Love this kind of music, it makes me think of a warm vacation in the middle of a cold winter. And it's also 4 years old so yes, I am always the last one to know.

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Here's the translation of Twi, the language of 2/3rds of Ghana, Africa, to English and it reads as though it's a hymn ( Read more... )

Took off Monday morning headed for Marion County. Had a great visit with my financial advisor; this young man and I have an unspoken grandma/grandson relationship and since I haven't seen him in 3 years there were plenty hugs and laughs. Got my burrito and a Subway sandwich (why drag up all the ingredients for sandwiches when I "can" taste Subway's ( Read more... )

Way back in 1999, when The Sopranos first aired I was a faithful watcher. In one scene, the Soprano home was listening to Andrea Bocelli's Time to Say Goodbye. I remember saying out loud to no one - Who Is That? Been a fan since. And since I've been listening to Ed Sheeran lately I got to listen to a duet the two did together of Sheeran's Perfect. ( Read more... )

is what I'll be doing tomorrow when I drive a couple of hours to visit friend Judy. She's been trying to come visit me for months, and picked this weekend till her sister decided to go to Germany. Her sis is the traveling judge and in years' past has taken Judy on travels all over the world. The postcards and little souvenirs given to me have shown ( Read more... )

Being the realist I am eventually came the realization that the older I get the smaller my world will become. It's a natural process that accommodates what old, creaky bones can accomplish reaching a point in age where one can do only what's necessary and the comfy chair reigns as the prized spot in the house ( Read more... )

Finally, after scraping up the old asphalt, picking at the difficult spots, scooping, and sweeping then picking, scooping and sweeping around more for the last week the paving company is finally going to actually pave the street tomorrow ( Read more... )

At least once a day anyway. Pretty much what I'm down to since I can still only taste certain things. The list: salt, sugar, chocolate, carrots, cottage cheese, macaroni salad, steak, graham crackers and canned chicken noodle soup. The accompanying smell of these items remain incorrect but who ever said Covid long haul was going to synchronize ( Read more... )

Health Insurance - Medicare has managed to get itself into a confusing convoluted mess with its Medigap and Advantage options. I signed up for a Regence Medigap plan since I don't take prescription drugs, don't see a doctor till something breaks, leaks, squeaks, or can't be fixed with Advil. I took it specifically because of its vision and dental ( Read more... )

I've been enamored of this guy's music for a couple months now. I'd seen him occasionally in the gossip bits commercials but didn't really see him till I watched "Yesterday" where he had a small role playing himself. Eventually I looked him up on Youtube and after listening to a number of his songs, this one I always want to listen to. (you may ( Read more... )

I can never resist these question/answer posts I see in Spiffikins' journal ( Read more... )