Random 5 for August 17, 2025 – Cremation, tails, tech stuff, cell phone, sick

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Say what? – I’ve been getting emails for cremation services. Sales! Discounts! I’m hoping this is a bit premature or do they know something I don’t. Anyway, it’s weird.

Maybe tails are useful – I was watching my cat watching something else. Her tail was swishing like crazy. Cats use their cats to get overexcited energy out of their body. Sometimes I wish I had a tail to get negative energy out of my body. That dang thing would be swishing all the time!

They changed it again – From time to time, tech companies change how you access things. It’s supposed to make life easier. Most times it’s more frustrating. Kindle changed the library around. It used to be that my most recently purchased books were front and center when I opened it. Now I have to hunt and search. I think I figured it out (until some prepubescent employee changes it again). If something works, why change it?

Speaking of techie stuff – My (95-year-old) brother has transitioned to an iPhone. It was bumpy since he came from a prehistoric phone (I believe Fred Flintstone had the same model) with not much on it to the 21st century. He still needs to perfect the art of the swipe. For some reason, old folks like to use pressure when swiping. It’s just a gentle breeze across the glass.

Overactive minds – Yesterday I woke up not feeling chipper. My ears hurt and my throat was scratchy. I haven’t been this kind of sick since I was a kid. It’s usually my GI system that goes wonky, not my head. I slept most of the day and today I’m feeling much better. Where did it come from? Yesterday I was convinced that it was a brain tumor. Today, maybe not. (Note: If I had a tail I could have swished that negative energy away!) Maybe too many cremation services emails?

So how was your week?

Notice the tail action!

 

 

48 thoughts on “Random 5 for August 17, 2025 – Cremation, tails, tech stuff, cell phone, sick”

  3. When my mom swipes on the phone, she swings her hand way out in the air with each swipe. She doesn’t know why we’re giggling at her.

    It would be great to have something that swipes negative energy right out of our systems (cat tail). But like the phone swipe. For when I get a pessimistic thought. I could swipe it out and replace it with an optimistic one. Cause my pessimistic or negative thoughts can sometimes snowball.

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  4. We get mail for cremation services regularly. No idea why… maybe because of Florida’s high water table. No emails though. I hear you on the tech stuff. I get frustrated with my weather apps being tweaked by the developer. I love my weather apps on my phone and I don’t like them changed. I felt stuffy and miserable yesterday and I think it is all the wind blowing around something. I am glad you are feeling better.

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  5. That is odd about the cremation emails. Sorry you were sick. I am glad you are feeling better. And kiddos to your brother for getting an iphone at his age. 🙂

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  6. I’m impressed your 95-year-old brother is learning how to use a smartphone. I got one in late 2022, just for medical emergencies, since I live alone and have no family. It is a Lively smartphone (formerly the “Jitterbug phone for seniors”). I am not really impressed with its capabilities as it is very slow. But I wanted something with internet capabilities as my flip phone does not have that feature, but it is the flip phone that goes into my fanny pack when I go walking because I find it more reliable and it’s smaller. I also initially had issues with swiping and it took a while to get comfortable with it.

    Do you think the cremation e-mails are related to your recent Trust documents you put into place? Were the docs filed in a public place, other than reposing in the estate attorney’s files? For mine, everything is at the attorney’s office, however, I had to have the banks change their records to “Trustee” so that was outside of just the attorney’s office, although not in the court system. I have received invitations in the mail to a dinner event to discuss cremation … that might ruin my digestion ya think?

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  7. I’ve received mail for cremation services too. I quickly threw it away.

    Today my daughters and I got together on Zoom. Only my daughter sent out the invitation on Zoom Workplace, which I haven’t used. So I had to download an app and make up a password. At least it worked. We had been using Microsoft TEAMS, and Microsoft made some mysterious changes that cut off my sound, and I couldn’t figure out how to fix it.

    Great cartoon! Cats are so expressive.

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    • That’s exactly what I mean! You are plugging along and suddenly what you did before doesn’t work and you can’t figure it out. I live in fear the WordPress will discontinue the classic editor and I’m forced to block. I’ve tried several times but have issues with pictures.

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  11. That’s strange how you’re getting those emails. I like that cartoon. There are some nights when my cat gets the zoomies just as I’m getting ready for bed. I give up and watch tv until she calms down.

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  12. No cremation service contacts, but I get them for retirement homes in the NH and MA. I’m guessing they buy a list by age and then focus in. It is kind of unsettling though. You mentioned changing technology just for the sake of change, and we encountered that when we logged into a bank account this week. Geez, it took both of us to figure out where stuff was now. I applaud your brother for even trying with an iPhone because that is quite an adventure for him I’m guessing. Glad you’re feeling better.

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  13. I get coupons from some funeral home in New Jersey as if a discount would entice me to make plans. What do they, Google who’s about to go?

    I too would love a tail of my own, to smack people with as I headed out the door. Wish we could order them. That would make me so happy.

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  14. You have woven your incongruent five things into a fun post! I am glad you did not have a brain tumor. I get junk mail from facilities for senior living. There is too much negative energy in this country right now.

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    • Yes, senior living ads. We’ve been getting them for years but are just now exploring options. Maybe (hopefully) not for now but for a little bit down the road.

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  16. I’ve always thought it was cool how we can gauge what’s up with our cat by their tail activity (or lack thereof). As for getting info on cremation – that is weird unless you’ve been doing some searches relating to making any sort of arrangements related to funerals…..our computers can read our minds you know. Which in itself is a rather uncomfortable feeling!

    Hugs, Pam

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  17. Cats use their cats to get overexcited energy out of their body.  ~ you might need a quick fix to this sentence.

    Stop that!

    Don’t you swish your tail at me! 😀

    Let’s hope that you do NOT need cremation services anytime soon. I wonder if there is a setting you can change on the kindle to say I want new stuff up front?

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    • There may be a setting, he just hasn’t found it yet and the techie he talked to couldn’t speak English well enough to solve his issue. It was amusing listening to his side of the conversation (at least for a while).

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  18. Love the cartoon! We get mailings all the time from local funeral homes. I wonder if they buy mailing lists of folks who are like post-60 or something. And foo on those teens who keep changing the way technology works. It’s mostly to mess with our heads, I’m pretty sure.

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    • My poor husband was so frustrated with his new Kindle paperwhite that he called. The person spoke very poor English and after a lot of time nothing was accomplished. He sought out YouTube videos and they were a bigger help. Yes they are messing with our heads.

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  19. The cat tail is such a mood barometer. If it’s twitching, any attempted scritches may be met with the claws. Or worse. But the joy when a cat trots to you, meowing with the tail up…

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