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it’s a wonderful, gorgeous, stupendous, beautiful day in the neighborhood…the air is delightful, breathable, its truly breath of fresh air…no sticky, humid glue factory feel of the air, just air that is meant to be…enjoy it because come Saturday night the humidity returns…it seems those good things never last long at all… Continue reading
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Two weeks I was admitted to the hospital for rapid heartbeat, lightheadedness, and a glucose reading of 250, which is way too high. I was first taken to the hospital in the city I live in. Spent a little more than 24 hours in the emergency room, and while there, the was beating back to Continue reading
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ignoring all the bullshit that is happening in Washington since you know who, parked his fat ass in the office he should not be in, helps keep my sanity intact. I’ll read a book, go for walk, or find other things to do. I just can’t be bothered reading or hearing whatever the asshole(s) have Continue reading
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today was one of those days, to stay inside and not have to deal with the oppressive heat. I did take a talk around 8:30 in the morning, and believe me, it was one of my shorter walks, as it was already in the 80s. Boston broke the record for the hottest day in June, Continue reading
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the weather here has been a rain filled past couple of days. bought a new rain jacket with a hood, and feels very comfortable and so it a ok to go for walks. made out the mail-in ballot and dropped it off at the drop box outside city hall. in the meantime, been reading short Continue reading
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I walk with a purpose Walk to control the weight Walk to control the sugar Walk to air out the head Walk to relax the body I’ve been doing it for 6 years and the end result has been positive Continue reading
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Monday 3:05 pm outside it is getting dark and off in the distance the low rumble of thunder ah music to my ears Continue reading
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went out early this morning and when I stepped outside bam… the heat hit me right away and this was in the shade…the air was heavy that I didn’t want to be out in it I’m so done with this steamy sticky weather Continue reading
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well I’ll be a new month is upon us it seemed the 4th of July was just a day or two ago but it seems like it was a blur which seems to be a constant thing Continue reading
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coming into the stretch run of the month of July only six days remain to think there is only five months remaining then a new year will be upon us depressing nah ho=hum maybe or so be it Continue reading
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The heat finally caught up with me today Ended up crashing on the couch and out for the count It’s the fucking sticky air that I don’t like dealing with Never have Never will Maybe as I got older I would get use to it but no dice I should have been born an Eskimo Continue reading
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Went for an early afternoon walk I decided to cut it short, as when I got home, I felt like a river rat Shirt was practically plastered on me and it felt good to enter the apartment that was nice and cool The damn hot, sticky air is getting old if you know what I Continue reading
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clouds in the sky all different colors shapes and sizes some are a fluffy white a mean gray or a dark blue but they keep marching on or just do a vanishing act Continue reading
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its Friday the last one of the month its also the sixth month of the year which means we’re closing out the first half of 2024 this year seems to have zipped by at a rapid pace in other stuff worth mentioning everything is good as far as my health goes meaning blood work is Continue reading
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the drudgery of the eight or more hours of the Monday thru Friday and sometimes Saturday of what is called work I do not miss I took the early retirement at the age of 62 because of Ronald Reagan’s boosting the age of when a person can retire to me is unjust let the people Continue reading
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kind of a shitty day first off went to get my blood work done got there early checked in for the 9:30 appointment only it was about 10 minutes after the appointed time and the technician made a mess of the job so, I get home and the bandage is soaked with blood so I Continue reading
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there’s the old say if you don’t like the weather wait for it … well today’s weather is a delight compared to the very humid shit we had last night got just about everything that I was supposed to do so … tomorrow morning I go to blood work done and will see what my Continue reading
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oh the sticky humid air is back after a couple of days break from it it’s supposed to last into Thursday just have to deal with it did a couple of Sunday online crosswords did some book reading and a book I ordered on Amazon is supposed to be delivered by the postal service earlier Continue reading
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spending quality time on the couch reading, reading posts on my blog have the ball game on tv from Chicago also bought some bottled water on Amazon the water is from Italy the name of the water San Benedetto never heard of it until when I was browsing on buy it again to see what Continue reading
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late afternoon lazing about closing in towards the end of another week nothing much to report on except that I am currently reading Ian McEwan’s Sweet Tooth I have read a few of his books and thinking of buying a couple of more of his books the weather is much improved not as hot and Continue reading
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the gods of thunder have finally struck the rain is coming down in buckets the wind has died down its a welcome relief but come tomorrow it will be humid though it will not be hot as the past couple of days Continue reading
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hot and humid yes I did venture out yes I wasn’t walking at my usual pace slower than what I normally do yes I came home with the shirt stuck on me yes ended up taking a power nap do I dare venture out this evening is something to think over am I glutton for Continue reading
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first thing this morning at 5:45 am it was 74F degrees and could feel the humid air coming through the a/c which was off at the time today is supposed to be the worst of it and to think it is mid-June do I dare venture out? most likely I will Continue reading
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so hot today hot tomorrow and the next day I know its summer something we have to deal with bleh in a perfect world we wouldn’t or at least I and a few others wouldn’t have to deal with the hot and humid bullshit give me dry air and temperatures in the high 60s to Continue reading
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Monday the beginning of the week but why is Sunday at the beginning of the calendar week so if it is Sunday at the beginning then Monday should be the second day of the week, but if the powers that be insist on having Sunday at the onset of the week then Monday should be Continue reading
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sweet weather for the third Sunday of June the air is enjoyable though the pollen is very high an allergy sufferer’s nightmare a good day to relax and read or do whatever floats one’s boat I’ll enjoy this great weather for the present time come Tuesday it will be whole different ballgame which I will Continue reading
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talk to my sister today she lives in Maine anyway she asked me how does it feel to be 75 years old I told her that I don’t feel that old and also told her in eight more months I’ll be 76 … so age which has been said many times from different people is Continue reading
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hot kind of humid not exactly my kind of weather anyway still keeping busy store run this morning now laundry this afternoon another store run this evening then plunk down on sofa probably go through some emails and whatever else piques my interest tomorrow supposed to be a shitty day so that makes a day Continue reading
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nothing much going on here more or less the of the same old same old ho hum weather wise not humid sunny…all good to me so no complaints from me I will just go with the flow and leave it at that… Continue reading
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Unfathomable
It’s the fourth month of the year, with one week to go when a new month will start. It seems like only yesterday a year started and it seems to be zipping along at breakneck speed. I know as one gets older time moves a lot faster than in our younger days, when it seemed Continue reading
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March 7th Essay
its been almost six years now that I quit smoking the same time I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes during this past time, my average weight has been around 140 pounds plus/minus a pound or three before I was hospitalized my weight was around 170-175 pounds and for my height of 5’6″ that to Continue reading
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Writing
In an earlier post titled: You Know, it was a post that was written to get something off my chest. It’s been the hot humid air that I am not too fond of. I never did like that kind of weather. Anyway, when I came home from an early afternoon walk, which by the way Continue reading
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Monday Morning
got out of bed a few minutes before 6:00 am grabbed my phone to see what the current temperature was … lo and behold it was 73F with a dew point reading of 72 … looked out the window and it was hazy all fuck … now this will make for a miserable day as Continue reading
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Saturday Evening
took a walk after I finished my supper and it is muggy as all hell and needless to say I was drenched … what helped me keep my mind off the humid air I listened to podcast about an independent bookstore… it was very interesting as I am a book lover and I do make Continue reading
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Friday Afternoon
it is shortly after noon the sky got really dark and off in the distance the rumble of thunder now the rain has arrived and will be doing its thing for the next couple of hours or so…the afternoon walk is put on hold so I can sit back and read a book…books to me Continue reading
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Wednesday Morning Pondering
Today is supposed to be the hottest day of the week …with it comes the high humidity and the haze that accompanies it when it does get hazy it makes the sky the air and everything around it and in the distance too look like total shit …it like altars the color of things like Continue reading
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Tuesday Afternoon
Tuesday afternoon also a song back in the 1970’s sung by the Moody Blues can still hear the song in my head like I was being transported back in time …with that said often wondered would want to back to those days and before that which would be the 50s & 60s … sure there Continue reading
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Sundays
a day of doing three online crosswords along with some book reading …get some walks in …watch a game or two of baseball which was always my favorite sport and then football …then there is blog to tend to if I find a some spare time along with replying to some of the comments that Continue reading
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Saturday Afternoon
took a walk muggy as all hell came home with the t-shirt practically glued onto my skin …it also drained me and was glad to be back home and the first thing I did was turn on the a/c …slowly recovering …now I’ll sit back relax and probably try to finish one of the books Continue reading
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It’s
outside it is hot humid sticky indoor it is cool so sitting on the couch reading a book then emails on the laptop fell asleep while doing that the battery slowly shitting the bed when woke up from the power nap the computer was telling me to plug in charge it up then it will Continue reading
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Tuesday Evening
Fourth of July is nearly over with and with that said it seems that summer flies by and the next thing is that you wake up and its Labor Day and football season is upon us the kids are back in school plus the days keep getting shorter till the middle of December … well Continue reading
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Friday Afternoon
Here it is a humid Friday afternoon. There’s a advertisement on the boob tube,that I have a beef with. It concerns doing the laundry, and the guy says that its the second most hated chore to do. What number one is I have no fucking idea, and I won’t even hazard a guess as to Continue reading
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Thursday’s Observations
The afternoon is half over with and it is humid and when I arrived home from my walk I thought I would have to pry off the t-shirt as it felt like it was glued on to my body Come tomorrow another week is coming to a close along with the closing of the month Continue reading
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Wednesday Observations
Two-thirds of the afternoon is history with a third to go when it becomes evening yet it is still daylight for a couple of more hours so it should still be afternoon till the time the sun sets then call it for what it rightfully is evening I mean it’s the logical thing to do Continue reading
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Wednesday Morning
Last Wednesday of the month and have no errands or any other running around to do. It does look it wants to do something weather wise as it is getting dark. If it rains I can live with that. What I don’t deal with is the sticky stuffy humid air. I am at my worst. Continue reading
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Ho Hum of a Day
What a big change in the weather. The past two days was fairly hot, Thursday was in the high 80s, and Friday was a couple of degrees cooler. Today, its a whole different ballgame with rain, chilly with that raw feeling, and in the afternoon it was 49 degrees. Sunday won’t be any better, with Continue reading
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Okay So
June 1st signifies a new month, a new day and the month that has the longest hours of daylight. Also, it is the beginning of the sixth month which at the end will bring us to the halfway point of the year. Sure it is getting close to the real summer to begin, which means Continue reading
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Past or Present
Were things better back in the day versus the present time. I’ve often would run this through my mind, would come up with the most common things that when I was a kid, it seemed that we were relying on the radio, television and newspapers for all the information. To me it seemed to be Continue reading
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Sunday Night
Another Sunday is soon coming to an end, and a new day will come about. Took my walks today, even though it was hot, it humid at all. On the early evening stroll, I decided to go walking on the boardwalk as it runs parallel with the river. About halfway down the way I ran Continue reading
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A Warm Saturday Evening
Came back from my usual after meal walk, and it is really warm out. When I left which was around 5:30, it was 77 F, and when I finished it was 74. Sunday it is supposed to 90 or close to it. To me that is much to early for this time of year. Temperatures Continue reading
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Friday Afternoon
Late Friday afternoon the starting point for the working people which I am no longer a part of, the three day weekend. I remembered when I would look forward to the long weekend and how fast they flew by. Now that I am retired the longer weekends don’t really matter much. On the home front Continue reading
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It Can Be Embarrassing
Walking with one’s head in the clouds, can end being an embarrassing event. I have done it myself but snapped out of it pretty quickly before anything happened. A few years back when I was part of the work-a-day-world, I was returning back to where I work, I was on JFK Street in Central Sq., Continue reading
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Wednesday Evening
Never got around to posting yesterday, so I will try and give it a go. Anyways … after I finished posting Monday evening, there was a medical emergency I had to attend to. My partner became ill, and asked her what was wrong, and she thought she was having a silent heart attack. Like a Continue reading
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Monday Evening
Monday evening and all is well. Nothing much to report on, so … anyway I hope to get back to posting on a daily basis. I know it can be hard to find the time to sit down and get on with it. With that said, I will give it my best to come up Continue reading
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Saturday
Saturday evening and and nothing really exciting happened today. Its been raining all afternoon and it is still going on. I did manage to get a couple of walks in, got some book done. Sadly the book that I am currently finishing up is by Martin Amis. He passed away on Friday in Florida at Continue reading
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Never A Dull Moment
As you all know, if not some of you know that I do a lot of walking. Most days, it will be three sometimes 4 times a day, and average about anywhere from three to sometimes 6 miles in a day. I will admit that there those days that I have to push myself to Continue reading
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Going With The Flow
Its the last day of April, and still dealing with this damn head cold. Its not as bad as it has been. Anyways, I’ve been more or less taking it easy, getting the things that have to be done out of the way. As for books, I can’t seem to get my head around into Continue reading
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A Thought on Judgment
As a society in totality, we tend to be judgmental on just about any and all subjects we can touch upon. Why I’m bringing this up, I ran into a dear friend of mine, and we sat down and had a chat in Washington Sq., park. She is someone I had met about a dozen Continue reading
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Let’s See
Today was kind of a busy day. Went to the super market, picked up a few things, like bananas, black raspberries, red raspberries, a red pepper, and a few other things. Got that out of the way, and then had my breakfast, and did an online crossword, finished it of course. After that, did some Continue reading
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Weather
It was a surreal kind of weather we had the past couple of days. Thursday, the late afternoon temperature registered 86 degrees. That is not the kind of heat to have in the middle of April. I’ll be truthful it knocked me for a loop, and eventually drained the shit out of me. With that Continue reading
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Big Box Stores
Big box stores just don’t do it for me anymore. They haven’t for quite a while. Its probably been at least eight years, maybe more. There could be a couple of reasons why I don’t bother to go to them, as in another life, I did work in two of them, and for the most Continue reading
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A Good Day
Today was a good day. I was up and out of bed earlier than usual, actually about a half hour before sunrise. The outside temperature was 33 degrees, at around 6:00 am. It got up to 64 degrees, late in the afternoon, which made a nice day. Got the one errand done early, then took Continue reading
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My Life
I titled this post My Life, as I am trying my hand at penning an essay. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for quite some time. I know it’s not an easy thing to do, well, anyways here it goes. I have been keeping myself busy, meaning running errands, doing chores, as in doing Continue reading
A Pondering Mind 