Dumb Dad Jokes

I have blogged before about dumb dad jokes. These are the jokes we dads tell our kids and grandkids to make them groan. For two years I have shared these with a select few friends, and I also post them periodically on Facebook. Here’s an example of one of my recent favorites: How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer.

Knee Surgery

I’ll be going through the third knee surgery in a year next week. It was infected two times and I’ve been using a walker since February. This next surgery will put permanent parts back in my knee. Then after a recovery period, I should be back to walking normally again.

School Is Almost Upon Us

This summer has sped past us. Our grandkids in Iowa will be starting school in three weeks and our grandson here in Lakewood, CA, will be starting second grade on Aug. 31. There have already been the back-to-school advertisements and hints of Halloween. For me, August will be knee surgery month with pre-op and other appointments as well. 

Cousins Gathering

Our son and his two boys from Iowa are visiting. They went to Disneyland with our other son and his son. The Iowa contingent are staying with us, so our grandsons are having an opportunity to do things together. I’ve enjoyed watching the cousins build creations, play games and go on excursions.

Priorities

Right now, I’m focused on physical priorities to stay healthy in preparation for knee surgery in August. I’ve been using a walker since knee surgery in February because temporary spacers were put in by the surgeon due to an infection. I’m looking forward to getting my mobility back after the upcoming surgery.

Grandkids Getting Older

These grandkids keep getting older. Growing from infants to young adults, we now have five grandkids between seven and twenty-two. It’s enjoyable to see how they progress and what their interests are. One has graduated from college and one from first grade with three others in between. We like seeing all of them and hearing about their activities.

Nikola Tesla’s Birthday

This weekend will be the birthday of eccentric genius Nikola Tesla. He was a dichotomy. He had a brilliant mind and could invent in that mind and go to prototype without a blueprint. He gave us alternating current technology for the lights in our homes and offices. But he was also on the autism spectrum with many weird quirks. When he went to a restaurant, he insisted on having multiples of three napkins (3, 6, 9), and he didn’t like being touched.

My international thriller, The Tesla Legacy, is a modern-day story of an Afghani terrorist and a secret government agent trying to get their hands on a weapon of mass destruction designed by Tesla but includes a lot of background about Nikola Tesla, the historical figure.

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