Author: Doug Ankerman

A Day At The Zoo

A Day At The Zoo

  Ninety degrees outside and My Odd Sock decides to go to the zoo.  Phew!   Enjoy these photos from my day!         Here I am entering the zoo.  It has been a long time since my last visit.  This will be a fun day!               …

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Olfashionation

Olfashionation

  During these hot summer days, I find myself reliving the time of my youth, growing up with my neighbors Mike and Tom in a small town.          I was a cute kid (with a big melon head). All grown up, I still have a melon head–but what the hell happened to the …

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MS Mixed Bag

MS Mixed Bag

  What will you find in the My Odd Sock Mixed Bag? Who knows! Actually this mixed bag is a collection of various ideas I had about life with multiple sclerosis.  They are simply blinks of an idea—not enough meat to serve as a main entree–so I just lumped them together in a pot luck …

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The Routine of MS

The Routine of MS

  (Yawn).  Ho-hum.  Zzz. No this isn’t about what happens to you while reading My Odd Sock.  (Well it is, but it isn’t.)   It’s about the routine of MS…   …The daily grind of Spasms, Quivers, Shakes, Stutters, Scuffs, Teeters and Dribbles….     …The seven dwarfs of MS!   The routine of MS …

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Frozen TV Dinners

Frozen TV Dinners

  The TV dinner is a chow-time legend.  If it came in a foil tray–you knew it had to be good! That picture on the box would taunt your mind and your taste buds…luring you into a TV dinner’s frozen deliciousness.   My favorite?…Beans & weanies without a doubt!  The sides were also to die …

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Fourth of July

Fourth of July

      Have a safe Fourth of July!               Remember, alcohol and fireworks do not mix. Be safe with your holiday celebration.             Just kidding!   Happy 4th everyone!    

Roadtrip!

Roadtrip!

      My Odd Sock is always looking for the goofy side of life, and a recent outing provided plenty of opportunity.   Jump in and let’s take a drive to see what we find along State Route 170.         Would you feel safe filling your gas tank at this run …

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Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

   How does multiple sclerosis relate to a play by Bill Shakespeare? Well, it doesn’t really—apart from the title.   From what I understand, the play is about love, cat-fighting & nit-picking (Kinda like a medieval episode of “Jersey Shore.”  ‘Does thou maiden Snooki love Benedick more than thee?’).   “Much ado about nothing” was …

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Junk Drawer

Junk Drawer

    Everyone has a junk drawer.  A drawer where you stash stuff that doesn’t have a proper home. The go-to drawer when you are looking for something that can’t be found anywhere else. THAT’S the junk drawer.   My Odd Sock is no exception.  I have a “drawer’ of oddball, silly stuff that must …

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My ride at the aMuSement park.

My ride at the aMuSement park.

  “Enjoy your day at Cedar Point,” said the cheery ticket taker. I planned to!  It had been over 20 years since my last visit, so today I was going to be a thrill seeker maniac!     Just past the opening gate was my first coaster challenge…the Raptor.  Sounds nice, I thought.  Named for …

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