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I lost 40 pounds nearly 5 years ago and have kept much of it off. I always intended to lose another 20-30 pounds using the same Weight Watcher diet but a couple of health issues got in the way: persistent loss of taste from Covid and onset of a variation of irritable bowel syndrome whichContinue reading “Day #3 of weight loss injection”

I have not blogged since October and every time I approach doing some writing, I cannot figure out what to say. All I wanted for my birthday on November 6th was the election or likely election of Kamala Harris. It then became of weeks long exercise in sorting through the stages of grief and theContinue reading “Slumpiness”

On our first day of sorting and loading wood, this shed had the 3 large lumber racks inside completely covered in wood. One rack was across the back and there was on along each side wall. There were 3 feet of walking space in between filled with random pieces of lumber. The first day weContinue reading “Narrowly avoiding the ER twice in one day”

We went from the “high” of Natalie and Craig’s Songwriter Round to 3 days of sorting, lifting and hauling old lumbar from a property that is being sold next week. Craig can not walk away from good lumber. We hauled out 3 pick up trucks and one 16 foot trailer of wood and steel. ThisContinue reading “Back to work – another opportunity to build up our collection of old lumber”

Craig was well prepared for this event. There was a decent size group in the restaurant where the Round is held. Natalie’s parents drove up to see it. It went by in a blink. They both sounded great and their two styles worked well together. It was so fun to hear Natalie sing one ofContinue reading “They killed their Songwriter Round”

This household has been balancing the pre-election anxiety with getting Craig ready for his Songwriter Round with Natalie on October 24th. We are less than 36 hours for the event. Last week he decided he needed to do an Open Mic in the venue where the Round with Natalie will be to get familiar withContinue reading “Balancing the pre-election anxiety”

I voted early yesterday. It would have taken about 7 minutes except that the printer jammed and my ballot did not print. So the printer had to be unjammed. I learned there are 2 different compartments and 2 different keys. Only the precinct lead had the key to the area the ballots were printed. MyContinue reading “I voted – the printer jammed!!”

The garbage disposal at the Condo stopped working. In oder for Craig to show me how to use the “magic tool” on the bottom of the disposal to help free the blades, I had to lay down in front of him on the floor and peer under the sink. It was quite comical so IContinue reading “Spooning on the kitchen floor”

During our “virtual” courtship in the summer of ’23, Craig sent me one of the songs that he had recorded – Misty Morning. He had put it on YouTube. I was mesmerized by his voice and listened to it several times a day. After we met and he played for me in person, I couldn’tContinue reading “It’s never too late to follow dreams – Craig will be on stage October 24th”

Here are the first 25 of the 175 postcards I intend to mail. I am finishing my 5th batch of 25 today. These are all for down ballots in various states. There are many organizations that organize writing of postcards but none have been for the presidential election. I have been told that the moreContinue reading “Conundrum…..”