Came across this, haven’t seen anything else confirming or refuting, but thought it was interesting.
Scientists Find Correlation Between BPA and Autism | Fooducate.

it’s still a wintry day.

In England, from here: A Wintry Day

In Massachusetts:

Oh, those poor butchered trees. Everytime I look out, I want to just cry. In about a month, they will be blooming and I will try to remember to post a current pic and one from a few years ago before the butchering. Never let your highway department use a chainsaw unsupervised by anyone with a brain, people.

I am again slightly better, and actually got a couple of very minor things done today. Yay, me.

Slowly feeling better every day, but still lots of pain and very tired. I want to feel as good as I did last week all the time, please. It’s not perfect, but it was a lot better than this. I got things done. I really, really like getting things done. Really.

Maintenance came to see about the frig, finally, and they even called to let me know the guy was coming. I like our maintenance man. He is overworked, but very nice and always pleasant. He noticed me hobbling with my cane and asked me how I got out without a working elevator, which is down for a couple more months, I think. Nobody has ever asked me that. Or even noticed, as far as I am aware. I appreciated that he noticed. I don’t get out, is the answer. I can get down the stairs very slowly and carefully if I have to, but getting back up is even slower and painful and leaves me in extra pain for some days after. So I don’t go out if I don’t absolutely have to. Oh, that’s why I’m so pale. I never see the sun. Hmmm. These are like sunshine, right:

I used to know someone who called me ‘Sunshine’. That was nice.

While I was looking for something to illustrate the last post, I came across this, and it struck me, as someone who was once suicidal, how true it is.  It’s not dying you crave, it’s freedom from the unbearable emotional pain, and dying seems the only way out.  The last resort, because you just can’t take one more minute of feeling this incredibly horrible.  Something to think about.

Had a couple of not-great days, building up to a massive laying on the couch moaning and groaning crappy pain day yesterday, where I mostly tried to sleep through it. Much better today. Trying to get things done, but much slower than last week. Still a lot of pain going on. I only cut the Prednisone back 1/2 mg, not a whole mg like doctor wanted me to. Stupid doctors. Let them live with this shit.

Anyway, I was looking at something I needed to do something with, and it occurred to me that I buy things, and do things, that I don’t consciously realize I am buying/doing in order to recreate a time when I didn’t feel hopeless. When I hadn’t lost hope. But I have, and things especially are not going to fix that. I find myself thinking so what if I don’t learn a language, or download and try out the latest computer thingy, or any number of things, because it just doesn’t matter any more. So I’m thinking about this, and I realize that I have never recovered from being really ill for months on end a couple of years ago. That ‘can’t do it, it doesn’t matter anyway’ mind set has taken hold and is affecting every aspect of my life. I have my days, where I am pretty much ‘me’ but mainly not. I need to think on this, and see if I can figure out how to change my inner voice. I like me better when I’m ‘me’. Just so you know. I have a lot of days like this:

Didn’t realize it was such a…is there a word? Anyway, it looked pale blue and brown or dark gold to me, no matter where I viewed it. I thought it was interesting, because science. How we perceive things is not always how someone else perceives it.

Here’s a nice article about Leonard Nimoy, who died today. Spock was my favorite character in Star Trek.

RIP Leonard Nimoy

and a good yesterday, as well. I have completely redone almost all of the kitchen. It’s been years since I was able to do that much work. I love you Prednisone, at least until the crap side-effects start happening.

I have some potentially good news. I think my refrigerator is dying. It was old when I moved in fifteen years ago, and I am so hoping for a new one. Will save on the electric bill, too. Appliances are much more efficient now.

Here’s the latest ‘all over the web’ thing. What color is this dress?

I’ll post what I think tomorrow. Unless I forget. 🙂

From Nantucket, it’s called ‘Slushy Wave, from here: Slushy Wave

Yes, it is snowing again. We have already broken the records for coldest and snowiest February in my area, and still it comes. It’s very fine and light and pretty coming down. The weather station pictured is several miles south of me. We have broken the records, they haven’t…yet. There are still two and a half more days in February.

Mild English question: I first wrote ‘There’s still two…”, but that is grammatically incorrect. So how do you write ‘There are’ with a contraction? Should I know this and forgot?

I am on the third day of a massive allergy attack. Sneezing, sneezing, sneezing. I even took two different antihistamines (after googling for safety) at the same time, to no avail. I even even opened the windows for an hour or so yesterday, it was in the low thirties so didn’t freeze. No help with the sneezing. Shower didn’t help, either.

Except for the sneezing, I think I am pretty much recovered from my really good, super, and excellent day on Monday. Cleaning out the stove drawer. In stages. Everything has to be done in stages, because pain. Have to sit down frequently. Pain is exhausting, too, so need frequent rest breaks. I could have done this in ten minutes once upon a time. Everything that might once have taken an hour, now takes ten or more. Getting things done is not easy with pain.

I’ve read recently that Duck Tales and Inspector Gadget are being ‘rebooted’. I loved both of these shows. Inspector Gadget, you may know, was based on ‘Get Smart’, which was hilarious in its first run, but seems so dated and stupid now as to be almost unwatchable. Sorry about that.

Hope you are all having a lovely, lovely day, night, whatever it is where you are.

Here’s an article about another Republican demonstrating his ignorance. It occurs to me, shouldn’t it be less of a requirement to be freaking rich, and more of a requirement to have an actual working brain in order to run for office? Shouldn’t there be a test, like you might get in sixth grade at least, to measure the intelligence of those people we are voting for? How do these people get elected? What does that say about the intelligence level of those who elect them? It does not bode well for the good ole US of A, people. No. It does not.

vito-barbieri-camera-female-gynecological-exam

Update: Here’s a funny take on the same subject:

republicans-unlearning-facts

Looking at local newspapers website, we have broken the records for coldest and snowiest February, and it not over yet.  Better than breaking the hot and sticky records.  Not looking forward to that.  I think it’s snowing again right now, too.

From here: Brazilian Dietary Guidlines

/ “Always prefer natural or minimally-processed foods and freshly-made dishes and meals to ultra-processed foods. In other words, opt for water, milk and fruits instead of soft drinks, dairy drinks and biscuits, do not replace freshly prepared dishes (broth, soups, salads, sauces, rice and beans, pasta, steamed vegetables, pies) with products that do not require culinary preparation (packaged soups, instant noodles, pre-prepared frozen dishes, sandwiches, cold cuts and sausages, industrialized sauces, ready-mixes for cakes), and stick to homemade desserts, avoiding industrialized ones.”

Boiling this down even further, rather than concern yourself with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s most recent set of dietary recommendations, if you ignore everything and simply focus on transforming fresh whole ingredients into meals; eating those meals at a table free from distractions; drinking alcohol at most in moderation; not smoking; getting a good night sleep; and cultivating healthy friendships and relationships, this will serve you better than getting 10 percent less or more of this, that or the other into your daily dietary life./

I have gotten a ton of ‘This is probably only noticeable to me’ stuff done so far today. Cleared out under the kitchen sink and put down shelf paper, a couple of days ago I took everything out of the unsatisfactory dresser drawers and put my shirts on the shelves, and today I put the bedding in that same dresser and put some of the stuff from under the kitchen sink on that bathroom shelf instead. Much more accessible tools, and much easier to get at undersink stuff in kitchen. Cleared out some more paper work, and my cubbies by the desk. Little things, but very satisfying and will make my life easier when this good bit turns back into crap. Cause you know it will. But today is a bright, if overcast, day, and that helps a lot. Gray is energy-sapping, I’ve found.

I want to clear out the stove drawer, but not sure if I’m up for it. We’ll see. I have to sit and rock and read, or mess about on here in between every little thing I do that involves moving, but Getting Things Done. Lots of energy. I would be a superstar if not for pain getting in the way.

My homemaker mentioned that she wished they could just fix the prednisone problems so I could stay on it, because there is such a difference in me when I am…on it, that is. Yep, I’d like that too, but meanwhile, I am just enjoying having the energy and brain power to GET THINGS DONE!!!!

You know how food blog writers seem to get sent tons of free things? Hey, here’s a recipe I’ve been making for years. Tweaked and tweaked til I got it just the way I like it.

Meat Pie
Brown a pound of ground meat. I use Shady Brook Farms ground turkey. Drain if necessary. Top with a can of cream corn or other veg (drained) of your choice. Top that with about a cup of grated sharp cheddar. Mix 1/2 c Bisquick, 2 eggs, I cup milk, and pour over. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.

I cook the turkey in the iron skillet and just use it to bake in, otherwise use a greased 8×8 pan. I also use a jar of Heinz Roasted Turkey Gravy in place of the milk. There. Send the free stuff, I’ll be watching for it. Oh, don’t drain the creamed corn, that’s just wrong. You can use frozen veg in place of canned, too. Maybe run under cold water to thaw a bit.

No, I’m not doing a food blog. I just like free stuff.

THIS cheered me up no end.

I wonder if anyone will ever buy Lenovo again after this.

Lenovo PreInstalls Unsafe Adware

I read this: Why Robins Sing At Night, and I just wanted to comment that if it interferes with profits, no one will give a damn. Then I realized that I am getting more and more cynical and angry and frustrated with humanity, and I know this is not a good thing. I need to stop reading stuff, maybe.

I’ve scrolling Tumblr and find myself looking at this picture:

Look at the petals. As I looked, I was thinking, ‘Man, I love this stuff’, when it suddenly dawned on me that I will soon be 71 years old and I am running out of time to enjoy the things I love, so I damn well better get busy and spend more time enjoying them. So I will.

Sign the petition here:

https://www.battleforthenet.com/