Agnes by Tony Cochran for September 17, 2023

it is Agnes … it is….

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I can imagine that on her headstone, but with all the verbs in past tense.

Granny ought to use some WD-40 on her life

Aww poor Granny. She should at least take great joy in Agnes’ bizarre imagination and all-encompassing optimism in the face of utter futility!

I thought it was going to be a poem at first. Rhyming complaining at least has some merit.

But Grandma, you have Agnes!

Now we know where Agnes gets her poetic talents.

You can see Agnes’ future in her grandma.

It’s good she has that outlook because otherwise she would be depressed.

Grandma is sadly representative of so many people caught in the cycle of poverty.

The secret to longevity as a child is not correcting adults… (psst — it’s “vapidity”)

I love these little chats with Grandma!

Well, THATS pitiful….lol

Grandma’s life is so sad. Poverty is so overwhelming. And then she takes in Agnes, which she did not have to do. I love Grandma.

And she made cookies.

At least she has a roof over her head. Well, maybe a double-wide roof, but it’s a roof.

“Love’s Been Good To Me”

“I have been a rover

I have walked alone

Hiked a hundred highways

Never found a home

Still in all I’m happy

The reason is, you see

Once in a while along the way

Love’s been good to me

There was a girl in Denver

Before the summer storm

Oh, her eyes were tender

Oh, her arms were warm

And she could smile away the thunder

Kiss away the rain

Even though she’s gone away

You won’t hear me complain

I have been a rover

I have walked alone

Hiked a hundred highways

Never found a home

Still in all I’m happy

The reason is, you see

Once in a while along the way

Love’s been good to me

There was a girl in Portland

Before the winter chill

We used to go a-courtin’

Along October hill

And she could laugh away the dark clouds

Cry away the snow

It seems like only yesterday

As down the road I go

I’ve been a rover

I have walked alone

Hiked a hundred highways

Never found a home

Still in all I’m happy

The reason is, you see

Once in a while along the way

Love’s been good to me"

♪ i can’t complain, but sometimes i still do, life’s been good to me so far…

Tony C. Now is a good time to lean into Gmas history etc.