Welcome To Case's Column
Since this will be my first venture into the mysterious world of blogging, let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings "Case's Column". I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, I'll set aside a place here for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Here you are. My very first blog page. Come on in and share in the experience. I'm interested in seeing where this is all going. And thanks in advance for dropping by!
Regards,
case44
Since this will be my first venture into the mysterious world of blogging, let me say a big welcome to all of you for joining me here. I'm going to call these blog meetings "Case's Column". I wanted to use "Corner", but that was already taken.
In these blogs, I'll just speak whatever is on my mind, but we will be playing within the rules here. I may pick a particular topic, point out an event, or shoot the breeze. I'm a little bit of an essayist at times, so I'll just speak what's on my mind, and I might tell a story or two. Or, I might spew out an opinion or three. There will be some serious moments, some tender, some poignant, but there will also be those moments that you'll just bust out laughing. But, hopefully, everything will be in good fun here. And, of course, I'll set aside a place here for your comments and thoughts as we go along here. So feel free to join me for the ride -- I sure as heck hope I'm doing this right and not making any mistakes.
Here you are. My very first blog page. Come on in and share in the experience. I'm interested in seeing where this is all going. And thanks in advance for dropping by!
Regards,
case44
Don't Forget Your Cousins -- They're Important, Too
Posted 05-05-2012 at 08:10 AM by case44
I realize that Mother's Day is coming fast and furious, and I'll chase whatever rabbit necessary to ensure that that particular day will be sweet and enjoyable. But mothers aren't the only family members I enjoy spending time with. Sometimes, the most taken-for-granted family entity is the cousin, and that's in any family. And if you don't like meeting with cousins, well, you just don't like the Monday night chicken-fried special at Cotton Patch Cafe.
We tend to sometimes forget how special our cousins are because we spend a lot of our time with our immediate families. Don't any of you have a favorite cousin or three? Your humble writer has quite a few cousins scattered hither and thether amongst our American brethren. Every now and then, I go and see a few of them (the ones closeby which I can get to) and pick a good meeting place. Granted, some extended families are closer than others, and I admit, I'm not as close to my cousinship as I should be. I've still got an uncle and aunt left, and I need to spend more time visiting with them, as they're in their twilight years.
And with summer approaching, now is as good a time as ever to find a cousin and catch a good ballgame or even take a road trip. Guess ol' Case needs to get busy with the phones.....
We tend to sometimes forget how special our cousins are because we spend a lot of our time with our immediate families. Don't any of you have a favorite cousin or three? Your humble writer has quite a few cousins scattered hither and thether amongst our American brethren.
Every now and then, I go and see a few of them (the ones closeby which I can get to) and pick a good meeting place. Granted, some extended families are closer than others, and I admit, I'm not as close to my cousinship as I should be. I've still got an uncle and aunt left, and I need to spend more time visiting with them, as they're in their twilight years. And with summer approaching, now is as good a time as ever to find a cousin and catch a good ballgame or even take a road trip. Guess ol' Case needs to get busy with the phones.....
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I hear you about the cousins, Case. You can't possibly get to every single one but you try to contact whoever you can. When they have their own families, it can be difficult to schedule time. Mine are scattered in a number of states, and all I mostly get to do is call them or e-mail them.
Looks like I'll have to wait for that family reunion, and my family hasn't had one in a good six years. It's time for another one.Posted 05-08-2012 at 05:54 PM by malfunction
