From Elephants, to Beanie Babies, to Porn in One Post

I went out to visit Mom yesterday. She looked good. Her face had some color, she was alert and witty, and back to bitching about growing old. We have a live in helper for her now. A very nice lady who forces Mom to eat, which is a good thing. While I was there I scanned some more photos from my past. This must be on my fourteenth birthday. I'm on the far right and my older brother, Dave is on the left. I think that's my little brother, Paul in the middle.

I snapped a quick photo of Mom while I was there. I think it turned out pretty good, and after I showed it to her, I mentioned that I can take out the wrinkles later on my computer. Mom said, "You think I have wrinkles?" One good thing about when you put your foot in your mouth in front of Mom, her short term memory is not so good.

Wrinkle free.

While standing in Mom's bathroom taking a leak, I looked around at all the elephant themed chachkies she had in there. There is an elephant clock, elephant soap dish, elephant towels, elephant pictures on the walls, elephants everywhere. Mom has elephant chachky all over her house because she once made the mistake of telling us how much she admired elephants. That made it too easy for us to pick out Mom's Christmas presents every year. I once got her a giant elephant mobile, with soft, plush elephants dangling from little hangers. I wouldn't have put that piece of crap in my house, yet I expected Mom to cherish it. After a few years of non-stop elephant themed presents, Mom told us to stop it. She could admire elephants without filling her home full of them. That's a good thing to remember. Never tell people that you love some particular thing, or you just might be inundated with too much of that thing. Twenty years ago Mark told me he liked Beanie Babies, so I got him Beanie Babies for his birthday, Beanie Babies for Christmas, Beanie Babies for Valentine's Day, and on and on. He told me to stop. I understand. That's why I don't tell people what I like the most. Besides, porn is free on the internet.