Good grief July is half over! – July is the one month out of the year that I always feel flies by more so than any other month. It’s a full month with 31 days but somehow poof and it’s gone. Back to school ads start to pop up and advertisements for Uggs. How can that be?
Waiting on Fitbit – I’ve been a devoted Fitbit customer for almost two years now. I’ve let it influence my life and keep me on my toes (exercise-wise). Since my accident I’m not hitting the milestones. I thought for sure they would send me a fruit basket. They must know that something is up if I’m not hitting my 10K steps each day. A basket of peaches would be nice.
Searching the internet – I’ve started looking at cars on the internet. That’s enough to make you sick. I don’t have a lot of requirements. I’m retired so I don’t put a lot of miles on the car. My Starbucks drink has to fit the cup holder; I need seat heaters and it has to be red. I’d also like the safety features like back-up camera and lane sensors. In order to get seat heaters, I need to get the upgraded model with a roof rack and moon roof which I will never use (explain the connection to me please?). Cha-ching, cha-ching.
Getting stalked – Lately I’ve been stalked by earwax ads on the internet. I’ve never googled it nor looked at any products for it so what gives here. Another algorithm gone wonky. BTW the pictures are disgusting! I’m not posting any. You’re welcome!
Reunion! – Looks like we are having a reunion this year. Everyone but the kids under 12 are vaccinated. It will be great to see everyone. It’s been a long time.
So how was your week?
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 
I’m a real Sunday driver sometimes. Early in my blog I used to try to get more miles on foot than by car and put the totals for each at year end.
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Great you are having a reunion this year! As to the car, I don’t get the correlation either. I think about getting a bike after retirement as I’ll have more time to ride and Michigan has some really great trails not far from me, but don’t like the contraption you have to put on the car to carry it around. I have a four-door mid-sized car with only 8,600 miles, Did you think about leasing one? A friend of mine said their financial advisor suggesting leasing as they live in a small town and just don’t rack up miles, so the low miles is a plus if you lease. Since I had my last car from 1988 to 2009, I hope to keep this one for as long before taking the plunge. I honestly don’t drive much – 8,600 miles and eleven years old.
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You beat me. I had 25K miles in 8 years.
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Recently my husband mentioned “C-Pap” machine while talking on the phone to his sister, and right away ads for C-Pap machines started showing up on his FB page. So, like, somehow our private conversations are being overheard? Because that’s a pretty outstanding coincidence. I mean, the conspiracy theorists have always thought so, but I was never as paranoid as that. Now I begin to wonder.
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I’m not surprised.
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Im at ER trying to get Felix’s ultrasound. I finally got a newish vehicle. My old was 20 years old, so the newfangled gadgets annoy me except for the camera. I got a 2019 Infiniti. Warning: very few cars available as they are out of chips.
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I haven’t looked except for glances on the internet. Looks grim. Good luck with Felix.
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I’ve been looking at cars online, too. It’s nutty. I want a few features like you do, but from what I can tell you gotta buy all the fancy details to get the few you want. Sneaky, but what do you expect? Buying cars is always a game.
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And I’m not a car game person!
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Me neither. 😒
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You’re entire family is vaccinated?!
I’m very impressed! I think that the powers that be should use your family for an ad campaign. Seriously. You are very, very lucky!
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We have teachers and old people in our family. The rest are progressive thinkers. The two youngsters will be vaccinated as soon as they can be. We are lucky.
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Congrats on the family reunion happening! Hurrah. Surely that’s a sign things are semi-normal?
Having just purchased a new car, I feel for you. Rather than drive to multiple dealers (good luck finding a used car-they’re practically extinct here in Denver-demand has been way too high), I used CarGurus to customize filters what I was looking for. You can check out the dealers for reviews and then determine which ones to see. Once I narrowed down the make and dealership, it was easy finding something. Luckily I found a great deal and was treated well when I went to test drive. Good luck!
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I just saw that Costco also has a service like that. It’s a new day. I hated car shopping in the old days.
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At least filters help narrow the search and eliminate a lot of stuff you’re not interested. I hadn’t been to a dealership in decades (all the past new to me cars either came from a neighbor, a friend or a relative. I’m guessing things changed a lot since the days dinosaurs roamed the earth which was when I bought that last new car.
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As if car decisions aren’t bad enough – this chip shortage is making availability and limiting what you have to choose from. (Love your criteria!)
Ear wax stalker? Sounds like someone has a list of ages of those who sought medical treatment recently – and decided with you had ringing from ears complication from COVID or accident. It’s all too creepy for me!
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I agree. Summer, July esp. flies by so fast. I’m not ready for the start of school. Who will feed me treats all day if the little humans are gone? It’s a quandary.
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You trained the little ones to feed you? Pretty cool!
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If I beg nonstop they will to shut me up!
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Yay for your family reunion! It will be so nice for you all to get together again 🙂 Bleah for looking for cars. With all the models and options, it really seems like there aren’t a lot of actual choices.
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I hate car shopping. I usually keep my cars for 10 years.
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No sweet peaches here yet, but had some wonderful tomatoes last week. I haven’t hit my Fitbit goal steps all month. Just too hot and humid to walk any distance. Great that you will have a reunion! After the past year, it will be extra fun to see family face to face.
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I have a cherry tomato plant on my deck and I’ve had maybe 2 dozen. They were tasty but won’t produce as many as if they were planted in the ground. It will be great to see family again.
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Yes, July just rushes by. A couple of days ago I tried to buy some shorts at my favorite ladies’ clothing store in town, and they’re all gone. They have some nice puffy jackets, though.
The first week of August we’re having our high school reunion–60th. It’s outside, but I’m sure there will be lots of unvaccinated people there. With the spread of the Delta variant, I’m getting cold feet.
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My husband’s high school reunion is scheduled for September (postponed from last year). It’s a luncheon. I’m hoping it’s safe but I understand cold feet. People are crazy.
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Time really does fly, doesn’t it?
Even if you’re not having fun.
I just wish the passage of the last sixteen months brought an end of this pandemic nightmare with it.
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I thought it had but it’s not looking good again.
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Unfortunately the anti-vaxxers are winning – which means we’re all losing,
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Perhaps Darwin will intervene.
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Hope springs eternal?
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🙂
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That’s great that you will have your reunion this year. I hope you will write about it.
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I’m sure I will. Something interesting always happens!
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I’ll never understand those ads on my browser page. Sometimes they’re related to searches I’ve made or articles I’ve read, but most times they are not. For instance, I keep seeing ads for baby teething products. Huh?! – Marty
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Sounds like ear wax but maybe not quite as gross.
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July has flown by, I don’t understand those ads either, Fitbit only wants to sell you an upgraded model, we’re looking at cars too, and it is at the top of the list of things I do not want to do. The only time we use the sun roof is if we hit the button by mistake, but we were told the same thing – safety upgrades = sun roof. Thanks so much. 🙂
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I don’t understand the connection between safety upgrades and sun roofs. Aren’t there enough people who want a sun roof by itself?
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GL with finding a car! Yay on being someone else that agrees how important color is in a car! 🙂
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If I have to look at it all the time, it should be something I like.
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The ridiculous packages for cars are RIDICULOUS! Sports package, premium package, executive package…. they just want you all confuzzled. I am tickled that you are going to have a reunion. Cracks me up that your first requirement is a proper cup holder that accommodates your Starbucks drink… why not? SSNS has issues with that for his stainless steel coffee cup on the go.
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The car I had before this one wasn’t deep enough and occasionally on a sharp turn my Starbucks venti would spill over. So annoying. I took a cup when I went car shopping it was that important to me.
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I understand… I do. I need a car with seats that don’t have that high rolled edge of seat to keep you in the seat. Sliding out and over that lump hurts my hip.
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I could easily save money if I get a smaller simple car without any bells and whistles but then it won’t be fun to drive.
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Car shopping is the pits! I would be glad not to ever have to do that again, but I suspect there will be at least one more opportunity in this life. Pet sitting less will help with the mileage for me.
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For me it’s upsetting to replace a car with 25K miles on it even if its 9 years old. I liked it. Now I will have to spend quite a bit of money for the luxury of having a car for those few occasions I drive.
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That is really the pits!! Once I get used to and like a car I don’t want to have to change things up either.
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I keep my car for 10 years usually but when I worked I put more mileage on it.
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I’m happy to hear the reunion is happening this year, Kate. That’s great! I couldn’t survive without my seat heaters. Like Nancy, my Honda has a moon roof. It’s nice to have the extra sunlight on cold winter days.
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I liked the seat heaters far more than I thought I would. They heat up faster than a car heater to make you comfortable on those really cold days and is my back is aching they feel so good.
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I know it’s hard to believe but SSNS uses our heated seats in hot Florida… it’s all about his back.
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It is! If my back is sore, my seat heaters are better than a heating pad because it fits better.
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I’m addicted to it! You’re right, they are great for an achy back.
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Especially when it’s cold out but I’ve used it in summer just for an achy back.
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Same here!
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We’ve had some DELICIOUS FL & GA peaches this summer ~ sweet, juicy, perfect texture (not too hard, not too soft, not mealy)! We must be living right!
I have a moon roof on my Honda. It’s an occasionally nice feature to have on a day when you want to drive with the top down . . . and way easier than a convertible.
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My old car had a moon roof and I never once used it. I have to be careful of the sun hitting my eyes. I bought some peaches last week and was disappointed. They should be wonderful now. I must have gotten a batch that was either picked too early or held too long.
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Eek, back to school ads. Our schools only broke up on Friday. I will have to google a moon roof. I have heard of a sunroof. We are supposed to have freedom day on Monday when we can stop wearing masks. Our health minister has just gone down with the virus and Boris has to self isolate as a contact so it’s not going well. I hope you have started to feel better. I did not realise you were going to need a new car.
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It is a sun roof. My car was totaled so I will need a car. Boris had a bad case of covid if I remember correctly so hopefully he will be ok.
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Gosh I get those ear-wax pop up ads too and they are truly gross. I can’t seem to make them stop and I haven’t (nor hope I never have to) google that! Yay for a family reunion. We never had enough family to have a reunion but I’ve always thought it would be fun. Happy Sunday!
Hugs, Pam
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They are fun and an opportunity to see the younger generation which I rarely see.
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Every month seems to fly by for me, Kate. I was a devoted Fitbit user until my last one died. My new different counter asks me whether I have died.🙂 Constantly improving tech. A great word “stalked.” I wonder how I get on someone’s radar for something obscure. Yay about your reunion!
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The earwax ad was beyond anything that made sense. I’m also being stalked by car ads but that I understand as I’ve been researching.
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The algorithms are all over the place for me. Sometimes it’s wedding dresses and sometimes it’s mortuaries. Or colleges! (Pretty sure my writing research and memoir blogging create confusion, ha!)
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Mortuaries has to be the worst!
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