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This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 11:44 am and is filed under simple pleasures. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
Certainly there are lots of things in life that money won’t buy, but have you ever tried to buy them without money?
—Ogden Nash
Employment applications always ask whom to call in case of an emergency. I always say ‘an ambulance.’
Home sweet home
Bob's sister Hannah
Bob's sister Ada
Bob's brother Otto
Bob's sister Eve
Bob's sister Nan
A baby picture of Bob and his siblings (clockwise from upper left: Otto, Eve, Hannah, Ada, Bob, and Nan)
Bob's childhood home
Bob's mom and dad
Bob in his youth
Bob's cousin Alphonse
Bob's Uncle Ralph and Aunt Edna
Bob's cousin Archibald
Bob's stepbrother Herbie (who really needs to quit smoking)
Bob's cousin Chester
Bob's Great Uncle Norbert and Great Aunt Phyllis
Bob's cousin Saffron (who will do anything for a drink)
Bob's cousin Thorndike
Bob's brother-in-law Vinnie
Bob's cousin Orville, who loves the Green Bay Packers
Bob's nieces Lulu and Bitsy, the biker chicks
Bob's stepsister Eloise, with the twins, Rudy and Trudy
Bob's Uncle Henry and Aunt Rowena
Bob's niece Esmerelda (who likes to live dangerously)
Bob's Great Uncle Arthur up in Saskatchewan
Bob's cousin Louie, the grackle of grumpiness
Miss Screech, Bob's journalism teacher
Bob's nephew Winthrop, who loves sports
Bob's Uncle Seymour and Aunt Bernice
Bob's second cousin Schlomo in Brooklyn
Bob's nephew Baxter
Bob's cousin Darrell
Bob's sister-in-law Delphine, who volunteers at the animal shelter
Percy the Pickpocket, Bob's third cousin once removed (the relative no one likes to talk about... every family has one)
The Bluebird of Happiness™ (no relation to Bob)
A pair of boobies (also no relation to Bob, but included for readers who desire titillation)
Bluebird Bitter™, the beer they named for Bob
Oh yes! I can relate to this one. A bookstore is truly my temptation! I think a person can never have too many books.
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
Courtesy of BlueBird 👍😂
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Thanks Chris. 🙂
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That last photo is what I envisioned for my living rooms. I didn’t get a screened-in porch, either, but anyway, I miss strolling into public libraries so much.
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I have the Junebug Library right here in my own home. I try to stay out of bookstores because I lose control.
Love,
Janie
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That last one is very wise.
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I especially relate to the last one. Can’t imagine not having (free) books to read.
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Love them! ❤
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Reblogged this on Jeanne Owens, author.
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Thanks Jeanne. ♥️
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:-)) Thank you BoB! Have a beautiful week! Michael
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Last one? True! Thanks for the laughs, BoB.
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Thank you for the link. ♥️
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How true. I really enjoyed these
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Thank you for the link. 🙂
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Oh my god. This was hilarious. I cannot put in words how hard I’m laughing right now
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