Ducks Mahal

Bulletin just in: AP wire. I’ve had this blog in WordPress for exactly a year now and I just discovered how to respond to comments in WordPress rather than Gmail. My motto: I may be slow, but when I get it – look out. More than likely, I will respond to your comments that way. [...]

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An avid reader of my blog wrote in and inquired about a comment I made on her site.  She asked, “Wer oder was ist „Skeet?” [Translated: Who or what is "Skeet"?] Well there is actually more to this question.  The question was asked in context with me stating that I don’t actually shoot animals or [...]

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Oh boy, it was a hot one today. The humidity index is an inch and one-half near 200%. Well, it “feels like” I was standing in boiling water. The humidity index was actually 74%. That would be hell after a bad rain storm. That’s like hot – and then some. Now the bad news: The [...]

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Erste Sache, Typ I dieser Nachricht in englischer Sprache auf der Übersetzer und kopieren Sie in diesem Blog. Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob es richtig übersetzt, hoffe ich richtig aus dem Herzen. Verzeih mir, wenn ich einen Fehler mache. Die zweite Sache, in letzter Zeit habe ich gelesen, viele deutsche Blogs. Sie sind alle [...]

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Reality is so much better than fiction. I received a report from my sister who lives in Hawaii that completely tore me up.  She delivered the story over the phone with not one flinch in her voice.  As she told me the story I kept saying to her, “Oh I’m sorry”, but I was bursting [...]

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Good Evening. My name is Duck Vidonia.  I am a resident of Ducks Mahal. I can recall on that early spring morning three years ago how cold the feed store was.  I remember all the ducklings huddled underneath a light bulb to stay warm.  I remember I was given a red mark shortly after birth [...]

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The Little Woman left me alone for a week so she could sauter dans le sein de la famille.  (Jump into the bosom of family).  She went to Chicago to visit her daddy. While driving to the airport yesterday: Little Woman:  Are you going to miss me? Me:  Yeah, but not until Wednesday. LW:  What are [...]

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Yes, we have separate suites.  She snores, or do I snore, I don’t recall – one of us snores.  I know for absolutely she does “The Tuna” all night flopping around under the covers like a fish out of water on the way to the Lake of Recreational REMS.  Separate suites saved our marriage. Before [...]

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“You have the chance to change your life and marry him.  And while you’re there, maybe he will give you something like this.” He grabs her and pulls her into his arms and plants a big kiss right on her lips before she can say Christopher Columbus and then he releases her.  Wow, that’s the [...]

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