Yeah, TV is a complete waste of time. I hardly ever watch anything on TV. My high school was also a big sports school as well, all my friends back then were absolutely glued to Football. Never understood any of it. I always thought there were more important things in life.
Well, daffodils, blood oranges, and shortbread (as I also bought some shortbread over the weekend) are all on my mind.
Yes, they don't harvest them in the summer. Instead, the chocolate digestive trees will be in full bloom.
Actually, while I am more than partial to virtually every single citrus fruit, I must admit to an especial love for blood oranges.
Whenever I think of the heat that I'm using and which is running up my bill, I prefer to think it's cheaper than the cost to repair the damage from frozen water pipes.
I guess if ranting makes one feel better, then by all means. Sometimes the obvious is overlooked, that's all my point was. Will refrain from advising to rant posts!
My daughter (who is an adult) is currently fighting cancer (Leukemia) and has been since August 2024. She is in maintenance mode and we travel to Boise, ID (it's our closest major hospital...about a 3 hour drive) once a month for her to receive chemo where it was once a week with inpatient stays interspersed. She is doing well, but all the meds and the two chemos (she gets one in her spinal fluid through a port in her brain called an Omaya) is starting to wear on her. Her hair is growing back slowly but the chemo/meds have caused her to gain a lot of weight and lose most of her teeth so while she's feeling better physically, these things are beginning to bother her mentally. When she is finished with chemo (assuming that happens), her father, myself, and hopefully her insurance will look into dentures or implants for her.
Some guys are complete jerks. I’m sorry this happened to her on top of everything else she has going on.
Sharing living spaces is always a test of character. I have a group of friends I tend to go away with for a few days each year. They like to stay in youth hostels etc. I usually find a local hotel. I'm too old to want to share a room. I never get a good nights sleep when sharing with a group like that.
God I feel this too. There's just been so much snow, and the wind has been so intense. I can totally see the idyllic winter wonderland parts of it all too... If I were off all day and could just look out on it all with a hot cup of coffee or cocoa. But the trip to work, to shops, out with trash, freezing all the time; And the darkness. When you head to work it's dark, when you come back home it's dark. That part fortunately has already improved quite a lot compared to mid December, but damn it's sad
I due to go to Dubrovnik in May with 2 friends and am not really looking forward to it. Since becoming single just over a year ago, it'll be my first trip without my ex. I booked the trip and got an Airbnb and made sure there are 3 separate bedrooms. It was always nice and relaxing with my ex but with 2 guys will it be a booze trip? Maybe worrying too much...
None of us are big drinkers. We tend to go hiking and nice coffee shops etc, with just a couple of drinks in the evening.
So, after I wrote this down in my notes, I thought about I focused on "online accounts" and "notifications". So one thing I ended up doing was stopped using Youtube as much and getting my local NPR news and music stations on my Home Assistant + Music Assistant. I have my NPR playing over my monitor speakers right now, they will for now until I can get a smart speaker system that doesn't give me problems the second it can't connect to the Internet.
I’ve never had a single notification via email or SMS for any platform. Why would I? I log into MR when I want to. I don’t want it telling me what’s going on when I’m not on here (or anywhere else).
Oh I hear you and sympathise. My goodness… it has been the longest and dreariest year so far. Rain… rain… and more rain. Positively diluvial!
