ernie scofield

Monday February 7, 2011

Yes, there will be a Spring after all!

Thursday January 20, 2011

Today is my birthday. One more year until the big six oh. I distinctly remember asking my Grand Dad how old he was and he replied fifty five. I thought that was old as dirt and now I'm past that. The plan today is lunch at one of my favorite places then a movie. I try to go to a movie on my birthday. Today it will be Season of the Witch with Nicolas Cage because I saw the new True Grit a few weeks ago with my brother Matt and sister-in-law Susan.

Sunday January 2, 2011

Another year come and gone. We attended a wonderful New Year's eve party at a neighbor's house across the street. I saw in the new year, something I never do being an early to bed early to rise type. Last Thursday I had an appointment with the Cremation Society of Virginia. I have never wanted anyone to have to make "final arrangements" for me and always said I would do my own. Now they're done and at and amazingly low price. Morbid I know, but if you have ever had to make arrangements for a loved one you know how hard it is.

Sunday December 26, 2010

Another year has come and gone. My brother Tim came up from the campground and spent Christmas with Terry and I. Christmas morning included the obligatory codfish and potatoes. I never fix them without thinking of my father. We had codfish every Sunday morning when I was growing up.

Saturday December 18, 2010

The weather this December has been colder than I can ever remember. Snow, sleet and freezing rain. This is January - February weather normally in this neck of the woods. The links at the bottom of the page don't go anywhere right now as it will be a bit of work to move all those pages over here.

Thursday December 16, 2010

So I just discovered this text editor Coda and hot it is. Of course it's $99.00 bucks so it had better be hot. There is a free trial so you might as well give it a try.

Sunday December 12, 2010

Heighlee 1997 - 2010

Last weekend Heighlee disappeared from the house. He never went outside but he wouldn't be the first cat I've had that disappeared when they new it was their time. A couple of months ago the Vet said his kidneys were failing and we had to put him on prescription food. This photo was from a couple of years ago. He had become literally skin and bones. We looked all around the house and even went to the pound a couple of times. He has passed on. Good luck Heighlee.

Saturday December 4, 2010

Another month down and 13 to go. Some folks would say I'm wishin' my life away but I don't think so. There are these milestones in one's life you know.

This was the week of the Wikileaks dust-up. I don't know which side of the argument you are on but I am an inch from deleting me Amazon account, What cowards! I'll give it another week and if Amazon doesn't come up with a better explanation of why they would discontinue hosting for a paid up client without warning or notice, then i'm gone.

Sunday November 14, 2010

So last night was our first really heavy frost. What we used to call a killin' frost on the farm. It would knock back all the weeds in the hayfields and along the ditch banks. Other than that not a whole lot to report. Still counting down the days.

Saturday October 23, 2010

So last evening I had the scratchy throat which usually precedes misery. This morning I had all sorts of plans but woke up feeling like hell. I immediately went to the medicine cabinet. Full court press, Mucinex, Claritin, and throat lozenges. Let's see if any of that does any good. It's a beautiful day here by the sea very cool last night and 70's today with lots of sunshine. Tomorrow, if I feel better, it's off to the local Gun Show. I don't really think I'll buy anything but I love looking around. Who says men don't like to shop :-)

Saturday October 9, 2010

So it was back to the urologist this week for the results of my ultrasound. He found zip but the whole time I was there he kept saying the C word, cancer. Come to think of it he was saying it last time. Is that the only thing that could be wrong or is he trying to scare people to death? He then launches into a story about someone who had come to him that had bladder cancer, there's that word again, and just before they came in they had a clear ultrasound. Then he say's he's going to do a "scope". I relay the story Dr. Berger said about how before anyone did that to him he would have to be "knocked out". The urologist said Dr. Berger better stick to GI work. Then I made for the door and he says "we've got a new test that's supposed to be almost as good as the scope". WTF, why didn't he say that in the first place! I've got another question, if he didn't trust a clear ultrasound, why the f$%k did he send me for one in the first place? Anyway the test is NMP22. He wants me back in three months for another test and then a year after that.

Saturday October 2, 2010

Another month gone and 15 months until I can retire. Scary thought isn't it? The real question is how long will I live. If I knew that, I would know if it's time to retire. You see, this would be early retirement in a sense. I would be waiting two years before I could draw on Social Security and that would be early social security, reduced payments. I guess this is all for the CPA/CFP I employ but I know what she would say. She retired early and went back to work!

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