Cal.E.'s Korner

d (Ring) Hey, Cal.E., the internet has been restored here at Thirteen Miles Past the End of the Earth, so I can send you the manuscript for today’s blog

. Also, thank your third husband, Tucker Tucker Two, a.k.a. The Cat Fighter Formerly Known As The Tuxedo (who really needs a shorter nickname) Now Simply Known AS T Because Triple T was already Taken for wiring me those five C-notes. I was able to by one and one-half dozen eggs and some other groceries with the money he wired me. 

C.; Wow! You got eggs and other groceries with only five hundred dollars there?

d.: Yes, enough to feed three grown men for three days.

C.: Groceries must be a lot cheaper there than in Greater Houston.

d.: Yes, Southeast Mississippi is a little cheaper to live in in than Southeast Texas, and the pace is much slower as well.

C.: So, you’ve had a restful vacation, then?

d.: Well….no. With sick relatives all over the South and trying to get someone to fix my dad's internet, it hasn’t been restful at all. This is why people my and Eudora’s age are called “The Sandwich Generation.” We have older relatives that need our help, but we also have children who still need some things from us, too. I remember when my parents had to look after their parents and raise children at the same time. They handed it well, though. I suppose that’s why that generation is called “The Greatest Generation.”

C.: I thought is was because that generation kept the world safe for democracy by winning a world war and some other “Police Actions.”

d.: Yes, they are a brave generation, but no one wins a war, Cal.E. One or more countries may concede to the other sides demands,. but this is usually after years of fighting.

C.: Or if France is invaded.

d.: Well, maybe they are just smart. The general public learned that no one wins wars or police actions when television news  started showing the general public what was going on in Vietnam. That was, technically, a “police action.” Innocent people still died, and others came back home with severe mental and health problems.

On another note, we did find a restaurant here that you might enjoy, because their main entrees all involved fish (or beef, which is also good).

C.: Is the fish cooked?

d.: Yes it is.

C.: Gag me with a fishing pole! And, that beef is probably the same things T eats. Yuck! Why wo8uld you  want cooked beef with bacon around it? Just eat both entrees raw separately. That would be good.

…All this talk about food has made me hungry, so I need to go eat. I hope T.’s chef has cooked something good, like sushi.

C.: So, I suppose that’s the end of this cat tail, folks. Please Join us tomorrow for another episode of Cal.E.’s Korner.