Tag Archives: relationships

Snippets

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Ray V.

The other day, we were talking about Christmas and the kids said they wanted a cat this year. Well, I’m used to cooking a turkey, but if cat is what they want. . . During our thirty-five years of marriage, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, comedy | Tagged 25 blogs, comedy, relationships | 4 Comments

Internet Friendship

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Ray V.

Bonus Feature: This is a picture of my grandson, Theodore. At five months old, he already knows the difference between a real football and a soccer ball. He has made his choice, although it pains his father who was, I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, bloggery, Blogs | Tagged bloggery, blogging, football, friendship, internet friends, relationships, soccer | 9 Comments

Do It For Yourself

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Ray V.

I needed to see this today: Forgive others. Not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace! Today’s quote of the day, courtesy of Susan Rex at Relationship Matters. Not related to the topic at all, but here is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, Forgiveness | Tagged Babies, cigars, Forgiveness, Relationship Matters, relationships, susan Rex, whisky | 4 Comments

Relationships

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Ray V.

I have never heard anyone refer to their relationship with their pet as being estranged or complicated. Coleen Ellis Some of our family relationships. Nothing complicated and definitely not estranged.

Posted in 2020, Adeline, Dog photographs, dogs | Tagged Coleen Ellis, dogs, Elissa Creech, its complicated, Kellann Visotski, Megan peace, pictures, relationships | 5 Comments

A Referral

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Ray V.

One of my daily reads is Colleen, the Chatter Master. Bite-size lessons about living. Earthy and honest. Sign up. You’ll thank me later.

Posted in bloggery, Blogs | Tagged blogging, Blogs, chatter Master Blog, relationships | 3 Comments

Girls & Their Dogs

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Ray V.

With all the mistakes I made as a dad, at least I helped instill the appreciation of dogs in the girls. I inherited it. It has been passed on to the next generation. And now, the next again.

Posted in black labs, Dog photographs, dogs | Tagged Babies, dogs, family pets, relationships | 8 Comments

Outgunned

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Ray V.

Our daughter, the one expecting our first grandchild in a few weeks, sent this to me today. Women always have an answer. A pregnant woman was arguing with her husband and as the event got more and more heated, she … Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage | Tagged Marriage, relationships, women always win | 3 Comments

Sighing Through The Cobwebs

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Ray V.

Sometimes news brings you a reality check that calls to mind your own mortality. Yeah, cheery stuff. Today I received a note from my college alumni association advising us of the death of a member of the class of 1982. … Continue reading →

Posted in memories | Tagged classmates, death, fiends, relationships | 9 Comments

Maybe Not A Good Idea

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Ray V.

Being married would be a lot easier if our wives had tails so we could see if it was wagging or not after we said or did something.

Posted in comedy | Tagged comedy, Marriage, relationships, tail wagging, Wisdom | 13 Comments

Truth Filter Set To Optimum

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Ray V.

I was perusing my old blog, A Simple Village Undertaker, looking for something amusing to post on the current blog. ASVU was started in January of 2010 and I stopped adding content to it when I started Mitigating Chaos last … Continue reading →