“Not for the first time, the needle on the record in Margaret’s mind skipped”. … [Read more...]

Broke my last spare pair of reading glasses an hour ago. Big sigh. I knew I should have gotten the two dozen value pack. 😱🙄😉🤓🙁 Well, I’m off to either CVS, or Sam’s Club. Fortunately, last night’s snow storm is over and the roads have been cleared, and it’s a balmy 30 degrees out there. 🤓 … [Read more...]

true story. Ok, it’s not my true story, but someone’s, maybe, I think. I was at a local bar when a woman at a table a few feet away from me sneezed and her glass eye came out and I caught it. I handed it back to her and she popped it in and said thank you. She was a beautiful woman. Gorgeous face stunning body and a beautiful smile to boot. The woman of my dreams right in front of me. A few … [Read more...]

Feet, in bed, in the middle of the night, are just like dogs, as soon as you let them out (from under the covers), they want to come back in again. In, out, in, out - MAKE UP your mind, darn it all! 👣🔥👣⏳🌬👣⏳🌋👣⏳⛄️ 🗿🚧🗿🚧🗿🚧🗿 🙁😱🙄😉🤓 … [Read more...]

So, Brian, how did it go this morning, making your first loaf of bread?? Uh...I couldn’t get my lazy butt out of bed to go buy the pre made Bread Making machine mix... 🚫🥖🍞🥖🚫 🙄🧐🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁 (infinite sadness - JK) … [Read more...]

Have a safe and warm and fun, Thanksgiving Day tomorrow, everyone. Enjoy your time away from work, and enjoy this time with your family, or maybe with your friends. Try not to stress out too much about Uncle what’s his name, or Cousin so-and-so, they were placed in your life for a reason! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Thanks to all of you for your friendship over the years. Brian. … [Read more...]

Ordered myself an Oster Bread Maker this afternoon. Should get it by Wednesday afternoon/evening. Gonna try it out that night or first thing Thanksgiving morning. Been invited to share Thanksgiving with a couple of friends - they’re (without them knowing) going to be my guinea pigs. 🥖🍞🥖🍞🥖🍞🥖 😱😉🤓 … [Read more...]

True story. [i wish] Ok, not a true story. [but, it could have happened - just not here in Beautiful, Quiet, Calm, Downtown Apple Valley] Driving home from the transit station just now, I encountered not one, not two, but THREE houses that had their Christmas lights turned on. In each case, I drove up their driveway, leaned on the horn until the owner popped their head out their front door, … [Read more...]

Watching the new NetFlix series, “The Kosminsky Method”, aware that there would be several guest cameos. One of whom was to be Ann Margaret. So, in she walks, and I am just STUNNED how amazing she looks. Be still my heart. I cannot believe I’m saying this (out loud) about someone who is in their mid seventies, but she hasn’t aged a bit (as compared to Michael Douglas). Good for you, Ann Margaret, … [Read more...]

FYI Land’s End is having a 50% off promotion sale (today, at least). “WINDY50” Eddie Bauer is 40% off (today, at least). “COUNTDOWN” LL Bean - no promotion, full price. Guess where I bought my new winter down parka from? Actually I bought one each from the two places that had promotions, and we’ll see which of them fits me better when they arrive next week. This is replacing my trusty twenty … [Read more...]

The state of affairs in grammar/spelling, within the news media: Two news media outlets posted headlines yesterday saying almost the same thing: “so-and-so has just warned people in his fire devastated neighborhood that ‘Looters will be shot on site’...” They were referring to a person posting a warning msg either on their property, or on social media. Normally, when a news media outlet … [Read more...]

Yesterday I was having lunch with BFF Rick, at a Hamburger joint in the Skyway in (Beautiful Downtown) Minneapolis, and it comes out that Thanksgiving is NEXT week. How come I’m always the LAST person to know?? Did YOU know this?? Not that it matters, but I thought it was in two weeks time. 😉🤓 That’s what I get for never looking at my calendar. I don’t think (current employer) gives us Friday … [Read more...]

It’s really gut wrenching to read the news, and seeing the recent photos from California, and realizing people are losing their homes, to another huge forest fire(s). I cannot imagine having to evacuate, and then coming back to find my home gone. Keeping those in California in my thoughts today. 🙁 … [Read more...]

This post is a bit gross - you may want to skip it. ==== The weirdest thing just happened (an hour or so ago). I was sitting at the kitchen table, reading some small text on an instruction sheet with my cheaters on. I’d just finished twenty minutes before eating a bowl of cereal, admittedly having my first meal of the day at 1pm (which is highly unusual for me). And, I started feeling dizzy for … [Read more...]

“I AM NOT HAPPY” Says the guy who just left his office building, and out into a snow scene straight out of something usually in DECEMBER (not November 9th!) 😱🙄😉🤓 ⛄️🦍☃️🦖 … [Read more...]

POOF! And, just like that, WINTER IS HERE! 😉 … [Read more...]