blogs: Reflections from Boomer’s Back Porch: Why are the Codgers™ Blogging on Active Rain? - 02/24/07 08:32 PM
That is a question we’ve pondered more than once. We’re not real estate agents, lenders, stagers, appraisers, closers, or trainers (but we did sleep in a Holiday Inn last night). We used to help homeowners prepare their houses for sale, and new homeowners remodel their new homes—but age crept up on … (26 comments)
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blogs: Thursday February 1ST on Boomer’s back Porch: NEW CODGER PRODUCTS INTRODUCED! - 02/01/07 05:25 AM
It’s a brisk +/-0ºF (feels like -10ºF) on the back porch this fine morning. I’ve already had a sip or two from my Official Codger porcelain mug of organically & shade-grown, fair trade, Sumatran blend coffee, and my remaining synapses are firing in good order.
Boomer, as usual has … (7 comments)
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blogs: Reflections from my Back Porch on a Warm Thursday Morning - 12/21/06 05:27 AM
I can see the clouds approaching from the south, more ominous in the pre-dawn sky than what they actually represent. The main storm that hit Denver yesterday seems to be passing to the south of us. We remain unseasonably warm, and any snow we receive in the next couple of … (4 comments)
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blogs: Reflections from my Back Porch Tuesday Morning - 12/19/06 06:01 AM
It is +27F, and still this morning as I stand on my back porch with my (china, not stoneware) mug of coffee (gotcha—no description) warming my hands, and jump-starting my brain, making my synapses synapse.
Today I made my first post exclusive to the group: “Codgers & Friends Conversations,” and … (19 comments)
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blogs: Old Men & Coffee Shops: Continued Blatant Trolling for Comments on a Saturday Morning - 12/16/06 07:05 AM
Good Morning to you all, Gentle Readers! Medford and I have been working on our marketing plan for the codgers. Today we will give you an idea of what the regular crew of codgers look like—at least in caricature.
Top Row: Jay Merton & Medford Ambrose (both re-drawn).
Bottom Row: … (21 comments)
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blogs: Old Men & Coffee Shops: Blatant Trolling for Comments or Active Rain Blog Marketing ? - 12/15/06 05:08 AM
I didn’t linger long on my back porch this morning as the boys were assembling early at the café today for our daily meeting. It seems they actually read our posts, and have some concerns about the blog.
“What is all this?” asked Harold the retired barber as I sat … (11 comments)
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blogs: Tuesday Reflections from my Back Porch—What happened to “REALTOR®” Teresa’s Face? - 12/12/06 05:21 AM
A warm (39ºF), foggy, North Star State morning greeted me today as I stepped out on to the porch. I can linger a bit, and savor the warmth of my (china, not stoneware) mug of Kona blend coffee (I purchased a whole 1# bag, so I will have it for … (25 comments)
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blogs: Reflections from my Back Porch, Sunday, 10 Dec ‘06, a Fine Morning! - 12/10/06 05:22 AM
Don’t look for me here—go on around to the back!
I am savoring my (china, not stoneware) mug of organically & shade grown, fair trade, French roast, coffee this fine Saint Paul morning on my back porch—the temperature under a clear & star-filled sky is 32ºF, with no wind—so I can linger … (12 comments)
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blogs: Reflections from my Back Porch, Friday, 8 Dec ’06 - 12/08/06 05:35 AM
It’s a balmy 11ºF with almost no wind, allowing me to remain on the porch with my (china, not stoneware) mug of (organically & shade grown, fair trade, Guatemalan roast) coffee warming my hands, and helping my brain fire on all synapses.
Daisy did not spend the night here last … (10 comments)
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blogs: Decorating Our Blog for the Christmas Holidays - 12/03/06 05:31 AM
by Jay Merton
Maureen McCabe asked in her post, Real Town Bloggers: “Will you decorate your blog (s) for Christmas? Or ‘the holidays’?”
Well, being the handyman, albeit retired, that I am, and encouraged by that ne’er-do-well techno-geezer, Medford I thought—why not? It can’t be too hard can it? I … (12 comments)
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blogs: Reflections from the Back Porch, Friday, 1 Dec 2006, “Misfits, loosers and angry loners” - 12/01/06 06:10 AM
This morning, Medford & I joined the “Misfits, loosers and angry loners” group, complete with the misspelled “loosers” (losers), a nice touch. We joined because Realtor® Teresa pointedly invited us in her focus statement: “Codgers are always welcome.” Although she did not send us an invitation, we were more than … (13 comments)
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blogs: Reflections from the Back Porch, 30 Nov 2006, Flash-Frozen Coffee! - 11/30/06 04:56 AM
OK—Reflections from JUST INSIDE the Back Porch!
I stepped outside on my back porch, as I do every morning, and was greeted by a +6ºF St. Paul morning—exactly as predicted. I may be old, but not stupid—my china, not stoneware, mug of organically & shade grown, fair trade, unpolluted with cream & … (9 comments)
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blogs: REFLECTIONS FROM JAY’S BACK PORCH—FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006 (EARLY AM) EDITION - 11/24/06 04:50 AM
By Medford Ambrose (My Turn)
Now—how does Jay start these? Oh never mind, he ain’t writing this so I guess I’ll do it my own way. It’s a fine morning, this one. I’ve pretty much recovered from yesterday’s excess. I’m walking over to Jay’s for my morning cup of Folger’s© … (4 comments)
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blogs: Reflections from the Back Porch, Tuesday PM 21 Nov 2006-IMHO, BBS, USNET, FAQ Et Al - 11/21/06 08:22 PM
While reading some of the comments to various posts, I often come across the acronym: IMHO. I really hate to admit that I’m not exactly up on IM speak—so to speak—in kinda validates the opinion of some that seniors ar not with it—whatever it is. So I looked it up:
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blogs: Friday Morning at the Coffee Shop—Funny Red Thing That Sneezed Outside the Window - 11/17/06 07:20 PM
A pleasant, albeit cloudy, morning enveloped me as I walked to the coffee shop for my usual meeting with the codger elite. We were gathered at our table, the one by the front plate-glass window, each with his mug (china—not stoneware), filled with organically grown-fair trade-French roast-coffee, most without being polluted … (7 comments)
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blogs: Reflections from the Back Porch, Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 - 11/17/06 04:49 AM
Again on my back porch, this very-early morning, savoring my mug of hot, this time Guatemalan-fair trade-organically grown-coffee, and savoring the day that would soon dawn. As our loyal readership may have noted, we submitted no post (comments—yes) for your consideration on Thursday the 16th—it was kind of nice taking a … (15 comments)
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blogs: Monday Morning on the Back Porch—For a Few Minutes - 11/13/06 05:03 AM
My home-brewed coffee always tastes better, it seems, when encased in an old-fashioned china mug—not pottery, mind you—but china, with both hands wrapped around the mug for warmth, the vapor rising from the cup—take a sip, (just a sip, a brunt tongue does tend to muck up the experience)—and feel the … (6 comments)
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blogs: A CODGER REVIEWS COST OF OWNERSHIP –vs- SENIOR RENTAL HOUSING - 11/12/06 06:10 AM
Edited by Jay Merton to protect Fred & Annie’s (not their real names) privacy. Parenthetical notes are mine.
Jay asked us to review Lisa Dunn’s cost comparison schedules from her (post of 11/08/06). Annie and I sat down and plugged in our numbers. We had no idea what our home … (5 comments)
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blogs: JUST ANOTHER MANIC MONDAY - 11/06/06 05:12 AM
Well, not exactly “manic,” its 4:20AM (CST), and I find myself standing on my porch enjoying the rather balmy 400F temp with no wind, and the quiet. The nearby thoroughfares, West 7th St, & Smith Ave, are still, or nearly so, as the City is only beginning to awaken. The … (7 comments)
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blogs: WHADDAYA GOTTA DO TO EARN A "GOLD STAR?" - 11/03/06 07:00 AM
After this morning's codger meeting, Medford & I removed to his place, and got to talking about AR's coveted "Gold Star" designation for featured posts. We are the recipient of one such award. We like gold stars! We really likethe bragging rights they give us with the codgers: "See, we told … (7 comments)
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blogs: Took the Day Off - 10/28/06 09:26 PM
Even retired guys like me get a day off, today was mine. I stayed away from the computer & blogs from this morning until this evening. I just knocked around all day.
Carl (retired Army, Retired Ford Plant assembly line foreman) with his excellent sense of timing, stopped by the … (3 comments)
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blogs: Tuesday, Oct 24 with Old Men at the Coffee Shop - 10/25/06 05:42 AM
Tuesday morning I drove over to the coffee shop, instead of walking, as I had some errands to run after out meeting. As I wove my way to our usual table, Fred, whose nose is normally buried in the morning newspaper, piped up: “Where’s yer Ford? You don’t go anywhere … (6 comments)
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blogs: Retired Doesn't Mean Not Busy! - 10/23/06 05:35 AM
It’ 4:40AM CDT, and as usual I’m seated at the computer, a TV above my head (mounted on one of those brackety things like you sometimes see in motel rooms or sports bars) with the national network news droning away, and attempting to write a post for AR. I have … (0 comments)
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blogs: A Little Piece of the History of Saint Paul, Minnesota - 10/18/06 05:06 AM
The codgers did not meet on Tuesday, so we return to the History of St. Paul, Minnesota, at least one little part of it. My young (not yet 60) friend Jack has written for our consideration, an interesting history of his home:
“In November 1858, Minnesota had been the 32nd state for … (0 comments)
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blogs: New Regular Feature of our Blog - 10/15/06 12:39 PM
Weekday banner for the Old Men & Coffee Shop series(above), you may guess, but we won't tell!
Saturday banner (or when we don't meet)Skyline of St. Paul:
I may just figure out how to make them fit the top of the document. I am not Kristal, or Maureen, who are capable of using … (5 comments)
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blogs: Blogs, (as discussed by the codgers) - 10/14/06 04:26 AM
If anything, this Friday morning was more miserable than Thursday. Still, today we had a quorum as the usual cast of codgers could be found at the table, in front by the plate-glass window, where we can watch passers by, and maybe (usually) make a comment or two.
“Jay, tell us about … (2 comments)
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