Pickles by Brian Crane for January 01, 2014

Something from the past Nelson.

True. Relic.

…and that was the day that Nelson stopped growing.

I just bought a house phone in case there’s a blackout. That’s the only kind of phone that’ll work in case there is a blackout.

Did they move to Colorado?

They used to have phone books inside phone booths…. another relic.

Phone book? Last month three of them were deposited on my front porch.

A littlte weed? Ah, Dunes Buried ref!

I just love hearing city folk proclaim the ubiquity of cellular service. Out here in rural America (90% of our country) cell service can be spotty or nonexistent. I have many friends and family who don’t have reliable service at home. To call 911 on a cell they might have to drive up to a few miles. Tough to do while having a heart attack. And don’t believe Verizon’s solid red coverage map, I can prove it’s bunk.

I still have a rotary dial phone. But it doesn’t work.

Phone book, that thing we get 3 of every year.

In Denver, we still get phone books, but as there are no little Nelsons running around the house, we have no use for the phone books.

A nice fat phone book is something I miss having. They have these little bitty skinny things full of advertising now, with incomplete listings. I liked the big fat complete ones. So much easier to use than the Internet — and they work when the power goes out, never need recharging…

Happy New Year (eCard)

Methinks thou knowest not our beloved milania.Her negative energy usually keeps the universe near zero.(not that we don’t all love her)

Happy 2014, “Pickles” readers.

Another whole year of Nelson’s cuteness.

All the best for 2014 everybody!

xxx

That big, flat book thingy that they throw onto the front porch and makes the dog bark like crazy!!!