Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for February 05, 2025

Didn’t you sign up to Life Alert, Conner?

Forget it Conner, no one is wearing fedoras now anyway.

Be bold, Conner. Carpe Diem. What if you could have gotten up and didn’t bother to do so?

I hold out no hope. All those second cheeseburgers clinched it.

/// Yes, retrieving that hat is a trap.

He can cover his head with a cap.

There’s no need to tempt fate.

One small shift of his weight

and both weak spindly ankles could snap.

after 60, it is a legit question

Wait and someone will through money in it.

Lower back, gut and knees – each a problem area.

Leave it there, it ain’t the forties anymore.

When you’re young, you just bend over and pick it up. When you’re old and drop something, you wonder if you can just live without whatever it is that you dropped.

Determined to stand there and stare,

Old Connor could only compare,

Of losing his hat,

Or hurting his back,

And bending could cause a big tear!

Just leave it and buy a new hat. It looks like it’s a bit battered and is due for a replacement.

Good morning Balladeers!

I’ve been meaning to get one of those grabber poles that has tongs on the end. Don’t know what they’re called. But I still wouldn’t want to carry one everywhere.

Audios Fedora.

How much do those cardboard inserts bend?

I’m still iffy on whether I can get up from a low sofa.

I am sooo there!

I write on a different tack,

than on Conner’s unsteady rack.

The “Conner” is key, he don’t want to see

that guy who once said “I’ll be back!”

Drop of a hat

He’s as willing as

Playful as a pussycat

It`s a daily struggle.

Yes, Connor, you need to make a plan before doing anything drastic!!!

Picking your dog’s poop from the ground

There’s one simple secret I’ve found

Avoid stress and strain,

severe aches and pain.

Just leave it, if no one’s around!

awfully big pants for such micro skinny legs!

“Down” is getting further and further away as I get older!

Connor is right to wonder. I use grabbers for that.

Good evening, Ballard Dears!

conner often frets that he can’t get… up again…

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