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I do not know where to begin with this description. The time period is from 0 to now. Please don't ask how long that is. I am sure with certain clues, you will be able to figure that out. I am writing this on my favorite old computer at home. I have a computer room that doubles as a retreat for a few of my pets when they want to be alone. I will cover mostly current thoughts. I hope to add some pictures as I have seen in a blog. I think that to do this sharing will take a lot of work, but the pictures I have seen are well worth it. Occasionally, I might review a flashback in mylife. I have times when I just roll that special even around in my mind until it has every possible facet examined. Usually this time is to try to figure out a "what if" scenario. If some of my items have no zest to it feel free to say so. I think that after I have some a few trial runs, then the real me will be out for all of the world to see. Luck you! As the saying goes, "Come with me and the best is yet to be." |
Day 3784 of March 21st  It’s Jean Time It’s jean time. And yes I do have a problem with the fit. I am a petite person who likes some loose clothes. The petite department is picked over quite frequently. The basic stores are bad about that. Jeans do not have to be tight. And I enjoy something that I can walk around in and not show the extra pounds that have moved to places that make me look fat, heavy or chubby. We receive catalogs with women’s wear that one cannot try on and then go to the next size up if there is a problem. But I have a husband who has a good eye on clothes and tries to help me when I think he is needed. My decision is made on the facts; Do I like it? Is this a color that will match blouses or T-shirts? Are there any holes.? That is a big NO-NO for my husband and me. No holes in the legs front, or side. Will it last long? Is it in a fair price range? I am famous for keeping clothes for a long time and want to be seen as nicely dressed, not a fashion trend setter. But when the pants are comfortable and nice, the store or catalog has a sale. Believe me, I am not the toughest customer, but I try to please myself first. |
| photo: 2-27-25 Day 3765 March Agenda I beg your pardon to readers who are waiting for more blogs to read. Life has put me in a whirlwind of health issues that are slowly be resolved. So as the blog for 2-27 or #3765. I will share what my plans are. Health wise, I have a foot problem that causes pain with each right foot step. l love to walk. I also see it as a pleasant way to keep my weight down. I also consider it connected to the second issue, that is cardiac wise. My cardiologist wants me to walk at least 30 minutes a day. He also wants me to fill out a journal with categories to be entered. I think that this is more for ‘old folk’, but anyone can have a heart problem. I also learned to keep in shape and follow doctor’s orders from my father who was a GP doctor. His patients admitted that he was the best doctor in town. Who am I to argue with his patients! So walk and stay healthy is what I will do. Thus I have made March, National Be Good to Yourself and Stay Healthy month. To fill out the rest of the time, I would like to keep my mind healthy by reading, and doing some games such as Scrabble or Mahjong. Kids stuff you say? Not at all. The words from that the computer gives are new and useful. In Mahjong, the tiles are removed as chess pieces are from the chessboard. One must think ahead before a move. Since I am playing against a computer, the games are made harder each time. (My husband does not like games and does not want to play.) I have the body, mind but not the soul attended to. For that I have a couple of religious books that I read. One is for being more positive with my thoughts and the second is how each verse in a certain part is helpful for me. I must admit that I am going to review these two books after I finish them. They say, “Twice is nice!” The reason I did not choose gardening is that I sunburn easily. Organizing my home is done little by little during the week. So March may be filled with more projects than usual. If I have visitors, I’ll get rooms ready. If I need help, I have a wonderful daughter-in-law who can give me encouragement and ideas. She is a wonderful. But my work is my work and I am going to hold myself to it. Thanks for reading this. I hope that your March is a good one, with family, and friends which includes your fur babies. Just think, in April, you might have less to do than you had before. But don’t forget Easter is around the corner. Those eggs won’t dye themselves. Be good. Cheerio! |
| February 20, 2025 Day 3758 There are so many tasty flavors of muffins. But my husband and I enjoy cranberry orange muffins. The combination of these two fruits is suitable for my tastebuds. You have the main muffin that is orange flavor. Spread throughout the muffin I the small cranberries that are juicy and sweet. The person who makes this muffin at our favorite shopping store is a Pro in muffin making skills. What I think is comfy is to be sitting in my recliner with the view facing our pond that is behind our house. Some geese and ducks swim in this pond. May favorite dessert is anything with chocolate. I try to buy something that is not expensive. When my husband and I left Houston to come to our home in Oklahoma, we brought a Siberian husky, and 5 cats. No one of our pets was going to be left behind with neighbors, or a shelter. You can’t do that to pets you consider family. The arrived in our new home and allowed our pets to sniff and wander around until bedtime. The animals adjusted slowly and with few altercations. Our dog, Balto, loved treats. One night, as we were watching TV, Balto barked at our front door. We wondered if we had a late delivery. He went to the door and started barking excitedly. When Stan went to the door, he checked a camera we had there. No one was showing, Balto sniffed and barked again. Stan opened the door and immediately closed it. “There is a gas smell outside,” he remarked excitedly. We later found out that men who were working on a new house had accidentally, broke a gas pipe. We called 911 to get the Fire Department out to alert someone to fix the leak. It took a while but the pipe was fixed and the air slowly became safe. Balto had saved us and won the day. He had earned the milk bone treat that we had waiting for him when we got the all clear. We let Balto sniff at the door one more time and went to bed knowing that if the pipe had another problem, we would know. Balto was on duty 24/7 and we would be the first to know. |
Day 3751. 2/13/25 Here ye! Here ye! AI has arrived. It is a baby from the work of Alan Turing in the 20th century. The idea is based on his work and as of today can seem to have intellectual processes. I have always enjoyed working on a computer but to have a system that can think as well or better than me is mind boggling. I guess it can be helpful but some words have many connotations. The point is if this is for me or not. I think I would like to be considered the sole designer of anything I hand in. It then would be the real me. I am sure that these days the professors are wondering how a student whose work was average in the past, submitted something that was beyond their past efforts. Their doubts might have to be investigated. I think that there may be appropriate times. That might be very rare. So let’s get this straight: If I had an assignment, the directions or rules must say “No AI,” to be clear. I like doing things myself, not faking it. |
Day 3249. Feb.10 Reading for Fun and Research I see a book and I have to have it. They all sound like something that would enrich my knowledge or entertain my senses. My favorite non-fiction books are the Writer’s Idea Book by Jack Heffron, The Cabin at the End of the Train, by Michael V. Ivanov, Human Lie Detector by Jason Hanson and Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer. I read bits and pieces every day. There is one on Kindle I have about the process of grounding mats. What a joy to use my phone for reading. Some restaurants take a long time to bring an order so why not use the time, especially since my spouse is reading on his phone also. I am reading for fiction the very first Pulitzer winning novel that my spouse got for me. I started reading Pulitzer winners when I was in college. I have read about a little more than 50% on the list. They are all worth the time. BTW it is His Family by E. Poole. Reading is fun. What I see for writing my own book, is that the work is not easy but well worth it. So have a good read everyone. |
| Day 3742 February 5, 2025 War Time Romance Part 2 Tilly had a strange feeling in that the dream that she was wanting to come true would have a change. Her mother knew that when her daughter did, something unexpected would soon show up. Tilly tried to shove it out of the way, but with no luck. The crickets stopped chirping. The mosquitoes were not around. And slight wind seemed to have disappeared. Then out of no where, there appeared a private who stopped walking and came to attention in front of Bud. “Private John Ballard, Sir:” he announced with a thin, nasal voice and a dignified salute. “At ease private.” responded Dr. Bud Graham.”What do you want? Is there a patient that needs help?” The private relaxed and gave Bud the message in a while envelope. Bud opened the envelope and read the message. His relaxed happy stance seemed to change into one of irritation. “What is it Bud?” asked Tilly as she gently put her hand on the arm that had the message. Her smile changed to soft concern and curiosity. “I have been ordered to go to Major Sharpe’s office tomorrow at Oh Eight hundred for new orders.” “Yes,” whispered Tilly. “But isn’t he….” “Yes he is the assignment officer. He has the nickname of ‘Hard hat Harold’. He paused. “Wherever one goes, is all work and no play.” “But you do great work here. Why would they send the best doctor to a place that….” “Yes Tillly. I feel that my work is a credit to the unit.” He looked up to the galaxies and stars.” And continued. “And I don’t think that it is the ultimate time to panic.” He looked at her and smiled. “But where in the universe needs a doctor.” She stopped talking to think a minute. “Maybe they might need a nurse or two.” “If they did, the private would have an envelope for you.” He answered with a small movement his head.” Let’s go to that nice seafood restaurant you liked to think this over after we have finished dinner.” “I really don’t think I’m hungry now.” She watched the private go around the corner of the supply building.” “Worrying will not change orders, if this is what it means.” He tried to put his ‘I’ll put you in a good mood soon’ smile on his face but he knew in his heart that the changes would be the first domino to go down in a list of changes he did not expect. To Be Continued |
January Good vs Bad January 30,2025 Num ber 3735 If I could determine January’s thoughts for the year so far,I would use a balance scale. I was a science teacher after all. But as of Wednesday, I would say the positives were: It was a new year We had a light dusting job snow that was lovely 3. My brother’s first grandchild, a beautiful girl, was born and doing well. Thank you very much. My friends in the Houston area were doing very well. And my football team, the Texans were moving along to qualifying for the Super Bowl. Negatiaves: The new year was moving along too fast. The snow was taking forever to melt. I don’t always do to well when there is ice and snow on the ground. My Texans finally lost a game that eliminated them from the Super Bowl contention. Some crazy man ran over many people in New Orleans. His reasons were unbelievable. And yesterday, was the unacceptable plane and helicopter crash-accident. Many people died. Even though there are an equal number of reasons, the negatives outweighed the positive. This month will not get a shoutout from me. But this is only 1/12th of a year so maybe some other month might take over the positive lead. I hope violence or accidents do not dominate the rest of the year. My family seem to be taking cafe of themselves. The weather is not predicable but we have options and safe rooms if it gets dangerous. Well if there is none, I would like to suggest a happy Blog Day for prompts that could make us laugh or smile, or be one that will warm your hearts such as what nice thing a stranger did or said to us. Just a thought. Take care. Cover your sneezes. Enjoy a beautiful day.! |
| War Time Romance Nurse Tilly Ernier was just finishing her shift in the ward for men who suffered concussions. She promised the head nurse that her report on each patient was fully detailed. She handed in the record of the last man whose vitals were not normal. His duty in the conflict in World War II was intense and very dangerous.. She hoped that he would be sent home soon and could see the family he fought for. She finished and turned to go to her locker to get her purse. Today was the last day of January. It was four months since she met the handsome doctor who was reassigned from Alaska to Texas. Dr. Bud Graham was not only one of the best doctors in camp but handsome as well. He was happy to walk her to her residence. She felt nothing but joy to be with him. And the unspoken love was definitely in the air. With he month of February just a few hours away, Tilly suspected that he might have a surprise for her. And her blue eyes began to look for the tall light brown hair of the man who would put more sparkle in her beautiful blue eyes. As she walked past the dining room, she heard a soft, “Oh nurse. “ She turned to see if a patient was lost. “Yes?” As she spun around. Both people froze. They smiled. And walked slowly towards each other. “Could you help me?” asked the doctor in his uniform. “Of course.” She replied. “What do you need?” As she tiptoed to give the man a kiss. “I think you just did. “ he replied as he held her for a brief moment to look at her. From there, Tilly got her purse and the pair walked to her residence where he proposed with a beautiful ring. Her “Yes” was more beautiful than any music he had heard. “Say it again.” he asked. “Oh yes, Bud.” And from there, for the next few days, the couple could be seen talking, smiling and laughing as they strolled around the camp until…… To Be Continued |
January 25, 2025. day 3730 Snow Here we go. This form of water, is one that is the subject of poems, or beautiful pictures. I just wish that I had camera to capture a snow scene in the country. And of course I would want to take a few pictures of children’s snowmen. I can imagine the hour a child spent to make his/her snowman so lifelike. Snow can be helpful to keep things cool if one’s electricity goes out. In one episode in MASH, the doctors received a new shipment of blood. Their electricity had gone out so Col. Potter knew that it had snowed and that the blood could be stored temporarily in the river with snow on it to keep it from spoiling. But since the doctors were operating on wounded men with frostbite, some men required amputations because of the frozen toes or fingers.No one liked the idea, but it had to be done. I am new to a state that there is a lot of snow. And I have fallen a couple of times because of the slippery nature of the path. Black snow is dangerous.. I guarantee the the bruises I got were a good reminder to be careful and walk in someone’s steps if I had to go somewhere. So I guess that it is how you look at snow. It can be a beautiful part of nature or a part in which accidents can happen. Either, it is something that one must respect and wait until it melts. It would be a good time to do some work inside the house that you have been putting off until a rainy or snowy day. |
| Day 3725 Cookie Time Happiness is a cookie just for me. I eat only two, not just three It may have some chocolate, Not any nuts The cookie can be round And if it has already been cut From a roll that is store bought It is easy to cook And hot fresh cookies Have a professional look Some have sparkles Some have fruit But can I have a cookie Don’t be a silly brute. |
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