A Piddling Day

 Posted by at 12:47 am  Nick's Blog
Oct 252023
 

When she doesn’t have any big project to do and is just catching up on little chores around the house, researching things on the Internet, or whatever, Miss Terry calls it piddling. I’m never sure if I should stand back and let her do her thing, or go to the drugstore and buy some Depends, […]

It’s Official

 Posted by at 12:15 am  Nick's Blog
Apr 132023
 

It’s official. We are now honest to goodness Alabamians. Yesterday we drove down to the Pickens County Seat in Carrollton to get our Alabama drivers licenses. But of course, as with everything with us, it was not without some confusion. Pickens County is very small, so the man from the Department of Motor Vehicles who […]

Hurry Up And Wait

 Posted by at 12:15 am  Nick's Blog
Aug 082019
 

When I was in the Army, so much of what we did was hurry up and wait. During training we would roll out of our bunks, get ready for the day, fall out in formation, and then wait while the drill sergeants or whoever was in charge decided to get around to inspecting us, harassing […]