I remember when I was young and living at home, there was some magic although not quite this much. This post is from 2016. I remember this friend but haven’t seen him in 30 years. I googled and it looks … Continue reading
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Random 5 for August 30, 2026 – Traffic, deer, dumb, people, Canadians
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A switch was flipped – This past Monday the traffic for my 7 a.m. coffee run went from seeing 5 to 10 cars to 30 to 50. It’s not the arrival of pumpkin latte time (maybe a little). Schools started … Continue reading
Throwback Tuesday – The yearbook tale revisited!
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I finally got rid of all my yearbooks. I was going to write about it, but this flipped up in my oldies file from 2017 and nothing has changed (except now they are all gone). I’m going with this. Same … Continue reading
Visiting expiration dates!
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This post is from 2017. Things don’t change much, do they? There are some interesting things about aging. Expiration dates are one of them. It’s not always a bad thing. We have an expiration date when we die but there … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 17, 2026 – Weather, seasonal changes, happy, grateful, memories
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Finally! — Yesterday was one of those “good to be alive” days. The weather was perfect. We have three days like that a year. Today we are going into a heat wave, but I thoroughly enjoyed yesterday (and I’ll enjoy … Continue reading
Random 5 for April 12, 2026 – Grocery stores, bleach, spring clean-up, renewal, road trip
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One sweet clueless guy – I was checking out at a local grocery store. I usually weigh and tag my own produce so it can be scanned quickly. I bought a sweet potato (or maybe a yam, never sure) and there … Continue reading
Another golden oldie — Trying new things!
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This is another post from 2014 for my throw back Tuesday. It was a different set of friends but the same feelings! Some things have changed. The pandemic shut down my gym but I found Fitbit and became a dedicated … Continue reading
Random 5 for January 11, 2026 – Loss, credit card hacking, dying appliances, health, weather
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It’s been a tough week here – We lost our cat Morgan to something the vets couldn’t pinpoint, therefore couldn’t help. The specialists required were all on Christmas vacation. The response from the blogging community has been epic. We felt … Continue reading
Random 5 for December 28, 2025 – Hospitals, friends and family, weather, moves
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A rant to start! – This week my brother had a medical emergency that required hospitalization (he is ok now). He was scheduled to be released at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Christmas Eve with prescriptions for heart medications. My grandniece went … Continue reading
Random 3 for November 30, 2025 – Snow, friends, cats
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It’s a short one today. You know…holiday weekend…too much food…just plain lazy. All of the above. Snow! – Parts of the US have been getting significant snowfalls. It’s early for our area to get any real accumulation but some snow … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 