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   Today I found myself thinking about many of the people I know who are either  currently ill but I haven't talked to lately, or died from illness with no chance of me saying goodbye to them even at their funerals ( Read more... )

I would like to share a quote from Ira Glass, host of  "This American Life".
"Our crimes reflect who we are".

In other news, I am very pleased that C. got the lights underneath the shop sign on the lawn working again.

Over the last couple of nights, I have been working on some online presence & sales stuff. I have been attempting to get better ( Read more... )

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Whoof.

This past weekend was the last remaining "ritual obligation free weekend" for the month. I stepped up to the plate for just about everything coming up awhile back, but of course life continues on while you are doing other things.

I am glad to say, however, that the issue with my glasses was settled and it turned out my first ( Read more... )

By this past Thursday, I decided I was all done with "trying to get used to"  the new glasses. I woke up with throbbing in my right eye, and headache from eyestrain. I called my Opthamologist (sp?) and his receptionist kindly fit me in for late morning for a glasses check.

His tech had been mistaken about the last pair of eyeglasses being incorrect ( Read more... )

I have been rather upset for a few days over remarks made to me that related to my general behavior and character. There seems to be little point in taking the time to explain how and why I feel a few of the observations relayed to me  were occasionally incorrect and unjustified if not downright cruel.  I'd rather spend more quality time with ( Read more... )

I'm having a somewhat distracting evening.

I think along with all the other distractions that have come along since the passage of Lammas, I am showing signs of some sort of flu... as Pink Floyd sang, "....my hands felt like two balloons..." (To set the record straight though, the balloony sensation is oddly enough, in my feet)

Errrrf.

I think I have ( Read more... )

Today, I became very upset over a bad situation that has cropped up with the shop bank account. It took a little bit of digging through online records, and my discoveries have not resulted in a fix. That will have to be resolved in person in tandem with a hike to the Credit Union. This will involve 2-3 buses, an early wake up, and an effort to ( Read more... )

The shop is still here in Worcester, and I am still in the shop. That being said...

A week or two ago, one of my cats came in from an outing with a tail injury. For almost a week, Stealth's tail was completely limp, and the poor cat seemed rather unhappy. I wondered if along with the injury (unknown cause), if she had other problems, like ( Read more... )