Comments for Scoolerisms: Life is a sitcom.

Comment on I Am Not a Cat Person… Riiiiight by David

David — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:54:36 +0000

Love it. Ragdoll kitties are probably my favorite… glad you have Ms. Ziva to keep you straight, lol! She’s a beauty.

Comment on Walking with Marjorie by Donald Scooler

Donald Scooler — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:27:00 +0000

Thank you all so much for the gracious comments. My editor, Jim, did some magic to my narrative to truly capture Marjorie’s beauty. For example, it was his idea to make it a letter to her from me. Thank you, Son.

Comment on Walking with Marjorie by Mary Louise Glesner

Mary Louise Glesner — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 23:42:36 +0000

Don, you captured her perfectly! She was a rare jewel! And I was blessed to have her for my sister.

Comment on Walking with Marjorie by Jill

Jill — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 19:08:02 +0000

Uncle Don, this is lovely…and speaks volumes to the love you both shared together.
Love, Jill

Comment on Walking with Marjorie by Christine Scooler

Christine Scooler — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 18:40:11 +0000

What a beautiful letter to a beautiful lady! I love you, Dad! And I miss Mom so much! Hopefully we are living life with the lessons she taught us.

Comment on Signifying Nothing? by fran

fran — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:04:04 +0000

You are right. Shakespeare was wrong. Marjorie and you created a beautiful family that will go on and on. Take care.

Comment on Thankful, Still by Fran

Fran — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:55:31 +0000

Hi Don,
We were pleased to see that you are still writing and finding things to be thankful for. It was nice to hear that you had the company of your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren this year. I have been thinking about getting one of those heat-and-serve restaurant-prepared meals as well! I sent you a calendar. Unfortunately, I set it up for the following year, so it won’t be of much use in 2026. Oh well, you can look at the pictures anyway!

Take care.

Comment on Broken, But Still Running by Donald Scooler

Donald Scooler — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 14:17:04 +0000

I can’t top that. Hang in there. Hoping for all the best for you and Walter. New post coming with no whining. I promise.

Comment on Broken, But Still Running by Fran

Fran — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:52:12 +0000

Aww...that ain't nothing. This was our August and September. We had a good amount of money saved up for new garage doors, a new metal railing for our front entrance way, and to finish paying for our new landscaping. The savings account was still relatively healthy. And then unplanned things started to happen. Walter noticed the almost-new upright freezer wasn't holding its temperature on Wednesday. By Thursday, we emptied as much as possible into our regular fridge's freezer, then made a quick trip to his brother's house to transfer our food into their chest freezer. Finally, a trip to the appliance store to order another freezer. For good measure, we ordered a second one for the basement to have a contingency plan in case this happens again. But then our dryer started to have a dull rumbling sound, which then got louder and louder until we had to scream at each other to talk and be heard. Verdict: We needed new rollers. The repairman called, came, ordered, and installed new ones. Another BUT THEN....... our washing machine stopped working. Just bought a new one. Forget the repairman stage. The story goes on: our ride-on lawnmower stopped cutting grass, got repaired, then stopped again, got repaired, and then yesterday it stopped again. On top of that, our BBQ smoker went up in smoke. (Got a new one.) A few days ago, some of those fancy reading gizmos were sending off warnings in our car, and the AC compressor broke. Over $2000 later, our vehicle is functioning until the next morning when a different gizmo sent off a warning. I am sure I have forgotten some things. It's just been one thing after another, and that's not even counting our health issues! But like you said. We are still here, and we are glad that you both are as well! And our savings account is still limping along.

Comment on Not Quite Enuf… A Life in Summary by Donald Scooler

Donald Scooler — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 13:30:52 +0000

Fran, Thanks again for your comment.
I must, again, give credit to my editor son. Your favorite phrase at the end is one of his fine efforts to make my stuff ” compelling”. ( his word). Looks like he succeeded with you. Yeah I’m pretty proud of him. I’ll probably keep challenging him with my stories. Your fault for making a positive comment. Thanks again. Hope all is well with you and Walter. We miss you.