HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY!!!!

whooo whoooot!!

Enjoy!

musta been a day for interesting natural phenomena...

at sunset, a brilliant beam of setting sun hit a tall building across the canyon, and reflected a rectangle of intense light into the innermost reaches of the inner sanctum, hitting the shower curtain in the blue bathroom -- like the setting sun at the solstice penetrating stonehenge.


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I woke up very early this morning, with the first bit of light, and it was so foggy that the street lights were all floating isolated in space. The oncoming car lights from the commuters were like so many glowing-eyed creatures streaming smoothly through the grayness. Picture attached. The crows doing their reverse commute would suddenly appear ( Read more... )

You need only two tools. WD-40 and duct tape.
If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40.
If it moves and shouldn't, use the tape.

Well, the forces of chaos had a very good day yesterday, while it was a very long, difficult day for the forces of creation and order. The surreal quality, much commented on, still lingers as another absolutely spectacularly perfect day dawns. The traffic is back to normal, but the helicopter traffic has been very heavy ( Read more... )

It was one of those truly gorgeous days, clear and warm and dry, with a long lingering glow after sunset in the balmy breeze. I stayed out and enjoyed it for a long time. (Enjoy it while I can!) There is no easy way to get out to walk from my place, although I do some yoga type stretching and stuff on the balcony ( Read more... )

It was too cold to sit on the deck this morning. Sniff. I don't want that warm balmy breeze to turn to a cold wind. I'm not ready for this. I can't believe summer is over already, all the things I/we were going to do this summer. it seems worse than ever ( Read more... )

My therapist told me the way to
achieve true inner peace is to finish
what I start.

So far today, I have finished 2 bags
of chips and a Chocolate cake.

I feel better already

Today, Sunday, I have gone into a long overdue Sinfest binge. Can

We are at Jean's now, and it is very depressing and discouraging. Last time I was here, we threw several dumpster-loads out, got rid of many many things, cleaned several rooms completely down to bare floor...and it's worse than ever. There are three big long hair dogs. It smells. There is matted dog hair everywhere, and a layer of gunky grime from ( Read more... )