tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:16:42 +0000savebooksweathermiscellaneous mishegossmusicLife Itselffoodpoetrywritingfunhumortechnologytl;drfamilyidiomsI've told these stories beforePOVbloggingcomicsglorious dayhomehusbandphotospinball brainwordscrazy shitcurtainsgardeningjudgementallaundrylovemeno sleep for meoffensivepersonal historyquotestreesBSFrankieIt's okayNew YawkOTOHScrabbleangerartblogscatsdepressiondreamsentertainmentghostsgrocerieshairhappy/unhappyhatshave some cheese with that whinehealthhugs.magicmusic Life Itselfoffendedpierainsleepterrible horrible no good very bad daytruthweirdwinnie-the poohhttp://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Grace)Blogger444125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-4647158747136843660Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:29:00 +00002022-09-20T17:00:08.704-04:00I'm moving, once again but forever this time, to Wordpress. Google has been steadily downgrading Blogger and, as I commented on someone's blog when they were complaining about all the 'glitches', I'm pretty sure Blogger will soon become totally barebones and unsupported.Today I couldn't even access this blog. I had to access my master Google account and then scroll around and click around until Ihttp://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/09/im-sorry-to-do-this-to-you-again-but.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-4345407559758629508Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:38:00 +00002022-09-19T22:09:08.844-04:00funhair Remember how I said I was going to color my hair blue? Well the hair color came this morning and I colored my hair this afternoon and it didn't come out the way I was expecting. I only use Garnier Nutrisse products and on their web site you can 'try on' a color. According to the shade selector my hair should have come out looking like this - (and yes, I pixelated my face)Computer generated http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/09/sometimes-product-can-be-too-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-6878200460770651568Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:51:00 +00002022-09-17T16:54:54.615-04:00husbandno sleep for metl;dr I've got to get a real bed. I sleep on a twin bed in my 'office' - and visually gorgeous tho the bed is a grown-up person should not be sleeping in a twin bed. The last time I got any decent sleep was when I was in the hospital 2 years ago. There is a king sized bed with a very expensive fancy-schmancy new mattress on it but it also contains my husband when sleep time comes around. We've been http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/09/its-been-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-2952977719366520204Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:58:00 +00002022-09-16T06:17:32.901-04:00laundryno sleep for meweather 5:30am-ish as I type. Been awake since 3:30am, or perhaps we can call it 1:30am, when I first woke, then 2:30am then 3:30am then tossed and turned until 4:30am-ish then gave up and got out of bed for good. It's Friday and therefore laundry day, it would have been nice to get that done at 4:30am but that's against the rules - laundry room hours are 7am-11pm. I break the rules by doing laundry at http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/09/long-nights-journey-into-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-6625013958439042092Wed, 14 Sep 2022 22:02:00 +00002022-09-14T18:30:00.375-04:00glorious daytechnologyweather First off it was a g-d gorgeous day, even more gorgeous than yesterday. It was down right crispy-cool this morning. It pretty much stayed that way all day with brisk breezes, plenty of sunshine, blue skies and fluffy clouds (and low humidity). It should stay like this probably from now on. Overnight lows in the 60's, daytime highs creeping up to the mid to high 80's over the weekend but if the http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/09/what-way-to-piss-day-away.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-1178069705049124389Tue, 13 Sep 2022 19:09:00 +00002022-09-13T15:14:58.021-04:00crazy shitmiscellaneous mishegosspinball braintl;drweather It's been just about a week since I last wrote anything here. It's not that my brain hasn't been busy, busy, busy - it has, always is, as evidenced by the bags and dark circles under my eyes (should that be semi-circles under my eyes?) I've had some fascinating conversations with myself or rather, myself and assorted imaginary people and real people who weren't actually really involved in the http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/09/its-all-in-my-head.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-6818218702199233175Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:20:00 +00002022-09-07T09:20:14.702-04:00weather At 9am it is 73º with 87% humidity. Overcast and cloudy.  It is chilly and sticky, very sticky. It rained during the night. When I put my robe on this morning it was damp, the windows having been open all night yet my robe was nowhere near a window . There is a slight sheen of dampness on every surface and my slippers squeak on the wood floors and slip on the tile floors. I know of no way to http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/09/it-just-feels-weird.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-9140459830702556957Mon, 05 Sep 2022 22:38:00 +00002022-09-05T18:42:13.339-04:00entertainmentfunmusic We do not watch any American tv shows. We subscribe to Acorn and BritBox and then there is always PBS...Occasionally you can pick up some on Netflix or Hulu.As an aside, I discovered that I had Apple+ tv, free for a year, from T-Mobile, my cell phone provider. So far nothing there to watch, glad I'm not paying for it. We tried an episode and a half of "Ted Lasso" because we both had read how it http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/09/and-thats-what-happens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-1950070230561126005Sat, 03 Sep 2022 15:17:00 +00002022-09-03T11:24:36.472-04:00booksmiscellaneous mishegosswriting ~ A few weeks ago I got a 'friend request' on FB from my elder male sibling - a person I have not been in contact with for over 40 years. I deleted it. I had no idea he knew my married name. I have another FB account with my birth name and never got a bite there. I figured out how he made the connection. No biggie but I thought it was interesting. ~ Just realized as I was typing that today is myhttp://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/09/miscellaneous-mishegoss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-9158356272595181758Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:34:00 +00002022-08-31T16:48:50.066-04:00booksquotestl;dr I'm reading "The Sweet Remnants of Summer" by Alexander McCall Smith. This is the 14th in a series and I've read them all and have a folder of excerpts I've copied from them. Isabel Dalhousie is the protagonist and she is the publisher/editor of a philosophy journal.So far I have copied out these and I'm only on page 114.Isabel Dalhousie is having a conversation with Laura on the doorstep of http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/gotta-love-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-895833083800995506Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:49:00 +00002022-08-29T15:51:11.541-04:00booksfoodmusicWe have 6 streaming channels  and nothing to watch. Oddly, my husband and I, being 75 years old ,have little to no interest in shows/movies about teenagers. Imagine that!  I avoid anything violent while my husband seemed to enjoy "The Vikings" - I didn't watch it. Summer is slow in the mindless entertainment business, but by the middle of September Brit Box and Acorn will have restocked http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/isnt-that-interesting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-6522409829768302932Thu, 25 Aug 2022 20:06:00 +00002022-08-29T09:26:02.147-04:00familyPOVNature or Nurture? Am I by nature a loner? I really think I am. I don't crave the togetherness many people seem to put a premium on. I have no concept of family. I have always been happiest, and healthiest, when I lived alone. I know I bitch and moan about living in social isolation these past 15 years or so but what I mean by that is that I go nowhere and talk to no one but my husband and that http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/thats-age-old-question.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-25173165955416334Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:11:00 +00002022-08-23T15:30:07.650-04:00bloggingThere was a comment on a recent post that was mostly nonsensical and a tad incoherent which I actually allowed to stay and responded to. I wasn't sure if it was from one of my snarky friends or not - turns out it wasn't.Today I do believe that same person posted a comment on yesterday's post (the pumpkin spice poem) that was just totally off the wall.  It was only up for about 15 minutes when I http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/well-isnt-that-special.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-7139773864576552396Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:32:00 +00002022-08-22T14:42:45.781-04:00foodfunhumorpoetry Lisa informs me, via Facebook, that Dunkin Donuts has already launched their pumpkin spice mishegoss. The interwebz search says Starblechs won't be doing theirs until August 30th. So splitting the difference, here is my annual ode to all things pumpkin spice -http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/tradition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-9124053719721155803Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:19:00 +00002022-08-16T07:19:43.578-04:00crazy shitfoodglorious dayidiomsmiscellaneous mishegossweather Let's start with this - I cannot even fathom this level of stupidity. But then - look at who said it. If that doesn't give you a rueful chuckle then listen to this: Domino's Pizza, after 7 years of trying to establish themselves in Italy, has closed its 29 stores there. The reason for the closure? Well, Duh! Do you have to ask? What moron thought that was a good idea? That's a bit like bringing http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/crazy-shit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-7484416470700834758Sat, 13 Aug 2022 20:17:00 +00002022-08-13T17:26:31.072-04:00booksidiomswords FedEx has the most convoluted shipping routes I've ever seen. Something I ordered was shipped from Trenton, NJ to Breinigsville, PA to Martinsburg, WV to Lorton, VA to Arlington, VA. It left Trenton on 8/10 and arrived at my door on 8/13 - so not bad I guess. The distance from Trenton to Arlington is 176 miles.One time I had an order go from South Carolina to Texas to Louisiana to Florida and http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/well-its-funny-to-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-4211343751800206748Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:48:00 +00002022-08-10T15:56:38.063-04:00Life Itselfmepersonal historytl;drwriting - which is why I don't write prose. I can't. My friend who I referenced in a previous post, not only writes brilliant prose but it is usually in the genre of 'memoir'. She is reading a lot of memoirs right now, both "well written and not" (to quote her) as part of her craft honing.Over the years I've written bits and pieces about my life and several of my dear friends have said "Oh you should http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/i-dont-know-how-to-tell-story.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-1710097860946537322Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:29:00 +00002022-08-08T11:56:55.190-04:00laundrymiscellaneous mishegosstechnologyToday, being Monday, is laundry day. After approximately a year and a half the new washers and dryers were finally installed 2 weeks ago. Pluses and minus here, and the whole thing was a huge f-up going back, oh a year and a half. I really felt sorry for Management - they've been banging their heads against this for, oh, a year and a half. Easy. Maybe longer? It's not just dealing with a screw-uphttp://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/monday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-133147472261891747Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:07:00 +00002022-08-04T17:08:36.454-04:00books I keep a running list of books I want to read. Everytime I read about a book that sounds interesting I add it to the list. I periodically search my local library for availability, in ebook format, with a fairly low success rate.  The Arlington County Library is using my tax money to buy Avon romances and other assorted crap. (No, I don't have physical access to any of the library's branches - wehttp://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-1552810177933904896Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:49:00 +00002022-08-04T09:09:45.051-04:00poetrywordswriting about writing a long time ago. I never wanted to/aspired to being a prose writer, a writer of novels or stories. I always wanted to be a poet.  In 6th grade I declared that as my chosen profession and Mrs. Forlano (you remember her, right?) said "You mean poetess" and I retorted "No, I mean poet, it is a neuter noun" Little ole rebellious me.I don't read a lot of new poetry because poetry has http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/i-stopped-being-serious.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-9165140768386649105Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:03:00 +00002022-08-03T10:09:56.188-04:00 http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/08/kansas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-7836464946719346572Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:41:00 +00002022-07-23T11:29:37.782-04:00bookshusbandterrible horrible no good very bad daytl;dr Isn't there some children's book about a very bad day? I should go look up that title. Perhaps I should have looked it up before writing this or I could edit this after I go look up the title but I won't. (typing into search bar 'children's book with very bad day in the title' - and the answer is...)Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. I never read it. Ithttp://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/07/today-is-saturday-and-friday-was-very.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-5231628331137861264Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:15:00 +00002022-07-23T11:35:26.581-04:00homehumoridiomsNew YawkMy comment to Ashley in my previous post (regarding her post on irritability) struck a chord with Melissa. She intends to use the phrase "I was born irritated" from now on. (Edit: It seems I was mistaken, it was Rory who made the remark I was referring to. Comments from people who don't use Blogger only come through as 'anonymous'. Blogger and WP do not play well together. Apologies to both http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/07/yes-its-true.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-1581534681217193914Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:25:00 +00002022-07-18T22:30:41.460-04:00angeroffensivewords Whenever I read the phrases "you do you" and "it's not all about you" I hear them said sneeringly.There is something so dismissive about those phrases. So belittling. The speaker (or writer) matters, you don't. Their choices/preferences matter, yours don't.When either of those phrases are directed at me personally (instead of in a general way as I read in someone's blog this morning) I get - http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/07/heard-with-sneer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442754636396654367.post-7369666584904813300Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:51:00 +00002022-07-13T15:52:00.879-04:00booksmiscellaneous mishegossphotosweatherI don't shop in brick and mortar stores because I have no easy means to get to them and quite frankly where I live is not exactly a shoppers paradise. I go to one grocery store and then get deliveries from several others because no one store carries all the items I require. Amazon Prime (pay the annual fee and no delivery charges) was all that and a bag of chips (can we please bring that phrase http://just-tawkin.blogspot.com/2022/07/miscellaneous-mishegoss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Grace)8