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Uprights are people who stand and wheelers are people who sit on chairs with wheels.
My favorite upright Garry has been at it again. He has been creating cartoons.
The theme today seems to be the relationship between uprights and wheelers who don’t seem to see eye to eye. In January I wrote about life among uprights.
Enjoy!
The first car that was mine – really mine – was a 1965 ½ Mustang convertible. Now that’s 
more like it, a fun car just made just for me. Mine was blue with a white top that automatically lowered when the weather was right, stick shift. This was my only convertible, but fun, fun, fun.
Next, a 1969 Camaro. Darker blue than the Mustang. Four on the floor. Once I was
parallel-parked and the car behind me had inched too close. I had to ask a fellow student – a pretty big guy just walking by – to help me get out of the parking space. Maybe I should have opted for the power steering, but that was only once.
Okay. Now I was a single mom with two toddling boys and a priority for economy. It was time for a used car, a 1973 Mazda RX2. This was the first Mazda sold in the 
There was a great sale at the Lincoln-Mercury dealer. A car I could afford! 
They told me I didn’t want that one, there were several nicer cars on the lot for just a little more. This car was too big for a little lady like me and it didn’t even have power steering or air conditioning. No. I’ll take the loss leader because I could afford it, and I have learned to deal with tough steering, and I found an after-market air conditioner that would work. We had a silver Mercury Monarch, the biggest car I ever owned, but my family was growing up and we could use the room.
Our finances were easing, our car was aging, and I found a good sale. We now had a new Toyota Corolla with factory air. This car was more than reliable, parts were guaranteed within 24 hours if we needed them, there was room, the car was small enough to make the steering easy, it had high gas mileage – what more could anyone want?
Now it was time for a fun car again. My older son told me he wasn’t in 
my “car family” any more, so I could get a two-seater. I tested a Thunderbird, a Mustang – yes, they had convertibles – a Corvette, an Alpha Romeo, but I bought a 1987 tornado silver Mazda RX7 turbo, complete with a rotary engine. Wow. Then MS came. My RX7 had a disabled license plate, but it was still fun.
Now I have a 1991 Nissan Maxima with help for my MS symptoms: a 
lift on the back to carry my scooter, power steering for the first time, and automatic transmission. We took off the hand controls because I no longer drive, but I had a good time when I did and it was fun to remember.
Cities are nominated by individuals who live, work or play in the community. Cities are chosen based on appearance, schools, low crime rate, recreational and cultural activities, economic health, employment opportunities and affordable housing.
Carrollton has also been named a national "Kid Friendly City," "Tree City USA," and Texas' safest city, and number one "Best Cities under 200,000." Pretty good!
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James (Ty) Treadway 3 daughters, including my mother
Les Jenkin 3 sons, including Garry
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The Jackson Pollock generator displays a white page awaiting some interaction. Cleverly, clicks change the color and fast movements produce squiggle, adding splatters reminiscent of Pollock’s work. It’s quite fun for the kids, and I mean kids of ALL ages.
And w
and save it to the gallery.
Explore Hyper Link with your clicking finger ready. Expect to spend some time.
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Use Google Image Search and select a picture for these search terms --
1. The city and state (or province) of the town you grew up, no quotation marks.
2. The town where you currently reside.
3. Your name, first and last,but again, no quotes.
4. Your grandfather's name.
5. Your favorite food.
6. Your favorite drink.
7. Your favorite smell.
Let’s see the results.
City where I grew up – Okay, my dad was in the Air Force so I didn’t grow up in a city. Instead of putting pictures of many places, I selected the town where I was born, even though I was there only a few weeks. It was near my grandmother’s town so I often returned as I was growing up.
Town where I currently reside – Again, an excuse. This town is almost a bedroom community and has no skyline of its own.
My name I found a bridge and an artist's gallery.
Now we get into favorites. I’m too fickle to have a favorite that is always my favorite, so I struggled deciding what search words to use. These are definitely among my favorites:
Favorite food -- Poultry, especially pheasant and vegetables
Favorite drink – This was easy.
Diet Pepsi
Favorite smell
Flowers
That was hard.
At a football game on a bright Texas afternoon I was taking pictures in the stands. A couple saw me snap them and frowned at me. I didn't mean to invade their privacy, but I was impressed with their creativity.
Going through some old pictures, I found quite a few of my boys playing ball. Most of them were on socceer teams although there was a brief stint in YMCA basketball.
James played for several years in Dallas before his team in Grand Prairie won the
championship.
David started in Grand Prairie. We moved to
Flower Mound where his team was in last place for a 
few years, but he kept playing. Good for him. Then a new coach -- Mick -- who had played on the Magpies in England turned the team around. They became the champions every year!
