had sum visitors yesterday

We had sum visitors yesterday at the house, that Bryan and sum woman used t' work here. Came yesterday, came t' the house yesterday mornin' wanted us t' sign sum papers, you know how those papers get, you hafta sign your life away.

sister comin' up

I called my sister last night, she's comin' up t' see me for Christmas!

party last night

We went t' that party last night had us a good time, I mean we had us a real good time! Debbie wuz there, I wuz there, Marlene wuz there, Trisha wuz there, I mean we had us a time!

Hadda nice Thanksgivin'

I hadda nice Thanksgivin', I'll havva nice Christmas, I hope I getta lot uv nice stuff, a new poolstick, prob'ly get a new hat too, a Georgia Bulldog hat, I don't got one uv those.

Thanksgivin'

I get t' go to my sister's this Thanksgivin'.

Good times & fallin'

I hadda good time yesterday, I almost fell this mornin' in here!

Lone Ranger, hero

Well he used t' come on television, him and ol Tonto,

I mean that wuz sum good 'uns use t' come on!

Lash LaRue, hero

He wuz pretty good with the bullwhip boy, I think I gotta picture uv him.

Hopalong Cassidy, hero

Well he used t' come on television too.

I got sum videos uv Hopalong Cassidy, I don't think we can run 'em though.

Annie Oakley, hero

Boy she wuz a sharp shootin' woman boy, that wuz a fast-ridin' woman!

Lawman, hero

He wuz pretty good, he wuz always hadda smart deputy.

Cisco Kid (man on left, with sidekick Pancho), hero

He wuz pretty good, he always shoot people!

Billy the Kid, hero

He wuz pretty good, he wuz always get shot at, and everything.

Wild Bill Hickock, hero

Well he wuz pretty good too, he and old Jingles,

Jingles 'ud say "Wild Bill wait for me!"

The Rifleman, hero

Well the Rifleman could do sum shootin' too boy, I'll tell ya.

His son's name wuz Mark.

Bob Steele, hero

He wuz pretty good, he didn't have any deputies though,

he never did have any sidekicks or anything.

Shoppin', dollar stores & got sick

I, uh, went shoppin' yesterday, didn't find nothin'. Not very interestin' no way, can't find nothin' interestin' unless you go t' these dollar stores!

Got sick, boy I'll tell ya...

Went t' the hospital

I went t' the hospital ya know?

Look at the bruises I got. One covered up, so t' keep it from bleedin'.

I went t' the hospital. I wuz sick, come home Friday, had sum good food. I haven't seen Anna this mornin'. It's good t' be outta that hospital too. You talk about a sick dog man. Whooo!

ride, Ray & my sister

Went fur a ride yesterday, had sum beans, cornbread... I wuz goin t' get a chocklit pie but they didn't have any eggs.

Margaret wuz goin' to ask me to add Ray's name to this.

I talked to my sister yesterday, she didn't have much t' say though.

great restaurant, Steve & book, saw 'n logs

I wanna get back t' that restaurant we went to, that wuzza nice restaurant. I like the food that wuz 'n there, that wuz great! That wuz real good too!

You know when we wuz goin' out yesterday, Steve came up over 'at window, got 'em a book.

I ain't seen Steve this mornin', he must be saw 'n logs.

Shannon took us out

I had me a good hamburger last night with a salad, and rode around a lot, bought me one uv these... there's a new restaurant we went one uv them days when Shannnon took us out, and I tell you you talk about good ham and cheese sandwiches, they got 'em. They had sum old pictures right yonder where I wuz, some old ones man: Gunsmoke... I can't think uv the other 'un... Gunsmoke... I can't think uv the other 'un! I can't think now, but they had some nice old ones. I wish I had about half uv them.

Convertable & chocklit pie

I talked t' my sister.

One of the ladies who come over t' the house havva convertable. With the top down. Debbie came over. She goin' t' make me a chocklit pie.

good time, yesterday, & pool

I hadda good time yesterday here. I went t' play pool.

Brother-in-law, horse lamp, etc.

I talked to my brother-in-law last night. Amber talked to 'im too! Amber talked to 'im 'bout what's goin' on. I'm goin' t' buy me a new bed! And a horse lamp... I ain't seen many a them!

Fried eggs, biscuit, bacon, & money

I got home, had me some fried eggs, biscuit, and bacon. And I got me some money!

Ain't heard from Carrie

I ain't heard from Carrie in a good while, since she left here I ain't heard from 'er. I sure hadn't.

Chattanooga festival

a festival up 'n Chattanooga

Kenny

That wuz up 'n Chattanooga, me 'n Kenny up by a statue

Heather

Me 'n Heather!

Beverly

Beverly, the lady that makes the chocolate pie for me!

pictures, blog, Alice & newsletter

I got my pictures, and I hope I can get 'em in my blog. I wanna send Alice a copy uv 'em. See if she can use any 'uv 'em for her newsletter, I hope.

juss t' see

I got this camera right here, I don't know if you ever found yours or not, this one's got-- might take sum pictures outta here and see what we got, I took sum good pictures. 'Lane ain't been round here lately. I wanna send Alice a copy a this too. I got on my Lone Ranger's shirt. I wanna send Alice a copy a that juss t' see what she would do. I wanna send Debbie a copy a this too. Juss t' see, juss the idea...

company, sittin' & surveyin'

We had company yesterday, the woman who used t' work out here, I can't think uv her name though. Everyone was sittin' in the house when I got home yesterday, there was some lady doin' some kind of surveyin' or somethin' like like that.

'at cafe an 'at waittress

I went to 'at cafe, an 'at nice waittress. You go places like 'at around here you don't get that fancy food like you get up 'air. You don't get food like 'at around here at all. I brought me two diet cokes, which is 'ut I always like t' drink. I giv 'er a picture, she's nice, she's very polite...

I like... for a friend

I like Connie for a friend, I like Patricia for a friend, I like Kevin for a friend too, man. I like Steve for a friend-- I ain't seen him this mornin' no way. I like Shannon for a friend, I wudn't gonna leave her outta here.

Trish, music, baloney & bread

Trish is goin' to ask me 'bout some music, I don't know what kind. I got 'em on the ball over at the house yesterday. I got me some baloney. Bread.

I wanna copy a this just t' see what Tricia'll say. I wanna send Amber a copy uv it too, just t' see what she'll say.

Yesterday, today & this summer

I gotta album yesterday. Becuz I knew I had t' get sumptin to put those pictures in. I scraped my hand up yesterday, over here. I hope we have a good summer. I hope we have a good day here.

Made a few pictures, etc.

I made a few pictures... of Connie, the one who stays upstairs, made one 'uv Stacy. Tryin' to getta few things goin' so maybe I can be able t' get published, I hope it does. I took one 'uv Anna... I took one 'uv the lady who rides our bus, I took one 'uv her, her name is Connie.

Bios II

More very brief Bios

Wyatt Earp

He wuz a marshall.

Clint Eastwood

He wuz in Hang 'em High. I haven't seen that movie in years.

John Wayne

He wuz a good actor.

Charlene

She's a good person.

Derald

He's pretty good. Derald's a pretty good man!

Bill Bowen (owner of Pentz Street Station Coffee House, Dalton, Georgia)

He's a pretty good man, he's gotta good business.

Andy Griffith

He's the sheriff 'uv Mayberry, he got a deputee named Barney, he got an aunt works with 'im.

Tony

He's a knucklehead!

Bios

Brief Blog Bios (Special Exclusive)


Shannon

She's nice, she helps people like when I fell (that scared me half to death!).


Trish

She's real nice!


Marlene

She's real nice, she helps us on the Aktion Club, she's goin' to order some stuff for us.


Carrie Smythe

She's nice... she's real nice... I haven't seen Carrie in a good while, you know.


Margaret,

She's real nice-- she's REAL nice--she's polite.


Elsie

She's real nice.


Anna Blalock

She's real nice, takes us to the Senior Center... she'd skin my head off if I didn't put 'er in here.


Suzanne

She's real nice-- she REAL nice-- she's polite, she don't throw paper onto the floor like I've seen some people do.


Joyce

She's real nice, she answers the telephone, she's polite.


Alice

She's real nice, she's polite, she says thank you, she writes the newsletter-- I don't know if she's goin' t' let me know when she's goin' t'do the next one.


Amber

She's real nice, she's polite, she buys the groceries but I hafta help 'er out. I'm the grocery machine. I wonder what she'd say about that.


Amber's Mom

Bernice... she's real nice, she's polite, she brings me one of these-- a diet coke!


Steve

Steve Crank Gazaway, the crank who does the cranker shuffle, he's real nice, I sneaked up on him one mornin' when he had his shirt off, I slipped up behind 'im and everything, he didn't know I was nowhere around.


Connie

Connie's nice, she's polite, she's very polite.


Debbie

Debbie's real nice, I don't know if she's here today or not, she's real nice, she's polite... she likes my stuff, Debbie does... she likes it.


Elizabeth the Social Worker

She's real nice, she's polite... she's real nice... she likes my work too, I give her a copy of my blog, she likes it.

Festival, firetrucks & pictures, etc.

I went to a festival yesterday. I saw horses, firetrucks, took some pictures. I got my camera with me today, I'm gonna try to get a few more uv 'em if I can.

Sellin' pens

I made two dollars last night man, sellin' pens! I still gotta couple. I get 'em from different people. I'm just tryin' to get rid uv some uv 'em.

Broke screen door

We gotta have a screen door fixed inside the house, it is broke again!

Some good barbecue, a fixed dishwasher

I had me some good barbecue last night boy.

Dishwasher's finally got fixed.

Pentz Street Coffee Shop

The Pentz Street Coffee Shop-- they got nice food and everything in 'air. Nice people in 'air, and everything. Nice folks.

Pictures & benches

I took some pictures yesterday for that park-- you know where Kenny and 'em work-- I took some pictures uv 'em yesterday. And I walked, and I walked, and I sat down on 'at bench, I like them benches over there, you know they're comfortable!

Rain, socks & noodles

It wuz rainin' yesterday I mean it come a bucketful! I got home got brand new socks. I had noodles for supper with meat in 'em. I believe you ain't eaten any uv 'em.

Friends

I'm glad to be here, I'm always glad to see my friends like Steve and Kevin and Shannon, like Mary... let's see, Marlene... and Stephanie... I don't know whether Joyce is here or not!

Hadda good time

I hadda good time yesterday, I got home had me a piece of a chocolate pie, I'm havin' spaghetti for lunch today.

Briefly speaking...

Went to the doctor... took blood.

Shingles, Pictures & Baloney

I had me a good supper last night, baloney sandwich!

I got them pictures home, finally.

Somebody brought some shingles out there t'the house.

Amber come over

Amber come over the house. Brought groceries, brought me some diet cookies!

My sister & the Landmark Restaurant

I'm fixin' somethin' for my sister... I'm fixin' a little somethin' for her.

I'm expectin' somethin' from her, I don't know what. I ain't got it yet.

The Landmark Restaurant. They got good food, they got the nicest people there waitin' on you!

Noodle Clicking

This oughtta click your noodles! We goin to have us a pool tournament, I hope I win! I'll have a lot of people come watch me play and everything! I wanna have a copy a this and send it to Alice. I wanna have a copy a this for her and for Amber and her mom Bernice. And Debbie! I wanna be sure this time they really get some action! Jule said we goin t' have it, she's the one who works over there at the Senior Center.

Social worker come over

Social worker come over ask me 'bout yesterday, what I was writin'. I ain't done so much so far. I wanna send him a copy a this, see what he'll do. He ask me bout Marlene and everything. I said I hadn't talked to her recently. When I get time I'll get with 'er. I ate some chicken which was real good, had me some potato salad. I got on a yellow shirt this morning... I wanna a copy a this just t'see what he'll say. Just to see what he would say!

Amber, Bob, Crank & Carrie (& Amber's mom who didn't call on my birthday)

Amber called me up this mornin' on my birthday. She called me this mornin', her mom didn't! On my birthday. I'll have to call her.

I saw Bob this mornin'. He come up when we was pullin' up. I wonder what he's up to this mornin'.

I wonder what ol Crank's up to this mornin'.

Carrie used to work here. She used to be a nice person, she really was. Carrie she used to get out and feed the birds here and everything. Ol Carrie used to really be on it, Carrie did. Carrie used to be the director here. She used to help people, I mean she stuck her neck out for you, Carrie would.

Small and anticipated blessings

I had some good rice last night (some kinda meat on it); and I gotta comfortor, brand new; and I got new pillowcases. Oh man... I gotta birthday comin up!

That's it!

Good ol boy thoughts

I had me a tomato sandwich last night. One of the guys that helps Amber came to the house last night with groceries. I gotta start emailin' Amber again. I have got to.

I miss Lisa

I miss you Lisa-- that's my sister's daughter. She called me yesterday. I hope I get to see my sister, and I hope I get to see Lisa, she lives WAY off a here, she don't get to come to her mom's at all Christmas, she sure don't.

Facts of Life Simple Southern Style

I had a hernia operation! Boy those things hurt. Boy I'll tell ya mine did. A long time! It was pretty nice in there, in the hospital. They had good food and everything! If it hadn't been for some of the people I never would a made it-- my sister, all uv'em. Larry Hill works up 'air. I wouldn't want a job there myslef. He washes dishes. Dadgum I coudn't handle that. I could not handle that myself! Workin' up there. Good to be back, back here, back at Cross Plains, good to be back. I been eatin' pretty good. I'm havin' soup, and sandwich, I think that's just about it-- for lunch! I've played for a long time-- pool-- I won that trophy, which I wuz very proud of! That wuz a good tournament we had. I have to check with Julie, check and see when we're goin' to have our next one, invite some people over to watch us play pool. That is a good game. I never have lost a game. I play at the Senior Center and I don't play nowhere else but the Senior Center. I didn't bring my stick today. I wun'nt goin' over there today so I didn't bring it!