http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon en-us kwilson@wacotrib.com 2009-11-20T16:23:13-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Hubby and I were having a great time with seven friends at our monthly movie group - watching ‘The Grocer’s Son,’ by the way. The movie was over and we were doing our critique and boisterously moving into other areas... http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/11/20/burgled_car_found_jacket.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon Hubby and I were having a great time with seven friends at our monthly movie group - watching ‘The Grocer’s Son,’ by the way. The movie was over and we were doing our critique and boisterously moving into other areas... 15795503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-11-20T16:23:13-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/11/13/i_bought_a_sewing_machine.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon I just thought how cool it would be to sew all those funky old t-shirts from my hippie days, foosball days and flying days together and make a quilt. Or, even something practical like sew up ripped out seams on... 15669003@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-11-13T17:03:04-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/11/09/two_questions.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon My friend left a status report on a popular social networking site the other day asking the following question, “Does anyone remember this song?” quoting the words to an old (as in Viet Nam era) song from Country Joe McDonald.... 15636403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-11-09T17:12:52-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/10/27/civic_duty.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon No, I don’t have mayoral or even city council aspirations; but I think every one can do their civic duty in any number of ways. I’ve been to a couple events in the past week that have been fun and... 15426403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-10-27T15:21:59-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/10/09/bad_bronicals.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon It’s a family joke that I have my Mama’s bad bronicals. She wasn’t an uneducated woman, mind you; but some words and phrases apparently escape even the most erudite. The all-time winner is probably libary, to which my first response... 15173703@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-10-09T14:13:17-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/09/30/my_newest_pet_peeve.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon I’m behind. I’ll admit I’m behind. I have lived with a squashing feeling of inadequacy nearly my whole life. Guess what? It made me give an inadequate showing. So, I’m catching up, as far as I can. I’m putting myself... 15030203@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-09-30T17:07:33-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/09/25/playing_hooky.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon Remember the school principal who disappeared a few months ago? When they found him at a Barnes n Noble, he said he’d just needed a break. He was playing hooky. I guess the clouds have bothered me more than I... 14955303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-09-25T15:08:56-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/09/24/there_was_a_sliver_of_a_moon.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon The night you were born. It had been raining off and on for weeks in Waco; cloudy when it wasn’t raining. Despite the drought, some were already bemoaning the lack of sunlight. As for the Friday night dinner club, we... 14939603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-09-24T22:34:44-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/09/04/love_the_ones_who_labor_and_ad.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon Following is the prayer that the Fox family children of China Spring say at every meal. “Thank you farmers, thank you earth Thanks to all for what it’s worth Thank you Mom and thank you Dad For this food I’m... 14635803@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-09-04T17:18:27-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/08/31/i_suppose_they_keep_a_schedule.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon Hubby and I went downtown a few Monday nights ago. Monday night, you figure it’s pretty boring downtown, right? Except that we went to a very well attended MCC graduation at the Convention Center. We certainly weren’t the first ones... 14560503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-08-31T17:54:09-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/08/21/i_just_want_a_hair_cut.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon And I want a good hair cut. Those are hard to come by; at least for the price I want to pay. And I’m not a total cheap skate. There’s just so many variables. I have thick, fine, straight hair.... 14426803@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-08-21T15:21:13-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/08/14/are_they_nuts.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon There’s something about Waco that drives me crazy. I’m certain that fully nine out of ten people in this city walk with their backs to traffic. Are they nuts?!? One of the most consistent bitches I hear in Waco is... 14317803@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-08-14T16:07:26-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/08/07/i_dont_make_friends_easily.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon I’m not beautiful, no one flocks to me like people naturally do to pretty folks. I’m a bit of a curmudgeon, so I don’t suffer fools lightly. And I often want to talk about more than my (or your) hair... 14208003@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-08-07T15:37:37-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/08/04/ooh_ooh_that_smell.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon Ooh, ooh that smell / Can’t you smell that smell? / Ooh, ooh that smell / The smell of death surrounds you.* Restaurateurs, pay attention. Now is the time to buy water filters for your establishments. Lemon and lime alone... 14149403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-08-04T13:51:56-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/entries/2009/07/31/imo_you_know_i_have_one.html?cxntfid=blogs_the_compassionate_curmudgeon The latest Waco Trib IMO point to ponder is “What retail biz would you like to see in Waco?” I can tell you what I don’t want to see is another empty building in Waco because a huge retailer opened... 14103703@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/curmudgeon/ Community Blog 2009-07-31T17:13:19-06:00