Just a collection of random thoughts today
Two nights ago I had a dream. I lived in a white two story house. I had gone downstairs to make sure the back patio door front door, and side door were all locked. I went upstairs and opened the second floor patio door. There was no balcony. The yard was blanketed in snow with dozens of solar powered twinking lights under the snow. Then I noticed the deer. Dozens of them, all with twinkling eyes. They were browsing, dancing, cavorting.....making the snow fly in many ways. Suddenly there was person at the back door. I spit a cherry seed at them and hit them. Their head turned slowly up toward me and they smiled.
It was a truly beautiful scene.
Went into the store for a couple of things today. People be crazy! No eggs, no spaghetti, lots of empty shelves. Wild.
Was at Walgreen's and the cashier said the one thing people were not buying was hand soap.
I drove past 5 businesses tonight, bars and food, and all 5 had full parking lots. So much for social distancing. I had carry out and used the drive thru.
"Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah is an amazing book. I had no idea what life was like during apartheid. None.
Dream II: Last night I had a dream I was late for teaching. How long do I have to be retired before I stop having that dream? Been 11 years.
We didn't get any mail today.....no bills, no adverts, no special offers. I feel unwanted.
Walgreen's limited customers to 4 thermometers per person. 4. That just seemed strange. I heard one guy ask for one of those "less expensive ones, you know, the ones with mercury, like when I was a kid."
What will sports writers do for the next month?
Huh.
Peace and Love and Wash your hands
Friday, March 13, 2020
Thursday, March 12, 2020
coincidence...or fate?
Today was a day to remember
At least until tomorrow. I was a millionaire, but now my portfolio is down to $2.97.
Ok, I wasn't a millionaire.
But holy cow. The market is crazy, gas prices are unbelievable, events are being cancelled left and right.
We have an 8 pack of Cubs tickets. I order the tickets, they get sent to me on my phone, I forward them to the other people. The system sucks. I hate it. Last year I almost did not get into a game because I could not get my ticket to my wallet.
So John and Linda get the tickets, but they can't move them to their wallets. They tried and tried and tried but could not do it. I called my new found friend at the Cubs and he gave a number to call, saying it was a glitch with the MLB ap.
Finally, John and Linda got the tickets loaded to their wallets on their own.
And baseball was cancelled. Our two April games are DOA and our May games may be questionable.
Last night I bought tickets for the murder mystery....today it was cancelled.
I had a meeting tonight, but about 4:30 I developed a cough and a bit of a sore throat, so I stayed home. I know I have not been exposed to anything other than a second grader with a cold, yet deep down there is that doubt.
Next Thursday 4 of us are doing a show for a local group.... but my guess is the show will not go on. Just a hunch.
Wash you hands, don't touch your face, avoid crowds. Stay healthy.
Peace and Love
At least until tomorrow. I was a millionaire, but now my portfolio is down to $2.97.
Ok, I wasn't a millionaire.
But holy cow. The market is crazy, gas prices are unbelievable, events are being cancelled left and right.
We have an 8 pack of Cubs tickets. I order the tickets, they get sent to me on my phone, I forward them to the other people. The system sucks. I hate it. Last year I almost did not get into a game because I could not get my ticket to my wallet.
So John and Linda get the tickets, but they can't move them to their wallets. They tried and tried and tried but could not do it. I called my new found friend at the Cubs and he gave a number to call, saying it was a glitch with the MLB ap.
Finally, John and Linda got the tickets loaded to their wallets on their own.
And baseball was cancelled. Our two April games are DOA and our May games may be questionable.
Last night I bought tickets for the murder mystery....today it was cancelled.
I had a meeting tonight, but about 4:30 I developed a cough and a bit of a sore throat, so I stayed home. I know I have not been exposed to anything other than a second grader with a cold, yet deep down there is that doubt.
Next Thursday 4 of us are doing a show for a local group.... but my guess is the show will not go on. Just a hunch.
Wash you hands, don't touch your face, avoid crowds. Stay healthy.
Peace and Love
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
What, me worry?
Thank you Alfred E. Neuman
For those of you who know me, you know I tend to worry.
I had to stop watching hospital shows like ER because I kept getting the symptom of the week. One time a character showed up with a hatchet wedged in his head and I had a headache for a month.
If I hear it described, I have it.
So this coronavirus thing is driving me bonkers.
In the past 24 hours I have had a headache, muscle ache, pain in my joints, sore throat, cough, ED, flat feet, four cases of appendicitis and one baby.
My body is wracked with pain, imaginary and otherwise.
I am older, so I am a target of this disease. Jackie is compromised, so she is a higher risk.
Do I go out to the store? I think we have enough food in the house to last about 2 weeks, with the exception of milk, yogurt, Big Macs and filet o fish with a shamrock shake. Does Door Dash work in Rochelle? Do I get John and Emily to drop off food in exchange for TP? Why am I so inconsistent with capital letters?
And by the way.....I have not bought any TP since the virus started spreading. My hoarding was done much before the illness.
It may seem like I am making light of it, but believe me, I am not. It truly worries me.
I haven't slept well since the time change and this whole pandemic thing only adds to my angst.
Make it all go away, please.
Peace and Love
For those of you who know me, you know I tend to worry.
I had to stop watching hospital shows like ER because I kept getting the symptom of the week. One time a character showed up with a hatchet wedged in his head and I had a headache for a month.
If I hear it described, I have it.
So this coronavirus thing is driving me bonkers.
In the past 24 hours I have had a headache, muscle ache, pain in my joints, sore throat, cough, ED, flat feet, four cases of appendicitis and one baby.
My body is wracked with pain, imaginary and otherwise.
I am older, so I am a target of this disease. Jackie is compromised, so she is a higher risk.
Do I go out to the store? I think we have enough food in the house to last about 2 weeks, with the exception of milk, yogurt, Big Macs and filet o fish with a shamrock shake. Does Door Dash work in Rochelle? Do I get John and Emily to drop off food in exchange for TP? Why am I so inconsistent with capital letters?
And by the way.....I have not bought any TP since the virus started spreading. My hoarding was done much before the illness.
It may seem like I am making light of it, but believe me, I am not. It truly worries me.
I haven't slept well since the time change and this whole pandemic thing only adds to my angst.
Make it all go away, please.
Peace and Love
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
shopping , shocking
I get a little frustrated sometimes
There is a salad dressing I really like. I get in a rut, I like it I buy it. But our local grocery folks don't carry that particular dressing.
I found a granola I like...like, flaky, tasty.... but our local grocer does not have that either.
I was in DeKalb for a medical appointment and stopped in a store there. Same story.
But both places had plenty of their own brands on the shelves. Perplexes me, yes it does.
So I had to have some Ollie's today as a consolation. Barb, we have a medical follow up in two weeks and we will contact you in advance! We have been going to meet at Ollie's for at least 10 years and have not yet managed to do that.
Julia gave me puzzles for Christmas a couple of times. I did not think I would like them, but I did.
In a moment of madness I just ordered another puzzle, something to do in case we are stuck in the house for 5 weeks. Just kidding.
These are folk art puzzles of Chicago and they can be challenging. 500 pieces. It will take me weeks. But I actually enjoyed doing the ones before.
By the way, the wound specialist said I was doing a great job on Jackie's wound. We now have a different medication and a different way to wrap it in a bid to reduce the swelling.
In addition to being a comedian, stage actor, writer, and health care provider. I am now a wrapper.
Just call me Snoop D.
Peace and Love
There is a salad dressing I really like. I get in a rut, I like it I buy it. But our local grocery folks don't carry that particular dressing.
I found a granola I like...like, flaky, tasty.... but our local grocer does not have that either.
I was in DeKalb for a medical appointment and stopped in a store there. Same story.
But both places had plenty of their own brands on the shelves. Perplexes me, yes it does.
So I had to have some Ollie's today as a consolation. Barb, we have a medical follow up in two weeks and we will contact you in advance! We have been going to meet at Ollie's for at least 10 years and have not yet managed to do that.
Julia gave me puzzles for Christmas a couple of times. I did not think I would like them, but I did.
In a moment of madness I just ordered another puzzle, something to do in case we are stuck in the house for 5 weeks. Just kidding.
These are folk art puzzles of Chicago and they can be challenging. 500 pieces. It will take me weeks. But I actually enjoyed doing the ones before.
By the way, the wound specialist said I was doing a great job on Jackie's wound. We now have a different medication and a different way to wrap it in a bid to reduce the swelling.
In addition to being a comedian, stage actor, writer, and health care provider. I am now a wrapper.
Just call me Snoop D.
Peace and Love
Monday, March 9, 2020
snore
I am not adapting to DST
And I do have to be careful about typing. If I messed that up, it would be STD, which I don't have, and don't want.
My typing is a concern. First, I don't have spell check on the blog anymore. Second, I don't see as well as a young person, or the person I once was, does. Third, I don't type as accurately as I used to.
I am using all three excuses for the mistake I made last week, when I sent out a post about every person counts.....but I missed the o in counts. Emily pointed it out to me and I still had to read the post a few times before seeing my faux pas. I then fixed the post.
Color me red.
I had some tea yesterday. And some wine with supper. But when 10 rolled around I was still awake. I did my blog, worked on my program script, played solitaire ..... and discovered it was 12:30.
So I went to bed.
Do you dream when awake?
I swear I heard the cuckoo at 1, 2 and 4.....but I also had some really weird and vivid dreams during that time. It was as if I was day dreaming in bed. But 4 was the last cuckoo I heard, although the rain woke me up at some point. As did the prostate.
I did not roll out of bed until almost 11!
Holy crap!!! The day was half gone already!
So tonight I am going to bed early and I hope I drop off to sleep quickly.
Luckily it was a rainy day, but I did not go walk like I should have.
Maybe tomorrow.
Peace and Love
And I do have to be careful about typing. If I messed that up, it would be STD, which I don't have, and don't want.
My typing is a concern. First, I don't have spell check on the blog anymore. Second, I don't see as well as a young person, or the person I once was, does. Third, I don't type as accurately as I used to.
I am using all three excuses for the mistake I made last week, when I sent out a post about every person counts.....but I missed the o in counts. Emily pointed it out to me and I still had to read the post a few times before seeing my faux pas. I then fixed the post.
Color me red.
I had some tea yesterday. And some wine with supper. But when 10 rolled around I was still awake. I did my blog, worked on my program script, played solitaire ..... and discovered it was 12:30.
So I went to bed.
Do you dream when awake?
I swear I heard the cuckoo at 1, 2 and 4.....but I also had some really weird and vivid dreams during that time. It was as if I was day dreaming in bed. But 4 was the last cuckoo I heard, although the rain woke me up at some point. As did the prostate.
I did not roll out of bed until almost 11!
Holy crap!!! The day was half gone already!
So tonight I am going to bed early and I hope I drop off to sleep quickly.
Luckily it was a rainy day, but I did not go walk like I should have.
Maybe tomorrow.
Peace and Love
Sunday, March 8, 2020
foiled again
Sometimes the train comes off the tracks
Had a pretty good day today. Worked at the VCCT theater to be. They let me cut 2 x 4s into specified sizes to build a knee wall. I measured, made a line, measured again and cut......it was a success!
Wall went up with a little extra pounding. It was a tight squeeze. But I still have all my fingers!!!!
Emily and John came over for pizza and we looked at pictures of their Florida trip. I love Key West, although I have never been there. I always pictured it as a quiet, quaint little village but it is huge!
It's on my bucket list, mainly to stand at the buoy that marks the southern most point in the continental US (although Emily and John pointed out a military base is actually south of the buoy, so that is not the southern most point anymore) and to visit the Hemingway home with the six toed cats. And visit Ft Jefferson on the Dry Tortugas. A lot left on that list.
Of course, wine factored in on the evening.
As I loaded a red wine goblet into the dishwasher it came flying out of my hand, hit the cups in the top row and splintered into hundreds of pieces. It took me 30 minutes to clean out the dishwasher and clean up the floor.
But, it was still a good day.
I an not used to changing times.....so I think it is still 11.....oops.
Peace and Love
Had a pretty good day today. Worked at the VCCT theater to be. They let me cut 2 x 4s into specified sizes to build a knee wall. I measured, made a line, measured again and cut......it was a success!
Wall went up with a little extra pounding. It was a tight squeeze. But I still have all my fingers!!!!
Emily and John came over for pizza and we looked at pictures of their Florida trip. I love Key West, although I have never been there. I always pictured it as a quiet, quaint little village but it is huge!
It's on my bucket list, mainly to stand at the buoy that marks the southern most point in the continental US (although Emily and John pointed out a military base is actually south of the buoy, so that is not the southern most point anymore) and to visit the Hemingway home with the six toed cats. And visit Ft Jefferson on the Dry Tortugas. A lot left on that list.
Of course, wine factored in on the evening.
As I loaded a red wine goblet into the dishwasher it came flying out of my hand, hit the cups in the top row and splintered into hundreds of pieces. It took me 30 minutes to clean out the dishwasher and clean up the floor.
But, it was still a good day.
I an not used to changing times.....so I think it is still 11.....oops.
Peace and Love
Saturday, March 7, 2020
is that a cough?
I am a little nervous about the coronavirus
As an older guy, it does worry me a little. I take precautions, but I am an eye rubber and hang nail chewer. I bet I touch my eyes 20 ties an hour. And I an constantly biting dead skin off around my fingernails.
Disgusting, right?
But I have been doing it all my life. How do I stop now?
People with immune system ailments are also at a higher risk, which includes Jackie.
And Julia, Emily and John just got off airplanes....Julia in Asia, where the virus is huge. And Emily comes in contact with a lot of sick people.
So yes, I am a little concerned.
I will wash hands when I come home, try to avoid touching my face, and use the wipes on carts in stores....which I do anyway.
Hope it runs its course fast.
Peace and Love and Purell
As an older guy, it does worry me a little. I take precautions, but I am an eye rubber and hang nail chewer. I bet I touch my eyes 20 ties an hour. And I an constantly biting dead skin off around my fingernails.
Disgusting, right?
But I have been doing it all my life. How do I stop now?
People with immune system ailments are also at a higher risk, which includes Jackie.
And Julia, Emily and John just got off airplanes....Julia in Asia, where the virus is huge. And Emily comes in contact with a lot of sick people.
So yes, I am a little concerned.
I will wash hands when I come home, try to avoid touching my face, and use the wipes on carts in stores....which I do anyway.
Hope it runs its course fast.
Peace and Love and Purell
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