Last night, we watched War Horse, don’t ask me why. Somewhere I read a good review of it and added it to our Netflix list and there it came right after the storm and we were wanting to watch a movie and so next thing you know, we’re watching War Horse. Tear jerker from beginning to end and afterwards, when the credits rolled, and Steven Spielberg’s name came up as Director, we both simultaneously said,…
1) You feel the sun warm your head and you sit on the stairs a moment to enjoy it. 2) You suddenly can’t walk without sunglasses because the light is coming straight at you. 3) Cormorants, pelicans, and other snowbirds return to the bayou. 4) You turn the water down on the irrigation system. 5) The inflatable pool sits deflated. 6) Your psycho dog has even more energy. 7) You start wanting soup. 8) Before…
Okay so I have spent the last few days squinting at the computer and not leaving my chair and my right back is killing me. Tatjana asks me everyday, “Did you do something for yourself today?” Uh, no. But I’ve been busy. I took Tin to a kid’s birthday party the other day and just went bald – to hell with it, it’s hot – my friend’s father, who is kind of a hottie, said…
A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg fool’s paradise PRONUNCIATION: (foolz PAR-uh-dys, -dyz) MEANING: noun: A state of happiness based on false hopes. Yesterday was a start over type of day, everything back to a routine. I went for a swim and was pleased when several swimmers commented that I am a “fast swimmer” – it made me go even faster. Of course, I had gone in the morning when the blue hairs go swimming, but nonetheless, I’ll…
City Park is still dealing with a lot of limbs down and a lagoon that looks like it was almost drained. But I have lots of faith in that crew over there – they have made that park shimmer and shine through worse. I walked earlier and so I could feel a little crispness in the air – surprising given the heavy humidity we have been having since the storm. The light through the trees…
My blood work came back and said I had too much thyroid in me now and it is suppressing rather than replacing my thyroid – so my doctor called (while on his vacation) and ordered a new prescription. He said we’ll see how this works and go from there. He asked me how I’m doing and I said, “It’s hard to tell what is external and what is internal – I just have this “whatever”…
Last night, we celebrated our power being on by sitting on the front porch with friends – I know, it makes no sense – but there it is. And then we came in and slept the sleep of the dead, the dead that sleep in a/c that is, a/c set to 75 degrees cool. We even put a sheet over us – it was lovely. Tin didn’t wake up until mid morning – he found…
I really feel that all politicians are fractured in some way. But I’m just going to say this and I will say it only here and only once because honestly I hate all this political divisiveness – it’s toxic. There was a day when a Republican stood for fiscal conservatism and social liberalism – but those days have long been gone and that is why I vehemently oppose the Republican agenda. I do not believe…
I took the dogs for a walk after the storm and it started pouring down rain. But hey, I don’t have hair, so what do I care? I was just going to get wet and either you are wet from the heat and humidity or you are wet from warm rainfall. We walked down the bayou and a pelican flew by. Out of season. The trees were down, the houses boarded up, there was a…