Norm's Notes

Happy Mother’s Day, Dixie!

Norm — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:00:42 +0000

My Success Enabler

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Karen of Scottsdale

Ever since I can remember I’ve always needed help to do things. Having been born with SMA, a motor neuron disorder, I never walked and could not do the things one does for oneself. My mother, like most mothers, was my caregiver from day one. As a baby she fed me and bathed me and changed my diapers. She carried me around or pushed me in the baby stroller. I never crawled and I never walked. When I became too big for the baby stroller she pushed me around in a child sized wheelchair.

As I went to grade school she continued to do all the things for me I could not do for myself. I succeeded in school despite the challenges of my physical limitations and those limitations placed on me by ignorant people. My mother enabled me to succeed because she made it possible for me to go to school every day, to play games with the neighbor kids, and to be a functioning member of the community.

Not only did my mother care for me, she also taught me about Jesus and showed me what it means to be a follower of Christ. Her faith in and love of God gave her the grace to care for me.

I graduated high school and went on to college where I earned a bachelors and masters degree. I could not have done any of those things without the daily help of my mother. I thank God for her! Yes, there were other people in my life who also enabled my success, but my mother was the one who took on the task of my daily care. She did it for 34 years. This Mother’s Day I want to acknowledge her as the best mother ever!

Get to know my mother, a talented and award-winning artist, through her blog.

L A ?

Norm — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:41:09 +0000

When our ship comes in, I would like to move to Calif. Mainly because a ship needs water, and there’s more of it off the coast in Calif than here in Arizona.

Several of my facebook friends are in L. A. and have been encouraging me to come there. Being a senior who it seems lately has been spending a lot of time visiting Doctor’s office and having all sorts of testing. It’s good to know that I would have a place to go for lab work Los Angeles CA .

Stop! It might be safer for me to think more about San Diego, as my wife has family there.

Blood is thicker than water.

Scottsdale as it was.

Norm — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:22:04 +0000

My Parents came to Scottsdale every year 1958-1961 I attended High School 69 miles North of Metro Phoenix. I would visit the Ride-N-Rock as well.

Sunday.

Norm — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:21:16 +0000

We had a fun Sunday.

First to Church then to lunch at Ruby Tuesdays. The two of us have gotten into the habit of sharing a meal. It really works out pretty well, we both seem to get enough.

Today we splurged and and had Red Velvet Cub Cakes. No we did not share just one. She had one and I had one. No Problem.

Tonight on TV.

Norm — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:11:36 +0000

Karen and I are going to watch Doc Martin tonight at 8 PM here in the Phoenix area on Channel 8.

If you’re not here in the Metro Phoenix area, and what to have a fun time, look for a listing of Doc Martin.

Should I?

Norm — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:28:06 +0000

To be a musician?

Music played a big part of my life when I was the “Music Director for several radio stations during the 60s and 70s. I guess because of that, there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t thing of thinking about attempting, and I should underline that, attempting to channel my skills to try my hand at music.

The names of Dean and Gibson come to mind. Even if I were to start with something simple, I might surprise myself with what I could do.

Even when it was below Zero.

Norm — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:18:54 +0000

I remember our house up in Denver,and that it was like many if not all of the other housed all with porch swings .

Our front porch wasn’t big, but there was just enough room for a walk way to the front door, and for the porch swing.

If was fun to sit out there and “swing” and watch live go by there in the Center of Denver.

I even when out there in the middle of winter when the outside temperature was below zero, and sat there watching the snow come down. You’re right, I didn’t stay out there very long. Long enough to say to myself, ” It’s cold out here, be smart and go inside and do it now”.

If Only

Norm — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:47:59 +0000

One talent I would love to have would be able to read and write music. I know that listening to music is exciting, as is the thought of being able to create music.

Loving gadgets too, helps. I would go out and purchase an Electro-Harmonix

Then the fun would begin. I wonder if my wife would ask me to close my door? She usually is down the hall in her office, at her computer and even now when I record a voice over and play it back, she tells me to turn it down and/or close my door.

Love Leather

Norm — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:38:14 +0000

I’m going to look at leather laptop cases .

Just being in the same room with anything leather is to me, very enjoyable. I like the smell, and I like the way it feels.

In the closet here in my home office I have a leather jacket that my dad use to wear up in Denver back in the late 50s. Other than fading a little, it still feels the same , as well as maintaining it’s “smell”.

Maybe next I will look for a Laptop.

Same Subject.

Norm — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:42:48 +0000

Now that I think about it, I have a bobble head doll of myself, maybe it’s that time in my life that I should have a personalized coin.

Why not? There are a lot of old men ( from American History) who have their heads on coins. I know there are many folks out there who feel and tell me that I look a lot better than some of them.

No, I won’t let it go to my head.