We were discussing how hard it is to walk up and down the steps and she mentioned a home remedy that has helped some friends of hers. Take one quarter teaspoon of borax in a glass of water and it makes your joint pain go away. I looked at her a bit quizzically and thought to myself, "Isn't that what I have at home to kill ants?" So, I looked it up on the Internet and yes, borax has MANY uses, just like coconut oil and apple cider vinegar.
Finished an interesting book on the Nook, Catherine the Great, by Robert K. Massie. She was quite a gal, with many lovers and children all fathered by different lovers and not by her husband. Got it from the Overdrive system, through the Vineland Public Library.
Was going to address "the law of unintended consequences" but now have forgotten the issue!
Showing posts with label lessons learned. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lessons learned. Show all posts
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Monday, March 25, 2013
I've been living in the past all weekend
Is this what it is like to get older? The past suddenly seems more interesting than the present. Saturday night I went to a concert at the Landis Theater in Vineland, NJ. Lauren Fox sang songs of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. She seemed like Joni Mitchell of long ago. When she sang Leonard's songs, she put on a fedora. It was interesing getting the back story behind various songs. She sang the one Joni wrote while hanging out with Leonard at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City. Then she sang the one that HE wrote there, but it was about Janis Joplin. He was quite the womanizer. (Actually, weren't we all?) It was taking me back to my youth. She finished up with a song by each of them. The word "FREE" came up an awful lot. We all wanted to be free forever, not realizing that we could be imprisoned by our own selves.
Also thinking about the past a lot as someone is researching a communal house I lived in perhaps from 1975 - 1980. So, there is a flurry of emails back and forth as we all recall things. I have been procrastinating on my answers for a questionnaire that he sent out. I had better hurry before all the stories THAT I REMEMBER have already been mentioned by others. It was a good time at Atlantic Street House in Bridgeton, and I still love all the people, those that are not DEAD.
Sunday I went to a classical music concert which was fabulous. Had to drive all the way down to Stockton State College in Pomona but at least a friend went with me. I HAD to hear Rachmaninoff piano concerto #2 as it holds great sentimental value for me. I was in LUST with a Frenchman who chose that record at my mother's house (she was away), put it on the stereo and proceded to tell me that it was "the most erotic piece of music ever written". Need I say more about our subsequent activities? I enjoyed hearing it again and reminiscing about former loves and one night stands. (I need to make a list!)
Finished a book, Beautiful ruins : a novel, by Jess Walter. It has been mentioned in quite a few places and lists. It jumps around a bit between time periods and locales. Interestingly enough, I was on the Italian coastline in 1967 and there was a rumor that Liz Taylor and Richard Burton were dining in an outdoor cafe in Protofino. So this guy writes a fictional (?) tale of a hotel owner who encounters an actress who apparently had a daliance with Richard Burton and is being hidden away in this obscure town and inn on the coast. Later in life, an old man and a young writer meet at an agent's office in Los Angeles and, along with his assistant, they reveal more details about this story. I thought is was pretty interesting and suspenseful and could almost have been true. I borrowed it from the Vineland Public Library (FIC Walter Jess).
Also thinking about the past a lot as someone is researching a communal house I lived in perhaps from 1975 - 1980. So, there is a flurry of emails back and forth as we all recall things. I have been procrastinating on my answers for a questionnaire that he sent out. I had better hurry before all the stories THAT I REMEMBER have already been mentioned by others. It was a good time at Atlantic Street House in Bridgeton, and I still love all the people, those that are not DEAD.
Sunday I went to a classical music concert which was fabulous. Had to drive all the way down to Stockton State College in Pomona but at least a friend went with me. I HAD to hear Rachmaninoff piano concerto #2 as it holds great sentimental value for me. I was in LUST with a Frenchman who chose that record at my mother's house (she was away), put it on the stereo and proceded to tell me that it was "the most erotic piece of music ever written". Need I say more about our subsequent activities? I enjoyed hearing it again and reminiscing about former loves and one night stands. (I need to make a list!)
Finished a book, Beautiful ruins : a novel, by Jess Walter. It has been mentioned in quite a few places and lists. It jumps around a bit between time periods and locales. Interestingly enough, I was on the Italian coastline in 1967 and there was a rumor that Liz Taylor and Richard Burton were dining in an outdoor cafe in Protofino. So this guy writes a fictional (?) tale of a hotel owner who encounters an actress who apparently had a daliance with Richard Burton and is being hidden away in this obscure town and inn on the coast. Later in life, an old man and a young writer meet at an agent's office in Los Angeles and, along with his assistant, they reveal more details about this story. I thought is was pretty interesting and suspenseful and could almost have been true. I borrowed it from the Vineland Public Library (FIC Walter Jess).
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
OMG...I finally found the title box!
A hellish day with Sprint. What I learned....Don't rock the boat. It took me HOURS to UNDO the mess I got into trying to save money with Sprint last week. Supposedly, I will be eligible for an UPGRADE on October 1st. Right now, I am so traumatized by my customer support experiences that I can't bear to think about changing anything with my phone. Is there any time period longer than a two year contract with a cell phone company?
I had to come back to the library just cause I forgot to get my printouts. Hope I don't forget them again!
Trying to spend some time each day organizing STUFF at home. My organizing teacher says start with 19 minutes. (I need to spend an hour to accomplish 19 minutes worth of work). So my new goal is to spend 19 minutes a day on the main project (bedroom closet was assigned in my class), 19 minutes on something else, and gather up one bag of trash per day. Today going through my "errands" pile. Got about halfway down and am finding stuff I put in the pile which expired in 2007. Of course, I have to examine every single piece of paper (not recommended) before deciding where it goes.
I had to come back to the library just cause I forgot to get my printouts. Hope I don't forget them again!
Trying to spend some time each day organizing STUFF at home. My organizing teacher says start with 19 minutes. (I need to spend an hour to accomplish 19 minutes worth of work). So my new goal is to spend 19 minutes a day on the main project (bedroom closet was assigned in my class), 19 minutes on something else, and gather up one bag of trash per day. Today going through my "errands" pile. Got about halfway down and am finding stuff I put in the pile which expired in 2007. Of course, I have to examine every single piece of paper (not recommended) before deciding where it goes.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Under a time line...after two hours at the new McDonald's things start to happen. I think they are trying to tell me something. Every time you click on a website, the McDonald's welcome page comes up instead.
The "weird family" just came in. They are the ones who come all together in a beat up station wagon to use the library computers. I hope they don't recognize me.
Feeling tired and like I am not accomplishing enough or the right things. I DID get some stuff done today but not all I could/should have. Plus, I am feeling somewhat decrepit and getting tired too early and having foot and leg pain. I could go on and on but I won't. Sometimes I just want to be alone and not even answer the phone. It could be those pesky people who want to save me money on my electric bill or someone to invite me to do something. Why am I so resistant to saving money? Maybe it is a GOOD thing to save money on my electric bill but what is in it for them?
About the invitations....yesterday I had THREE iinvitations to go to breakfast. That just causes me stress!
Hey, the Eagles won today and I didn't even watch it. Feel like I accomplished something good but I had nothing to do with it.
Really pretty sky looking out the "picture windows" at McDonald's. In fact, it was a glorious day with reasonable temperatures (77 degrees) and fantastic Turner clouds.
Maybe I don't mean Turner. I mean the French guy who painted a lot of ladies on swings - Fragonard?
Feeling guilty cause I should be at a church event but here I am using the computer.
I can't take too many events in one day and I went to church already this AM.
Lessons learned: Don't take an anti-anxiety pill and go to Quaker Meeting. I have been feeling SLEEPY as well as tired all day.
The "weird family" just came in. They are the ones who come all together in a beat up station wagon to use the library computers. I hope they don't recognize me.
Feeling tired and like I am not accomplishing enough or the right things. I DID get some stuff done today but not all I could/should have. Plus, I am feeling somewhat decrepit and getting tired too early and having foot and leg pain. I could go on and on but I won't. Sometimes I just want to be alone and not even answer the phone. It could be those pesky people who want to save me money on my electric bill or someone to invite me to do something. Why am I so resistant to saving money? Maybe it is a GOOD thing to save money on my electric bill but what is in it for them?
About the invitations....yesterday I had THREE iinvitations to go to breakfast. That just causes me stress!
Hey, the Eagles won today and I didn't even watch it. Feel like I accomplished something good but I had nothing to do with it.
Really pretty sky looking out the "picture windows" at McDonald's. In fact, it was a glorious day with reasonable temperatures (77 degrees) and fantastic Turner clouds.
Maybe I don't mean Turner. I mean the French guy who painted a lot of ladies on swings - Fragonard?
Feeling guilty cause I should be at a church event but here I am using the computer.
I can't take too many events in one day and I went to church already this AM.
Lessons learned: Don't take an anti-anxiety pill and go to Quaker Meeting. I have been feeling SLEEPY as well as tired all day.
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