RAGTAGGERY

I thought I had made up the above word to describe my post today - some seemingly disconnected thoughts.

But I see (thanks, Google) that it has been in use fairly widely for some time.

This all started with a meme sent by Comical Carol down in the Big Valley and it so hit a chord with me that I had to use it today.

With sincere apologies to the Physical Therapists who *plagued* me after my tumble last July, that froggie's thought perfectly describes my daily regime.

So where does the "ragtaggery" come in, you ask.

And I'll tell you.

Quite a few hours later, my wife and I were joking about how I looked in a pair of sunglasses I purchased at the Phoenix Art Museum years ago.

Now she didn't use any words that have become un-P.C. but she did end her critique with the word "dahlin'".

My response was to say "You don't have to call me dahlin', dahlin, you never even call me by my name!"

And that great line comes from a favorite country-and-western song sung by David Allen Coe.

Here goes.

For those of you who don't like Country and Western wailers, I apologize.

But you really ought to give it a chance.

Dahlin'.