Dollywood were not open.


We cruised by Nashville, too.  The mountains of Tennessee in the fall are a must see. We also went to the Hermitage and Lookout Mountain.  We did SEE ROCK CITY.  


6.  Insert your own random thought here.

Recently, I have read a lot about claiming things in Jesus’ Name.  I have always believed that God would provide for our needs.  We saw that one Thanksgiving when we had no way of affording a meal, much less a Thanksgiving dinner.  

Then, God went to work.  You can read all about that in my Testimony or Watch it on our YouTube Channel.



We are claiming that by the end of the year 2017, we will have 1,000+ YouTube subscribers on our channel.  Come be a part of that Awesome event.  


You can read all about claiming your miracles in the little book Calling Things That Are Not by Charles Capps.  

Thank you to Joyce for hosting the Hodgepodge.  It is a great way to meet other bloggers.  Have a blessed week.


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 Please be sure to consult your attorney, accountant, and/or other professionals with any specific questions. There is no one right answer to any business question that will cover all circumstances.


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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Wednesday Hodgepodge 4 October 2017




1.  Have you ever spent time on a farm? Tell us a little bit about it. Have you ever grown your own pumpkin? Been on a hayride? Driven a tractor? Milked a cow?

I was born in Atlanta, Georgia.  Our class, I am not sure which year it was, went to the Atlanta Dairy.  There we milked a cow named Rosebud and got a pin that said, “I milked Rosebud.”

My grandparents owned the Four Corners Ranch in Needville, Texas.  It was about 80 acres where they raised beef cows and grew corn and “maize”.  Maize is also known as sorghum and milo.

They bailed a lot of hay, too.  My father let me drive one of the tractors every so often.  It was loads of fun.

As far as hayrides are concerned, our scout troops used to go Christmas caroling and on a hayride at the same time.

Back in the early 90s, Suzanne and I lived right in the middle of one of the largest dairy farms in the state of South Carolina.


2. What's something younger you would like about you now?

I think if my present day me could go back to my college media arts me, he would be impressed about how I can now make slide shows, videos, and edit audio.  What used to take hours to get right can now be done in seconds.  My younger me would probably be impressed by the computer skills I have now.  

3. What are three things you'd like to do more often? Three things you'd like to do less often?

I would like to sleep less often, that is just a waste of time.  Other than that, I’ve got nothing.

4. What's on your nachos?

Nothing spicy.  Lots of sharp cheddar cheese, lettuce, refried beans, ground beast, sour cream, guacamole, and tomatoes.

Just the other day we bought some Wholly Guacamole from Walmart.  We buy that brand all the time.  Well, this time it was mislabeled, very hot salsa. This was labeled as mild but you could smell the spices in the next room with the door closed.

5. What's the most random thing in your purse or wallet? Does it need to stay there?

I don’t really have anything random in there.  It is just my dl, debit and credit cards, and insurance card.

6.  Insert your own random thought here.

Yesterday, 3 October 2017, was a triple anniversary for us. On 3 October 1974, Western Auto of Iva, our old family business, celebrated its grand opening.  It was a soft opening.  Our original marriage license said that Suzanne and I were married on 3 October 1984  We were really married on 03 November 1984.  The preacher, Suzanne’s Uncle Bobby, got the dates mixed up.  So, as far as the State of South Carolina was concerned, we were married a month longer. Also, it was the one year anniversary of the kick off of How To Manage Your Monkey.

How to Manage Your Monkey is my blog and vlog dedicated to life recipe. That is keeping our lives in order.  We focus on finances, but also on other family matters.  

By the way, Hammie would like to invite everyone to visit him at his health and beauty store.






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Do you have a frugal recipe?  Please e-mail it to me.

Help us reach 1,000 YouTube subscribers. Please watch some of our videos. If you like them, please subscribe. Also, please share our YouTube information with your friends.  We thank you so much for all your help. 


Disclaimer: The opinions or advice listed in this blog or website should be used as a place to start only. It is not a substitute for the use of a professional.

 Please be sure to consult your attorney, accountant, and/or other professionals with any specific questions. There is no one right answer to any business question that will cover all circumstances.


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