I was assured I’d have the lens today. As a matter of fact, UPS said I’d have the lens today except I don’t have it because UPS sent me a note saying it was going to be tomorrow. Okay then…. Read More ›
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THE BEST EVER FRESH TURKEY
Owen’s friend went out today and found a fresh turkey on sale at Stop & Shop. It was reduced from $24 to (are you ready?) 39 cents/pound. We got a 12-lb. turkey for $4.50 cents, give or take a few… Read More ›
MADNESS I TELL YOU, IT’S MADNESS
I just spent the past couple of hours trying to find out why the technician from Spectrum/Charter didn’t show up. Why they have a phone number under my name that was disconnected more than 15 years ago. As far as… Read More ›
DOES YOUR DOCTOR HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR?
I had to call the doctor today. I was feeling really lousy and I was beginning to get the feeling it was going to be like this forever. Of course, now Garry feels the same way and I think Owen… Read More ›
EMERGING FROM COVID
We all knew — assuming we survived to tell the tale — that COVID wouldn’t last forever. Not even the Black Plague lasted forever, though I suppose since it is still around in the world and still erupts in many… Read More ›
THE LUSH, THE PLUSH, AND THE FALLING DOWN DRUNK
We watch a lot of old movies. We also have been following a CBC series called “The Murdoch Mysteries” which is a co-production with the BBC. In it and in almost all those old shows we love, everyone has a drink… Read More ›
HOW FIT ARE THOSE FIDDLES?
WQW #38: Four Aspects to Being Fit As a Fiddle The phrase fit as a fiddle dates back to the 1600s in British English, but had a slightly different meaning then. The word fit had as its primary meaning ‘well-suited, apt for a particular purpose’…. Read More ›
NOT ENTIRELY GOOD WERE THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS
I went to school on Long Island, the one that lies off the coast of New York. I started school at 16, was married at 18, became a mother at 22 — and ran for State Senate as a Liberal… Read More ›
NOT FEELING WELL
I suspect it’s a sinus infection. Meanwhile, I don’t feel well. All I want to do is go back to bed. Sorry. Maybe tomorrow, but surely by Monday I should be better. Wait, this is Monday. So maybe tomorrow or… Read More ›
THE OLD BONES METEOROLOGICAL STREAMING SERVICE
Owen said his bones were telling him that the weather is going to “do something.” I have been feeling the same way and had gone back on medication yesterday. After being very quiet and not bad at all, my back… Read More ›
THE JOY OF DISPOSAL
I take a maximum load of blood pressure medications. “The full load,” my cardiologist once commented. Since then, I’ve managed to stop taking two of them. The rest, I’m stuck with. Earlier surgery for ulcers means I also take a… Read More ›
SUDDENLY, IT’S FALL
Share Your World 9-26-2022 The weather was so hot and then, a week ago, like magic it turned into fall. It’s not full Autumn yet. The trees are just beginning to show some color. You can see how lovely they… Read More ›
I AM NOT EASILY CONFUSED BUT…
Life, Love and Part D – Medicare Prescription Coverage This isn’t a complaint because I don’t have any reason to complain. BlueCross takes the best care of us of any health care insurer I’ve ever known. They are vastly better… Read More ›
SO I WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND FOUND OUT I’M ALIVE
When you’ve had a lot of health problems and you have to make your annual pilgrimage to the cardiologist, you want to hear only good things. I was lucky because basically, I heard nothing. No news is good news. Everything… Read More ›
IF NOT ME, WHO WOULD I BE?
I can’t imagine wanting to be anyone (or anything) but me. In a dream, maybe something else — a horse, an eagle, a dolphin. But that’s dream stuff, not reality. I grew into accepting myself pretty quickly, dysfunctional family notwithstanding…. Read More ›
HOW THE HECK ARE YOU?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #181 I’ve always hated how people throw the “How are ya’?” line at you, even when they have absolutely no interest in your answer. I get that it’s just an American version of “Hello,” but its still annoying…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 