oooooh that smell

I met Lorna and the munchkins at Daylight Doughnuts for breakfast and as usual, it was yummy.  It's the kind of place that after you leave, you smell the grease on you!  It was the go to place for me and my parents when they were still attending church.  

After that I visited a few folks at the hospital including my lab peeps.  Every time I go in there I enjoy the company but I'm glad to be gone from the job.  41 years was plenty.  When I tell the younger folks how long I worked there their eyes get real big like..."wow..that' a looooong time in one place."  Indeed.

I miss SNL like crazy.  I watch very few shows religiously and that is one of them.  Also Colbert and The Handmaids Tale.  Oh, and Grace and Frankie.  I am easily amused, ya' know?

The humidity is such that store windows are fogged up everywhere you go and the AC vent dripped on my head at the chicken store.  

Looks like another busy week ahead.  Y'all stay cool and play nice.  ^j^

crash landing

My brother called this morning to ask how long the tree had been down on the south lane.  The only thing I could think of was the thunderstorm last Wednesday that killed the power and fried my modem.  It's a big sucker too.  Apparently DES got it off the line and drug it out of the way.  Way to go guys!  Mr. Holmes will be out soon to finish cleaning up.  It happens all the time because these trees are at least a hundred years old.  Once I barely missed one dropping on my car.  Talk about a freakout!  

I'm piddling today with no agenda.  At the 'gentral they had just gotten in some of those windshield mount things for your phone and hands free driving.  I rarely talk while I'm driving but I figured for five bucks it was worth having.  All the fireworks tents between here and there were shuttered, their one day of glory besides New Year's Eve.

One of the biggest things that I've noticed about my trolls is that they always defend Trump by blaming somebody else like Hillary or Obama.  I mean geez people.  The past is the past and we can't change it.  Two wrongs don't make a right.  It's time to start over and focus on the real issues that face us right now.  

Should we learn from history?  Most definitely because it repeats itself.  That huge ass earthquake in Cali scared me all the way here in Tennessee.  Two big ones back to back.  We sit on the New Madrid fault which is how Reelfoot Lake came to be when the Mighty Mississippi flowed backwards.  Or so they say.

Reaves had a large 4th with swimming AND fireworks.  Today is race day so I imagine she'll be watching her Daddy run the track in his Aspell car.  I get to see her Monday, Lord willing.  Right now I am chill and relaxing.  It's been a pretty busy week by my standards.  

Keep the faith and pass it on ^j^

connectivity

I finally got the new modem hooked up so I no longer have to hot spot.  That's a lot of trouble to go through every time I get online.  Plus the data and battery usage.  Yowza!  As much as I bad mouth ATT, they have been consistently providing me with good DSL service even though I'm at the end of the line.  Note to self:  until surge suppressor is purchased unplug modem during thunderstorms.  Duh.

I've already made my daily visits and walkabout town so I'm home for the day.  I watched fireworks from Halls which were visible from my back porch.   Looked like someone was doing their own little show that made little sparkles right next to the barn.  That was enough for me.  

Anything can happen at the chicken store but yesterday was kind of an odd event that scared the crap out of me.  I was backing out and some guy walked directly behind me and I bumped him.  Panic gripped my gut as I got out and found that he was okay.  There was a blind spot between the rearview and sideview mirrors and I didn't see him 'til I heard the thump.  No harm and no troubles  It's like a zoo up there with cars parked ever which a way and people not looking where they're going.  I'm just glad the guy was nice and didn't have an attorney on speed dial.

I saw snippets of the Trump celebration and reviews have been mixed.  His fans thought it was fabulous.  Others, not so much what with the financing coming from the Parks and Rec budget which was shut down at one time in a pissing match over money for the wall.  SMH.  According to the Trumpsters, use demolibtards take every opportunity to take something positive and turn it into a negative.  No comment.

Doing a rain dance ~

singing to jesus

One of the things about geriatric care that has made an impact on me is how unable they are to fight off something simple because the whole thing is out of whack.  Their minds wander from alert and oriented to talking to dead people.  A simple thing like a UTI is a catastrophe waiting to happen.  Their bodies are fragile, their nutrition poor and many of them have just lost touch with reality.  Being ignored is the worst part of it for many of them.  

Working in healthcare as a part of a team for a lot of years I noticed that people do it not for the money ( well some of them do ) but because they genuinely want to help people and sometimes they suffer physically for it.  When push comes to shove, there's always somebody who has your back and the patient's best interest at heart.  

We see sad things. Things that most people will never witness.  But we also see miracles like the baby being toted out to the minivan today by Beth.  I wish that little family well.

Long may she wave~

moon vine

I stopped by today where I've been the flower waterer to make sure I didn't kill anything.  We had time for a nice visit with Cosmo and a chance to talk about anything we felt like.  It was cleansing in a way that when you share your experiences, the weight is lifted a bit off your own shoulders.  Being heard and accepted unconditionally is a rare gift.  

Tomorrow is Independence Day.  There are a lot of folks making plans with friends and family and of course, fireworks.  Be sure and get some doggie CBD if your pet is one to freak.  I'm not sure but I don't think I've ever seen a July 4th celebration featuring tanks.  And I'm old.  It makes me pause and think about how free we really are.  I know, I think too much.

I will be spending the day with my pal.  We'll chat and watch Lifetime movies.  The staff will be there as always because you rarely get holidays off if you're in healthcare.  Am I right people?

I pray for peace, prosperity and independence for our country.  I think that if enough of us band together on that, it can become a reality.  

^j^

something new

I got a call from ATT today telling me my modem was delivered with instructions to call them for set up assistance before five.  I was at work so that will be first thing tomorrow.  There's no telling how much overage I have on the cell due to hot spotting.  Whatever.  Ya' gotta' have internet.  

It's still hot as hell but the humidity is lower so there's that.  Every now and then a breeze blows in advance of some rogue thunderstorm.  I took the garden apart last night and moved the tomatoes up onto not full sun ground where the water hose will reach.  The squash is doomed to die. Mamye just called to tell me there's a rainbow and I'll be damned if it didn't end at the dolla' gentral.  Not a drop of rain here and just a sprinkle there.  It's a miracle, pure and simple.

I get to see my babies this weekend and I'm up for anything.  Even another hissy fit ^j^

100 degrees in the shade

We're building back up into a steady stream of days with an extremely dangerous heat index.  Currently the temperature is 101.  How nice, as we say in the south.  I got the watering done before it got brutal and then joined my friend Carol for brunch.  She is a nurse so I got her to examine my leg and see if it looked worthy of an urgent care visit.  She said to "watch it close."  May it continue to heal without the wicked Augmentin.  I've never made it through a full round of that one but I was scared enough that I complied faithfully.  

This afternoon's treat was an MFR session with Gay and Huck.  He's so quiet you don't ever know he's in the room.  He only barks when somebody comes in the door.  

I'm glad Trump is the first POTUS to step into the zone in Korea.  That says a lot about his need for attention which will never be satisfied.  I don't give a flip about the economy and job gains.  Most of the prosperity we see now comes as a result of a ten year war with a long history of being sketchy.  And Yes, President's Obama's situation dealt with the issues on his plate.  Please do the same, orange o ne.Trumpsters kill me with their smug "wait and see" and "told you so" attitudes.  This is not a situation where somebody wins until we become united between parties.  You know like win-win. 

^j^