Man boy howdy....damn!!! That left foot got all swolled up again yesterday an' I didn't do nuttin to cause it to. Unless by chance, I sit on my ass too much.
I remember when I just a young feller, I would walk down the street passed the house of a old codger sit'n outside on his front porch.....sip'n up a cup an', a great possibility, he was also do'n some think'n like I do. I would say...."damn, is that all that guy does is sit on his porch all day"? As the years flew by, I began to find me a place to sit down for a spell....sip me up a cup an' do me some think'n. As more years flew by......poooof, just like that, I now have the answer to why that old codger sit on his porch. That's as far as he could go. Old age ain't how many years old you are, it's more like "my god, I got to sit down". Don't knock nobody sit'n down, sip'n up a cup an' do'n some think'n....your day will come. Possibly sooner 'an ya think.
I had it in my mind to jump in the "billy jeep" yesterday an' go for a ride. Head off to Aransas Pass to Walmart. Pick up my meds an' do me a little shop'n. I really don't need to say any more...I didn't make it. Maybe today if'n I get to feel'n a bit better. Odds ain't in my favor.
I was sit'n there in "that chair" watch'n golf on the TV....an' I got to think'n. "let's go on a golf'n tour". I did that a few years back with my grandson Colby on a trip from south Texas to Georgia. Took us 10 days an' close to $800 to get there. An' we hit bout a dozen golf courses along the way. A couple stops, we extended our stay at the RV parks to play another round. I'm think'n...."I could do that"....again.
In my mind I got me plenty excit'n an' adventurous ideas pop up from time to time, but the old body has other ideas....."sit down, sip up a cut an' stop thinkn". The golf bag full of golf ball swak'n clubs are stowed. The "bubba boat" is com'n out the car to be stowed in my old VW bus.Ha, if'n I get somewheres an' need a "bubba boat", I'll just buy a new one.....simple as that. My fish'n stuff is [this] close to find'n a new home. The "Coyote" project is sit'n on the back burner with no flame under it.
There was a time, an' I remember it well, I would get me a idea in my head....an' I was gone...down the road a hunnert mile a hour. The last couple years or so, that's all I got...memories. You would think liv'n in motorhome, all ya got to do is fire 'er up an' go. Well that ain't true no more. There's preparations that's got to be made before you jump on the freeways an' go somewheres. In my case, there's a ton of other stuff that needs to be done. Oil changes on "da house" "Billy jeep" an' the Onan generator. Air in the tires. Empty tanks. Fill the gas tanks. Empty the holding tanks. State inspection. Warsh job. Sheesh, that's gonna take a freak'n month. An' I ain't got me no help. Ha, invited a homeless to dinner one time. He sit down to the table an' I tell him...."help yerself". So that's where I stand.....I got to "help yerself".
Ok, I'm out of here for the day....got things to do ya know.....Laters.
I remember when I just a young feller, I would walk down the street passed the house of a old codger sit'n outside on his front porch.....sip'n up a cup an', a great possibility, he was also do'n some think'n like I do. I would say...."damn, is that all that guy does is sit on his porch all day"? As the years flew by, I began to find me a place to sit down for a spell....sip me up a cup an' do me some think'n. As more years flew by......poooof, just like that, I now have the answer to why that old codger sit on his porch. That's as far as he could go. Old age ain't how many years old you are, it's more like "my god, I got to sit down". Don't knock nobody sit'n down, sip'n up a cup an' do'n some think'n....your day will come. Possibly sooner 'an ya think.
I had it in my mind to jump in the "billy jeep" yesterday an' go for a ride. Head off to Aransas Pass to Walmart. Pick up my meds an' do me a little shop'n. I really don't need to say any more...I didn't make it. Maybe today if'n I get to feel'n a bit better. Odds ain't in my favor.
I was sit'n there in "that chair" watch'n golf on the TV....an' I got to think'n. "let's go on a golf'n tour". I did that a few years back with my grandson Colby on a trip from south Texas to Georgia. Took us 10 days an' close to $800 to get there. An' we hit bout a dozen golf courses along the way. A couple stops, we extended our stay at the RV parks to play another round. I'm think'n...."I could do that"....again.
In my mind I got me plenty excit'n an' adventurous ideas pop up from time to time, but the old body has other ideas....."sit down, sip up a cut an' stop thinkn". The golf bag full of golf ball swak'n clubs are stowed. The "bubba boat" is com'n out the car to be stowed in my old VW bus.Ha, if'n I get somewheres an' need a "bubba boat", I'll just buy a new one.....simple as that. My fish'n stuff is [this] close to find'n a new home. The "Coyote" project is sit'n on the back burner with no flame under it.
There was a time, an' I remember it well, I would get me a idea in my head....an' I was gone...down the road a hunnert mile a hour. The last couple years or so, that's all I got...memories. You would think liv'n in motorhome, all ya got to do is fire 'er up an' go. Well that ain't true no more. There's preparations that's got to be made before you jump on the freeways an' go somewheres. In my case, there's a ton of other stuff that needs to be done. Oil changes on "da house" "Billy jeep" an' the Onan generator. Air in the tires. Empty tanks. Fill the gas tanks. Empty the holding tanks. State inspection. Warsh job. Sheesh, that's gonna take a freak'n month. An' I ain't got me no help. Ha, invited a homeless to dinner one time. He sit down to the table an' I tell him...."help yerself". So that's where I stand.....I got to "help yerself".
Ok, I'm out of here for the day....got things to do ya know.....Laters.
Like the old saying goes...getting old ain't for the timid! Wonder where all the "help" goes when ya need them?
ReplyDeleteMaybe a few of us "old codgers" need to get-together an have us a jamboree! Just a thought!
It takes some effort to get ready to go on down the road, but once you are going down the road, it will be worth it.
ReplyDeleteI got the same problem - sitting too much. Sometimes I care, but a lot of the time I can't muster up the energy to even worry about it.
ReplyDeleteI went to a cocktail party Friday night for a friend of mine art project. The art was beautiful but all I could think about was where the heck am I going to sit down!!
ReplyDeleteI can't be sitting to much, get a sore back and legs, so gotta move while I can.
ReplyDeleteMemories are good things to have, at least you can still remember them.
That's where i'm at, not able to walk hardly. Gotta get this hip fixed.
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