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July 03, 2015

BOOKS!! in book reviews

I was without a computer for a few days and did LOTS of reading!! 1 - Bossypants - memoir by Tina Fey - a quick read. I probably would’ve liked it better if I were a fan 2 - The Time of My Life ...


June 27, 2015

new computer? in rants

Yesterday morning, I got an alert to download something (I think from microsoft). I turned off the computer and turned it back on. Lo and behold, the computer now has amnesia - it no longer rec...


A friend mentioned how she’s had success on this diet. I rarely cook in NYC, but do more cooking in San Diego. So now that I am here, I did the shopping! It takes a lot of ingredients and a lo...


When my father was in the hospital dealing with cancer and the radiation, his sister was going to come visit - they lived in different cities. He asked the nurses to give him whatever meds he was...


I enjoyed the class of “low-impact” aerobics, but got to the point I just did NOT want to leave the house. So, remembering what the teacher had taught us - what moves, how to change it up, how t...


June 18, 2015

AHHHHHH in keeping it postive

I waited till it was at least a bit sunny - then at 9 a.m. was off to the pool. I did about 1/2 hour of water aerobics. I had my froggy gloves on - they have webbing between the fingers to incr...


The story of Brian Wilson - the main songwriter for the Beach Boys. I always thought of their music as fluff. Turns out there was MUCH more to it… and to his story/life. I did know that the B...


June 14, 2015

facebook in rants

We’ve all heard the expression, “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t true”, well in social media, “if it sounds TOO crazy to be true, it probably isn’t true”. Since many politici...


I started to learn Spanish in the 9th grade. There were various groups of people in the neighborhood from the Caribbean - Puerto Ricans, Cubans and people from the Dominican Republic, Dominicans...


June 12, 2015

Tomorrowland in keeping it postive

The most recent movie by Disney based on elements in the theme parks. This one is ALL over the place - past, present, future - feel good, serious message, summer CGI blockbuster, androids, weird ...


For the past week or so, I’ve seen baby mice running around the living room. Scampering, I guess would be a better way to put it. Clearly they never got the memo on peppermint oil (I had put so...


I signed up for 4 exercise classes, 5 days a week. OK - couldn’t handle that much - so cut it down to 4 - still 5 days a week. By last week I realized my arthritis was killing me, and I was just...


author: Fred Hoyle Not quite a review as I’ve just begun to read this thin book. I’m reading other books, all very lengthy, and wanted something I could actually carry with me when I went out. ...


I have realized lately that I prefer reading various books - fiction/non-fiction - about the same topic. I’ve been reading a lot recently about the history of Ireland - mostly Morgan Llywelyn, b...


June 07, 2015

Inventory in keeping it postive

Just recently I bought more supplements from Puritan’s Pride. After they arrived, I realized I probably should inventory what I have and what I might need - cart before the horse style. Turns ou...


I signed up for a three mile Hike the Heights through city parks along the way. (http://new.nycgovparks.org/events/2015/06/06/hike-the-heights) I didn’t realize there would be MANY stairs - up a...


I know I need to eat more salad. I end up topping it with various items - often cooked. I add potatoes (sweet or white - cut up), chicken sausages (I finally found some that are NOT in a “natur...


I travel regularly - from my NYC apartment to my San Diego apartment. That’s stress free, basically. I don’t have to really take anything special, unless there’s something I want to have at the...


Over the past few years, I have made various facebook (and other site) friends. You read, over time, about their ups and downs. One couple - my age - 60s - had been basically homeless - staying ...


subtitle: stories about pets and their people author: Nicholas H. Dodman This vet, a member of the Tufts Animal Behavior team, works with a combination of behavior modification and various psyc...


While on a LONG bus ride, the thunder and lightning were right overhead, and the rain POURED down. It let up for a bit, then poured again. I was lucky it wasn’t raining very hard when I got to ...


May 31, 2015

Meet up in keeping it postive

Coordinated on the Internet, meet in person . Various groups, various types of activities. This was a group of women - ages 40s -60s. We met at a Turkish restaurant, they went to a movie afterw...


Deeper Meanings Letting Go of Understanding by Madisyn Taylor It is not always for us to know the deeper meaning of everything that occurs in our life. All of us who seek to be conscious and awar...


May 31, 2015

produce in rants

I bought an avocado Thursday evening when I was out - there are street vendors of produce in various parts of Manhattan. It was RIPE - and ready. I totally forgot about it. I remembered Sunday...


In the vein of Dan Brown, Steve Berry’s thrillers have to do with history, archaeology and ideas that could change the world. This book is about Elizabeth I, and a possible truth about her that w...


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