The gentle guy - Jack

First of all, I'd like to say Happy Birthday to my big brother, Wayne!  He's 38 today. Laurie is in the living room, recovering from a serious coughing fit that threw me into a panic attack.  Before that coughing fit, we had a talk about a few things.  It went rather well. For abou...

Last night, I was told that a "family finder" guy for CPS, with whom Laurie and I had spoken, called some of our family and told them that Laurie had said we were not interested in Isaiah's welfare.  I was right beside her for the call, and she never uttered anything...

Grr!  My wife frustrates me sometimes! I know, I know....practically my whole diary is about her. There are territorial wars going on inside the home.  Stacy, my best friend of almost thirty years, lives with us now, along with her sons, who happen to be my two godsons, Michae...

Today makes 24 years since Mrs. Chaffee died.  I will always remember her. Today's entry: Dear Mikey, You almost demand that I stay in the living room, where we've been sleeping lately, so that if you call for me, I'll hear it.  Well, this morning, for example, I got a te...

Before I start this entry, I'd like to say Happy 60th Birthday to my Uncle Clyde! I was just looking at video clips of Bette Davis on YouTube.  One clip was of the Intimate Portrait that was made about her.  It included clips of an interview with her son, Michael.  He tal...

I'm awaiting a trip to the nursing home to see Memaw plus get to spend time with Juli before she goes back home today.   Mama is very tired, as am I...it was paper route night.  This afternoon, I've recorded the John Lennon song "Woman", for Laurie, of course.  I&nbs...

Do you have any idea how mad it can drive a person to be married to someone who is his moral polar opposite?  Okay, maybe that's stretching it a little, but still..... Mama just called me, asking if we have a spare heater in the house.  My sister Joyce just moved into a house, and…

I just left a note for a new friend, and it made me think about my alcoholism.  I'm not ashamed to write about it, and it is my hope that maybe this can even help someone who has the same issue. From the time I was a little boy, I knew I liked alcohol, though I certa...

It's one day after we buried my grandmother, and three days before the 21st anniversary of the death of my father, but I feel okay.  Happy, even.  And it doesn't feel disrespectful or wrong.  I miss my Daddy sooooo much, and I already miss Nanny in such a powerful wa...

I was just looking at the picture entry I did earlier, and it suddenly hit me that my grandmother is dead.  It was a like a sledge-hammer to the gut.  Or I guess a blow to the heart, because my mind has already wrapped around the fact that she is gone..... All the nasty things...