A Pondering Mind

an easy going guy get along well with others but generally keep to myself as I don’t like to get caught up in someone else’s bullshit religion is not my thing and politics…well that’s a subject that can get you into a lot of trouble… so tend to stay away from the subject what keepsContinue reading “me”

hmm

friday will be hot and humid have things to do so i’ll pace myself also have plenty of bottled water

7:24 p.m.

took a walk this evening the air…sticky as all hell felt like i was in a sauna so my pace was a bit slower than normal …it sucks is all i can say

time

the times are changing along with the climate nothing stays the same

7:57 p.m.

approaching the hour of 8:00 p.m. soon it will be getting a public service announcement from your friendly blogger

you know

wake up in the morning enjoying the first cup of coffee open the laptop to read and view the latest news lo and behold come to realize nothing has changed everything is the same not really surprised but…you never know a morning in the future may stun the mind saying that it is to goodContinue reading “you know”

nice

rain or shine the birds still sing

7:16 a.m.

pouring rain a mug of coffee a book to read makes for a perfect start of the day

a thought redux

what I don’t see, hear and/or know about doesn’t bother me, and I am fine with that. so with that said, all is well and good and I will leave it like that.

a thought

working people seem to dread manic mondays while a retired person like me looks at it as mild-mannered mondays its a fair assumption

Gouache: Little foxy

Check out her drawings. I’ve been following her for some time, and she does some fantastic art work.

yup

72 years.. 5 months 5 days i’ve been circling the sun and it never gets old…and i don’t feel old…as age is only a number… so with that said…i plan on sticking around for quite some time

“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” ~W. H. Auden

11:22 a.m.

took a walk in the rain to the neighborhood store bought a some scratch tickets and played a some lottery numbers now wishing myself some luck

bummer

the table is all laid out with chef salad, a wedge of cheddar cheese, a plate of expensive cold cuts, and a bottle of red wine. with all the time she spent getting the food ready, the candles ready to be lit, her date nevertheless was a total slob… knocking stuff over, and … theContinue reading “bummer”

11:35 a.m.

today is a day to do as i please no harm … no foul

aah no

this sticky humid weather is in no way my friend far from it

1:49 p.m.

humid as hell shirt plastered on skin not a good feeling

Morning Quote

“The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.” ~ William James

Nothing Is Absolute

“Nothing is absolute. Everything changes, everything moves, everything revolves, everything flies and goes away.” ~ Frida Kahlo, Painter, Born: July 6, 1907 – Died: July 13, 1954

Morning Quote

“My birth sign is Scorpio and they eat themselves up and burn themselves out. I swing between happiness and misery. I am part prude and part nonconformist. I say what I think and I don’t pretend and I am prepared to accept the consequences of my actions.” ~ Vivien Leigh

one sentence fiction

grouchy bastard drives the good humor ice cream truck and bitches about everything under the sun

Question

never hear July 4th or 4th of July or just the 4th, but never by its real name Independence Day. I wonder why that is?

A Good Novel

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” ~ Jane Austen

Good Riddance

I finally got rid of Twitter, as I had no use for it. This is second time I have done this. The first time was early last year. Then this past fall, I started a new account. At first it was going well, but then it seemed like Twitter was on this suspension kick, whichContinue reading “Good Riddance”

Six Word Saturday

dark. gloomy. overcast. blah, Saturday morning.

Six Words

can’t believe its july already. unbelievable!

yeah

it sucks waking up at 3:30 in the morning because the bladder was getting antsy and then can’t get back to sleep I repeat: it sucks

A Higher Revelation

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soils in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents. Ludwig van Beethoven

4:59 p.m.

the dark clouds are moving in and can hear low rumblings of thunder

Six Words

question everything… rebut if you want

9:32 a.m.

so I managed to take a walk, and I didn’t let the sun or the heat get to me. I managed to block it out, and it does help. now come Friday & Saturday, both days will only be in the 60s, with on and off rain. I can deal with that.

6:04 a.m.

another day of 90 plus degrees in store for today ugh!

6:57 p.m.

cut my evening walk its nasty hot and humid which is not to my liking

10:10 a.m.

went for an earlier walk shortly after nine not much shade damn…I could feel the sun…and it felt like being in a 400 degrees oven so I managed to cut the distance as it was too hot

Direction

A pain stabbed my heart as it did every time I saw a girl I loved who was going in the opposite direction in this too-big world. ~ Jack Kerouac

so

as the hot, humid weather is here it still hasn’t stopped me from venturing outside and do my walks I try to stay on the streets with the most shade and also try to block my mind from how bad it is…most of the time it works it does keep me in shape even thoughContinue reading “so”

Details are the Life of Prose. ~Jack Kerouac

The Queens English

You know, I do speak the Queens English. It’s just the wrong Queens that’s all. It’s over the 59th Street Bridge. It’s not over the Atlantic Ocean. ~ Cyndi Lauper

11:18 a.m.

89 degrees with a feel of 98 humid as all hell too glad I got things done early rest of the day will be a kick back and relax

The Shadowy Tip Of Reality

“This highway leads to the shadowy tip of reality: you’re on a through route to the land of the different, the bizarre, the unexplainable…Go as far as you like on this road. Its limits are only those of mind itself. Ladies and Gentlemen, you’re entering the wondrous dimension of imagination. . . Next stop TheContinue reading “The Shadowy Tip Of Reality”

The Key Of Imagination

“You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You’ve just crossed over into… the Twilight Zone.” ~ Rod Serling The Twilight Zone (televisionContinue reading “The Key Of Imagination”

8:49 p.m.

its been a long day especially since i’ve been awake shortly after 5:00 a.m. not complaining just saying

Six Words

outside it’s hot…and that’s that

1:37 p.m.

a day to do nothing and just relax and chill

9:05 a.m.

completed the Sunday crossword a couple more to tackle later on in the Washington Post they can be head bangers no harm in trying

“It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.” ~Fyodor Dostoevsky

9:14 p.m.

it is evening which means it is dark the streetlamps are on me…sitting on the couch trying to think of what to write along with the useless drivel that i’ve been coming up with maybe come tomorrow the brain may produce something useful to put into words we’ll see what happens

4:27 p.m.

no rhyme no reason just writing whatever comes to mind

4:19 p.m.

need more coffee

3:19 p.m.

plenty of bottled water on hand to keep me hydrated

3:14 p.m.

hot humid weather making a return not exactly my kind of weather high humidity tends to wear me down

“The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” ~ George Orwell

11:07 a.m.

busy as a bee no rest for the weary the end will be at no appointed hour

so

its the time of year that the longest day of year is upon us. the reverse will happen as the days will be on the road to getting shorter… and nothing can be done about it … so we just grin and bear it….

enlighten me

what do people do when they are bored?

7:18 p.m.

weather is fantastic for a stroll and enjoying it

4:26 p.m.

leftover meatloaf for my evening meal sounds divine

Six Words

have no inkling what to write

5:51 p.m.

evening walk on hold thunderstorms moving through will wait it out and take one later on

4:17 p.m.

the afternoon has so far been a blah … blah … blah … lazy … type of day

1:17 p.m.

early afternoon took an afternoon walk weather isn’t all that great light mist which wasn’t that bad

8:44 a.m.

couch potato using the laptop instead of watching tv or does it watch me when its on anyway… living the comfy life the only way to be

Summer

My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever. ~ George R. R. Martin

“We hide ourselves in our music to reveal ourselves” ~ Jim Morrison

4:48 p.m.

binge watching Chicago PD on USA

Bright & Colorful

9:17 a.m.

finished two crossword puzzles the first one was online the other in the newspaper mission accomplished

7:24 a.m.

beautiful morning rain later in the day oh well….just make the best of it

3:38 p.m.

lazy day idle time no rush to do anything that’s what sundays are all about

12:00 noon

and all is well

8:39 a.m.

sun is shining 64 degrees time to go for a walk about town

6:02 a.m.

up earlier than usual and that’s okay it gives me more time to do whatever I feel like doing life is good

Honesty

Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. ~Abraham Lincoln

“Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.” ~Abraham Lincoln

Reflection

Sidewalk

To Much

“I used to say, ‘Things cost too much.’ Then my teacher straightened me out on that by saying, ‘The problem isn’t that things cost too much. The problem is that you can’t afford it.’ That’s when I finally understood that the problem wasn’t ‘it’-the problem was ‘me.’” ~ Jim Rohn

1:58 p.m.

the sun did not disappoint shining brightly with lots of puffy white clouds with that said took a walk on the boardwalk which runs parallel with the river and its never crowded which is a good thing

11:29 a.m.

got to see blood work results online and my A1c is 5.8 a a glucose level of 117 which is down from the last test earlier this year the A1c then was 6.0 a level of 125 so I feel good knowing that I’m doing the right things and eating right and drinking plenty ofContinue reading “11:29 a.m.”

9:42 a.m.

laundry folded and put away now its time for a much needed coffee break

9:08 a.m.

went for a walk now i am back waiting for the laundry to finish drying

7:45 a.m.

saturday morning rain is done clouds are slowly departing looks like a beautiful day in the neighborhood is in the cards

Traveling

“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.” ~ Lisa St. Aubin de Terán

10:00 a.m.

time is right for the aroma of fresh brewed coffee is calling for me

7:48 a.m.

the day is still and in no rush to do anything

8:45 p.m.

have all the time in the world to do exactly nothing nada zilch marvelous i say

5:02 p.m.

no complaints life is good

Downtown Flower Box

and so

think i’ll sit and wait out the heat and sticky feeling outside and enjoy the comforts of the a/c and slake my thirst with water with a cup or two of caffeine so…. that’s what i’ll do

Six Words

damn! it is way to humid

and so

took a walk in the heat very few people out and about came home dragging my ass the a/c felt great now i’m relaxing knowing my glucose reading is excellent tomorrow will be hotter do i dare to venture out… i’ll play it by ear

Six Words

its way too damn hot outside

Poor People

There are two types of poor people, those who are poor together and those who are poor alone. The first are the true poor, the others are rich people out of luck. ~ Jean-Paul Sartre

“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.” ~ Carl Jung

Six Word Saturday

sitting and thinking. still drawing blanks

Rainbow

so

it is a saturday it is june it is hot to hot for this time of the month some say climate change is a hoax i beg to differ but no use arguing with people in denial then i ask myself do people in denial like being that way or do they live miserable lives