Daily Archives: February 7, 2011

Flying Home for Christmas

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

   Regardless of the hardcore travel experience I’ve accrued over the years it still seems its necessary to have those last minute dashes for last minute necessities. This time it was dashing out the night before the flight for socks. New socks … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas Randy……

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

Randy hails from the West Indies and he must of hailed some time ago as its doubtful he would remember his 85th birthday. He lives in a neat and tidy home with his wife diagonally across the road from me. She … Continue reading →

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Its Not Just the Holidays….

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

 Maggie is away for the holidays caring for her ailing Mother and so I was forced to fend for myself. So the day starts, and of course the tone of it is set long before the sun can improve its countenance. … Continue reading →

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A Rose….by any other name

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

My name….I mean look at it….Berthiaume. Its indecipherable for Gods Sake. Not a living soul can pronounce it and my Grandmother in fact often informed me that I myself mispronounced it.  Well as I’ve spent an entire life with other people struggling over … Continue reading →

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Just Can’t Get a Break……

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

Some while back it was more than obvious that my regular barber was getting a little less profficient and I was getting a little less comfortable out in public. The answer, I decided, was to just keep getting little trims in … Continue reading →

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The Joy and the Pain…..

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

We’re back in the tropics…in fact our very dear friends have rented us a house directly across the street from the home we sold back in 2007. Maggie, ever the inner city kid at heart, is over the moon looking out the … Continue reading →

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Mail Away

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

Its rather sad, I think, that all my funny stories are true. I mean I myself see the humor in them , but that doesn’t mean I’m not feeling the aggravation of the endless crap that follows me around.      We’re leaving tomorrow, maybe … Continue reading →

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Victim of a Southern Concept of Time

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

 I had planned on spending the morning collecting some very overdue debts but last weeks request for a few more days to pay, {which really meant a couple of more weeks} left me at a loose end this very dark and … Continue reading →

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My Aching Back…

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

Worked today, second Saturday in a row. I’m tiling a shower stall out in my old working grounds way out back of the mountain range, over an hour away. So this morning, bright and early, on one seriously country road I … Continue reading →

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Mountain Ways…..of Thinkin

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

Some fool cleaned it Finally happened, and perhaps its because of my locale, but I ended up with an insatiable appetite for a shotgun. I mean ya just gotta fit in, right ?  Walmarts of course has the best deal on … Continue reading →

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Following the Work

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Rich

  Ronnie…..Paula…..and Maggie We left our home in the tropics, my wife and I, to follow the lure of what little work we could find in a wonderful place… Appalachia. I’d like to share a few emails we sent to … Continue reading →

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