I outdid you in numbers of daughters – my wife gave me three daughters, but so far you have outdone me in numbers of grandchildren – I have four. I envy you and your wife for being on your way to 58 years of a happy marriage, and I hope and pray that those years will just keep piling up. We almost made that 58 mark. We missed our fifty-eighth anniversary by 38 days, and my wife missed her seventy-eighth birthday by thirty-nine days. Born on December 26, 1931 she died on November 18, 2010. We are apart now, but it’s only temporary – we will be eventually reunited.

I wrote about the events of that day, particularly of the evening. If you like, you can find it at the URL below. Just one word of caution: You might consider having a box of tissues nearby. I am inexorably drawn to the posting, and I usually have a crying need (so to speak) for the tissues.

http://thekingoftexas.com/2010/12/04/from-grimace-to-grin-from-pain-to-peace-and-from-earth-to-heaven/

Thanks for visiting and thanks for the comment. I will happily swap tales of the Far East with you without a trace of boredom, and all will be true – well, most will be true – okay, a few will be true. Kudos to you and your wife for your happy marriage, and my best wishes for your children and grandchildren. Be well.

Mike Dyer- bdcooper@aol.com

Thanks for visiting and thanks for the comment. I trust that you and yours are well and thriving. Stay safe.

We appreciate your plea for God to help us. We need all the help we can get in order to preserve our nation as it was originally created. Thanks for visiting and thanks for the comment. Please feel welcome to comment on any of my posts.

Yes, I am a fan of Gahan Wilson’s work, but not a long-time fan. In fact, I just became a fan about an hour ago. Before that I had never heard of him. I was a bit hesitant to Google his name because I wasn’t sure whether your comment was complimentary or critical, mainly because of the name “Nuts,” but I abandoned all caution, tossed my suspicions and did the research, and I intend to spend more time in additional research.

Thanks for visiting and thanks for the comment. You introduced me to a funny fellow and I am indebted to you for that. I trust that all is well with you and Pete and your respective families.

Take care, and be well—Mike

Note: I am well aware that I am your favorite uncle on your mother’s side of the family—in fact, I am your only remaining uncle on that side, at least the only one remaining in this realm, and you also are bereft of all your maternal aunts. Oh, well—as the French are known to say, telle est la vie!

On King Arthur’s return from his journey, he commanded all the knights to expose themselves to him, and each showed damage to the exposed parts—that is, all except Sir Galahad, and because of the absence of damage he was offered half the kingdom for his fidelity to the king and his queen.

However, that worthy could not respond to the king’s offer. He was speechless, as am I for your response to my panhandling posting.

Trust me—We will consider your suggestions in Our usual royal manner and get back to you with more details. In the meantime We will press on with Our plan to panhandle.

I hope your panhandling works. I know we have the economy to blame for the fact that our own U.S. royalty (such as yourself) has to panhandle for anything. I think another reason is that the common folk are intimidated by the powers-that-be and may have heard “off with her/his head” too often to let down their guard. Perhaps you might find companionship if you would get out and kiss a few babies, shake a few peasant hands, serve soup to the homeless, pet a cat, teach English as a second language, dispense proper grammar to the unwashed, or teach a class to babes in the woods. It certainly couldn’t hurt and the common folk might see you for the gem that you are.

Thanks for visiting, and thanks for the comment.

http://www.aviewoncities.com/paris/bridges.htm

You’ve been quiet for quite awhile. It’s nice to hear from you.

Thanks for visiting and thanks for the comment.

You asked why I think Newt is the man. I can only offer a variation, corruption if you will, of Winston Churchill’s analysis of democracy, namely that Newt is the worst candidate for the presidency, except for the fact that all the other candidates are so much worse.

Thanks again for visiting and for the comment. I welcome your input on my writing efforts, both future and past postings.

I commend you for writing your autobiography. You couldn’t give a better gift to your family. My blogging is to a great extent my memoirs, my autobiography. My daughter in Virginia plagued me for years to do a video memoir for her based on things she would ask me, queries such as tell me about your first love, and have you ever shoplifted, and what’s the worst thing you have ever done, and what’s the best thing you have ever done, etc. I steadfastly refused, but finally agreed to put elements of my life on my blog. I sometimes sneak in subjects that really do not belong in my writing, but since it’s mine, mine, mine and all about me, me, me, I don’t have to answer to anyone for my writings, nor will you—just write what you feel and you can’t go wrong. Thanks again for the visit and the comment.

Mike

I briefly considered taking a sabbatical to Mexico to sit on the beach under a palm tree and meditate and converse with nature in an effort to become one with the universe and discover the answers to the age-old questions of Why? What? Where? When? How? and Who?, but given the current events in Mexico it wouldn’t have been beneficial and could have been fatal. I suppose I could use Padre Island for the same purpose, but it isn’t necessary. I’ve found most of the answers. The answer to Why? is Why not?, the answer to What? is A little of this and a little of that, the answer to Where? is Here and there, the answer to When? is Sooner or later, and the answer to How? is One way or another. I’m still working on the Who? but the answer is probably Guess!, and the first two answers don’t count!

A belated thanks to you for visiting and for the comment, and I apologize for the delay in responding.

I can only hope your stepfather got what he deserved at least once in his life…

If you like, you can read all about it at this URL:

http://thekingoftexas.com/2009/06/07/papa-john-sister-tomatoes-razor-share-cropper-suicide/

Thanks for visiting and thanks for the comment.

Here is the clincher—all my postings on WordPress are pure fiction. Every one of the 435 postings amount to nothing more than a bunch of bull. Together they could well be labeled a “mountain” of bull. I mention this only to advise you that if you peruse one or more of my other postings, you need not waste your valuable time classifying any as “pure fiction” and “a bunch of bull.” I admit it.

My sainted mother always said that if one could not say anything nice about someone, then they should say nothing. You’ll note that I follow her example. I could have labeled your comment inferior in quality, character and value, a spiteful and malicious act tinged with envy of my fiction-writing ability, but I did not and I will not sink to that level.

Thanks again for visiting my blog and thanks for the comment.