I had a good laugh today
I weas driving to the zoo and passed a locksmith's truck on I-88. Name of he business? Goldy Locks. I thought it was funny.
Then I wondered how many other businesses had funny names that I have just ignored. So I am going to pay closer attention to the traffic on the road.
I finally watched Yesterday, the movie about life without the Beatles. In one scene the main character visits Liverpool and walks down Penny Lane, stops at Strawberry Fields, visits Eleanor Rigby's grave.....I can't wait.
That's a funny expression...can't wait. What choice do I have?
Oh well.....hope you had a good day and will have a great weekend.
Peace and Love
Friday, February 21, 2020
Thursday, February 20, 2020
picky picky
Sometimes people are just too picky
Jackie, for instance. Yesterday she asked me to get some blueberries. I got blueberries. She did not want to eat them.
Sure, I dropped the container getting out of the car and blueberries were rolling everywhere over the garage floor. I offered to wash them off, but she was hesitant.
So I bought more blueberries.
I have dropped them twice in the store. Both times at the register and people were lined up behind me as blueberries scattered across the floor.
I guess I am not a hands guy.
It's just something about blueberries, I think. I never drop them at home, just in the store or garage.
And in case you wonder, I am a caring person. I swept them up and then asked if she wanted to still eat them. I could have just put them back in the container, or most of them, and washed them and she would have been none the wiser.
And except for the bits of rock, they were probably ok for someone other than me to eat.
Peace and Love
Jackie, for instance. Yesterday she asked me to get some blueberries. I got blueberries. She did not want to eat them.
Sure, I dropped the container getting out of the car and blueberries were rolling everywhere over the garage floor. I offered to wash them off, but she was hesitant.
So I bought more blueberries.
I have dropped them twice in the store. Both times at the register and people were lined up behind me as blueberries scattered across the floor.
I guess I am not a hands guy.
It's just something about blueberries, I think. I never drop them at home, just in the store or garage.
And in case you wonder, I am a caring person. I swept them up and then asked if she wanted to still eat them. I could have just put them back in the container, or most of them, and washed them and she would have been none the wiser.
And except for the bits of rock, they were probably ok for someone other than me to eat.
Peace and Love
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
one down
I got my TSA precheck done today
Nothing is easy for me. I made the appointment, wrote down 2 p.m. on my calendar. Yestereay I put my passport and their paperwork together for the 2 p.m. appointment.
Told Jackie I was leaving at 12:45 so I would be sure to be on time. At 12:40 I pick up my passport and the paper confirming my appointment.....at 1:20.
I admit, I may have gone faster than the allowed speed limit. When I got to the place in downtown Rockford, I did not see a parking space, so I pulled into the garage and drove up. And up. And up.
All the spaces on the first 4 floors were reserved. Unreserved is on the roof.
But I still had 5 minutes.
Parked, got in the elevator. The very slow elevator. Extremely slow elevator.
And hit the ground running.
I walked into the office at 1:19...1 minute early!
A lady sitting in the waiting room said, "Are you Terry?"
Flattered that my fame as a writer/comedian/actor brought instant facial recognition, I admitted I was.
"You're late. They came and called dfor you but since you were not here, they went with another person."
So I sat and waited, my ego grossly deflated.
It was a short wait. I struck up a conversation with the woman from Clinton WI who had been waitng for a while for a spot to open. She told me about the food court, restaurant with cheap but delicious tacos, and the bakery in the building.
After less than 15 minutes, it was my turn to be fingerprinted, photographed (no glasses and a neutral face, no smiles or frowns), answer a few questions, and pay my $85. I was done in about 10 minutes.
Bakeries always intersest me, and I ended up buying $11 worth of cheesecake to take home.
When I was leaving, I notieced several open spaces on the side street, which would have saved me a $6 parking fee....but I was in a hurry.
Went back to the parking garage, put my cheesecake down on a ledge while I paid, went up the slow elevator, got in the car and realized my cheesecake was still sitting at the pay station.
I drove down, parked in a handicapped spot, ran in, grabbed my cheesecake and headed home.
Jackie and I enjoyed it for dessert tonight. It was delicious.
Next week we are going to tackle real ID...........and contemplate the question: How many government id cards does a person need?
Peace and Love
Nothing is easy for me. I made the appointment, wrote down 2 p.m. on my calendar. Yestereay I put my passport and their paperwork together for the 2 p.m. appointment.
Told Jackie I was leaving at 12:45 so I would be sure to be on time. At 12:40 I pick up my passport and the paper confirming my appointment.....at 1:20.
I admit, I may have gone faster than the allowed speed limit. When I got to the place in downtown Rockford, I did not see a parking space, so I pulled into the garage and drove up. And up. And up.
All the spaces on the first 4 floors were reserved. Unreserved is on the roof.
But I still had 5 minutes.
Parked, got in the elevator. The very slow elevator. Extremely slow elevator.
And hit the ground running.
I walked into the office at 1:19...1 minute early!
A lady sitting in the waiting room said, "Are you Terry?"
Flattered that my fame as a writer/comedian/actor brought instant facial recognition, I admitted I was.
"You're late. They came and called dfor you but since you were not here, they went with another person."
So I sat and waited, my ego grossly deflated.
It was a short wait. I struck up a conversation with the woman from Clinton WI who had been waitng for a while for a spot to open. She told me about the food court, restaurant with cheap but delicious tacos, and the bakery in the building.
After less than 15 minutes, it was my turn to be fingerprinted, photographed (no glasses and a neutral face, no smiles or frowns), answer a few questions, and pay my $85. I was done in about 10 minutes.
Bakeries always intersest me, and I ended up buying $11 worth of cheesecake to take home.
When I was leaving, I notieced several open spaces on the side street, which would have saved me a $6 parking fee....but I was in a hurry.
Went back to the parking garage, put my cheesecake down on a ledge while I paid, went up the slow elevator, got in the car and realized my cheesecake was still sitting at the pay station.
I drove down, parked in a handicapped spot, ran in, grabbed my cheesecake and headed home.
Jackie and I enjoyed it for dessert tonight. It was delicious.
Next week we are going to tackle real ID...........and contemplate the question: How many government id cards does a person need?
Peace and Love
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
dracula
I had a blood draw today
Routine lab, but I sure was nervous.
Frist off, everyone in the clinic was coughing or sneezing. People were wearing masks. One man was on the verge of going ballistic when he weas told it would be afew minutes for his x ray registration to go through. He mumbled, quite loudly, "I have already been in this f------ place for two hours." Two kids were crying, a baby was screaming and I had to go the the bathroom but I was damn certain I did not want to go into a germ infested clinic bathroom during a full blown flu outbreak.
Or maybe they just had colds.
Anyway, my turn came for blood work.
Those of you who know me know: I fear needles. I faint at the sight of blood. I pass out during blood draws, sometimes. I fear needles. I repeated that for emphasis.
As she was prepping my arm, I asked her if she was pretty good at this.
"Good? Heck no, I am terrible! The worst one here. The only reason they keep me around is so they all look good. I'll be lucky if I can find a vein. This may take a few stabs. I don't think I could find another job that would let me be this bad."
And she was done.
All in all, it was a good experience.
When I got hone I bathed in sanitizer and used the bathroom.
Peace and Love
Routine lab, but I sure was nervous.
Frist off, everyone in the clinic was coughing or sneezing. People were wearing masks. One man was on the verge of going ballistic when he weas told it would be afew minutes for his x ray registration to go through. He mumbled, quite loudly, "I have already been in this f------ place for two hours." Two kids were crying, a baby was screaming and I had to go the the bathroom but I was damn certain I did not want to go into a germ infested clinic bathroom during a full blown flu outbreak.
Or maybe they just had colds.
Anyway, my turn came for blood work.
Those of you who know me know: I fear needles. I faint at the sight of blood. I pass out during blood draws, sometimes. I fear needles. I repeated that for emphasis.
As she was prepping my arm, I asked her if she was pretty good at this.
"Good? Heck no, I am terrible! The worst one here. The only reason they keep me around is so they all look good. I'll be lucky if I can find a vein. This may take a few stabs. I don't think I could find another job that would let me be this bad."
And she was done.
All in all, it was a good experience.
When I got hone I bathed in sanitizer and used the bathroom.
Peace and Love
Monday, February 17, 2020
tired and sore
My whole body aches tonight
It seems to be worse lately.....knees, hips, shoulder, fingers. I feel fine, I just hurt.
I have been going to a fitness center and walking. I go Monday, Wednesday and one other day. Or at least I am trying to go.
Today I walked at a normal pace for five minutes, then I walked at a really fast pace (for me) for three minutes. I repeated that loop three times and I was a bit tuckered when I hit the 1.5 mile mark.
I finally loaded a book onto my reader. That only took three days. I am not computer literate. Next time I walk, I can read.
The day was pretty boring....wet, cloudy, chilly. I don't like days like this.
That's it. Pretty blah, huh? Just like the weather.
Peace and Love
It seems to be worse lately.....knees, hips, shoulder, fingers. I feel fine, I just hurt.
I have been going to a fitness center and walking. I go Monday, Wednesday and one other day. Or at least I am trying to go.
Today I walked at a normal pace for five minutes, then I walked at a really fast pace (for me) for three minutes. I repeated that loop three times and I was a bit tuckered when I hit the 1.5 mile mark.
I finally loaded a book onto my reader. That only took three days. I am not computer literate. Next time I walk, I can read.
The day was pretty boring....wet, cloudy, chilly. I don't like days like this.
That's it. Pretty blah, huh? Just like the weather.
Peace and Love
Sunday, February 16, 2020
I hate anchovies
I had a weird dream the other night
A bunch of us went out for pizza. There were 15 people in the group, so we could not all sit at the same table.
I sat with a bunch of friends.
Eddy, a loner, sat by himself. Julie and Jim are newlyweds, so they sat at a table by themselves. Bonnie and Tim were on a first date, so they opted for a table by themselves also.
We all had some wine and some mozzarella sticks, then it was time to order.
My table wanted just a cheese and sausage pizza. All 10 of us agreed.
That's when the problem started.
Eddy likes anchovies. So he ordered a small pizza for himself with that salty fish as a topping. Bonnie and Tim thought that was interesting, so they also opted for the fishy pizza. Julie and Jim don't eat meat, so their option was also anchovies.
The orders went in and we had a great tine until the pizza arrived.
All the pizzas had anchovies!
I called the owner over. "Pete," I said. "We don't want anchovies. We got anchovies. We don't want anchovies."
He sighed and said, "That's the way it works. We take the number of tables ordering a pizza and that's what everyone gets."
So, we were stuck with anchovies. Which we don't like.
I hope I don't go back to Collegio Electtorale Pizza again....but I
fear my nightmare will reoccur.
Peace and Love and Anchovies
A bunch of us went out for pizza. There were 15 people in the group, so we could not all sit at the same table.
I sat with a bunch of friends.
Eddy, a loner, sat by himself. Julie and Jim are newlyweds, so they sat at a table by themselves. Bonnie and Tim were on a first date, so they opted for a table by themselves also.
We all had some wine and some mozzarella sticks, then it was time to order.
My table wanted just a cheese and sausage pizza. All 10 of us agreed.
That's when the problem started.
Eddy likes anchovies. So he ordered a small pizza for himself with that salty fish as a topping. Bonnie and Tim thought that was interesting, so they also opted for the fishy pizza. Julie and Jim don't eat meat, so their option was also anchovies.
The orders went in and we had a great tine until the pizza arrived.
All the pizzas had anchovies!
I called the owner over. "Pete," I said. "We don't want anchovies. We got anchovies. We don't want anchovies."
He sighed and said, "That's the way it works. We take the number of tables ordering a pizza and that's what everyone gets."
So, we were stuck with anchovies. Which we don't like.
I hope I don't go back to Collegio Electtorale Pizza again....but I
fear my nightmare will reoccur.
Peace and Love and Anchovies
Saturday, February 15, 2020
blink...it's gone
I don't know what happened today
I weoke up and suddenly it's time for bed.
I did do stuff. Laundry. Dishes. Attene a celebration of life. Go out for dinner.
A few months ago we bought some dryer balls. These take the place of dryer sheets and are more environmentally friendly.
But it's strange. The other day I dried my new oversized red pajamas and one of my balls was way down in the leg! Sometimes my balls fall on the floor when I take out the load and sometimes I end up with a ball at the end of a sleeve! How it gets there, I will never know!
We have new neighbors. I am not a nosy person, but when I take Corki out at night I notice by 10 the house is dark, so they must be in bed.
It's 10:30 now and I just put another load in the washer. I hope to stay awake until it is done, then put it in the dryer along with my balls.
Hopefully the load wont sit overnight and get all wrinkled.
Peace and Love
I weoke up and suddenly it's time for bed.
I did do stuff. Laundry. Dishes. Attene a celebration of life. Go out for dinner.
A few months ago we bought some dryer balls. These take the place of dryer sheets and are more environmentally friendly.
But it's strange. The other day I dried my new oversized red pajamas and one of my balls was way down in the leg! Sometimes my balls fall on the floor when I take out the load and sometimes I end up with a ball at the end of a sleeve! How it gets there, I will never know!
We have new neighbors. I am not a nosy person, but when I take Corki out at night I notice by 10 the house is dark, so they must be in bed.
It's 10:30 now and I just put another load in the washer. I hope to stay awake until it is done, then put it in the dryer along with my balls.
Hopefully the load wont sit overnight and get all wrinkled.
Peace and Love
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