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Grumpy Old Men
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Grumpy Old Men |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere 
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Where do I begin to tell you about grumpy old men? With what makes them grumble or pout? Or Heaven help me, with what makes them shout? It is really quite easy- Simply disagree… (with their Politics especially) Or try something new with their favorite recipe. And whatever you do don’t move too slow and make them miss their favorite T. V. show. And I would be remiss if I forgot that serving cold coffee is sure to drive them crazy. Although, I have a hunch they’re not all a bad bunch. They’ve just gotten set in their ways in their golden days. It is hard for them to adapt to change. They don’t like to rearrange the things they take for granted. They like their feet where they’re planted. I know it seems like it’s the little stuff that gets them all in a huff. Modern times move too fast. Things are no longer built to last. I guess it isn’t too much to ask of a simple mundane task or in something long familiar that they choose to care. It is their fast and sound routine, in a world where words don’t always say what they mean, that makes them feel secure. Little preferences that endure and say, “These are my ways. I may be old, grumpy and gray, but I am very far from faded away.” LGR©4/8/15 |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Great write! You were right on about everything you wrote about. I admit it, here and now, for everyone to see . . . I, too, am a grumpy old man . . . ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
I am?! You are?! Who would have ever guessed? Gee, I wonder who else this grumpy old shoe fits?  ~L |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Heh.Heh I can pretty well guess . . . ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Grump, grumble, grunt, hack, cough... you know you love us!!! heh, heh. |
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J.J.thomas Member Posts 84 |
Great write, really enjoyed reading it. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Jimmy, We gotta love ya, otherwise we couldn't stand ya! Ya goofy geezers! ~L |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
J.J.thomas, Thank you for commenting! I'm so glad you liked it too. My Dad (among others) was inspirational in this piece. ~L |
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J.J.thomas Member Posts 84 |
Yes my dad can be a grumpy old man him self some days. lol |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Having known a few of these, I can relate! LOL And I can take their grumpiness and raise it a snarl or two! LOL Love this!! |
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