The Ralph Diaries~ JANUARY 24 1967- San Antonio- Tuesday- Went to school, Sul Ross, then basketball practice. I have to do Spanish and Math homework tonight. 1968- San Antonio- Wednesday- Mr. Mullins drove me to school. Went to basketball practice. We practiced for 4 1/2 hours! Mom picked me up from school. I have homework in English and World History. 1971- Lubbock- Sunday- Tim and I went to 10:30 mass, Christ The King. I worked at KMart Foods, 11:30-6:30. Filled my 57 Chevy with gas at Skelly. Wrote a letter to Joe Bernosky. 1973- Lubbock- Wednesday- Took Sandy Scott to a 50s dance at Tech tonight. We dressed up, had a great time. Don Caldwell and band played, in the SUB. 1974- Lubbock- Thursday- Went to school, Tech. Worked at Piggly Wiggly, 2-10 PM. 1975- Lubbock- Friday- Went to classes at Tech. Drove cab tonight. Lots of drunks tonight, but they usually tip well. 1976- Lubbock- Saturday- Drove cab tonight, only made $10 in tips. 1979- Lubbock- Wednesday- An Austin band, Lic, at Main St. Saloon tonight. 1987- Lubbock- Saturday- Ponty Bone at No Frills Grill tonight. 1991- Lubbock- Thursday- W.C. Clark at Tommys Place tonight. 1992- Lubbock- Friday- Worked on my new 82nd st. store. Rodney is painting the interior. Promoted a show at West L.A., with Uncle Nasty ($300), Lost Koz ($50), and Reckless Alibi (free). I lost $25. 1993- Lubbock- Sunday- We took our baby, Alison, to church today and sat in the Cry Room which is total chaos. Watched boxing tonight, Seldon vs. Willis. 1997- Lubbock- Friday- Worked at 82nd st. store. Lane and I did a local show, Black Obsidion and Grindstone. 2003- Lubbock- Friday- Well, Guido, the new dog, didnt work out. He peed and pooped in every room, howled when we put him outside, chewed up the furniture and scratched up the window tinting on the patio door, wanting in. Were not sleeping at night, Polly was crying and the kids dont seem to want him, so back to the animal shelter he went. His last act was peeing in my car on the way there. Hes in their adoption program, so hell find a new home. 2007- Lubbock- Wednesday- Hot-tubbed, exercised. Went to work at 1:00. Drove by the 38th st. rent houses to check on them. Went to Albertsons, post office and bank. Mailed Normas birthday card. Got an email from Kim McCubbin, saying Lynn Cantuas mom died, in Chicago. I last saw her on my visit there 5 years ago. 2009- Lubbock- Saturday- Polly went quilting all morning. Joey and I went to Furrs for lunch. I drove out to the warehouse, visited my new Elvis statue, did some stuff. Went by the store, very busy Saturday. Met Mike V. at Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner. It was awful, very crowded, with the speakers up so loud that you couldnt even talk. We tried playing the Trivia game, but at 8:00, all TVs changed to Ultimate Fighting which I hate. Got home at 10:30, Polly was already asleep. 2010- Lubbock- Sunday- Got a lot done today. Fixed the vacuum cleaner, vacuumed the house, took out trash, drained and cleaned the hot tub, Joey & I raked leaves. Polly went shopping, made lunch. Then, it was football time! Looks like its the Saints and the Colts in the Super Bowl! Won both my bets, won $120! Went by the store, wrote paychecks. 2011- Lubbock- Monday- Hot-tubbed, worked out. Polly getting a little better, still coughing. Now, Alison not feeling well. Went down to the Lubbock Central Appraisal District, found out theyd moved their offices. went to the new office, wrote them a check for $26,000. Ouch! Went to the bank and Post Office. Worked late tonight, sorting records for our new Wall of Records. Ate at Bighams BBQ. Snowed a little tonight! 2012- Lubbock- Tuesday- Stressful day. Went to the dermatologist at 10:00. He sliced off three spots on my forehead and left temple. He said my skin was very sun-damaged and wanted me to undergo the Carac treatment, gave me a prescription for some heavy-duty steroid cream. He said to put this stuff all over my face and arms every night for two weeks. He said if the pain got too bad, I could skip a day. Said I would be very red, and perhaps, peeling, for 2 weeks. His bill was $650. Went to the pharmacy, picked up the cream, they said my insurance covered it. When I got home, I discovered that the cream was another $650! We only have $1000 deductible on prescriptions, so that pretty much ate that up. I looked at internet pictures of Carac patients and it looks horrible, dont think I want to do this. I have 3 big band-aids on my head. Went down to the tax office, paid my property tax, $33,000 this year, thanks to my new store addition. Got to work,was told Marcus mom had come in and wanted to visit with me. Marcus is the employee that died that night in a car wreck. She came by later and we visited in my office for about 2 hours. Poor woman just needed some answers. We compared notes and decided that he did not commit suicide. I think the visit was good for both of us. And life goes on... 2013- Ransom Canyon- Thursday- Let Max, the diaper dog out to play in the back yard. Actually, we take off his diaper so he can go outside and pee, but put it back on the second he steps back in the house. Cleaned house, then went to the warehouse dropped off some stuff. Mike Patton was next door, came over to visit. He sold his house at Buffalo lake, along with a lot of his worldly goods, and is hitting the road tomorrow in his RV, with his Harley and his dogs. We hugged and I wished him luck. Will miss him, hes a good guy. Met Mike V. for lunch at Abuelos. Very crowded, had to wait for a table. Went to work at store, order came in, very busy. Worked till about 10:30 PM. 2014- Ransom Canyon- Friday-Found out that Vince Hopkins died last night, had throat cancer. Vince was Lubbocks true rock star. Dressed the part, lived the rock lifestyle and could really deliver on stage. Ill miss him. Met Bob Shattuck at Furrs for lunch. Worked from 2-10. Still cold outside, but warmed up to the 40s. Had to send the plumber to the rear rent house, water heater had to be replaced. Of course, its a rare 30 gal. Lo-boy, will cost $1000 installed.
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