Random 5 for August 18 – Ancestry, fun, coping, gas, S’mores

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A pleasant surprise – I met with some women from my former gym this week for lunch. We meet periodically. I’m always ambivalent about it. I was never close friends with anyone and catching up tends to be about medical … Continue reading →

Random 5 for August 4 – People, smells, mice, vegetation, hair

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Hair today, gone tomorrow! – After my reunion picture, I knew I needed a haircut. Called my stylist and dang, she’s on vacation. Soonest I could get in was two weeks. After a lively conversation with myself (it’s always spirited … Continue reading →

Random 5 for July 28 – Busy, Parkinson’s, dental, family, guests

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A whirlwind week – Why do things always pile up in the same week? When you make appointments months in advance, there is nothing going on. Then wam, bam, thank you ma’am, you’re overloaded. It was that kind of week. … Continue reading →

Random 5 for July 21 – Idioms, sales, ads, weather, reunion

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Mom’s idioms – My mother was the queen of idioms. In today’s sweltering weather she would have said “it’s a scorcher!” Once in a blue moon we get the kind of weather we are having this weekend. The forecasters say … Continue reading →

Random 5 for July 14 – Summer, e-mail, failures, stupid people, time flies

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Holy cow! – July is almost half over! How did that happen? We are in a stretch of warm lovely weather. My kind of summer. Ice cream, watermelon and cold beer. (Note to self: remember to get some protein. No … Continue reading →

Random 5 for July 7 – Noise, Facebook, hearing, reading, books

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Fireworks Armageddon – The new cat survived the fireworks on the 4th of July. She relocated herself to inside the house instead of the screened porch. Residential fireworks were legalized this year in my state (what were they thinking?). Last … Continue reading →

Random 5 for June 30 – Salads, predictable, vacations, books, reunions

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Enough with the vinegar – We try to be as environmentally safe as possible here. We use a vinegar-salt mix to kill weeds and it’s effective. However, it smells like salad dressing for a while. I was on the screened … Continue reading →

Random 5 for June 16 – Bad food, itchy nose, medical terms, new inflection, gym member

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Falling off the wagon – I have a touchy GI system and some foods don’t sit well. Some foods are just rentals! Hot dogs are one. I rarely eat them. They are salty and highly processed but tasty. In the … Continue reading →