Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 18, 2024

suddenly dementia sounds like a plausible option

Mildred is known on Ballard St. as Excedrin headache #1.

Not listening to her is a survival skill

Norbert looks as though he’s about ready to pop.

She beggars description.

Her sister Elsie has been known to induce comas….

… also known for making a short story very long.

I think she also needs to bury her head!

I thought she was giving directions to the itsy bitsy spider.

Good morning Balladeers!

I’ve got poor vision in one eye. So if you point to something I have no idea where you are pointing. If tell look right there I’m baffled. This type of description would work pretty good for me, I think. Normally I just say say yeah that’s pretty interesting. It’s easier.

Someone’s pulling his hair out.

Addy Neuman, know locally as Ad Nauseum can talk your ear or leg off.

The Crosby arent invited to many parties I bet

if you’ve ever spent any time visiting folks at a nursing home, this is all too realistic. At least we can chuckle about it now, and if we reach this point in our life, we probably won’t even be aware of our condition, which will be a blessing in itself.

There are some people you have to be that precise with or they won’t get or find it!

Even by Ballard Street standards, this is brutal.

“Did I ever tell you the history of that bracket?”

“Aaaaaaargh!”

Years ago before gps and such I would have to use a paper map to get somewhere if I had never been there before. I was going to a service call to a home in a new subdivision so of course it wasnt on the map, so I stopped at a pay phone and called the customer:me: I need directions pleasecustomer: are you familiar with the area, do you know where the McDonalds is?me: yes I do, so I turn there?customer: no,keep going straight, do you know where the Wendys is?me: yes I do, so I turn there?customer: no, keep going straight, do you know where the Popeyes is?me: yes I do, so I keep going straight?customer:NO! THATS WHERE YOU TURN!

Mrs. Crosby talked her first husband,Egbert, into and early grave. She may not be far behind.