THIS N THAT
It is that time of the week and I am not sure how well I am
going to do on this computer. I had some
issues with my trusty computer and Terri had a touch screen that she was no
longer using so I confiscated it. I was
anxious to get the touch screen because it saves a lot of wires etc but the
keyboard is different and I have not yet adapted to it. We’ll see how it goes but I may need to
retrieve my old keyboard for extensive pecking!
Granted I do not type like I once did, but alas – old dogs do not like
to learn new tricks.
Our week was good.
After celebrating Terri’s birthday on the 4th and our
anniversary on the 7th, my niece, Debbie Wood, arrived for a visit
on Wednesday, the 10th.
Thursday we did a mountain run for breakfast at Newcomb’s Ranch, a stop
over at the observatory on Mt. Wilson and a ride back through Big Tujunga
Canyon and home.
Friday included a brief? Visit to Costco and to Walmart to
return some items ordered on line that arrived looking like they could have
been thrown from China as opposed to shipped.
I have been ordering large bulky
items and canned goods on line from both Costco and Walmart to save the wear
and tear of trying to get the stuff from the car into the house. We still have to move it from the front porch
into the kitchen but it is easier. Of
course, I am also analyzing the business plan of both companies and wondering
how they can sustain their expressed intent of providing delivery to the
home. The concept is great for the
customer but let’s face it, costs have to be covered and by my calculations,
Walmart needs to do some refiguring. Of
course, Democratically speaking, free enterprise should be a giveaway and the
reality of covering the costs is a concept gone afoul.
Friday evening
thunder was heard and lights flashed and miracle of miracles, rain fell from
the sky surprising all who were caught unawares including the master of the
house. It rained through the night
(Southern California style) and the outdoors still bore resonance of rain. Our cup (and Ken’s barrels for saving rain
water) overflows.
Saturday we attended the theatre matinee presentation of
SOMETHING’S AFOOT at the Glendale Centre Theater. Afterward, we joined friends for dinner at a
local eatery and that about wrapped up our Saturday out on the town.
Sunday Terri and Debbie visited the Natural History Museum
of Los Angeles and enjoyed lunch at the Winery in the vicinity. Ken of course, attended church and enjoyed a
long nap while I relaxed and did what I do best – nothing. We topped our day off with a movie on the
tele and that brings us to Monday and a new week.
Absentee ballots have arrived and the voting process is in
season as are the never ending calls, letters and advertisements urging one’s
vote for whomever and whatever! Robert
Redford recently said he feels out of place in the country he was born in. That made news perhaps because Robert Redford
said it, but don’t we all at one point or another in a given day, week, month
or year? I personally am not comfortable
with a lot that is going on in this country but what disturbs me may be at
variance with the Star. Unfortunately, we all share the mess that exists and
our definition of “mess” may vary. I
suspect it is a given that his vision and mine may not share the same moral
high ground. I keep wanting to remind
the people who feel that they are suffering through a purgatory of sorts that I suffered through eight years of discomfort with decisions that I
did not agree with and I just want to tell them all Welcome to the Club.
