August,
Is he older than you? Too bad about in him not having other
interests other than shopping and eating out. But perhaps with
"converse with his friends" he sounds like a conversationalist
and perhaps likes intellectual stimulation. I was going to
suggest that maybe he could find that in a good message board in
times when he is "stuck at home". But, since computers are out,
the typing to replace actual conversing probably wouldn't work
very well.
He's 21 months younger than me. I saw him yesterday, and the
waittress showed a video they did for him on his birthday. They
had a mini basketball goal on his head, and folks were trying to
make the baskets. The fun was over, when one guy did a "slam dunk",
and the balls went everywhere. He said he got hit by so many of the
ping pong balls, it was pathetic.
I also heard a new term yesterday..."crop dusting". First, when folks
hear that term, it's a small plane flying low over fields and crops,
spraying insecticide, pesticide, etc., on them, to keep the bugs away.
Plus, that stuff has a horrible smell to it (you don't want to inhale
a bunch of this stuff).
In this case, if one is "crop dusting", they've emitted a rather
nasty fart, and are bringing it with them across the room. But, the methane-sulphur stench is the indication that the bacteria in your gut
are doing their job to digest the food. I saw a sign that noted "If
you can smell the fart, you're too close". <G> Another one I liked was
on this BBQ restaurant..."I like my butt rubbed, and my pork pulled". <G>
Another individual had mentioned the term "spider barkings". I had
never heard that either, but the guy added "Beano takes care of that!!".
The light came on. <G>
My mom wouldn't warm up to using a computer at first. Being an accountant/bookkeeper, she did however appreciate the benefits of organized data that a good computer program could produce. She
also loved to write letters, so an intro to WordPerfect turned
out to be perfect. She liked the instant ability to look up past
letters and organize them.
I still have a lot of stuff on there she got from the late Clive
Cussler. He was a worldwide famous adventure writer, on the New York
Times Best Seller List. He passed away 6 months after my Mom died.
Then, to improve her mouse-motor skills, I found a few games she
really liked. She typically enjoyed playing the real Scrabble, a
CDROM filled with a variety of word games worked well. Then the introduction to InterBBS Scrabble turned out to be a lot of fun
for her too.
I use the BBS games to keep my mind sharp. The late Nancy Backus,
who passed away recently, could clean your clock in Scrabble. Sysop
Sean Dennis dedicated the Scrabble game on his BBS to her memory. Unfortunately, I've only had time to logon to do QWK Mail, with no
time or energy to play the games.
Does your brother play chess with his intellectual friends? Maybe
an intro to computer chess could work.
He never really cared for games.
Yes.. you are one busy body.
I'm not bored, that's for sure.
It's funny and concerning that these people are actually allowed
to drive on the roads.
They probably got their drivers license from a Cracker Jack Box.
Daryl
... Life Member: International Guild Of Tagline Thieves Chapter 218.
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