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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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the only news I read is on the three newspapers I sub- scribe to online. the local newspaper that serves my community and surrounding area is a fucking joke. there is very little hard news, as most of it is fluff stories. the price of the paper is $3.00 for 14-18 pages of actually nothingness 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
A Pondering Mind 