Just need to talk to my friends (211)

Ron and I go to the same senior center, and I had a nice visit with him this morning. There is at least one center nearer his home, but the one near me has more to offer.

Chair Chi is a real good stretch, and it is helping my stiff shoulder a lot. I stand for most of it and only sit during the things that make me dizzy.

The senior center staff distributed info about the food pantry today. There are no SNAP (food stamp) benefits in November due to the shutdown so people will be hungry and the charities will be swamped.

LOL…no ticket!

I have had bad luck with those sound things inside. Mine plugged into an outlet.

How often are you driving the car and for how long each time? Have you moved the parking place around frequently? Have you removed the nesting material? Have you sprayed with peppermint oil? Have you set out traps around the car?

Finally, how will you know if the rats have left????

I didn’t stay long at the senior center but enjoyed talking with Carl again. I’ve been leaving around lunchtime because I’m afraid my esophagus problems and I would have a fight. I have thought about staying sometime and having a cup of coffee while they eat, but something probably needs to be on the menu I don’t like. I didn’t sleep well last night because I overdid it with my son’s shrimp creole. That’s my biggest problem, I can’t help myself when it’s something I love. I layed down for a little while this afternoon and again, woke up choking and trying to catch my breath. This doesn’t happen often, but when it does it’s scary, especially when nobody is around.

Received my on line statement about my upgrade to a iPhone and seemed a little high. I went into the summary and noticed I was being charged for an additional line I didn’t ask for. I’ll have to take care of it tomorrow when I go to Buffalo for a haircut.

Ron

HB - thanks for posting the info about the scrubber. It's now on my "things to buy" list.

I hear you about the light, although for us it's morning and afternoon. The sun set before 6pm tonight and it won't rise tomorrow until around 7:50am. When we get to the solstice, the sun will set at around 4:20pm. It'll be pitch black before 5pm. I'm still not used to that.

Lorita - How is Darwin doing? It sounds like he didn't have a stroke? Can they tell if you've had a stroke by looking at your eyes (since you mentioned an eye appointment for him)?

Ron - that's a very pretty piece of land. That sky! It's like a postcard.

Also, lucky you that you have a a very chef-ly son.

eaglemom - my bestie and I often lament that there are so few places where we can go where a quasi-formal dress code is enforced. And we're from California (home of very casual people)! I'm glad the bridal shower was fun.

One of the things I like about going to goth clubs is that you can wear formal wear and it's never wrong.

Carl - speaking of warm things to wear … I've already broken out my fleece tights. Black, of course. 🙂

Judith - it's always nice (usually) when you get pegged for younger than you are. I went to goth/industrial show when I was still in my 50s and I got carded. My s.o. had my ID and he had just walked in. The guys at the door would not let me in. I had them look at my gray roots, and I rattled off all appropriate dates (high school and college graduation dates, etc.). Finally then let me in. But come on, I didn't look like I'm under 20! Maybe the lighting was extra favorable.

I'm glad you didn't get a ticket!

As for me, I've been fixing all of the fiddly things before I launch my blog. It's been hours and hours of fiddly little things. I have ten posts ready to post (not all at once), so I'm happy about that.

If you're curious, it's fiveandahalfyears.net. It's not public yet, so it's password protected right now - I'll be getting rid of the password soon and making it public. The password is the word 'temporary' without the quotes. Any and all feedback is welcome, even if you hate it. So long as it's constructive, you won't hurt my feelings. You can click on any of the photos to make them larger (one of those fiddly things). And no need to read it at all, of course.

Right now I'm listening to Death Guild and winding down. I don't think I'm going to be up much past midnight tonight.

Morning

GG, I read it all. And it is wonderful. My biological sister lived in San Jose and is there now in memory care with Lewy Body.

I visited her in San Jose in 2019, before memory care. I've seen her maybe 5 times in my life, meeting her as a young adult when I was 24 years old. It is, indeed, a small world.