Toddlers heading out to go camping. I worry every time they do. I just have to remind myself of all the crazy things their parents did growing up, insane things my siblings and I did when we were young and we survived it all without any serious harm. You can't hover, fuss too much or they'll grow up all nerdy and strange and weak with all kinds of hang ups. Unable to relate to other children and be the butt of a lot of cruel jokes. Yet at the same time you don't want to play a part in helping raise a jerk or someone over confident, with no concern for others or regard for safety. It will be nice for Monte and I to have some alone time though, and all the adults going have good safety habits. They've always made it back safely... I need to breathe. Deep breaths.

froze peaches for fall....summer is here

:flowers:

My beautiful big red truck died. I sold it for parts but now I am without a truck for the first time in a decade. I miss it. It’s become part of my identity to be a truck girl. Sighing….

The Supreme Court is courting disaster: VOTE!
 

I'm so sorry! Shingles are miserable. I know three people who have had them, and one even had the vaccine, and she got them anyway. I hope it goes away soon!

Fireworks. Seems like I post how annoying these are about twice a year, but in addition to upsetting my doggo, I learned some new things:

- they cause birds to wake up and fly into each other, accidentally killing each other. (I'm going to check out my yard for dead birds tomorrow, to see if this is BS or real.)

- they cause honey bees to get confused and unable to find their hives.

- they affect people with PTSD negatively.

Thankfully, there are regulations about how and when people can shoot fireworks in my county. I think this is one of the two holidays when they're allowed to shoot them until 1 a.m.

Only an hour and 41 minutes to go.

It’s boot knocking weather here today 😘
 

:listening:

C a l i f o r n i a

dreaming ......

Purging is on my mind.

I”m getting rid of things and it feels good.

I still have work products and items I can toss out. Not sure why I kept them in the first place. A lot of tools are going out. I’ll probably take them to Detroit.

I have a boat load of cables, wires, old audio stuff that can and will be tossed out.

Feels good to let go.

Bariatric surgery has been on my mind. I got a lecture about it from my ortho doctor, when he told me my knees are completely shot and I need knee replacements, but at my weight there's no way he can do it.

I just can't see a need for the bariatric surgery. I know lots of people on here have had it, and I'm wondering how it has worked for you? To me, it seems that the surgery just makes you do something (diet) that I could do on my own without the surgery. I have lost lots of weight in the past, but then gained it back. But I understand that this happens to about half of the people who have bariatric surgery too.

I also understand that they make you lose a lot of weight fast on a crash diet - like 50 pounds - before they will even do the surgery. I have lost 50 pounds in a single go before, and I don't understand why I can't just do that on my own, rather than go to doctor's appointments and pay them for something I can do myself.

I am going to start contacting people who have had the surgery and talk to them about their personal experiences. I have a while, since I'm going to lost this 50 pounds on my own. Once I reach that goal, I will decide.

Trigger warning animal rescue
 

Recently, I have gotten involved in animal rescue. I’ve always helped animals throughout my life. But the older I got, the less I was able to chase a dog down the highway, or traipse through Woods looking for feral kitties.
A few days ago a very hurt and sickly cat ran into my house seeking shelter. Before I could get the crate to put it in to take it to the vet, it ran back out. I have been setting out live traps, but was able to just walk up and pick it up when I saw it on the road. I took it to the vet. He was a fine older gentleman of a cat, who had once been someone’s pet. But he was covered in maggots from head to toe, horribly infested with worms and fleas and ticks. His tail was degloved and needed amputated. He had an open wound above his eye and beneath his ear. He had a severe upper respiratory infection, and was feline leukemia, positive.
Why do people discard their cats? This sweet old man did not deserve this. As I was talking to the police officers involved, making a decision to euthanize him, this dear dear animal, lay down his head and died.
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So today as I’m drinking my coffee out in my garden enjoying my life, I’m thinking about the suffering beyond the garden…

Jann Wenner is still on my mind. Never liked him. I used to read his mag in the early 1970s in high school, but stopped after a few years.

So glad to see him fall from his pedestal. Also glad they didn't waste any time kicking him to the curb and off the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Board after his interview with the NY Times.

Good riddance and all that jazz.

The fact that a court and judge held Juliani (intentionally misspelled) accountable for his election lies about election workers in Georgia and how his race to the bottom is only a part of the picture.

Hopefully, all those people who have believed in that horrid person's words and acted violently at the behest of him and the spray-tanned weasel will come to an end once people see that lies can cost you your freedom and leave you penniless with a ruined life, just like they've ruined lives of every American alive today.

Luckily we weren't traumatized by his head not leaking shoe polish. He doesn't have the funds to pay this, he will go via the bankruptcy option ala Alex Jones. He'll probably move to Florida known as debtors paradise.

The court will attach whatever income he has coming in e.g. podcast, His stints on WABC, speaking fees. But what is the pecking order of who gets the money (what money) first, his third wife or the two victorious women?

Maybe orange fuck face will chip in. ROFL!

What is on your Mind?
 

I have made up my mind. If I do not get a call to come to the airport, or a call to come pick her up, or meet me here or there. Then, forget it. Who am I talking to? Nobody yet.

I haven’t been here for a long time and everything’s changed. 😳

On my Mind
 

Welcome back shy. No need to be everyone here is friendly and respectful.

On my mind: How will the fam get along tomorrow at our Christmas gathering? Since my mother just passed, I expect it will be somewhat subdued. But I hope people can make an effort to be glad to see each other.

At the end of October I was laid off. Since then I’ve been on eight interviews and received 8 job offers. I’ve narrowed it down to two that appealed to me the most.

I also expect after the holidays I’m gonna get called for more interviews for other companies that I applied to.

I really like this one job offer a lot a lot a lot. it doesn’t pay as much as the other job offer that I’m mulling over, but it’s got other factors that make it rise to the top.

After Christmas, I will have a job again. Once this is a signed and sealed deal with someone, I will breathe a sigh of relief.

On my Mind
 

I had a nice day yesterday with my brother but he insisted on going home. I do not know why but once his mind is made up he is like me. LOL. I missed him today and it wont be the same without him here for Xmas.

I will try to limit this topic to one post. Most of you know all about it anyway. But I just want to say, for the record, THIS YEAR SUCKED. To me, it was even worse than the year that T...p won the presidency (in a different way).

- My partner Dixon died.
- Our family member David died.
- My mother went into a nursing home, and then died.
- I was in the hospital for two separate weeks, with kidney problems. Dialysis was discussed.
- I gained nearly 50 pounds, and I can barely walk.

Next year HAS to be better. I cannot take another year like this.

On Your Mind
 

Quiet Xmas np. Thinking of the years going to the club for festivities of New Years eve. Drinking an eating and dancing and visiting with a lot of friends. Was a wonderful time in my life and I remember it with smiles and good feelings. Some of my friends have moved away to other provinces. Some of my friends have passed away. It is a quiet time now but I still have my book of memories of better times. I also think of those who still go out for New Years eve and wish them a happy time and a safe go and return.

For the new year you should all share{ JOY== HAPPINESS== GOOD HEALTH ==LOVE and especially WORLD PEACE !!!!!

I’m in the middle of baking Apple Pecan Toasted Coconut Cake (2) and watching favorite shows on DVDs before the ice and snow storm hits us. Hope we don’t lose power. Maybe I should curl and style my hair today too, while I’ve still got power. :eyebat:

The first essay….

1 degree F!
Feels like -24 degrees F!
On my mind:
Feathers
Fire
Food
Fur
Wool.

How cold does it have to get before the outside faucets start to pop off the wall? I can't find my little Styrofoam thingies. I also can't find my waterproof boots. I also can't get the boy to take care of this; something about spiders and snakes in the woodshed where the Styrofoam thingies probably are located. <feeling unprepared>

How my world and attitude has changed since first finding out my dearest friend had pancreatic and liver cancer.

Trouble with my insurance company. About once a year, they either call me or send me some forms to fill out about my disability. They called, and I thought the interview went well. Now they're sending forms to my doctors, which is typical. But I got a call from my osteo knee doctor's assistant, who said, "We don't do long term disability. We only do short term."

What do you mean, you don't "do" long term disability? The doctor told me it's going to take about two years to fix my knees. That's long term. The good thing is, my knees aren't what my long term disability claim is based on. That's a different illness. But I don't want the knee thing to mess things up with my insurance company. I know that they will use any little thing they can to try to send me back to work. And I cannot do it. Not just because of my knees and my main problem, but other problems too.

I may end up having to find a knee doctor that "does" long term disability. I'm sure I would qualify. I'm hoping it doesn't really matter because, as I said, I have a different problem that my disability is based on. But this is what's on my mind - it's always worrisome to me when the insurance company wants anything.