[palo verde]

my brother called back again today
I thanked him for all his help
then we started to chit chat
since I had reached him thursday on his cellphone while he was driving to go kayaking
when he arrived he confided all my problems to his kayaking cronies
their analysis is I am totally irresponsible person who prolly never paid her real estate taxes and squandered all my money on frivolous items
''I bet her taxes in tucson are less than a thousand'' one of them told my brother

I appreciate my brother's quick action in helping me
but his friends' analysis of me (and his own!) leaves something to be desired

[andysandmikesmom]

Ah, Palo, dont let them bother you...its so easy for folks to gossip and yak when they have no idea what someone elses circumstances are...And how would they know what your taxes are? Just empty wind talking a bit...some folks think we should never have any frivolous items....Bah...

And like you said, you did not want to tell your brother about Lulus Kraft singles because he does not have pets, and does not understand...that reminds me of a landlord I used to have many years ago...

WE lived way out in the country, and he got this donkey for h is grandkids to play with...but he would not buy her any food....just too cheap...thought she would be just ok eating grass...I used to buy her apples, and carrots, and things, to supplement that grass...good grief, how cheap could anyone be?...Dont know whatever happened to that donkey after we moved....sure hope someone knocked some sense into the tightwad, that if you have an animal, you have to feed it...