Random 5 for November 2, 2025 – Clocks, bloggers, schedules, colonoscopies, treatments

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Happy November lovely readers! – It’s the weekend we turn the clocks back in parts of the US. Someone needs to explain that to my cats who weren’t impressed when I didn’t get up on their time this morning. It will take until Wednesday until I acclimate them. I am including my favorite clipart, dedicated it to Monika from Tails Around the Ranch who is very vocal about her feelings on time changes! 😊

Reconnecting – The blogging world is like no other. We make friends for a long time even after someone stops posting. This week I reconnected with a blogger (who no longer blogs) from my early days here. I was looking for some information which I knew she would have. It was like talking to an old friend. We shared experiences that we didn’t know we had in common.

November changes everything – Many of my friends don’t like to drive at night so from fall to March, we get together for lunch instead of dinner. Factoring in medical appointments, errands and OMG we can’t forget mahjong, life gets hectic. I try to keep some “me time” in there too (so I don’t get too grumpy). It will settle down in January when no one wants to go out in the cold unless they must but the next couple of months will be hectic.

Sayonara baby! – Just like jury duty, I’ve aged out of colonoscopies. I had my last one this week and there was nothing new in there. Best news ever! I will still sympathize with you if you need one, but I’ll be smiling inside.

Waxing philosophical – I was discussing colonoscopies with a friend this week. I’ve been having them or some version of similar invasion since my 20s. At first it was barium enemas. They were done in a hospital where they pumped barium up your wazoo to look for problems. No anesthesia. Then there were sigmoidoscopies. Vacuum hoses stuck in there and again, no anesthesia. Even the cleanout preps have come a long way from the castor oil I had to take with the first one. No matter how much you hate colonoscopies, they are head and shoulders above the old methods of peering at your innards and a lot less painful than colon cancer treatments.

So how was your week?

47 thoughts on “Random 5 for November 2, 2025 – Clocks, bloggers, schedules, colonoscopies, treatments”

  1. Glad all is well internally! It’s very true that medical testing has gotten so much better over the years. I remember my first mammogram – it was just terrible! And waiting for the response just took forever, stressing about it for weeks. Now it’s no big deal at all and you usually know within a day or two. I am due a colonoscopy in the next year or two, and am desperately hoping its less of a deal as well.

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  2. That cartoon just rocks me. Totally hilarious. We’ve managed the time change pretty well – Hank and I still get up with the sun…although he thinks it’s bedtime once the sun goes down…and would prefer a bit of light for his 8:30 last walk before bed.
    So happy you’ve come of age well! YEA!

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  3. That is a positive about aging–aging out of colonoscopies! As you know, mine is the beginning of December. I’m hoping it goes well and I only have one more ahead of me. Congrats to you on being DONE!!!!

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  5. I love the Stonehenge clipart.

    Usually I see lots of reminders about the change of time. This year I didn’t see anything. Waking up, I couldn’t understand why the clock I can see from my bed didn’t have the same time as my phone. I wish we would all just keep Standard Time. I prefer reality. Besides, very few of us are farmers anymore.

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    • I suppose I’m a dinosaur. I like the extra light in the summer evenings but I can adjust easily. Perhaps because people are more dependent on electronics for time keeping than clocks, there wasn’t as much talk about it. I heard a few reminders, but very few.

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  6. That’s great that you have aged out of colonoscopies and jury duty too! Who says the “Golden Years” shouldn’t come with a few perks, right? I have kept in touch with two former bloggers, just occasionally, a few times a year. One still follows me but does not comment on the posts, but will comment when she e-mails.

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  11. I think I have at least one more colonoscopy in my future, but I hope, after that, I’m done. As you say though, they are much preferred over colon cancer treatments.

    I don’t like to drive at night either. I enjoy meeting for lunch and a walk around an interesting area, especially if the alternative is driving somewhere in the dark. I am already counting the days until the clocks are set back to DST.

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  15. First off, Stonehenge . . . LOL! We do have it easy EXCEPT that we have so many clocks to adjust!

    Second, I thought this might be your last one, but didn’t want to imply that you are older than you are if I was wrong. See how politic I am? 😀

    Third, I prefer going out for lunch for any number of reasons . . . not driving after dark being one of them. Enjoy!

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  16. Congrats on tapping out of the colonoscopies segment of life. Good for you!

    I actually prefer standard time…or at least my bio-rhythms seem to cope better. But thanks for the shout out. I still think it’s one of the dumbest things Congress has ever done (and continues to do) and that’s saying something! Hope the kitties acclimate quickly. While I feel like I’ve been up forever (and it’s only 8:30), I’ve managed to get a lot done this morning. Then I can relax at a well earned body massage this afternoon. Ahhhhh.

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  17. But isn’t lunch the best? I prefer it to meeting for dinner anyway. You have all afternoon to work off those slices of pie you said you wouldn’t have. Happy November to you too Kate. Your house always looks so inviting when it gets cold. 🙂

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  18. I can’t wait to age out of colonoscopies…due next year. Ugh. But I remember having one decades ago where they didn’t use anesthesia – it was not at all fun. The prep has gotten better, but still…ugh. Glad you’re all done with them!

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  19. Congrats on a clear colonoscopy AND on aging out of that torture. I giggled when you said you would sympathize with anyone else having to have one but you’d be “smiling on the inside” and I wanna say I bet your insides will be smiling too! No more invasions!

    Hugs, Pam

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