Yes, I am up to my old, nasty habits of watching afternoon TV! My radio programs are done for the day so I am "entitled" to some down time. Down time from down time, imagine that!
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Other than getting used to the time difference again, I am attempting to re-familiarize myself with some of the items in my house, including the TV remote control and my own computer keyboard. The buttons are not located in the same places on either my desk top computer or on this laptop as they were on my mom's, so I keep moving things which don't need moving or putting funky symbols where I meant to put numerals. The same with changing the channels on the TV---instead of turning up the volume, I am fast forwarding through my recorded programs. Mom's remote controls are different than mine, which I learned to use without looking.
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I did manage to find a recorded episode of "Seinfeld" which I'd not seen before, "The Statue". Kramer pretends to be a cop in order to steal back a statue assumed to have been stolen from Jerry's apartment by the housekeeper. It was so funny. Now there's an episode called "Little Jerry" where Kramer has purchased a so-called chicken in order to get fresh eggs. It crows at sun up which disturbs Jerry's sleep, and Jerry has to break it to Kramer that Little Jerry is not a hen but instead, a rooster! "That might explain the low egg production." Little Jerry is now going to be in cock fight at the store where Jerry's bad check is posted, and if Little Jerry takes a dive, the bad check will no longer be posted on the cash register. Jerry helps Kramer "train" the rooster so his check will be taken down. His parents heard about the bad check being posted and are insisting on sending him money, begging him to go into advertising and give up on comedy! He is screaming at them to not send money but his mom laid the phone down and can't hear him yelling. George walked into the apartment and hears the screaming, and asks, "How's the parents?" and Jerry calmly replies, "Oh, they're good", as if nothing was happening. So, so funny!!! Gotta love those rooster stories!
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Today I have my doors opened and the wind is blowing through. It sounds like a tropical storm out there, the way the trees sound. The sky is still cloudy but not overcast at all. It's a decent temperature now, too, cool, but not long pants weather. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low 80's which might not exactly be pool weather but could easily be warm enough to sit pool side! Our low temp tonight is predicted to be 66 which is chilly by our standards. Our temps are showing to be lower than average, with rip tides and rough surf taking place for some reason. Some sort of frontal system moving through, I guess.
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My neck is itching me from my haircut earlier. I should have changed shirts right away but it didn't seem to bother me at first. After the beauty shop I stopped at the bank, McDonald's, and then Great Hang Ups. As I walked in the door, Julia told me the radio was playing "In the Arms of the Angels" and said my timing was perfect. They didn't realize how long I'd be away, even though they knew. Somehow saying two weeks and experiencing two weeks are quite different. We had a great catch-up visit and Dee told me to get out to the Thrasher-Horne to see the Art Guild display, to see my picture in the show. I'll have to see what Martie can arrange, because she wants to go, too. Perhaps Thursday will work for her, since she's off work, I think. I'll take a picture of my picture so I can post it on the blogsite. It's not been inside my home since I painted it, since it went right to Island Realty for display after I had it framed. It's wonderful to go to Hang Ups and have my spirit renewed, built up, as it were.
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Oh, goody! It's going to get back up to 87 by the weekend! Life is good!
Presently there's a lake wind advisory and surf cautions in place at the beaches. The winds are at 25-30 miles per hour. I wonder what's causing this, other than the front moving through. Or is that enough? Maybe it's time to figure out the remote control and change the channel?????!!!!!!
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On the 19th I'm invited to an Open House given by Julia and another artist, Donna Grasso, at Donna's home. It works out that the Jags are on a Bye Week that day, so yes, I accept! Julia is going to show her ceramics alongside Donna's paintings, and should be a fun time! I really miss my friend, Joanne, who's been out of town tending to her father for many months. When I last spoke with her, she thought she'd be coming back this month, but nothing yet. I'll give her a call later to see what the plans are. I'd offered my spare room to her since she had to move from her rental home before it was foreclosed upon, but she's made other housing arrangments already. She's lived with me on several occasions in the past and knows my door is always open in case she needs a port in a storm. Joanne has lots of storms, and it sounds like I need to change this channel, too!
