Random 5 for December 18 – Labels, memory, routers, search, errors

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A woman on a mission – I bought a new sweatshirt. The neck tags drove me crazy (ok, so it’s a short putt). I took it off and looked at them. There were three tags (brand, size and washing instructions) … Continue reading

Random 5 for November 13 – Mail order, appliances, cats, surgery, renovation project results

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Shipped or not? – I buy stuff on-line. Almost always I get an email that says it shipped. I ordered something last Sunday. Tuesday I received the email. As of today, it still hasn’t been “really shipped.” What’s that all … Continue reading

Random 5 for November 6 – Renovations, bloggers, bathrooms, controversy, Daylight Savings Time

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It’s done! – Mostly done. The new tile floor is in the half bath. It’s as awesome as I was hoping but not without glitches. Broken drill bits, multiple visits to the home center and other weird unplanned stuff happened … Continue reading

Holy crap Batman, it’s been five years

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I worried about my synapses snapping after I retired. Would I become one of those slow speaking, irritatingly nice old people. The ones that talk to all salespeople and cashiers when you are waiting for your turn. Ack! (That’s mostly for the … Continue reading

Random 5 for May 22 – Ponds, clientele, paragraphs, blogs, endings

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What the? – Look at that picture! Do you see something…umm…weird? Maybe even gross? The electrical cords run through a piece of tubing for protection gave the appearance that my pond has a penis. How did that happen? There was a circumcision … Continue reading

Random 5 for April 17 – Memories, restaurants, classes, inspiration, bloggers

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Reverie –I came across one of Jake’s old insulin pens in my desk. (Jake is my dearly loved deceased cat.) I ordered insulin pens on-line so I kept an old one in my drawer to check against the order. It’s … Continue reading

Blogging – the agony and the ecstasy

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I’m old. I don’t like reading on my cell phone. My fingers aren’t nimble enough to do much correspondence there. It’s an important tool for peeps on the go (I’m a “butt on the chair” type of person myself). I’m … Continue reading

Thoughts on blogging

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After almost five years of blogging every week I feel like I have blogged about everything I know. Then something new happens (like a serial sperm squirter). Sometimes it isn’t quite new but different from what happened before. I recently … Continue reading

Random 5 for February 28 – Poinsettias, smells, restrooms, cherry pie, WordPress Reader

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Tenacious sucker – It used to be that poinsettias would barely make it to Christmas without looking leggy. Bottom leaves dropped as soon as you paid for them. They didn’t wait to see their new adopted home. Now they are … Continue reading

Random 5 for November 1 – Coffee, idioms, old stuff, bloggers, cats

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It’s not fair! – I love coffee – the good stuff. I got hooked on a Greek vacation. When I visited Brazil I brought back 10 kilos (while everyone else was bringing back….other stuff). Same thing with Hawaii. All those … Continue reading