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| No, no - I've just been pining. Now put me down! |
The leading contenders were 1) Sniper, 2) Syphilis, 3) Beaten to death by debt collectors from Clan MacGregor, 4) asphyxiated at an all-you-can Chinese buffet or, 5) thrill-seeking with an amazingly cheap parachute from Temu that turned out to be a spray-painted school backpack.
But no, I'm not dead and have no interesting excuse why I haven't posted. Which I'll prove immediately following this timely holiday cartoon...
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| It's too early to know if this is funny or terrifying |
First, know that I want to be in touch with you more often and I'm trying to figure out how to do it (your ideas are welcome)! The problem is this: as many of you know, the loss of my wife Kathy was (and is) very hard on me both emotionally and mentally. There is something called "widow's fog" which essentially steals about 30% of your IQ. In my case, that's combined with a very low threshold for anything stress-inducing (seriously, my body starts jerking like I'm getting electric shocks).
So I can't invest myself in watching the (ahem) "news" to any extent because I don't react to lying, evil, and idiocy as calmly and stylishly as I used to. And as a bonus, the "news" has gone way past insane. How can any of this madness be made into parody?
So clearly I need a different (funny!) focus for this blog, but I'm not sure what it is. Personal memories (only entertaining ones, honest)? Stupid Amazon ads ripe for mocking? Movie or product reviews? Dirty limericks? Excerpts from my diary? Someone throw me a life-preserver here!
But for now, please know that neither Stilton's Place nor I is gone. Just regrouping at a frustratingly slow pace. And I'll try to be better about not disappearing for such long times.
But enough of all that. Enjoy your Labor Day while you can and I'll see you here soon! -Stilt
FROM THE VAULT
And what the heck - here's one from Johnny!
4 comments:
Hey, no worries about posting. I understand. After losing my own wife, I lost interest in a lot of things. And then after having to retire from work for health reasons, which was the only social contact life I had, life just became a one day at a time thing, and things that once seemed interesting or important, faded to gray. But we - I, and you, and so many others - do not give up what we still have, a gift of life, trying to carry on as our loved ones would want for us. So do carry on friend, post when you feel it, don't when you don't. We will be here, God willing, and you are always kept in our hearts. And I NEVER believe the rumors about you being gored to death for approaching the wrong walrus in the herd. Stay strong.
@Stilt, all the lefties in the U.S. were very bummed out to find out Saturday that President Trump was still alive. They were probably also bummed to find that you're still alive too. Knowing they're so disappointed makes me quite happy! Glad to see you posting again!
Ever since I retired I have come to really dislike weekends and 3-day "holiday" weekends are the worst. All those people who are only free on weekends can get annoying. Plus, I know I'm pretty annoying most of the time and I don't want to set the others off.
Ditto! And...walruses?! I thought it was something about a Walmarts. Oh well, that's what happens when you play "telephone" down at the old rumor mill....
Some people call this "Labor Day". I call it "Can't Get My Ascites Drained Day". Also "Nobody Wants To Show Me How To Use My Home Drain Day". (sigh)
It's a good thing I have a sense of humor, only thing keeping me semi-sane...
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