My Revenant
 

 

About this page...

I am providing this area as another form of resting place for Bob King, my father. 

As a kid growing up, I know that I had no clue what my father was about.  Even as I entered into my adult life his manners and methods were sometimes an enigma.  What I do know with certainty is that he was a man who was able to walk his own road with a quiet dignity and a friendly manner.  He was the kind of man that, while confronting difficult times, followed a very humane path.  Looking back on what I know of his life I think I understand more now and realize that to be just a bit of the soul he was is a very large and not so easy task.

Throughout his life Dad would make up stories and rhymes and quite often offer a funny  comment.  In his later life he (we) took to capturing some of those thoughts and sayings.  What is presented here is not in memory of him but a piece of him and a glimpse into his essence.

Bob:  On Alzheimer's

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   A Bit of Bob

 
  • The other day I went to the dry cleaners to pick up some shirts;  while I was there, they cleaned out my wallet.

  • A teacher once told me that I was full of nonsense, but had no sense.

  • Sometimes people look daggers at you so you will get their point.

  • The easiest way to get along with old age is to go along with it.

  • One night at a prize fight I met a lovely lady. She surely was a knockout.

  • In any military organization, the privates and the generals have one thing in common....they have to salute one another.

  • When I was first in the Marine Corps I thought the captain of my company didn't like me. This was because every time I gave him a salute he would return it.

  • Why is it that when your sink has a leaky faucet it is usually the hot water faucet?

  • Outside I am short and stout, while inside I feel lean.

  • I associate with some fine women, each of whom gives me a hug when we meet. They don't know it, but in my mind I consider them as "Bob's Huggables"

  • When a policeman tells you to move along, it's best to go along.

  • When in the service it was my observation that a full colonel often was.

  • I liked generals best because they always had stars in their eyes.

  • Too late in life I learned that you don't get anywhere by going nowhere.

  • If you wish a person to remember you, try offending him.

  • Men and women in this country will never be fully integrated until the sign on the rest room  door says "US".

  • Today, I don't feel like myself, and yet I don't feel like feeling like anyone else.

  • No married couples with several children each should buy a two door car when they have a four car family.

  • I never have been in a fashion parade but I know I would enjoy marching behind a band of models.

  • Some men get their high by climbing mountains.

  • Today, my voice sounds a bit screechy. Could it be that I have caught a screech owl?

  • If the fashion designers don't know, they should know that I prefer mini-skirts.

  • In my youth, modesty was considered an important virtue for women. Today, this is barely so. 

  • It is common knowledge that the majority of people do not begin to use the full power of their brains. If that is so, it is most fortunate that some people cannot do this.

  • Time is our express to eternity.

  • It seems as if doctors continue to get a lot of criticism based on the fact that they seemingly earn so much money. When you take a look at what pro football, baseball, basketball, tennis and hockey players get for entertaining their audiences, there seems to be only one way for the doctors to go. In their offices they should set up a rock band, a comedian, a magician, all of which to be supervised by a well known talk show hostess. A ridiculously low entertainment fee could be charged to each patient. For children under 5, fifty cents would do. For children 6-12 years of age, seventy-five cents would be a fair fee. For children between 13-18 years of age, a dollar would be a fair fee. But for adults, anyone over 18 years of age, the fee should be $12.50. This fee should be paid in advance before they're allowed to sit in the waiting room where the entertainment takes place. Undoubtedly, a tax would have to be paid on this entertainment fee, but the tax on the patient's patience would be much less. And in this country, who ever gets criticized for providing entertainment at a reasonable price? Let's give it a try, doctors.

  • Mini-skirts are a little daring for the women and bit adventurous for the men.

  • Somehow I get a charge by having my credit card on my person.

  • The easiest way to balance your checkbook is to put it on a scale.

  • It seems to me that many of our legislatures think that they can wipe out the deficit with a Handiwipe.

  • As it is with milk, so it is with people; the cream rises to the top.

  • Policemen, teachers, firemen and so forth are usually referred to by the media as public servants. In my mind, I think of them as public assets.

  • Fishing was much more of a pleasure to me when I did it with a bamboo rod, a line, a hook and a worm. And it certainly was a lot less expensive. Oh, yes, 1 also used a sinker which was often a small stone.

  • I am not nostalgic for the good old days, but I often wish I were.

  • Back in my hometown I knew a policeman who liked a stake out. In fact, he would go out for a steak every time he was invited.

  • When I was a boy the only tanning we were concerned with was that which our father might give us.

  • When I was a schoolboy discipline was a natural part of the curriculum.

  • Nary a man who is on the top of the world is in danger of being spun off.

  • Most political candidates build a platform upon which they can stand during the campaign. These platforms are cleverly constructed so as to self-destruct right after the election.

  • There is no substitute for a successful elimination first thing in the morning.

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  • Politicians come in for a lot of criticism because they want to be re-elected. This is somewhat like criticizing a man because he wants to continue sleeping on a feather mattress.

  • I am not the least concerned about how attractive an airline stewardess is. My concern is simply that she be cheerful, competent and serve hot coffee.

  • Years ago when I first went to Miami, I would often hear people ask the question, "Do you speak English?". Last time I was in Miami, I often heard the question, "Do you speak Spanish?".

  • Prune juice is the one liquid which really moves people to move.

  • Did you ever buy a dozen of eggs at a low price only to find when you got home they were self-cracking?

  • Winn-Dixie is a large discount grocery operation. They advertise that they are the "Beef People". To my surprise, they actually do listen to customers who have a beef.

  • I have a simple way of knowing whether or not we are going through a period of inflation. At the end of each day I put all my change in various containers according to their denomination, At the end of the month, I total the amount of the change and deposit in the bank. Now six months ago, I was depositing approximately $30 each month. Today, I am depositing about $20 a month. I have not changed my habits, and yet as you can see, inflation has taken $10 away from you and me.

  • I wonder if the muggers mug each other?

  • To help him on the sea of life, a man should marry a tidy little craft.

  • Many people and businesses have only one rule when it comes to money. That is: Get more, get more, get more.

  • The only reason that people entertain lude thoughts is that they entertain them.

  • The difference between a comedian and a humorist is that the comedian is good for a laugh, while a humorist is good for a chuckle.

  • Today I finally made up my mind that I am not a decisive person.

  • I wonder how the government escaped thinking about requiring a license for a man to seek a mate?

  • Situation ethics require the shaving of a bit here and there off the truth.

  • Our laws forbid a man to have two wives. However, it is not frowned upon that he have two women.

  • My father never said that he wanted me to be a professional man (a man with a profession). Rather, he said he wanted me to be a good man. It never occurred to me that I could be both.

  • I have faith in my ability to judge people. I do not have faith of other people's ability to judge me.

  • My one consolation for being a short man is that I have never hit my head against a low beam.

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