I can't afford days like this
I am almost 78. Days are becoming more precious.
So what happened?
I slept until after 10.
Then I ate, read the paper, and went to watch the Olympics for a bit and I think I may have dozed off again.
Of course in all that time I took care of Jackie and did a load of laundry, unloaded the dishwasher, made lunch, and folded my clothes that spent the night in the drier.
The decorations that I was supposed to box up and take downstairs are still on the dining room table. Bird feeders are still empty.
I should be using my days, not wasting them.
I own a couple of shares of Starbucks stock. I have a proxy vote on the board of directors and other issues to be decided.
I was browsing through the wealth of information and came across a section on executive compensation, mainly the pay ratio of the company CEO to average employee wage. It is 1,794 to 1. I interpret that to mean when an employee earns $1, the CEO pockets $1794.
No wonder the coffee prices are. so high.
I watched an American figure skater perform. Ilia Malnin is amazing. He is expected to win gold, but came up a little short in the short program. I thought he was amazing, but I am not a judge.
And on FB somewhere there is a reel of a skeleton ride down the Olympic course. It is truly a thrill to watch. In case you do't know, skeleton riders go down head first. balanced on a small sheet of plastic or fiberglass and at a terrifying speed.
Growing up in Chicago, I remember going down to the hill at Montrose Harbor, racing head first on my Flexible Flyer. It was nowhere near what Olympians do, but it was fun.
The weirdest controversy is in ski jumping though. Seems some jumpers have more fabric in the crotch area of their uniform than is allowed. Crotch gate! Why does it matter? It allows them to fly farther. I think. they have to measure each jumpers crotch area to make sure the uniforms conform to regulations.
Just hope the guys who measure have warm hands.
Sally, that's not a handle!
Peace and Love
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