Designated shopper – In our family the beloved husband and I are the designated grocery shoppers. Maybe it’s because we are healthy or maybe expendable. Who knows? Every week it gets more “interesting.” At first there were just marks on … Continue reading
Category Archives: Health
Random 5 for April 5 – Clorox, necessities, deliveries, masks, flowers
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Times be weird – I went to bed last night with hand lotion on my hands. Even with the lotion they smelled like Clorox. That’s the new eau de perfume at my house. The cats are not happy about that … Continue reading
My last quarantine and the cotton candy pink prom gown
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During the wonderful warm spring of my senior year, rubella (also known as German* measles) swept through my high school. This was before the measles vaccine. It is highly contagious and itchy. Some people get very sick. Really sick. I … Continue reading
Bits and Pieces, random observations
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While watching all the various leaders give updates on the corona virus situation, I started to focus on the sign language interpreters standing at their side. I never realized it before but it’s not just about the hand movements. Their … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 22 – Taxes, hair, old, coffee, spring
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Happy dance! – I finished my taxes (several days before they extended the deadline). As always there were a few glitches in the software that I had to work through but it’s history for another year. #donedonedone #don’tcareifit’sextended We are … Continue reading
On being pragmatic
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Pragmatic — adjective, dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. One thing I love about cats (and most animals) is that they are pragmatic. I have two cats who … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 15 – The Ides, pond, weird, still weird, housebound
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The Ides of March – Today is that day. Beware Julius Caesar! I feel the terror. Times be weird. Note to self: Check under togas for daggers. #dontgoout! #toopeopley Spring came early – I still have my winter de-icer in … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 8 – Not very random this week!
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People be weird – We were in the grocery check-out lane. The husband in front put the last of their items on the conveyor belt. He turned to me and pointed to the divider board you put between orders. He … Continue reading
Hospitals again
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There was a medical kerfuffle here this past Saturday. Someone (not me) ended up in the hospital taken by ambulance. I had to use the people entrance. That’s where all the sick people are. It’s really a petri dish to … Continue reading
Odd thoughts while the muse is vacationing
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My muse insists on a few vacations every year — one for sure during the winter doldrums. I suspect she is in the islands at a pool bar with a drink in one hand and sweet talking a sailor for … Continue reading
