tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63621929070077660172024-03-27T11:43:40.459-07:00PostcardsMagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3859125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-25330457528902242652022-09-14T15:45:00.002-07:002022-09-14T15:45:28.899-07:00Celebration of Life<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzIm2qtp717BEjh4vA6PabiyJL3cnG7DgC25t9PzHymd-Cpudve9xEZ_jVyICCECbHB3LwivDVe92D0Fz-4kBn5WNnbxM06L7MHGuSUWhUwpeCEpvLUhmD1nHjEzHoRMdfSUKIFeTRJA3rwdhsO7alnBjHq-vnHDWNnVtUeEnUbU9QKISprlav8w-4g/s2200/MAGE%20Bailey%20-%20Celebration%20of%20Life%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2200" data-original-width="1700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzIm2qtp717BEjh4vA6PabiyJL3cnG7DgC25t9PzHymd-Cpudve9xEZ_jVyICCECbHB3LwivDVe92D0Fz-4kBn5WNnbxM06L7MHGuSUWhUwpeCEpvLUhmD1nHjEzHoRMdfSUKIFeTRJA3rwdhsO7alnBjHq-vnHDWNnVtUeEnUbU9QKISprlav8w-4g/w494-h640/MAGE%20Bailey%20-%20Celebration%20of%20Life%20.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-53116058129092907842022-08-12T10:34:00.001-07:002022-08-12T10:34:18.837-07:00Rest In Peace<p> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Mage passed away from her battle with cancer on August 3, 2022.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you all for being a big part of her life.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">George</span></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-29374580555284099452022-07-27T12:45:00.004-07:002022-07-27T13:18:36.706-07:00MORE FROM THE CON<p>JULY 27, 2022</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/NsZ23oS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="396" src="https://i.imgur.com/NsZ23oS.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Zoe heading to the Convention.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/w1yKnHg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="324" src="https://i.imgur.com/w1yKnHg.jpg" width="432" /></a><a href="https://i.imgur.com/w1yKnHg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="text-align: left;">Me waiting for a ramp to get on the trolley.</span></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/VUmDNnb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="500" src="https://i.imgur.com/VUmDNnb.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/qoTBswW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="499" src="https://i.imgur.com/qoTBswW.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/jKIfU7I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="495" src="https://i.imgur.com/jKIfU7I.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/EbYIMHF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="501" src="https://i.imgur.com/EbYIMHF.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This gentleman was buying his lunch from a robot.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/2VSicy0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="497" src="https://i.imgur.com/2VSicy0.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/938OsLn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="498" src="https://i.imgur.com/938OsLn.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/UFSw7wW.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="800" src="https://i.imgur.com/UFSw7wW.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/KMFLFiR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="800" src="https://i.imgur.com/KMFLFiR.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-2103561376398753812022-07-25T16:05:00.002-07:002022-07-25T16:07:11.664-07:00DAY 2, 3, AND 4.<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/iqZNuWz.jpg"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/iqZNuWz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="800" src="https://i.imgur.com/iqZNuWz.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>DAY TWO:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The costumes were amazing this year. Since I watch a limited amount of TV, I didn’t
understand the Japanese characters, the red hair, or many of the other things
we saw. I do understand that for the
very first time there were a lot of black participants. The queen and the princess didn’t come this
year. I missed them. But there were a lot of new costumes that I
found really fascinating. And I had a
chance to say good bye to some of the regulars.
I’ll miss going, but it was hard on me this year.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DAY THREE: <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">By the end of the third day, I was beat. Zoe had spent much of the con reading. She was bored. George was himself. When we got home Saturday, I suggested to
Margot that she ask Zoe if she wanted to go home or do more con. She wanted to go home. She spent all her money. Me, I was in bed by 8:30 PM when the whole
family descended.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">DAY FOUR:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">We had been trying to leave by 0700, but this day we didn’t
get out of the garage until 0745. This
was the day we were going to give to Zoe, instead we gave it to us. We did get parking. Oh, hurrah!
Every day we found handicapped parking right in front in Old Town. Amazing.
I had repeated problems with the rail tracks…that was the worst part of
the trip in the mornings. My poor little
scooter would stall out going over the tracks.
What we got there, they always let us in as we wore volunteer badges. The first thing we did was pick up G’s
scooter. Most days he remembered his
knee wrappings. That always helps. And because we were handicapped, we were let
into the big sale hall 45 minutes early. We window shopped a bit, took pictures a bit,
and window shopped a bit more. It was a
nice leisurely day. Bed early again.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Pb2H2KQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="573" src="https://i.imgur.com/Pb2H2KQ.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">On his steed.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/SKF7Ugw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="335" src="https://i.imgur.com/SKF7Ugw.jpg" width="447" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">The Portfolio Review area where we worked.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/BvHOpxQ.jpg">https://i.imgur.com/BvHOpxQ.jpg</a></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Hair. And I often saw green hair.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/ZNQHoyC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="580" src="https://i.imgur.com/ZNQHoyC.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Japanese?</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/b60nKqk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="299" src="https://i.imgur.com/b60nKqk.jpg" width="399" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/wup6lWV.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="547" src="https://i.imgur.com/wup6lWV.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><br />Mexican wrestler: Nacho Libre. </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">More Images later.</p><br />Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-46721451965482293772022-07-20T19:04:00.001-07:002022-07-20T19:04:18.169-07:00WHAT A DAY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/3FC15WO.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="581" src="https://i.imgur.com/3FC15WO.jpeg" width="436" /></a></div><p>The first day of COMIC CON. The first day that Zoe was here all night
prior to our taking her to register. The
first day that Zoli, Margot’s younger brother, was here to look at the family photos…with
Esalin, his daughter. With Milaka’s
daughter, Sahara, and her new boyfriend.
And Margot and Alex, and Max.</p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p>What a day.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-49101595451762939452022-07-17T15:51:00.004-07:002022-07-17T15:51:42.825-07:00BITS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/vUYkRwm.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="800" height="457" src="https://i.imgur.com/vUYkRwm.jpeg" width="625" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">It’s nine fifteen AM, and G is rushing around putting his
socks on, putting his pants on, and bringing me a yogurt for lunch. His shirt is downstairs with the 7 to 10 day
delivery pile of clean clothing. He was
kind and brought my stuff up yesterday.
We have watched Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley as we always do. We have eaten half a muffin, and we have sent
out hope that G can find a parking place on his half of the park. It’s PRIDE here in San Diego and there’s no
parking in the PRIDE half of the park.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="text-align: center;">I lost last Saturday’s photos.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">Somehow, I managed to drag and drop them
somewhere and they vanished.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">For those
who don’t know, that photo at the top is of us and the Queen Mary.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://www.longbeach.gov/economicdevelopment/real-estate-development/queen-mary-updates/?fbclid=IwAR0DQ-cSBKbEB_Dt3IswOcWM7DaA-BvySzR10DJhBl86vO7VtLdPLpRoGEI" style="text-align: center;">https://www.longbeach.gov/economicdevelopment/real-estate-development/queen-mary-updates/?fbclid=IwAR0DQ-cSBKbEB_Dt3IswOcWM7DaA-BvySzR10DJhBl86vO7VtLdPLpRoGEI</a></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="text-align: center;">Queen Mary Updates.</span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><em style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; color: #5a5a5a; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">"Today
we come to the happy task of sending on her way the stateliest ship now in
being.” King George on the Queen Mary’s launch.</span></em></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><em style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There are history’s, photos, and the story
of her long journey from Liverpool to LA.
Not only was that an epic journey, it was a horror story.</span></em></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><em style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-style: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here is another link that should be
amusing. The San Diego PRIDE Parade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gp5wrt-fnU</span></em></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><em><span style="background: white; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><p><br /> </p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-16197929817624612652022-07-14T17:16:00.001-07:002022-07-14T17:16:51.737-07:00FROM OUR LAST TRIP<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Gd5wiVz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="482" src="https://i.imgur.com/Gd5wiVz.jpg" width="642" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">(Just to let you know, thinking has gotten hard for
me. Typing is worse.)</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">It was a fun ride up to LA in Grumpy. George ordered a scooter, and it was waiting
for us at the hotel. There were a lot of
scooters to be seen, but there were even more strollers. Disneyland was wall to wall strollers. There were rides like this one where you had
to adapt finding a way to clamber aboard no matter how hard it was.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/gqPmDTS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="646" src="https://i.imgur.com/gqPmDTS.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">They know those of us driving scooters need areas to sit
on them. Here is G on the flat place at
the end of a railway car. All through
the parks, I found these scooter compromises but nothing for the thousands of
strollers.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Pnxkxrh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="401" src="https://i.imgur.com/Pnxkxrh.jpg" width="535" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Radiator Springs amused me. There was no
special ride, but the details of the tires and phone lines on poles left me
smiling. The skies were filled with
lines and cables when I was a kid. They
slowly disappear now. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/IdPSbjA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="478" src="https://i.imgur.com/IdPSbjA.jpg" width="637" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">The scooters were parked outside the Ferris wheel, but
there was parking right next to a loading area for those of us who were slow.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-55691886334391999842022-07-08T12:00:00.004-07:002022-07-08T12:15:13.061-07:00WITH FAMILY<br />
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Id4UVES.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="800" height="590" src="https://i.imgur.com/Id4UVES.jpg" width="603" /></a></div><br /><i><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Mom Chris, Max, Kensie, and Alex.</span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">They were to be here at one. Delayed, they arrived about four. She had been gone for two months to the Philippines. She took her son, Max, who was
enthusiastically spoiled by every relative within shouting distance especially
by her mom who also has cancer.
Yesterday we got to meet this great-grandson for the first time. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">He loved the chairs in the dining room. Round and round he went. He was fascinated by my watch. He became marvelously well behaved by a ride
standing at the front of my scooter. Of such
small things is bonding made. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Of course the RAV4, Gus, was a detailed topic of
discussion. New RAV4’s are, base price,
26 thousand, but with tax-license-dealer prep-and options, the final price is
around 40 thousand. George confessed to
spending 11 thousand fixing him back up.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/pzf47yi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="473" src="https://i.imgur.com/pzf47yi.jpg" width="631" /></a></div><br /><i><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Gus and I posing for the first official portrait.</span></i> <p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-56889030919198699372022-07-07T12:09:00.000-07:002022-07-08T12:10:22.765-07:00TOO SALTY<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/H2Dm1l4.jpg%20I%20should%20post%20a%20picture%20or%20two%20of%20the%20finished%20Gus.%20And%20he%20is%20done.%20When%20the%20new%20tires%20went%20on,%20George%20wanted%20the%20steering%20rack%20and%20tie%20rod%20ends%20done.%20They%20were%20done%20late%20yesterday.%20The%20steering%20rack%20itself%20was%20leaking.%20It%20was%20a%20safety%20issue,%20G%20told%20me.%20Dinner%20out%20to%20celebrate.%20He%20had%20liver%20and%20onions.%20I%20had%20half%20a%20sandwich%20with%20a%20salad.%20Yes,%20I%20ate%20every%20bit%20of%20the%20green%20stuff,%20but%20I%20couldn%E2%80%99t%20eat%20the%20half%20ham%20and%20cheese%E2%80%A6.too%20salty.%20All%20this%20happened%20just%20when%20the%20latest%20copy%20of%20Consumer%20Reports%20arrived%20which%20told%20us%20how%20bad%20the%20bacteria%20is%20in%20chicken%20and%20ground%20beef.%20Antibiotic%20resistant,%20it%20told%20me.)%20I%20should%20post%20a%20picture%20or%20two%20of%20the%20finished%20Gus.%20And%20he%20is%20done.%20When%20the%20new%20tires%20went%20on,%20George%20wanted%20the%20steering%20rack%20and%20tie%20rod%20ends%20done.%20They%20were%20done%20late%20yesterday.%20The%20steering%20rack%20itself%20was%20leaking.%20It%20was%20a%20safety%20issue,%20G%20told%20me.%20Dinner%20out%20to%20celebrate.%20He%20had%20liver%20and%20onions.%20I%20had%20half%20a%20sandwich%20with%20a%20salad.%20Yes,%20I%20ate%20every%20bit%20of%20the%20green%20stuff,%20but%20I%20couldn%E2%80%99t%20eat%20the%20half%20ham%20and%20cheese%E2%80%A6.too%20salty.%20All%20this%20happened%20just%20when%20the%20latest%20copy%20of%20Consumer%20Reports%20arrived%20which%20told%20us%20how%20bad%20the%20bacteria%20is%20in%20chicken%20and%20ground%20beef.%20Antibiotic%20resistant,%20it%20told%20me." imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="443" src="https://i.imgur.com/H2Dm1l4.jpg%20I%20should%20post%20a%20picture%20or%20two%20of%20the%20finished%20Gus.%20And%20he%20is%20done.%20When%20the%20new%20tires%20went%20on,%20George%20wanted%20the%20steering%20rack%20and%20tie%20rod%20ends%20done.%20They%20were%20done%20late%20yesterday.%20The%20steering%20rack%20itself%20was%20leaking.%20It%20was%20a%20safety%20issue,%20G%20told%20me.%20Dinner%20out%20to%20celebrate.%20He%20had%20liver%20and%20onions.%20I%20had%20half%20a%20sandwich%20with%20a%20salad.%20Yes,%20I%20ate%20every%20bit%20of%20the%20green%20stuff,%20but%20I%20couldn%E2%80%99t%20eat%20the%20half%20ham%20and%20cheese%E2%80%A6.too%20salty.%20All%20this%20happened%20just%20when%20the%20latest%20copy%20of%20Consumer%20Reports%20arrived%20which%20told%20us%20how%20bad%20the%20bacteria%20is%20in%20chicken%20and%20ground%20beef.%20Antibiotic%20resistant,%20it%20told%20me.)%20I%20should%20post%20a%20picture%20or%20two%20of%20the%20finished%20Gus.%20And%20he%20is%20done.%20When%20the%20new%20tires%20went%20on,%20George%20wanted%20the%20steering%20rack%20and%20tie%20rod%20ends%20done.%20They%20were%20done%20late%20yesterday.%20The%20steering%20rack%20itself%20was%20leaking.%20It%20was%20a%20safety%20issue,%20G%20told%20me.%20Dinner%20out%20to%20celebrate.%20He%20had%20liver%20and%20onions.%20I%20had%20half%20a%20sandwich%20with%20a%20salad.%20Yes,%20I%20ate%20every%20bit%20of%20the%20green%20stuff,%20but%20I%20couldn%E2%80%99t%20eat%20the%20half%20ham%20and%20cheese%E2%80%A6.too%20salty.%20All%20this%20happened%20just%20when%20the%20latest%20copy%20of%20Consumer%20Reports%20arrived%20which%20told%20us%20how%20bad%20the%20bacteria%20is%20in%20chicken%20and%20ground%20beef.%20Antibiotic%20resistant,%20it%20told%20me." width="590" /></a></div><p style="background: #FDFDFD; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br /></p><p style="background: #FDFDFD; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">I should post a picture or two of the
finished Gus. And he is done. When the new tires went on, George wanted the
steering rack and tie rod ends done. They were done late yesterday. The
steering rack itself was leaking. It was a safety issue, G told me.</span></p>
<p style="background: #FDFDFD; border-radius: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">Dinner out to celebrate. He had liver
and onions. I had half a sandwich with a salad. Yes, I ate every bit of the
green stuff, but I couldn’t eat the half ham and cheese….too salty. All this
happened just when the latest copy of Consumer Reports arrived which told us
how bad the bacteria is in chicken and ground beef.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: #FDFDFD; border-radius: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">Antibiotic resistant, it told me.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: #FDFDFD; border-radius: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">I should post a picture or two of the
finished Gus. And he is done. When the new tires went on, George wanted the
steering rack and tie rod ends done. They were done late yesterday. The
steering rack itself was leaking. It was a safety issue, G told me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: #FDFDFD; border-radius: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">Dinner out to celebrate. He had liver
and onions. I had half a sandwich with a salad. Yes, I ate every bit of the
green stuff, but I couldn’t eat the half ham and cheese….too salty. All this
happened just when the latest copy of Consumer Reports arrived which told us
how bad the bacteria is in chicken and ground beef.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: #FDFDFD; border-radius: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 10.5pt;">Antibiotic resistant, it told me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-87536125864313936622022-07-05T12:17:00.003-07:002022-07-05T12:17:45.260-07:00EXTRAVAGANZA<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/YAhDZlT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://i.imgur.com/YAhDZlT.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Although I don’t have the energy I used to, I still
missed going out to see the fireworks yesterday. Instead we stayed home and watched three
different fireworks on TV. There were no
local fireworks on our side of the point as OB didn’t get a permit. San Diego Bay did, and they gave us 20 some
minutes of sky color. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">We started with the National Mall show with all their red
white and blue trappings. Next was the
Big Bay Boom…on FOX of all channels, and last came the MACY’S extravaganza. And it certainly was. They nicely didn’t overlap which gave us a
good time with a variety of venues. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">This morning the Hospice nurse visited. Cottage cheese over avocado for lunch, and out
shopping afterwards. What more could one
want.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-42131167919868287042022-07-03T15:20:00.001-07:002022-07-03T15:20:23.296-07:00AN OLD TEMPLATE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/WJUFqSm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="481" height="800" src="https://i.imgur.com/WJUFqSm.jpg" width="481" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><A HREF=http://geeeee-zer.blogspot.com/>Himself:</A><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He went to the Comic Con Spiderman exhibit
and worked it with Zoe today.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Myself:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Margot helped get me ready to shower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talked with Laka.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Reading:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On my Kindle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Watching:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whatever we have recorded:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the NCIS’s, Finding Your Roots, 60 Minutes,
Dr. Jeff. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Photo:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Margot and Zoe, the end of June, 2022.<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gratitude’s:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That G is home.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-31987038485258740052022-06-29T16:41:00.002-07:002022-06-29T16:41:22.855-07:00SLOWLY<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/L6G6zXA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="701" height="667" src="https://i.imgur.com/L6G6zXA.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">My O2 level measures at almost 91.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That doesn’t make the visiting nurse at all
happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think my ongoing slowness is
due to the lack of oxygen also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So today
we put the portable bottle in the car with us when we wandered off to COSTCO. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I regret his complaining at/to me the entire
stay, but we had a very strange dinner last night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was determined to get some boring, everyday
food stuff in the house.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Easy to prepare foods too. But every time I waved my hand toward
something in a freezer case, he got really upset with me. We brought home only three frozen entrées;
bacon wrapped chicken, a case of chicken pot pies, and beer battered cod. Yes, I really did that.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Yes, there is still room in the freezer. The only thing I didn’t get was the exquisite,
large jar of peach slices. It would take
us forever to eat those 4 jars.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-76140514658582188802022-06-27T16:34:00.002-07:002022-06-29T16:41:49.916-07:00SOUP<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/LNnXxhK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="455" src="https://i.imgur.com/LNnXxhK.jpg" width="607" /></a></div><br /> Eating simply here.
Perhaps just soup for dinner.<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Yesterday we ran around with our camera’s on our
hands. G forgot to take any pictures. I’ve grown tired of using old and dated
images. The new pictures may be boring,
but they are new and fresh. The San Diego
River above. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">After words, we went out to dinner at the Brig. That was good but I couldn’t eat it all. The two kids finished off what I couldn’t
eat. Down stairs in the parking lot the
two RAV4’s were next to each other. I
didn’t get a picture of that, but it was cute.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Perhaps just soup for dinner.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Yesterday we ran around with our camera’s on our
hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>G forgot to take any pictures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve grown tired of using old and dated
images.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The new pictures may be boring,
but they are new and fresh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The San Diego
River above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">After words, we went out to dinner at the Brig.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was good but I couldn’t eat it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two kids finished off what I couldn’t
eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Down stairs in the parking lot the
two RAV4’s were next to each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
didn’t get a picture of that, but it was cute.<o:p></o:p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-45779448208825447972022-06-21T17:07:00.000-07:002022-06-21T17:07:07.588-07:00A REALLY GOOD THING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/DZ6NaDY.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="643" height="403" src="https://i.imgur.com/DZ6NaDY.png" width="324" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">What’s happening in my world these days. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Juan, our next door neighbor is home early today. I napped once over my book; and once after
lunch. Yes, the ham was really
good. The really nice Hospice nurse stopped
by just as I was starting to eat lunch.
I told her about my hip and about the ‘Hot Spot’ on my bum. She overloaded my rear with some orange
stuff, and suggested a moving-pillow for the bed. She also suggested a heating pad. Ours had died the good death, so we were off to Target to find
one.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Spending: Not so
good at that. On the whole, 400 a month
for long term care is ok, but this only covers a four year period. Discovered lemon ices. Oooo.
Didn’t buy the giant muumuu I found at target today. That was a very
economical thing.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Family: Both kids
seem to be doing well. That’s a really
good thing. George found the fitting the
held all my keys together. I end up with
three sets of keys that just snap together.
One is for Grumpy with a key fob attached. The fob for the very blue Toyota will
actually open the driver’s side door.
Grump’s fob will open the trunk….but
he doesn’t have a trunk. I guess, after all these years Grumpy is
family.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-32324039843804197812022-06-19T13:48:00.001-07:002022-06-19T16:35:39.628-07:00JUNETEENTH<p>Today a most interesting article appeared online from NASA. I thought I would share both the link and the video with you this important day.</p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://gcaptain.com/galveston-and-the-beginning-of-juneteenth/">https://gcaptain.com/galveston-and-the-beginning-of-juneteenth/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br /></p><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-56988689348123621302022-06-19T13:01:00.001-07:002022-06-19T13:01:39.967-07:00PRIDE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdEd77h1wnwrpWP6vwoj5mP_IcovH2NUZjF7lKy56UvDI5&s=10" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="271" height="258" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdEd77h1wnwrpWP6vwoj5mP_IcovH2NUZjF7lKy56UvDI5&s=10" width="461" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing">As far as I know, there is only one gay man on my side of our family. Wringing my brain doesn’t bring forth any more. It’s PRIDE time of year again, and I cheer on one grandson.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Near his home are: <a href="https://www.gaypinkspots.com/event/">h</a><a href="https://www.gaypinkspots.com/event/">ttps://www.gaypinkspots.com/event</a></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">San Diego always does things a little sideways. In San Francisco PRIDE is today. The PRIDE festival here will be July 9
through the 17<sup>th</sup>. </p><div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">A job was offered to me when I was at my bottom by my
friend Harry. I found myself
housesitting an old Victorian downtown…in the middle of a gay
neighborhood. I didn’t know what gay
was. Today all those gay and straight friends
have died. I find many of them on panels
in the AIDS Quilt. Those that didn’t die
of AIDS, are framed forever in my memory. </p></div>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-55752797818827829422022-06-15T15:27:00.004-07:002022-06-15T15:27:49.919-07:00IT'S HARD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/9WQJlMV.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="589" height="410" src="https://i.imgur.com/9WQJlMV.jpg" width="589" /></a></div><br /><p>It’s really hard for me to get started quilting
again. I seem to want to nap or read
instead of quilting or even drawing. I
used to wonder why my very talented mother and grandmother stopped their
artwork when they reached their eighties.
And they did. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Once mother started taking cruises in her seventies, she
did make colorful sketches. They weren’t
very good sketches. Grandma did draw a
bit but only if she got a commission.
Grandma couldn’t afford to buy more pasteles when hers got to be just
nubs. She saved them in small glass
tubes. Perhaps that’s why I saved my many
boxes of those colorful chalk sticks.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/XW4n3cc.jpg"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/XW4n3cc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="612" height="661" src="https://i.imgur.com/XW4n3cc.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><br />The top quilt is one of the first I did for Alex. The
bottom is one for George. <p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-86791742021766705672022-06-14T10:46:00.000-07:002022-06-14T10:46:01.931-07:00THE FAIR<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/StyoOCo.jpg"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/StyoOCo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="501" src="https://i.imgur.com/StyoOCo.jpg" width="667" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">My camera spent most of its time in my backpack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only when we got to the Firemen’s Demolition
Derby did it come out. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love a crème puff;
he loves the plain old ordinary cinnamon rolls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He loves those even more than the deep fried Oreos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ah, the fair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The cinnamon Rolls looked extraordinary, but I have to confess that my
puff was tired, dry, and almost tasteless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Blech.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">They moved the sewing things down to Crosby Hall, and I
only got a quick drive through. Never a
good look at the quilts. Darn. Lunch was a long sausage topped with onions and
peppers which got all over my scooter.
Then on to the Derby. It was fun
but there were no cows, sheep, birds, or anything else. I never got to the art or photography which
are my primary goals at the fair. I
guess, this year was G’s turn.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/quLxPRx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="513" src="https://i.imgur.com/quLxPRx.jpg" width="684" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing">I held together pretty well for a tired old lady. Home at flourish to the news that the RAV4
was ready to be picked up. Margot drove him
out. He still doesn’t think I am strong
enough.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Today at eleven.
The Hospice nurse and Mat to sell G a Long term health insurance.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-30538363616379094952022-06-11T10:45:00.000-07:002022-06-11T10:45:09.062-07:00I NAP<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/Lxy6iAl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://i.imgur.com/Lxy6iAl.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">I nap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bobbie calls
just when I had been wanting to talk to her, and I find myself without much of
anything to say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I nap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I realize that doesn’t sound very exciting, but
napping seems to be just where I am these days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I managed to not nap through the January 6 hearings on TV
while electrified by the riot video.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Republicans are still supporting Trump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are still ignoring the logic of gun control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today is the day of the big rally for gun
control here, but I am napping at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I even have a small pillow so my head doesn’t have to rest on the sharp
edge of the desk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is pretty bad. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">George has all four of us tickets for the County Fair
tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Comic Con museum is closed
while they install a massive Spiderman exhibit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We can be found at the Fireman’s Demolition Derby, the first round is at
eleven and they put all the wrecked cars all together and do it again at three
or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have had two years to build
this batch of cars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I nap.<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-63328790345421668262022-06-10T10:17:00.002-07:002022-06-10T10:24:13.945-07:00TOO MANY MUUMUU'S<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/KAHrQrs.jpg"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/73ZrwWC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="533" src="https://i.imgur.com/73ZrwWC.jpg" width="710" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Somehow we are failing at the one thing a day thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yesterday we took one of the three Rav4 transmissions
out to the trannie man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only then did we
stop in to the giant Target in the Valley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">There<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wasn’t a
scooter for G and he had to walk the store on his very worn knees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bought a loose blouse to wear to the fair,
and I bought a simple pair of white tennies to wear also.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
Sunscreen too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very functional. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I can wear this outfit for the rest of the summer fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three to six months the Oncologist gave me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They gave mother the same time, and she lasted
42 more years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>G points out that one
never knows.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Today, I am still in a much mended night shirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll put on a muumuu till we are ready to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s good for me to be going to AA meetings
again to feel a part off a community again.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/KAHrQrs.jpg"></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/KAHrQrs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://i.imgur.com/KAHrQrs.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-60363698401080883332022-06-08T18:49:00.003-07:002022-06-08T18:49:51.649-07:00A VISIT<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/EuJxVRO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="649" height="424" src="https://i.imgur.com/EuJxVRO.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing">We are still doing only one thing a day, resolutely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doggedly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had a home health aide visit today and can report<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that I didn’t fall in or out of the shower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then came a social worker, and I answered lots
of questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I Napped while G ran to
the last mechanic’s and picked up the last transmission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Yes, I am still reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Finished another old book today.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The photo above is of Katy in 89. She will be here during Comic Con for her
High School Reunion. Someone on the
reunion Committee didn’t think when they planned this.
There are no hotel rooms available,
there are no sofa’s. I offered
our sofa, but Katy hurts more than I do.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-90575116465390800342022-06-07T14:21:00.005-07:002022-06-19T13:50:38.559-07:00DAVID<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/BI7n7ci_d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="97" data-original-width="145" height="151" src="https://i.imgur.com/BI7n7ci_d.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><p>George has decreed that we do only one thing a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today we rolled through the Carmel family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three years of Covid news and Christmas
cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David is twice as wide as usual,
and Mariah is engaged. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s nothing
we can do except give all those folks hugs.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">We have acquired a hospice nurse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She has a good laugh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As things
grow worse, the Hospice folks will be adding more staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They ask if we would like a minister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repeatedly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>G answers back that we have 38 years in a spiritual program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need to send this off to my sponsor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll
feel more in touch with any program if I do.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-22291245933188155482022-06-06T09:41:00.002-07:002022-06-06T09:41:39.452-07:00Thinking<p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/2LQJcEZ.jpg" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/2LQJcEZ.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
It’s time that I swing my blog back into some form of normalcy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Habit
is good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I have gotten out of the
habit of writing….so very easily, even after writing all these years, I would
think writing would fall into place a little easier.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">I have a few topics that I want to write about hidden away
in the back of my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do have a back
of my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>G is working on getting
himself long term care insurance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like this a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been thinking about PTSD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have one daughter with a voracious case of
it. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">“We noticed you might be driving without a service
contract…,” how wonderful that we are down to one call a day of these.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a while we were getting two every half
hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then again, we did spend a weekend
on the island.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">https://imgur.com/a/5d6bpZL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-45668536874822057422022-06-03T11:01:00.003-07:002022-06-03T11:01:52.770-07:00HOME <p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqUvdnfH0QF5OmBSRjCXzsFsRQ2w1LYJJDZ5KCAjTPNm797w1UKGjVFoVt_dcs86BjqFyD4ZKjZriXn5-dotyauUBgus1NemS2CuArxkXy3ZISz4Fn1Dp3eZFFy74h88Z4uoivGk4OD65lXiLSF-9tRPaajVw88dj7NnsY-atoSYsKjxSBcsr_Ojmt1g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="975" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqUvdnfH0QF5OmBSRjCXzsFsRQ2w1LYJJDZ5KCAjTPNm797w1UKGjVFoVt_dcs86BjqFyD4ZKjZriXn5-dotyauUBgus1NemS2CuArxkXy3ZISz4Fn1Dp3eZFFy74h88Z4uoivGk4OD65lXiLSF-9tRPaajVw88dj7NnsY-atoSYsKjxSBcsr_Ojmt1g" width="315" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">We came home through the green of trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wind shifted the branches to suit itself
and I was delighted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a different
kind of coming home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All pressure is off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Occasionally I wondered if I made the right
choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Occasionally this morning, I wondered
if I was in my right mind cutting off and backing away from all modern treatments.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362192907007766017.post-64641776529816733912022-05-15T16:53:00.002-07:002022-05-15T16:53:24.775-07:00MOSTLY CLOUDY<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/jYxrD7l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/jYxrD7l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p>Often through the Disneyland park, I caught glimpses of horticultural
work.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/i71nBFt.jpg"><span style="color: windowtext;"></span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://i.imgur.com/i71nBFt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://i.imgur.com/i71nBFt.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Often they were not used in traditional manners, and I
appreciated that. Though there were acres of the usual. And I did fall today. I did have sense enough to not photograph
them.<p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p>Magehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com13