bobbot
- Location
- Dowell, Illinois, US
- Birthday
- July 15
- Bio
- born in Illinois. 5 year Navy veteran. Married for 25 years (not counting the first five when we just cohabited. 4 kids, 6 grandkids, 3 brothers 2 living, 2 sisters 1 living, a mother living, a father not living. 1 dog a labradoodle, and a current cat population of 9 (I'm working on that number)
I've done a lot of jobs in my life, from shill at a carnival burlesque show to making medium caliber ammunition. I built inkjet printers, embedded computer boards, restored and repaired both cars, motorcycles and electronics. I read, write, and do arithmetic (albeit poorly)
My wife claims that I have more useless knowledge than anyone on earth and resultingly no one will play trivial pursuit with me anymore. I do play pinohcle but due to my inability to cheat I don't win very often. Recently disabled I turned to Open Salon to re-engage my writing bug.
Update, cat population now at 3. homes found for kittens. Update two add one cocker spaniel to the list and maybe just shoot me.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Losing a Parent Without Losing
the Body
May 11, 2013 10:07AM - Jonathan Winters, 1925-2013
April 12, 2013 03:37PM - Eros
March 25, 2013 11:00AM - 1914-2014 The More Things
Change...
March 14, 2013 10:54AM - Alvin Lee Dead at 68
March 07, 2013 09:00AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “HEY! That's MR. Mojo
Risin to you pally.”
May 12, 2013 09:50AM - “HMD anyway Holly”
May 12, 2013 09:38AM - “Good for you. The bike
is a miracle worker I can ride
much
better than I can
wal…”
May 11, 2013 11:12AM - “Possibly the hardest
thing I've ever written and
I'm sorry
that it is not the
tou…”
May 11, 2013 11:10AM - “'Twould be lovely but,
don't bank on it too much.
That stuff
is so affected by
t…”
April 15, 2013 10:29AM
Bobbot's Links
The Gift
The holidays can find us in a struggle, a struggle to meet the expectations of other, a struggle to find the perfect gift. Gifts are tokens of our love to those we give them to. We look for those gifts that we know will warm the heart of that person we… Read full post »
Holidays on an aircraft carrier are some lonely holidays and for a chronic holiday depressive they can be the worst of all. We had went on a short deployment to the North Atlantic in November, which meant in this case we would spend Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Eve. at sea… Read full post »
Grains of Sand
There are many things in my life that I wish I had done. I wish that I was magic, able to go back now and right some of them, being only human I can't. I don't know if this feeling is common or if it is just me being the… Read full post »
Life Changes or Where do I go from here?
After over a year of uncertainty my life was about to reboot. I gathered my things from the barracks and told the few who were interected what was going on. Some were angry that I'd been given a slap on the wrist for my offenses, others were ready to try it… Read full post »
Onward Through the Fog
I went home and went inside to face my parents. I did as little talking as I could too, they weren't asking any questions about my story and I wasn't going to volunteer anything. I'm sure that they knew what was going on but they just couldn't deal with
Future Wars and World Dominanace
So Long Harry
Today we bid a farewell and adeiu to Harry Morgan who passed away yesterday at the ripe old age of 96. He is well known for two television rooles in two of the most iconic T.V. series of all time. He played the role of Detective Bill Gannon, partner, sidekick, and… Read full post »
Over the Falls
.We were put on a bus with our sea bags and travel orders and told that there would be a Master at Arms waiting for us there in Philly. Not to arrest us or shackle us but just to give us a ride to the airport to fly on to Spain. Panic, panic,… Read full post »
Everything, Nothing Changes
It's hard to sit and wait for fate to take you. Waiting was my only choice, it was to fucking cold to run and at least I had some paper that I could trade for hot food. Most bus terminals didn't have a diner in them, only the ones
A Cascade of Mistakes
I have always been a history buff. So living in the Hampton Roads region was interesting to me. So it happened that I found myself hitch hiking along a route that would lead me through Yorktown, Frederick, and past Mount Vernon.
Maybe if I had been simply exploring
I am Thankful (for once)
I've spent a lot of time in contemplation, especially as to what I have to be thankful for. I have to say that for once, there is no equivocation, I am thankful that I had people to help me when I was struck last week. Had they not acted swiftly I… Read full post »
Total Eclipse of the Heart UPDATED! with photos
I've been a fan of Saturday Night live since 1975. I tend to center Saturday night around new episodes. After 36 years, I admit it sometimes is not as sharp as it once was. Still I like the Muppets and the fact that Muppet's were a founding
Tuna Effigy
cold water
breathless
old days
guess
findings
feelings
endings
death
bleeding
needing
cold
old Read full post »
Welcome to the Machine UPDATED
Well, it is official, we have returned to the 1930's. I suppose I could say that history is repeating itself but really, who would get it? Here in the new depression we find ourselves (okay some of us) wondering why things look rosy on wall street and for the
Trying to Find Myself
My life was a shambles when I returned from deployment to the Med. Deeply depressed, I found that I had to fake everything to avoid intervention and all I wanted was to be left alone, to wallow in self pity and despair as though I was the only person that… Read full post »
I'm Tired
The Sky is Crying
Why is it that there is never any warning? We are told to always be prepared and then we never seem to be prepared for the right thing. We all knew to expect the darkness, how did we miss the mark by so much?
Two days left is the best we've… Read full post »
BREAKING NEWS Andy Rooney Dies at 92
A.B.C. news reports that long time C.B.S. commentator and reporter Andy Rooney has died at age 92. Rooney was one of the last World War II journalists and links to the heyday of broadcast journalism.
Rooney was a writer for many of the biggest names in
Common Sense
I'm personally teetering on the edge these days. I'll continue to vote but deep in my heart I think that the great experiment of 1789 is over. The only way to rescue the remnants will be another American revolution.
We the people are facing a tyranny of wealth and
What the Hell Happened to Music?
When I was a young Turk and using my nights and car to try and score with the ladies and impress the other young Turks, I put a dandy under dash eight track tape player in my car. I saved my money, okay what I didn't spend on gas
Dear Doctor
Hello Doc, I think it is time that someone addressed your arrogance and privilege. I understand that you have the education, the skills that you have earned by hard work and I do respect that. Where I begin to have difficulty is when you decide what it feels like for a… Read full post »
Liverwurst
Scintillating brown goo
lies serenely on the bread
squeezed from a casing
made from sheep gut
oozing and pungent
mustard brown too
not quite a sausage
an iron melieu Read full post »
99% or 1%
The Occupy Wall Street movement which started over a month ago has spread globally. The signs proclaim that the protesters are the 99%. In the wake of the snails pace of recognition by the press some folks don't seem to know which percentile they belong in. I read words from folks… Read full post »
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