Seems like it was just yesterday I was pointing out that I need to get control over those things that annoy me and not let them annoy me. FAIL. Volleyball. Martha's husband, Richard, pointed out last week that when the right mix of people are playing, it is such fun. And when there is a spoiler in the bunch, it is just not. Fun. We have a spoiler. And it's not even the asshole. Or the woman who shreds my hand with her long nails. So... yeah... we have multiple people who work hard to ensure it is not as fun as it could be. And this morning I let it work on me. My bad. But...
Old people.
I think maybe I need a change of scenery. Even if brief. So I will go out and do my Amazon return. Maybe at lunch. Or maybe when the house cleaner comes this afternoon.
Oh remember the soy sauce situation? Well, I bought another bottle, filled up my little soy sauce jar and went to put the rest in the cabinet where it belongs. But it was a tight squeeze because... there was a nearly full bottle of soy sauce already there!! WTF?
So, now, whenever I get on my high horse about being sharper than all these old people around here, I hope someone just says to me "soy sauce." Myrna would have. God, I miss her.
Ok, I think I'll go out now. Before my leg gets too tired from the day as it is want to do lately. And, I think I'm going to go to Fred Meyer. It's always such a chore because it is so huge but they have different stuff and I want different stuff and need a change of grocery scenery.
So off I go.
Old people.
I think maybe I need a change of scenery. Even if brief. So I will go out and do my Amazon return. Maybe at lunch. Or maybe when the house cleaner comes this afternoon.
Oh remember the soy sauce situation? Well, I bought another bottle, filled up my little soy sauce jar and went to put the rest in the cabinet where it belongs. But it was a tight squeeze because... there was a nearly full bottle of soy sauce already there!! WTF?
So, now, whenever I get on my high horse about being sharper than all these old people around here, I hope someone just says to me "soy sauce." Myrna would have. God, I miss her.
Ok, I think I'll go out now. Before my leg gets too tired from the day as it is want to do lately. And, I think I'm going to go to Fred Meyer. It's always such a chore because it is so huge but they have different stuff and I want different stuff and need a change of grocery scenery.
So off I go.
The Great British Bake off set the rules. And many others followed - often quite successfully. There's the glass blowing show, the face painting show, the potters show. One of the best is the Great British Sewing Bee has done it very successfully for a bunch of seasons.
They all have required key ingredients: Two judges, one or two hosts, two or three different kinds of projects - short, long and different - all required to be completed in a very short amount of time. And contestants who make a mistake and cry and say they are going to leave... One contestant wins each week and one contestant is kicked off the show.
It was time for the perfect parody and now we have it.
It's only on BBC 4 but someone finally uploaded (YouTube) an episode of Game of Wool - or as it should have been called The Great British Wool off. I just watched it. As a show to highlight a craft (or crafts, as they hit on knitting and crochet) and those who are very good about it, it's quite the failure. But, as a parady of all those other shows, it's perfection.
Timed knitting or crocheting is as successful as slow drag racing. But this show makes fun of every single element of its predecessors. Beautifully.
They all have required key ingredients: Two judges, one or two hosts, two or three different kinds of projects - short, long and different - all required to be completed in a very short amount of time. And contestants who make a mistake and cry and say they are going to leave... One contestant wins each week and one contestant is kicked off the show.
It was time for the perfect parody and now we have it.
It's only on BBC 4 but someone finally uploaded (YouTube) an episode of Game of Wool - or as it should have been called The Great British Wool off. I just watched it. As a show to highlight a craft (or crafts, as they hit on knitting and crochet) and those who are very good about it, it's quite the failure. But, as a parady of all those other shows, it's perfection.
Timed knitting or crocheting is as successful as slow drag racing. But this show makes fun of every single element of its predecessors. Beautifully.
I do like my life and one thing I like about it is the lack of drama. Today is pretty much like yesterday and the day before and the... Get up, hope for clouds, swim, do puzzles, watch TV and knit creatures. A little wrinkle here or there, but mostly, same old, same old which is exactly what I want.
One thing I do need to guard against is annoyance. Because everything is fine and not annoying, I tend to nit pick things that would normally just go unnoticed. I need to make a special effort to make those still go unnoticed. I have varying degrees of success at this. I'm hoping for more.
I did all the pills. I'm good til mid-February. I did all the laundry. I'm good til all those clothes get dirty again. I have $4.50 of meal money that I need to spend today, the 10th.
My eggshell topper turns out to also provide good stability for my back stretches/exercises. I found a guy on YouTube yesterday who talked about back/leg pain in people over 70. The whys and wherefores. And, of course, he had exercises and stretches but, except for one, they were the ones I'd been doing. But, now I know why.
It's a lovely cloudy morning with no sun peeking through. My swim will be good.
I think I'll go do that now.
One thing I do need to guard against is annoyance. Because everything is fine and not annoying, I tend to nit pick things that would normally just go unnoticed. I need to make a special effort to make those still go unnoticed. I have varying degrees of success at this. I'm hoping for more.
I did all the pills. I'm good til mid-February. I did all the laundry. I'm good til all those clothes get dirty again. I have $4.50 of meal money that I need to spend today, the 10th.
My eggshell topper turns out to also provide good stability for my back stretches/exercises. I found a guy on YouTube yesterday who talked about back/leg pain in people over 70. The whys and wherefores. And, of course, he had exercises and stretches but, except for one, they were the ones I'd been doing. But, now I know why.
It's a lovely cloudy morning with no sun peeking through. My swim will be good.
I think I'll go do that now.
This Week's Movie Quote...
R.: He's always looking at the good side of people.
M.: Yeah, but while he's looking at their good side, their bad side is gonna finish him.
Last Week's Movie Quote...
Thea: Laws can be wrong, and laws can be cruel, and the people who live only by the law are both wrong and cruel.
It comes from the 1945 movie, "Isle of the Dead".
It starred Boris Karloff.
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I'm really appreciating this eggshell topper on my bed. It's just the loveliest feeling of cozy. Weird and wild. I'm so glad I didn't go full new mattress. I did wake up this morning with a very sore leg - it was part of my dream. But, once I quit lying on it, it healed up nicely. I've been up an hour now and it has totally forgiven me.
I got the highest sleep scores I have ever seen from Fitbit. 87!!
This is one of the first non-rainy days we've had in a while. The sun is out. Hopefully, I can just drop the blinds in the pool and not have to fight the glare.
I have an Amazon return that I might take today. I bought a Fire TV stick to see if it's gotten any better or the years. The Prime app on Roku has been annoying me and I'm using it more so I figured a Fire stick might ease the issue. It didn't. Plus, while the Roku Prime app can be slow, the same app on Amazon's fire stick did not even work some of the time. Plus, another remote. Not worth it. So I popped onto to Amazon to start the return. And, I got an interesting offer. I selected 'no longer needed' as my reason and filled in that it did not work as desired in the comments. No, don't want to interact with a technician. Then I got a box saying that if I just wanted to keep it, they would give me a discount! The thing cost me $32 in total. They offered me $5 off. Yeah, nope. I've had them tell me to just keep the item. But, I've never had a price reduction offer before.
There is a new puzzle started in the elbow and TV to watch and creatures to knit. So that's my plan for today. After I do my swim.
I got the highest sleep scores I have ever seen from Fitbit. 87!!
This is one of the first non-rainy days we've had in a while. The sun is out. Hopefully, I can just drop the blinds in the pool and not have to fight the glare.
I have an Amazon return that I might take today. I bought a Fire TV stick to see if it's gotten any better or the years. The Prime app on Roku has been annoying me and I'm using it more so I figured a Fire stick might ease the issue. It didn't. Plus, while the Roku Prime app can be slow, the same app on Amazon's fire stick did not even work some of the time. Plus, another remote. Not worth it. So I popped onto to Amazon to start the return. And, I got an interesting offer. I selected 'no longer needed' as my reason and filled in that it did not work as desired in the comments. No, don't want to interact with a technician. Then I got a box saying that if I just wanted to keep it, they would give me a discount! The thing cost me $32 in total. They offered me $5 off. Yeah, nope. I've had them tell me to just keep the item. But, I've never had a price reduction offer before.
There is a new puzzle started in the elbow and TV to watch and creatures to knit. So that's my plan for today. After I do my swim.
Talk about disappointment.
I have bought Fruit of the Loom underwear and undershirts pretty much my whole life, so imagine my surprise when I went to their website to check on some prices.
Everything just had links to Walmart to shop at.
What the hell...
First of all, I don't shop at Wally's World.
Secondly, the last several times I have shopped I have done it right from their website.
So I messaged them to ask if I can only shop at Walmart.
They replied that their products are available at several different places.
Well, not according to your website.
So I was just sitting here and decided to ask Dear Google, if you can shop on FOTL's website.
The answer No blah blah blah...
And it went on to say that FOTL is phasing out the Fruit of the Loom brand in the North American wholesale market by early 2026.
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, but this shouldn't affect the availability of products for consumers through the retailers mentioned above. Wally's, Kohls, and Amazon. :o :o :o
I have bought Fruit of the Loom underwear and undershirts pretty much my whole life, so imagine my surprise when I went to their website to check on some prices.
Everything just had links to Walmart to shop at.
What the hell...
First of all, I don't shop at Wally's World.
Secondly, the last several times I have shopped I have done it right from their website.
So I messaged them to ask if I can only shop at Walmart.
They replied that their products are available at several different places.
Well, not according to your website.
So I was just sitting here and decided to ask Dear Google, if you can shop on FOTL's website.
The answer No blah blah blah...
And it went on to say that FOTL is phasing out the Fruit of the Loom brand in the North American wholesale market by early 2026.
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, but this shouldn't affect the availability of products for consumers through the retailers mentioned above. Wally's, Kohls, and Amazon. :o :o :o
Fred Allen's
battle with 'Stop The Music' and its effect on the number of folks listening to his show were visible enough to make the
New York Times.
Before that show arrived on a rival network he had had the longest running Comedy Show on Radio, with a solid rating position, but that show basically is credited with his retirement a year later than this one, in 1949, never to host a show again (though acting as a guest on many other shows).
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Volleyball hours have changed. We used to play 2 hours. But now we are going to start 30 minutes later on Tuesdays and Thursdays and end 30 minutes earlier on Saturdays. I like the 2 hours but apparently, others do not. Whatever. I can sleep in.
Today I need to remember to do pills. Put them in my sun-sat boxes I do 4 months at a time and it's time. I put them out on the bathroom counter the other day so I remember and I'm tired of looking at them.
Elbow coffee this morning.
And my back stretches. My back is way better but my leg is still cranky. Its cranky is coming from my spine. So back stretches.
In the olden days, when I would put on something with pockets, a dress, top, jacket, it wasn't odd at all to find money in the pocket. Most often, a nicely washed dollar bill or, if times were fat, a five dollar bill.
These days, I put on a top with something in the pocket and it's a very nicely washed wad of kleenex. Every time. It's why I always buy Kleenex instead of off brand or another brand. All the others seem to shred in the wash. Not Kleenex. I should do an old lady commercial.
Time for elbow coffee.
Today I need to remember to do pills. Put them in my sun-sat boxes I do 4 months at a time and it's time. I put them out on the bathroom counter the other day so I remember and I'm tired of looking at them.
Elbow coffee this morning.
And my back stretches. My back is way better but my leg is still cranky. Its cranky is coming from my spine. So back stretches.
In the olden days, when I would put on something with pockets, a dress, top, jacket, it wasn't odd at all to find money in the pocket. Most often, a nicely washed dollar bill or, if times were fat, a five dollar bill.
These days, I put on a top with something in the pocket and it's a very nicely washed wad of kleenex. Every time. It's why I always buy Kleenex instead of off brand or another brand. All the others seem to shred in the wash. Not Kleenex. I should do an old lady commercial.
Time for elbow coffee.
We'd promised ourselves a walk on this footpath last time we were in Ludlow and ran out of time.
The Mortimers were the local aristocratic family and had an unerring ability to choose the wrong side during the Wars of the Roses.
We walked past one of the several weirs on the River Teme.
( More pics! )
The Mortimers were the local aristocratic family and had an unerring ability to choose the wrong side during the Wars of the Roses.
We walked past one of the several weirs on the River Teme.
( More pics! )
White Privilege Anyone?????
Teen Who Raped, Strangled and Brutalized 2 Girls Was Facing 7 Decades in Prison — Then a Judge Let Him Walk Free
Jesse Butler, who comes from a prominent family, pleaded no contest to rape, attempted rape and strangulation assault among other charges
By Samira Asma-Sadeque
https://people.com/teen-prominent-family-strangled-raped-women-judge-let-him-go-free-11845008?hid=7f1109a25d2362f31854399df255b82ba78f015e&did=20306865-20251107&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-news_newsletter&utm_content=110725&lctg=7f1109a25d2362f31854399df255b82ba78f015e&lr_input=758ad690760192cf49795c3f52223721cac5324e3e862e41c5d4db73a4d43f32&utm_term=AM&campaign=15604743
Teen Who Raped, Strangled and Brutalized 2 Girls Was Facing 7 Decades in Prison — Then a Judge Let Him Walk Free
Jesse Butler, who comes from a prominent family, pleaded no contest to rape, attempted rape and strangulation assault among other charges
By Samira Asma-Sadeque
https://people.com/teen-prominent-family-strangled-raped-women-judge-let-him-go-free-11845008?hid=7f1109a25d2362f31854399df255b82ba78f015e&did=20306865-20251107&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-news_newsletter&utm_content=110725&lctg=7f1109a25d2362f31854399df255b82ba78f015e&lr_input=758ad690760192cf49795c3f52223721cac5324e3e862e41c5d4db73a4d43f32&utm_term=AM&campaign=15604743
I had a fine sleep last night. My egg carton foam got more foamy, hopefully as foamy as it will get. It's really lovely to sleep on which really surprises me. I didn't mess with the extra pillow anywhere. Just slept like I normally do and it was fine. And my back is better than it was yesterday.
I walked the long way down to the pool and stopped in the gym room to use the nice padded table for stretches and other exercises before my swim. Swam and walked the long way back and now I'm done. I'll walk back down stairs again at least once more today to pick up dinner, probably and back and forth to the elbow. I need to put the puzzle away and get ready for the next one.
But, mostly, I'm done for today.
I just got a reminder to check my website hosting and it turned out to be a little mini tour down memory lane. In the olden days, back when web pages were THE thing, hosting companies were everywhere. You picked one, moved your shit, got it all set up and the company went under. Lather, rinse, repeat. In 2004, I found an outfit called Total Choice Hosting that looked boring enough to be around for a minute so I moved my sit and got it all set up. Susandennis.Com is still there. All my images, most of my mp3's, a lot of genealogy stuff that a remote cousin dug up and digitized is there and backup email. It cost me $44 a year*. Most years, I do ponder on whether it's worth it to keep it and the answer is always yes. And it is again this year.
My relationship with my current website hosting company is now 21 fucking years old. It could VOTE! Wild. I sure can't quit it now.
*I don't remember the details but while the price has not changed, I do know the value has. In the beginning, there was barely enough storage available to house a tiny website. Now the same amount of money provides way more storage than I could ever use.
I walked the long way down to the pool and stopped in the gym room to use the nice padded table for stretches and other exercises before my swim. Swam and walked the long way back and now I'm done. I'll walk back down stairs again at least once more today to pick up dinner, probably and back and forth to the elbow. I need to put the puzzle away and get ready for the next one.
But, mostly, I'm done for today.
I just got a reminder to check my website hosting and it turned out to be a little mini tour down memory lane. In the olden days, back when web pages were THE thing, hosting companies were everywhere. You picked one, moved your shit, got it all set up and the company went under. Lather, rinse, repeat. In 2004, I found an outfit called Total Choice Hosting that looked boring enough to be around for a minute so I moved my sit and got it all set up. Susandennis.Com is still there. All my images, most of my mp3's, a lot of genealogy stuff that a remote cousin dug up and digitized is there and backup email. It cost me $44 a year*. Most years, I do ponder on whether it's worth it to keep it and the answer is always yes. And it is again this year.
My relationship with my current website hosting company is now 21 fucking years old. It could VOTE! Wild. I sure can't quit it now.
*I don't remember the details but while the price has not changed, I do know the value has. In the beginning, there was barely enough storage available to house a tiny website. Now the same amount of money provides way more storage than I could ever use.
Double feature because there was too much good content this week.
I'm going to take the rare step of recommending a two-part episode before I've finished listening to part 2, because I've listened to the Conspirituality episode on the same subject and I know who Peter Thiel thinks is the Antichrist. Through all of part 1 and the beginning of part 2 of Behind the Bastards' "Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ" you can just feel Robert getting increasingly excited about telling Sarah Marshall who Thiel thinks the Antichrist is and she keeps guessing and getting close but missing, critically, how fucking insane Thiel is.
You should listen to this because the people making all of the decisions in our lives with all of the money are actually batshit and believe batshit things and we all need to adjust our political strategies accordingly.
The flipside is Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff's "The Gallae: Trans Priestesses of Ancient Rome," where Magpie talks to Gabriel Dunn about how ancient trans women were persecuted but powerful and badass, into noise music, and did rave culture. Part 1, part 2. Not as much on Sumerian civilization as I'd like but maybe that's another episode.
I'm going to take the rare step of recommending a two-part episode before I've finished listening to part 2, because I've listened to the Conspirituality episode on the same subject and I know who Peter Thiel thinks is the Antichrist. Through all of part 1 and the beginning of part 2 of Behind the Bastards' "Peter Thiel and the Anti-Christ" you can just feel Robert getting increasingly excited about telling Sarah Marshall who Thiel thinks the Antichrist is and she keeps guessing and getting close but missing, critically, how fucking insane Thiel is.
You should listen to this because the people making all of the decisions in our lives with all of the money are actually batshit and believe batshit things and we all need to adjust our political strategies accordingly.
The flipside is Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff's "The Gallae: Trans Priestesses of Ancient Rome," where Magpie talks to Gabriel Dunn about how ancient trans women were persecuted but powerful and badass, into noise music, and did rave culture. Part 1, part 2. Not as much on Sumerian civilization as I'd like but maybe that's another episode.
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The bed topper I got is the egg crate type. This one 1.5". I had no idea what it would feel like and would not have been surprised had it been a total fail. Even as I got into bed, I was wondering if I should not have just gotten a whole new mattress instead. But the egg crate stuff was actually a nice feeling to lay on it. My sleep sucked (a 64!) but I think that was more from the residual pain and the night long fight to keep that damn pillow between my knees. I think tonight, I'll forget the knee thing and just sleep. But I'm keeping that egg crate foam.
This morning, my back was stiff and sore but not as bad as yesterday. Volleyball is a great back exercise by itself. So much reaching and jumping. PLUS today, when I wasn't involved in the shot, I was moving my back and my legs. Last night I researched back exercises for the pool and this morning I did them all. And by the time play was done, my back felt a whole lot better.
Then I stopped in the workout room and got onto that giant bench and did some more stretches and back stuff. I really don't mind doing them. What I mind is getting down to the floor and back up again. That bench is fab.
So now, a couple hours later, as I type this, things are way better. I can stand, sit and walk without too much pain. If I turn at the waist a certain way, it's wildly painful but mostly it's ok and way way better.
I have done some YouTube back exercises for seniors searching and have a nice little play list. I still do need to actually watch the videos and do the exercises but... baby steps.
I love Amazon gift registries. It makes everything so easy and anonymous.
Another obligation-free day. I've got nothing planned. I may do laundry. I may not. I haven't decided. It is getting closer to the 10th and I have meal money to use up so there may be some of that. Or not. I have a freezer loaded up and ready to eat.
But, now I've been just sitting here alternatively staring out the window and googingly random shit. I need to get out of this chair!
This morning, my back was stiff and sore but not as bad as yesterday. Volleyball is a great back exercise by itself. So much reaching and jumping. PLUS today, when I wasn't involved in the shot, I was moving my back and my legs. Last night I researched back exercises for the pool and this morning I did them all. And by the time play was done, my back felt a whole lot better.
Then I stopped in the workout room and got onto that giant bench and did some more stretches and back stuff. I really don't mind doing them. What I mind is getting down to the floor and back up again. That bench is fab.
So now, a couple hours later, as I type this, things are way better. I can stand, sit and walk without too much pain. If I turn at the waist a certain way, it's wildly painful but mostly it's ok and way way better.
I have done some YouTube back exercises for seniors searching and have a nice little play list. I still do need to actually watch the videos and do the exercises but... baby steps.
I love Amazon gift registries. It makes everything so easy and anonymous.
Another obligation-free day. I've got nothing planned. I may do laundry. I may not. I haven't decided. It is getting closer to the 10th and I have meal money to use up so there may be some of that. Or not. I have a freezer loaded up and ready to eat.
But, now I've been just sitting here alternatively staring out the window and googingly random shit. I need to get out of this chair!
