One might call this the autumnal equinox. But, that would be wrong- because it it the equinox south of the equator too. So, an all inclusive “Happy September Equinox”.
Gee, I don’t like that picture as much as I thought I did. Maybe this better?
same leaves – different post processing
Enjoy Every Sandwich – Grilled ham and cheese and some of the remaining summer peaches.
Going to the old folks asylum tomorrow afternoon. To get us on the waiting list. I am so not looking forward to being on a waiting list at an old folks asylum. Let the bingo begin.
We enjoyed watching Ken Burns’ The Roosevelts. Funny thing about Ken Burns – back when he did the Civil War thing he looked like he was working on his Boy Scout badge in slide shows. Now, he looks like a garden gnome. Never mind – he is one fine documentary film maker.
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Haven’t a clue – what ever it is it will be something that doesn’t get my squeaky clean kitchen dirty. Peanut Butter and Jelly on a paper plate maybe? Maybe I could nuke some bacon on a paper plate and have Peanut Butter and Bacon.
I wonder how many different kinds of these water meter covers exist on my regular walking paths?
Got the paper work together for the old ladies asylum today. Will make an appointment to take them down and turn them in before we head out to Hawai’i.
Mr C and I were wondering about old ladies asylums in say – Colorado. I wonder if they have a “smoking” room. Do they serve Alice B Toklas brownies with afternoon tea?
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Teriyaki Chicken with pineapple.
Spent most/all of my work day trying to disinfect one of the nurse’s personal computer. It still “runs” XP. And had no anti-virus protection at all. She also lets her kids use it. And, she does all of her bill paying and banking on it. Yesterday she told me that her computer was acting “funny”. I told her to stop using it and get it fixed. She decided I could fix it. So, she brought it into the office this morning. I was shocked. Who knew that people had such malware infested machines! I have lived too long in the protected cosy Apple world.
What if Microsoft had created the first “smart phone”?
As a result I spent most of the afternoon at home doing my hospital work. Not a problem.
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Tuna on wheat.
Oh yes, I upgraded to iOS 8 today. Haven’t noticed much difference. But, I haven’t spent much time playing with the iPad either.
Back in the day – we had custom made in the USA manhole covers.
Today, I came to accept the Carlton and I are not too young for an old folks asylum. One of the nurses in our office got a call this morning – her 80 year old Dad had just had a stroke. In 15 minutes family members were dispatched to the family home and Dad was en-route to hospital. Hopefully Dad will be OK. He had just visited our office last week. He was the picture of health.
If we were at the old folks home – they would take care of getting us to hospital. And, if we lived, out of hospital. And, take care of us when we are back at the asylum. Nobody is promised a healthy tomorrow.
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Another turkey-swiss-coleslaw tonight.
And now for something really strange. This afternoon, I caught Mr. C obeying the traffic laws while on his bike. And there wasn’t a cop in sight.
Need a break. Maybe in Rangiroa atoll in French Polynesia.
And why do I need a break. I need a break because I spent most of the afternoon filling out the application for the old folks asylum. I think the application is an alzheimer’s test. I would be finished – except my printer ran out of ink. I have to submit 3 years of tax returns. And the ink finished about 4 pages before the tax returns were all printed out. This process is sort of like trying to join an exclusive country club or buy into a New York co-op apartment.
We still have to sign a bunch of documents. Including an attestation that we are not sex offenders. Think about it. Senior Sex Offenders…
I don’t plan on going anywhere until the spring of 2016. I’ll be old enough for seated yoga and dinner at 7PM by then. Maybe.
Enjoy every sandwich: one of my favorites – turkey-swiss-coleslaw.
Well, manhole covers are a heck of a lot easier to photograph than say birds or hornet! And, they are rather interesting.
Trying to get it together enough to complete the application to the old folks asylum. I keep “selecting” myself out of the picture. I am “too young” to move into such an establishment. But, this is a good time to consider such a move.
1. The move would not be until the spring of 2016.
2. Carlton is in remission right now. So, I am not a distracted caregiver.
3. When Carlton (or I) get really sick, it would be good to be somewhere with help.
4. If I don’t decide, someone else will.
5. I am pretty sure I care more than anyone else about where I live.
6. Not Cherrydale nursing home!
7. Not Vitas Hospice (owned by RotoRooter)!
8. But, I keep thinking “I am too young.”
9. Nobody is promised tomorrow.
The intellect is willing. But the heart isn’t in it. Yet. And, the “good” places all have waiting lists. Just get on a waiting list. Just Do It.
Enjoy every sandwich – cheese and chicken quesadilla.
A couple of weeks ago, I got on this macro photography kick. I have been to the Nature Conservancy Weed Lot at least 5 times. Armed with my trusty cheapass macro lens. And, the place has been full on gold finches. SO, today – I strapped on my favorite longish lens and went to the Nature Conservancy. And there were NO NONE ZERO ZIP gold finches. American or otherwise. I rounded up a sparrow. So much for my nature photography.
This must be my weekend for cooking – made a nice pot roast this morning. We had pot roast, baked sweet potatoes and broccoli for lunch.
Enjoy Every Sandwich: We had cheese burgers last night – so tonight – we’ll be having grilled smoked gouda and peach sandwiches. On wheat.
Am I going to break down and get a “smart phone” this year??? Am I really going to spring for an iPhone 6??? Why not just get a Nexus 5??? They cost about 1/2 what an iPhone costs. Or am I going to continue with my antique very dumb cell phone + iPad with a cell data plan? There really isn’t anything wrong with that setup – as long as t-Mobile continues to offer my “legacy” plan.
There is “my” room in Kona. Hoping we can get there this winter. But, I am scared to buy the tickets until say maybe the day before we are going leave. Last year we had to cancel our tickets and we were VERY lucky to get our money back. Not going to count on that ever happening again.
So, we plan to get our okole to Kona around Halloween. But, no tickets yet. The connections to Kona are still pretty lousy. But, 24 hours of airline torture yields days and days of Hawaiian pleasure.
Enjoy Every Sandwich: Think it has to be grilled cheese and tomato.
I made a killer pot of “garbage soup” today. All summer long I stashed little scraps to this and that in the freezer. Today, I added an onion and a couple of portobello mushrooms to the mix and about an hour later – “garbage soup”. Since I am thinking about Hawai’i – Onolicious.
Bill Y – hope you and your stuff made it to Honolulu in good order.
No way was I getting close enough to make a macro shot of not one but two kinds of hornets. They were interested in tree sap. But, I didn’t want them to mistake me for a nice juicy snack.
In the world of flying stinging beasties. Hornets are worse than wasps and lots worse than bees. So, until I get a longer macro lens – that is it for hornets. And, you will never see a picture of yellow jackets. No matter how long my lens is. I am scared of yellow jackets.
Digger Wasp or Blue-winged Wasp Scolia dubia
I was trying to get the blue tint of these wasp wings – but no luck. I did get up close.
Interstate 66 bisects our county. But, it is sunken – residents put up flags on all the freeway overpasses – so every commuter coming through the county are are reminded.
Remember Pearl Harbor, remember Manzanar, remember Nagasaki, remember the St Louis. Remember 9/11.
Enjoy every sandwich: Tuna for me, tuna melt for Mr C.
