I am freezing
I can't seem to get warm. I was outside with the dog and the cold just went right through me. I almost feel like I need to put on long underwear.
I am glad I dug carrots yesterday, but I sat out in the driveway today washing them. In the cold. Freezing My hands in water. Cold.
Tomorrow will be slice and dice day and I am looking forward to working in the warmth. I am not necessarily looking forward to the job, just being inside.
In the past two days we have had a lot of traffic: floor guy, water guy, cart people.....today we had the heating guy to check the furnace.
Funny thing. We have a humidifier on the furnace but it does not seem to run. In 7 years, you would think we would have to replace a filter at least once, but we never have.
The gut today said there is something wrong with the control. It runs in test mode, but not on its own. It's a puzzle. Hopefully a new control will solve the problem.
But by nature, I am not an optimistic person.
Guess that is the cross I have to bear.
Peace a d Love
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
wow.....
Today was, well, hectic
I went to school for mentoring, only to learn there was an early dismissal. The trip was not wasted as I had stuff to drop off at the high school, which is just across the field.
Then at 12:30 we had a gent come and measure our master bedroom for wood flooring. Jackie drags a leg. On the carpet, it creates a lot of friction and makes for a slow walk. I think a wood floor would help her get around . Also, when we get an electric scooter, it will be easier to maneuver on the hardwood than on carpet.
As soon as Chad walked out the door, the people came to pick up the golf cart. And the plumber called to see if he could stop. Loaded the cart, led them to Emily and John's where they picked up the second cart then went back home just in time to meet the plumber.
We have a toilet that runs. Turns out a faulty seal may be the cause, so the seal was replaced and I have not heard it run. Yet.
Then I carried in the patio umbrella and pulled carrots.... a lot of carrots.
Tomorrow I will wash them and then we will blanch them and put them in the freezer, making sure I close the door.
Then I tried to create a slide show for a talk I am giving next week.....and that is proving to be a nightmare. I can't use a program like Google Presentations because there is no Internet. And I can't use my PC and connect to a TV because my PC seems to be dead due to a non replaceable battery issue.
I'll be honest....it was hard with Jackie tonight. Her mobility seems to slip away a little more each day.
I spent the last hour binge eating and playing solitaire because it has jut been a stressful day.
Peace and Love
I went to school for mentoring, only to learn there was an early dismissal. The trip was not wasted as I had stuff to drop off at the high school, which is just across the field.
Then at 12:30 we had a gent come and measure our master bedroom for wood flooring. Jackie drags a leg. On the carpet, it creates a lot of friction and makes for a slow walk. I think a wood floor would help her get around . Also, when we get an electric scooter, it will be easier to maneuver on the hardwood than on carpet.
As soon as Chad walked out the door, the people came to pick up the golf cart. And the plumber called to see if he could stop. Loaded the cart, led them to Emily and John's where they picked up the second cart then went back home just in time to meet the plumber.
We have a toilet that runs. Turns out a faulty seal may be the cause, so the seal was replaced and I have not heard it run. Yet.
Then I carried in the patio umbrella and pulled carrots.... a lot of carrots.
Tomorrow I will wash them and then we will blanch them and put them in the freezer, making sure I close the door.
Then I tried to create a slide show for a talk I am giving next week.....and that is proving to be a nightmare. I can't use a program like Google Presentations because there is no Internet. And I can't use my PC and connect to a TV because my PC seems to be dead due to a non replaceable battery issue.
I'll be honest....it was hard with Jackie tonight. Her mobility seems to slip away a little more each day.
I spent the last hour binge eating and playing solitaire because it has jut been a stressful day.
Peace and Love
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
bbbbbbrrrrrrrr
I mowed today
Damn, it was cold out there!
I mowed because I could mulch the leaves, plus my grass was a little long.
I dropped the mower down to 3.25 inches from it's normal 3.5 and I plugged it a couple of times. So I moved it back to 3.5.
My hands, feet, ears, cheeks were all cold.
I had to have a hot chocolate when I was done.
At some point I should clean out the mower. I am sure there is a lot of grass underneath. Maybe if the weather is nice this weekend I will get that done.
I may be the last person to mow in the neighborhood. I tend to put things off as long as possible.
For example, changing the smoke detector batteries. I try to do that on Oct. 8, but I have yet to change them. Hopefully tomorrow.
And the carrots are still in the ground. Hopefully Thursday.
The rest of the porch furniture? Hopefully Friday.
Hopefully.
Peace and Love
Damn, it was cold out there!
I mowed because I could mulch the leaves, plus my grass was a little long.
I dropped the mower down to 3.25 inches from it's normal 3.5 and I plugged it a couple of times. So I moved it back to 3.5.
My hands, feet, ears, cheeks were all cold.
I had to have a hot chocolate when I was done.
At some point I should clean out the mower. I am sure there is a lot of grass underneath. Maybe if the weather is nice this weekend I will get that done.
I may be the last person to mow in the neighborhood. I tend to put things off as long as possible.
For example, changing the smoke detector batteries. I try to do that on Oct. 8, but I have yet to change them. Hopefully tomorrow.
And the carrots are still in the ground. Hopefully Thursday.
The rest of the porch furniture? Hopefully Friday.
Hopefully.
Peace and Love
Monday, November 4, 2019
DST.......not for me
I don't think I like Daylight Savings Time
Since the time change, I have been soooooo tired.
I sit in my chair to read, and I fall asleep. I fell asleep during the Bears' game and missed the two scores....but they seemed to have fallen asleep too.
Twice today I fell asleep while reading.
It can't be for lack of bed time. I went to bed at 10:30 last night and got up at 8. Well, got up for the final time at 8 anyway. Old man's problems.......
It's barely 10 and I am having trouble keeping my eyes open.
I was staying up until midnight most nights, and getting up at 8. I seem to be in bed longer, but more tired.
Maybe some exercise will help...but I rode the stationary bike yesterday and I was still tired afterward.
When I get tired, I get irritated. And grouchy No amount of wine or chocolate seems to help.
With that, I am off to bed.
Sweet dreams.
Peace and Love
Since the time change, I have been soooooo tired.
I sit in my chair to read, and I fall asleep. I fell asleep during the Bears' game and missed the two scores....but they seemed to have fallen asleep too.
Twice today I fell asleep while reading.
It can't be for lack of bed time. I went to bed at 10:30 last night and got up at 8. Well, got up for the final time at 8 anyway. Old man's problems.......
It's barely 10 and I am having trouble keeping my eyes open.
I was staying up until midnight most nights, and getting up at 8. I seem to be in bed longer, but more tired.
Maybe some exercise will help...but I rode the stationary bike yesterday and I was still tired afterward.
When I get tired, I get irritated. And grouchy No amount of wine or chocolate seems to help.
With that, I am off to bed.
Sweet dreams.
Peace and Love
Sunday, November 3, 2019
will he? or won't he?
I am getting a little concerned
Talked to a guy last week about storing golf carts. He said he would pick them up tomorrow, and he would call a day ahead.
I have not had a call. Does that mean he is not coming?
I think next year I will just store it in my garage. SIL John said that is what the dealer will do, plus a little clean up and maintenance check. That is the part I want done....making sure the cart is in good working condition at the start of the year.
I get perplexed.
Brother Carl and wife Ruth headed back to Florida today. Funny, they were here for five months and I only saw them 3 or 4 times. Time flies...should haves and could haves are always a thing in life, right?
I did watch part of the Bears today. They were so pathetic! I decided to watch a real team and turned on Green Bay when I rode my inside bike. That was worse. I don't think any Central Division team won today.
I did pick up all the Halloween decorations. They are not put away, just picked up. When you are retired, there is always time tomorrow.
That's my life in a nutshell.
Peace and Love
Talked to a guy last week about storing golf carts. He said he would pick them up tomorrow, and he would call a day ahead.
I have not had a call. Does that mean he is not coming?
I think next year I will just store it in my garage. SIL John said that is what the dealer will do, plus a little clean up and maintenance check. That is the part I want done....making sure the cart is in good working condition at the start of the year.
I get perplexed.
Brother Carl and wife Ruth headed back to Florida today. Funny, they were here for five months and I only saw them 3 or 4 times. Time flies...should haves and could haves are always a thing in life, right?
I did watch part of the Bears today. They were so pathetic! I decided to watch a real team and turned on Green Bay when I rode my inside bike. That was worse. I don't think any Central Division team won today.
I did pick up all the Halloween decorations. They are not put away, just picked up. When you are retired, there is always time tomorrow.
That's my life in a nutshell.
Peace and Love
Saturday, November 2, 2019
fun times
Had a pretty good time tonight
Exit 99, the improv comedy group I am in, performed in Ashton tonight.
I know, Ashton isn't NYC or Chicago, but it is a pretty neat town. We performed for the Pegasus Special Riders benefit.
We often start with the alphabet game, where two (sometimes 3) people carry on a conversation where sentences start with the alphabet. The audience suggests a topic and a letter.
Tonight Carrie and I were siblings at Disney World, starting with G. We worked down the alphabet and she had a W starting sentence. I answered back with Zowie, that was fun.......but several people yelled that I was wrong.
Oops....I forgot X! Me bad.
We also did a game where we have to answer a riddle based on audience clues.
My answer was a chainsaw made of silk used to cut down sugar cane in the Galapagos Island.
I could not get Galapagos. My partner gave excellent clues....but I could not get it. She finally said, "She was wonder woman." And I answered Linda Carter.
That may have been true back in 1970.....but a lot of the younger folks had no idea who Linda Carter was.
After acting like a girl walking and then hopping on a pogo stick, I finally got Galapagos.....and learned that Gal Gadot starred in it.
I have learned several new things this week.
I learned what a VSCO girl was, not that I needed to know that.
I learned that I am not careful in closing my freezer door.
I learned who my new neighbors are.
And maybe a thing or two that might have temporarily slipped my mind.
With that....Happy Daylight Savings Time!
Peace and Love
Exit 99, the improv comedy group I am in, performed in Ashton tonight.
I know, Ashton isn't NYC or Chicago, but it is a pretty neat town. We performed for the Pegasus Special Riders benefit.
We often start with the alphabet game, where two (sometimes 3) people carry on a conversation where sentences start with the alphabet. The audience suggests a topic and a letter.
Tonight Carrie and I were siblings at Disney World, starting with G. We worked down the alphabet and she had a W starting sentence. I answered back with Zowie, that was fun.......but several people yelled that I was wrong.
Oops....I forgot X! Me bad.
We also did a game where we have to answer a riddle based on audience clues.
My answer was a chainsaw made of silk used to cut down sugar cane in the Galapagos Island.
I could not get Galapagos. My partner gave excellent clues....but I could not get it. She finally said, "She was wonder woman." And I answered Linda Carter.
That may have been true back in 1970.....but a lot of the younger folks had no idea who Linda Carter was.
After acting like a girl walking and then hopping on a pogo stick, I finally got Galapagos.....and learned that Gal Gadot starred in it.
I have learned several new things this week.
I learned what a VSCO girl was, not that I needed to know that.
I learned that I am not careful in closing my freezer door.
I learned who my new neighbors are.
And maybe a thing or two that might have temporarily slipped my mind.
With that....Happy Daylight Savings Time!
Peace and Love
Friday, November 1, 2019
beat me up, Scottie
I am kind of grouchy
My own fault.
I have been eating too much and exercising too little lately. That's a bad combination. I am afraid I have screwed up the losses I had made since Switzerland. Now I am beating myself up for my lack of will power.
I also make some bad decisions.
I had a zoo day and when there, I am supposed to wear zoo clothing. When I went to lunch, I grabbed a coat just to keep me warm until I walked to the nearest restaurant, which was about 2 minutes away.
The coat was a medium. It did not zip, but I could pull it almost shut. It was ok for a 2 minute walk.
Except that restaurant is on winter hours, which means it is closed. So I had a 5 minute walk. I was frozen when I got there. Plus, the place was packed with school groups, so I had to eat my lunch at the only available tables....which were outside. In the freezing cold. With a too small jacket. That I could not hold closed because I needed both hands for the food.
I'm still not warm.
On the drive home I was impressed by the stupidity of my fellow humans. One guy was driving a rental truck, was behind me, passed me on the left, then pulled in front of me and hit his brakes so he could move over 2 lanes for his exit.
And two guys were either in a road rage incident or racing each other to see who could get home first. Both of them were weaving back and forth across four lanes of traffic. Last I saw they were side by side on a one lane exit ramp.
Then I stopped for supper. I specifically told the girl NO PLASTIC WARE! I was polite but emphatic. When the guy was packing my order, he put in two forks and spoons. I politely asked him to take them out.
I wonder how many people who order take out need plastic spoons and forks? Are they eating in their cars? Or motel rooms? If I am eating at home, I sure as hell am not using those dinky little forks.
And I got a little girl in trouble. (Not that kind, pervs...she was little). She was playing with blocks and animals and threw one of the animals to her brother. She said, "Flying giraffe!" I laughed. She smiled at me and did it again. "Flying elephant!" I laughed again.
She proceeded to pelt her brothers with every animal she could pick up, despite her mother telling her to stop. I did not laugh anymore, but the tone was set.
After about 437 flying animals, mom sort of lost it. What ever she said to the girl, while gripping both arms tightly and getting within an inch of her ear, was effective because all animals were carried from that point on.
If I hadn't laughed, she might not have gotten the positive reinforcement and not continued her aerial assault.
Me bad.
Peace and Love
My own fault.
I have been eating too much and exercising too little lately. That's a bad combination. I am afraid I have screwed up the losses I had made since Switzerland. Now I am beating myself up for my lack of will power.
I also make some bad decisions.
I had a zoo day and when there, I am supposed to wear zoo clothing. When I went to lunch, I grabbed a coat just to keep me warm until I walked to the nearest restaurant, which was about 2 minutes away.
The coat was a medium. It did not zip, but I could pull it almost shut. It was ok for a 2 minute walk.
Except that restaurant is on winter hours, which means it is closed. So I had a 5 minute walk. I was frozen when I got there. Plus, the place was packed with school groups, so I had to eat my lunch at the only available tables....which were outside. In the freezing cold. With a too small jacket. That I could not hold closed because I needed both hands for the food.
I'm still not warm.
On the drive home I was impressed by the stupidity of my fellow humans. One guy was driving a rental truck, was behind me, passed me on the left, then pulled in front of me and hit his brakes so he could move over 2 lanes for his exit.
And two guys were either in a road rage incident or racing each other to see who could get home first. Both of them were weaving back and forth across four lanes of traffic. Last I saw they were side by side on a one lane exit ramp.
Then I stopped for supper. I specifically told the girl NO PLASTIC WARE! I was polite but emphatic. When the guy was packing my order, he put in two forks and spoons. I politely asked him to take them out.
I wonder how many people who order take out need plastic spoons and forks? Are they eating in their cars? Or motel rooms? If I am eating at home, I sure as hell am not using those dinky little forks.
And I got a little girl in trouble. (Not that kind, pervs...she was little). She was playing with blocks and animals and threw one of the animals to her brother. She said, "Flying giraffe!" I laughed. She smiled at me and did it again. "Flying elephant!" I laughed again.
She proceeded to pelt her brothers with every animal she could pick up, despite her mother telling her to stop. I did not laugh anymore, but the tone was set.
After about 437 flying animals, mom sort of lost it. What ever she said to the girl, while gripping both arms tightly and getting within an inch of her ear, was effective because all animals were carried from that point on.
If I hadn't laughed, she might not have gotten the positive reinforcement and not continued her aerial assault.
Me bad.
Peace and Love
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