Month: October 2016

Richard R. Clark Senior Center: 10-1-16

/ Jim McDonald / Leave a comment

Richard R. Clark Senior Center

 

The, “Clark Senior Center” is one of four senior centers in Charles County, MD. It’s the cream crop and located at the intersection of Rt 6 and Rt 488 in La Plata, MD.

 

The membership requirements are minimal, you need to be at least sixty years of age and reside in Charles County, MD.

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It offers many activities; such as, large gatherings of card games, an inviting fitness center and three pool tables. All of these are well attended in the mornings. They also offer computer classes and Creative Writing classes and all of the above are free.

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You can attend guitar, piano, Spanish, classes for a dollar a lesson. There are so many more activities for free and for nominal fees.

 

My buddy, Raymond and I, walked in at 9:30 am and didn’t leave till 3:30 pm. We met so many nice people, that it didn’t take us long to make this one of our favorite places.

 

How ya like my hat? Hog hat

/ Jim McDonald / 7 Comments

How ya like my hat? Hog hat

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Sometimes I ask people questions that I already know the answers to. If they tell me a lie or act like they know something they don’t, then I can place them in the category they belong.

 

Dad taught me, “You can ask a person who they are and learn what they tell you. Or you can watch a person and see who they are.” I didn’t understand what that meant then; but decades later I realized my dad was wiser than I gave him credit for.

 

I’m a Washington Redskin fan and have been for a long time. I wear my Skin’s Jersey during every game; and, if we win I may not wear it the next day, but if we lose, I always wear it the next day.

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I was at a bar on a Monday evening after a Redskin’s loss, so of course I was wearing my jersey. There was a Cowboy fan there and after following my dad’s advice, I knew what category this guy belonged in, the know it all category.

 

He told me, “If you wear this hat for an hour, I will buy you a beer and give you ten dollars.”

 

Not being one to pass up a picture of any head gear for my hat gig, I said, “Sure.” He ended up drunk and forgot about the hat so I gratefully took it home and the ten dollars.

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Just messin: My grandson, Blake, gave me this hat for Christmas a couple years ago. It’s too hot to wear in the summer, but I do wear it in the winter. I’m sure him and his mom, Maria, bought it as a joke gift, but I cherish it.

 

Note: paragraphs one, two, three and seven are true, but paragraph four, five and six are not.