>At last. Last night I turned off the a/c and opened the windows. Bliss, oh bliss. This is, I think, the longest stretch I’ve ever had the a/c on. I kept the a/c on 75 and was comfortable, not chilly. Having lived in the Southwest with dry heat, and now here in New England with humidity, I can say with certainty: It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. What they say is true. Being sticky and clammy is not my favorite state of being.
>It’s that uncomfortable summer weather that I don’t love. Hot and sticky. But after two days with the a/c running, I needed some outside air last night, so up went the windows and off went the a/c. It’s supposed to cool off a bit later, so I’m toughing it out until then.
Been hearing about the Republicans breaking ranks with Moron Man, and wonder what will come out of it. Who can know the best course of action, but it does seem that the one we’re taking is not working. A person who gets an idea in their head, like the pres., and then can’t see anything else, also like the pres., is dangerous. You have to be open to other options, step back and study the effect of what you’re doing now, and be willing to change the plan if need be. I really hope the next person who buys his/her way into office will at least have that quality about him/her.
Slightly disillusioned about my country? You could say so. I’m distressed about the way things are, with money the only consideration in most things, although that is not true for everyone, thank goodness. But I think of a man I encountered who thought the solution to the oil problem was for the third world to stop having children and needing food, so that he could keep operating his SUV cheaply and guilt-free.
But the sun is shining, and fluffy white clouds are racing across the blue sky. From the south, unfortunately, but still. Once they start coming from the north, you know things are getting better, weather-wise. It’s summer.
>Recently I watched a show that talked about the age of this planet. It is much older than previously thought. The narrator mentioned how the earth has recycled itself many times over, and stated that for most of its’ history, there was no life. Then life happened, and ultimately evolved into us and all the other species and forms in existence now. What I want to know is, how can it be stated as fact that there was no life previously? How can we know that life didn’t exist many times and become extinct and all traces plowed back into the magma through plate tectonics? I love science.
>A brief respite from the air-conditioner, but tomorrow 93 is forecast. Oh, well. I finally set up the new table and put the need-to-be-sorted paperwork on it. All seven tons. What is it about paper? It seems to reproduce itself when you’re not looking. I plan to discard everything I possibly can. Maybe I can scan stuff to the pc instead of keeping the piece of paper. I also ran some pc scans. How fun. NOT! But it’s done, and no viruses and not too much spyware to delete.
Looking forward to seeing the new doctor next month. Maybe she can give me something that will work, since generic zoloft doesn’t seem to do much. Maybe she’ll have learned about fibro in med school. All my other doctors were older, and got out of school before fibro was a diagnosis. I’m getting less and less mobile as time goes on, and I don’t want to wind up like some people in the fibro group, who spend most of their time in bed and/or need wheelchairs or scooters to get around. So I’m hopeful.
It’s really a lovely day, and no thunderstorms in sight. Would have been nice to get out somewhere, but Tess was up most of the night and was napping today. LOL Been there, done that.
Called Lisa but got her voicemail. Hope she is okay. I still am outraged that they sent her home less than 48 hours after major abdominal surgery. I am NEVER moving to Florida. What a joke for healthcare they have there. Maybe they figure most people are old there, so if they die, it was to be expected anyway. I don’t know, but I am really upset about this. She lives ALONE. And they knew this when they sent her home. Unbelievable.
>Finally, the heat wave broke and it is cool and cloudy and the tiniest bit breezy. I got a new cleaner who seems good, but they all do the first time out, then they gradually do less and less. So we’ll see. Feeling better again, thank goodness. Really, really tired of being sick, but I can live with it. Like there’s a choice. Disjointed thoughts today, so enough of this post.
>It”s the sixth of June, 61 degrees, breezy and gorgeous. 61 degrees in June! Not being a hot, sticky weather lover, I am happy. The weather is certainly getting interesting as we get deeper into the global warming phenomenon. We are fortunate here not to have really bad storms as are happening in other areas close to us.
It’s done. The house is sold. Now the guilt that I didn’t get a better price, fear that I’m going to wind up owing, rather than inheriting, money. Wishing I could have been there for my mom, sorry that the family’s only asset is gone. Nothing is ever easy, is it? But it’s done. Relief.
I am cleaning (slowly) the messes from the week I was the most ill, and the lousy homemaker didn’t bother with. Otherwise good. Feeling much better, and pacing myself so I don’t relapse. Simon is resting on the desk next to the keyboard, Gertrude is under the bed as usual, Tess will be here soon (Coolatta’s?), life is good.
>Had another good day today. Went to Walmart with Tess and got a bunch of things I’ve been needing: a new drain board, a paring knife, a catnip toy for Simon and Gertrude, and two pillows for the sofa so it is actually comfortable to sit/lie on. And they rang up at 25% less than the tag price. I love/hate Walmart. Then Coolattas and play with Tess’s puppy, who loves me. She is sooooo cute and fun. Then exhaustion, but a good day overall.
>Yay, me. Today I made soup. My first pretty good day in awhile, so I chopped veg and added some chicken and made a nice soup. Great with Romano grated in. I put leeks, carrots, onion, garlic, parsnips, celery, rosemary and other herbs, bay leaf, and a can of chicken broth with the water. Sauteed the veg in olive oil, then added liquid and herbs. Now I have decent meals for the next day or two. Home-made. Life is good.
>In a few seconds, it will be April. Spring. We had our first real spring day a few days ago. Cool, not cold, sunny, you could smell the earth. What an experience. Sometimes I think it would be great to live where it was 65 degees and sunny all year, but days like the afore mentioned make me appreciate the seasons so much. Having something to look forward to, having new experiences with the weather all the time. It’s a great planet. Been watching Planet Earth on tv. There is some amazing stuff on this world, and a lot I was completely unaware of. Things like this make me glad to be alive in a time when I can see things on my tv from anywhere and everywhere.
>Went out with Tess today. Then played with Misty. Fun, but very tired and achy now. Was hard not to go back to bed this morning, but I really didn’t want to bail one more time.
Downloaded IE7, and a new bookmark add-on, Bookmark wizard, which displays IE favs as a webpage. Pretty cool. Boring looking, but neat to have them all there in front of you, with addresses. I printed it out as a backup, too. Nothing on tv tonight, so just going to play on here til I fade.
Here’s another blog I found a couple of days ago. Makes me sad. http://gocomics.typepad.com/the_sandbox/
>It’s Pacific time. Had to change it in settings.
Completely forgot. I got broadband Feb 14th. Loving it, but haven’t been on much due to flare. But I can watch you tube, clips, tv shows. It’s fantastic! Yay, me.
>Just noticed. It’s 12:54 am, and the last post said it was done at 9:46. Whose time?
>Today I got a new stereo and a new wireless keyboard and mouse. I like them all. They don’t make things very well, however. I purchased a Sharp stereo, with tape player, five cd player, radio. It sounds really good, not as good as Bose, but I can’t afford Bose. However, the wires are thin, the plastic connections are flimsy, and the remote is………..well, it’s a remote. I’m hoping this will last me for awhile, but time will tell.
The keyboard and mouse are nice. It is a curved keyboard, but not much, and not huge and ungainly and hard to use, like my previous ergonomic keyboard. The mouse fits my hand, too. I think I’m going to like it. Some things are good, some things are not. We’ll see how my new toys stack up a few months down the line.
>Kind of a blah day. Start the way you mean to go on. I sure didn’t. Spent the day vegging and watching marathons on tv……Twilight Zone, Monk. Then cable went all funny, so I decided to see if I had anything to say. Apparently not. Just that I hope this year the human race will get a brain!
strangely peculiar 