Saturday, August 2, 2008

This is the wraught iron porch step railing. It is broken off at the base. Just about the only way to break off a railing is to want to break off a railing. Grab a hold of it and shake and push and pull until it breaks.
Just a small portion of the items left after the tenants moved out. I called the Mom three times yesterday and four times today requesting the return of the key and the garage door openner. I told her I loaded all her kids' stuff in my truck and wanted to know where she wanted me to bring it.
The garage
A bedroom. Icicle lights were strung all around the room, attached to the walls with 16 penny nails.
The laundrey room.
Someone must have forgotten their key and busted through the door, destroying the door jam in the process.

I am not sure I wish to know what this substance is. I will be wearing rubber gloves when I clean it, and probably a mask. Seeing as the tenant is a nurse at a large local hospital, maybe she could tell me what it is. I really, really hope it pink baby lotion. It is all over the floor also.

Cigarette butts were everywhere, in dresser drawers, behind drapes, on windowsills, on shelfs in the closet, on the floor. The tenants smoked Newport menthols and Camel lights.

For some unknown reason, it was important for the tenant's son or girlfriend to put this hole in the wall. The lease holder has two children, a boy and a girl. The boy has a 16 year old pregnant girlfriend who calls 911 whenever they have a fight. The girl has a crack head for a boyfriend who has warrants out for his arrest.

Half eaten chicken in the icebox. The bowl in the back fruit loops in chocolate milk. From the outside, the house looks pretty good, except for teh cars parked in the front yard. I never read police calls except for one day I did and lo and behold, there was the address of my house listed. I went down there and knocked on the door. A man, smoking a cigarette answered, holding onto the collar of a big white dog.
"Who are you?", I asked.
"I live here", he replied, "Who the fu** are you?"
"I'm the fu**in' landlord," I said, " and you don't live here and this is a non-smoking house now get the fu** out of here."
His attitude changed really fast.


It was probably too much trouble to hook up the dryer vent.
This was one of many half empty Hardee's cups sitting on windowsills. The pop separated and the syrup seaped out of the cup and sugarized on the windowsill. What a mess.
I don't know what they did to the hardwoor floors, but they ruined them.
Notice the broken glass in the door and the big dog on a chain. There was another dog running around the yard.
Clothes were strewn all over the hose, lots of bras, thong panties and socks.
When I flushed the toilet, fruit flys flew out of the bathroom sink drain.
The lease said a non-smoking house. Cigarette butts were found everywhere, including dresser drawers.
In early July I was driving down the street when cop cars came smoking by. Yep, to my house. I told the tenant that effect July 31, the lease was terminated and she needed to move. Lots of tears, what will she do?, She knew her kids was cause her to get evicted. Well, I said, you were right in that matter, you are evicted.

This is the door jam on the front screen door. The renters fixed it with roofing nails.
My friend Karen and I just loaded everything up in the truck, ready to deliver it to where ever the ex renters want it. It will probably end up at the dump.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Do you mean the site that I mentioned in this post? Or maybe this post about the "Jenner-ation Gap?

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Betty Boop does Jambalaya

Hunter Hays and Hank Williams, Jr do Jambalaya
Creedence Clearwater Revival Does Jambalaya
The Carpenters do Jambalaya
Elvis does Jambalaya
YOung Brenda Lee does Jambalaya
Not so young Brenda Lee does Jambalaya
Brenda Lee and Dean Martin do Jambalaya
Old Brenda Lee does Jambalaya
Jerry Lee Lewis does Jambalaya
Polka Jambalaya!
Emmy Lou Harris does Jambalaya
Finnish Jambalaya
Leon Russell does Jambalaya with Glen Campbell on guitar
Jo Stafford does Jambalaya
Andy Kaufmann does Jambalaya
Audrey Williams does Jambalaya
Allen Jackson does Jambalaya
Bruce Springsteen does Jambalaya

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Photos July 3, 2008

Following are all the photos Sara or I took on July 3, 2008:
left to right: Unknown friend of Jane and Terry, Fr. Bob Landewe, Jane's husband Terry Mooneyham, Tom's granddaughter Jaycee Lee, Ed's daughter Taylor Lee, Jane's son Beauregard Lee Mooneyham, Jim's grandsons Trey (James) Lee and Austin Lee, Jack Pettijohn's grandson Blake George, Ed's son James Lee, Ed's sister-in-law. (There are four males named James Lee in the family. So that we know who we are talking about when we speak of James Lee, they are known as Big Jim, not to do with size, just to differentiate him from his son, Lil Jim. Lil Jim has a son, James Lee III who is called Trey and Ed and Cheryl have a son James who goes by James.)

Tom Lee, his wife Viola (Vi) and their daughter Stephanie Lee are all sitting on the bench, That's Ed's wife Cheryl wearing a white sleeveless blouse and a big hat. Jim's daughter Sara Sayers is leaning against brick post and wearing sunglasses and a big hat. In front of Sara is Brenda Chism, a neighbor who gardened with Mom in her house on New Street. Jim's son Jim is standing close to Sara wearing a dark shirt. His wife Kristin is sitting in front of him holding their daughter, Sophia Grace (Sophie).

Standing to the right of Jim is his sister-in-law Karen Alexander, next to Jim on his left is Van Chism- Brenda's husband. Standing next to Van is John David Lee. The two ladies sitting on the bench behind Tom are Mom's neighbor, Betty, and her daughter from Kingsbury Street. Betty liked cooking deserts and always brought something over for Mom. The White haired man in the Khaki pants is Richard McCabe, a friend of Mom and Dad. I don't know who the woman in the black pants is.

Jane and Terry's unknown friend, Jane Mooneyham, Terry Mooneyham.

Standing against the wall: Jim Lee, Mike McDevitt, Paul McGlothlin. Look at all the big hats on the people sitting on the benches.

This here is a picture, taken by my daughter Sara Sayers, of John David taking a picture.

Jim's grandsons Trey and Austin with Blake George. Behind them is the cemetary director. Mom's last trip was taken in the short bus.

Jim's grandson Austin talking to neighbor Jack Pettijohn. Holding Blake George is Scott Avery, a friend of son Jim, and Blake's sister Skyler George. Blake and Skyler's mother is Brooke George, Jack and Sharon Pettijohn's daughter. Brooke also lives in the neighborhood and was a neighbor of Mom on New Street.

Austin Lee and Skyler George.

Ganey holding Sophie, talking to her daughter-in-law Kristin.

John David Lee leaning on the gate admiring a fine example of American Automotive engineering that ran when parked. Eddie Joe got it running again! Eddie Joe is the one referred to in By The Numbers as the "Jeep Junkie".

Kristin and her husband Jim talking to their Uncle Ed (visible through windshield of Jeep).

Edward Joseph Lee (Uncle Ed) leaning against barn and talking to his nephew Jim and Niece Kristin who is holding Ed's grand-niece Sophia Grace (Sophie).

Kristin, Sophie, Ganey and Lexie the almost deaf dog.

Kristin and Sophie

This photo was taken on February 18, 2004, the day we interred Dad. Jim Lee, Jane Mooneyham, Tom Lee, Bob's wife Mary Lou Lee and Fr. Bob Landewe. It is really sad that none of us thought to have a similar photo taken of the children of Bob and Mary Lou who were present at Mom's interrment. Jim, Jane, Tom were there, along with John and Ed. By the time I thought of it, Jane and Terry had already left and the crowd was dispersing. Maybe Ed or John got some more photos.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Sunday, January 20, 2008


back row, left to right
Tommy Lee, Rufus Charles, Delbert Consort, Sam Mancher, Skipper Russell, Mrs. Gonsell, Joe Noelker, David Towncraft,

Friday, January 4, 2008