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Tax time is coming
For about 35 years, I’ve used the same tax accountant. My parents used him till they died - even sending their paperwork to him after moving to CA. I like him; I am loyal. I bring him totals, ...
hoarding
For many years, every evening I empty my wallet of the coins, stack them ready to be rolled. When there are enough, I roll them and put them away “for a rainy day”. If I have an emergency NO ONE...
Lumosity
When I was in kindergarten, the school gave us IQ tests. I tested in the genius range - enough of us did in the four classes, to make a special class for gifted kids. When I was an adult, in th...
a long expensive day
I started the day with errands - first breakfast (of course… but then it really was second breakfast - and no, I’m not a hobbit - I was already awake over 5 hours), then the pharmacy, the post of...
taking the red eye flight
Since where I live in San Diego is REALLY suburbs, the bus that services my area runs only once an hour on Sundays - and Christmas was a Sunday schedule. It also stops running at 5:30 - at least...
San Diego by the restaurants
When I come to this city, there are a number of restaurants I just MUST “hit”. 1 - Cheesecake Factory - there’s one along the edge of the Fashion Valley mall - I don’t eat the dessert, but MUST h...
How much of your home do you use?
Those of us who do NOT live in a studio apartment may think we need all that space, but do we really? How much is just storage? In NYC I have a 6 room apartment with a LONG hallway. I spend mos...
The Internet
It has its good points and not so good points. But I know without it, my life would be VERY different. 1 - It’s like living in a library: I can look up words, maps, images… whatever I want! 2 -...
Day on the town
It took a bit to get myself out of the house. The buses run once an HOUR, so I don’t like to make many weekend plans knowing that if I miss a bus, it’ll take a LONG time for the next one to come...
making a change
I have realized in the past few weeks, that I’ve set up my life in a very dependent manner - although I love being alone, I prefer to be with another (others) when I go out. (Although I am okay ...
Grateful
1 - part time work - sometimes busy, sometimes not - usually a good day! 2 - a new book, good - The Twelve Tribes of Hattie - a woman who traveled with the Great Migration (blacks from rural sout...
clearing out
I used to have friends who wanted gifts for the holidays. Now, I have very few friends and almost NO one wants gifts - they’re basically clutter, expensive to ship, and NO, I don’t want ANYTHING...
The Imitation Game
with Benedict Cumberbatch (he of many recent movie roles). This is the story of the people who, working in England, broke the code of the Enigma machine - the code creator the Nazis used during W...
chores and errands
neighborhood edition I left the house around 10 a.m. First stop was the Subway sandwich shop on the corner. I had an eye-opening conversation with the manager while he prepared my food. He has...
Thanksgiving for one
First stop was the movie theater - turns out going before noon, the movies are $8!! THAT was a bonus. The movie, Elsa and Fred, was predictable, but sweet and lovely… and had GREAT actors in it...
Stocking up
Like the squirrel gathering nuts for the winter, I gather canned food. There just might be days where I have no desire to go out due to the winter weather. Every time I shop for groceries, I mak...
cognitive dissonance
It will be about 70 degrees in NYC today.. and the Christmas trees are being sold on the street!
a shift in my point of view
When I was younger, I palled around with many people who were very different from me - different ethnic backgrounds, races, countries of origin, languages, levels of education and/or intelligence...
Meet-Up
Each one is different. The concept is instead of just meeting via screen, meet in person (organized through the Internet). There is a meet-up on practically every interest and for every age. ...
What's for breakfast - product reviews
In the past few years, food manufacturers have decided that we like pumpkin. Aside from the pumpkin muffins and lattes, there have been pumpkin cream cheese (Trader Joe’s) and now pumpkin Greek ...
Yesterday's plans
I did everything - went to Grand Central Station to look at the model trains - they’re in the transit museum shop and at least 4 sets are making the rounds within the set-up. I also wandered aro...
today's plans
I already went to eat breakfast - Subway sandwich shop - and pick up my meds (I love the fact that the pharmacy calls when they’re ready - every month), and bought my groceries (well, some). I h...
work - LONG day
I got to work at around 9:30 - nice late opening for the day. There are two district attorneys who MUCH prefer working with me than with the regular interpreter, so they were VERY happy I was the...
work and disrespect
Granted I am there to serve the ADA’s when then need an interpreter. But I hate being told one time, then hurried by a bunch of people only not to be needed for 20 minutes more… Hate to be told ...
Big Hero 6- movie review
Both my movie buddy and I had had a bad day, so we opted for something cute, silly, fun. We were not disappointed… even though it had just opened and we had to pay full price - I get a senior di...
Book Description
If I have a book entitled “rants”, then I should have the opposite - good times.
