1/13/2014
Darn it I missed the Golden Globes in it's entirety. I was watching "real" television - Rodeo Girls riding horses and having flings with cowboys. Who wouldn't want to watch that kind of television.
I didn't tune in to the Globes because I know that the People Magazine that comes out on Friday will have ALL the pictures of the women and maybe even some men who matter. By sneaking a peek on the internet to see what the stars wore, I saw some really classy dresses with most, if not all, of their assets hidden.
Red seemed to be the color of the evening along with a lot of sparkle. I did see some dresses that were so bad I actually felt bad for the actresses wearing them. I think it's safe to assume that the actresses must pick out the dresses they wear, or at the very least, have some say in the selection. So why then do these classy women show up in dresses that you know cost thousands of dollars, and make them look so bad? Let's put it this way, I saw one dress that I thought was so horrible, I wouldn't take it even if it was free! If this number of badly dressed women were contained in one award show that would be bad enough. But we'll struggle with poor designer gowns all over again when we watch the Emmys and Oscars. I just hope that there will be some reality tv shows that I'll be able to watch while those award shows are going on. Based on the level of bad or maybe you could call them dumb shows, I know I'll find something to watch. After the award shows are over, I will be able to catch up on the latest fashion snafus the next day. Everybody likes being a Monday morning quarterback and that applies to fashion as well as to sports.
All I know is that if I had someone to find me a dress, arrange to have my hair coiffed to perfection and my makeup applied with precision, even I could look like a million (okay maybe a hundred) bucks! So why do I see such dreadful excuses for fashionable dresses on such beautiful, and wealthy women? Beats me. Maybe there's more to getting gussied up than meets the eye.
Just want you to know that I bundled up and went out for a walk this morning (shocking I know). I was only able to do about a half block before my hip reminded me why exercise is not really my friend. But providing it's not raining, snowing or hailing tomorrow, I'll try and drag myself out the front door and down the hill tomorrow. For now I'm setting my goal at half a block and don't worry I won't be setting any world records, just trying to get out and keep my body parts working, more or less.
The sun is out this morning and I'm going to put the car in the driveway and give her a sudsy bath and remove the crud. I hate dirty cars so keeping my car clean is sometimes difficult in winter.
Have a great Monday.
P
Monday, January 13, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Movies
1/12/2014
Yesterday, after asking - multiple times, I finally got Jeff to go to the movies with me to see "Saving Mr. Banks". I had seen the movie a week ago with girlfriends but knew that this was a movie he would love - great acting and music plus the memories of watching Mary Poppins on the big screen with the boys.
It has been a long time, so long ago that I don't remember the last movie we went "out" to see, but I'm betting it was a long time ago. Jeff prefers to watch movies at home - with a pause button, free popcorn and soda, and our reclining sofa. I understand all that and I like those things too, but every now and then I feel you must get out of the house and go see a movie in a theater. Of course, the price of tickets gives us pause, $8.00 before 6:00 pm, and after 6:00, $10.50. I have no idea how much popcorn and a soda cost but I'm pretty sure they're pricey.
I can remember a time - a long time ago - when we actually stood in line with the boys to buy tickets to watch either StarWars or ET. When we moved here from California in 1986, we lived in a rental house from March until September. The rental house was small and had an anemic air conditioner, so to keep ourselves cool that summer, we loaded up in the car, and went and saw matinees on the weekends.
The weather yesterday was a perfect day for a movie - constant rain and gray and gloomy outside. The patrons watching Mr. Banks was an older crowd, so Jeff and I fit in perfectly. I know that Jeff loved the movie, because he enjoys music very much and he was touched, as I was, to watch the interaction between Walt Disney and Mrs. Travers. I highly recommend this movie to everyone.
Since I got Jeff to go with me to see this amazing movie, I'll be quiet about future movies the remainder of the year. It seems doubtful that I'll see another movie with a girlfriend that I will give an A+++++ rating to. Any movie that doesn't live up to that standard, is not something I'm going to try and drag Jeff to. There is a movie coming out with Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep that my girlfriend and I want to go and see. An advantage of being "retired" is that you can go in the middle of the week and the middle of the day to see a movie! Such a perk (and it may be the only one I can think of at the moment)!
When I'm finished drinking my coffee, and the blog is done, then I'm heading to the sofa to try and figure out my next week's schedule of television watching. Sunday nights are particularly tricky, since it seems like all the best shows are on Sunday. Never fear, I'm up to the challenge. I don't just plunk my rear on the sofa every night and hope that the Tivo has recorded something worthy (or not) of watching. Unlike Jeff, I really enjoy reality shows and all the staged drama that comes with those types of shows.
During the week while I'm eating my lunch, I watch Price is Right and Let's Make a Deal. I consider these two shows "educational" because I try and guess the price of the items up for bid. I've discovered that I actually don't know how much a waffle maker costs! And truthfully, if that was the prize, I wouldn't even want to win. My waffle maker has sat on the highest shelf in a cupboard for years and with the convenience of waffles made in the toaster, will likely never be of use again.
Okay folks, cup is empty so I'll now turn my attention to the business of selecting our television schedule for the week. Luckily, Jeff and I agree on a number of shows and disagree on a lot of shows that I watch when he's busy doing something else. Unlike yours truly, his tolerance for cheesy reality shows is much lower than mine!
Have a great Sunday. I can actually see the sun today, which is a very good thing.
P
Yesterday, after asking - multiple times, I finally got Jeff to go to the movies with me to see "Saving Mr. Banks". I had seen the movie a week ago with girlfriends but knew that this was a movie he would love - great acting and music plus the memories of watching Mary Poppins on the big screen with the boys.
It has been a long time, so long ago that I don't remember the last movie we went "out" to see, but I'm betting it was a long time ago. Jeff prefers to watch movies at home - with a pause button, free popcorn and soda, and our reclining sofa. I understand all that and I like those things too, but every now and then I feel you must get out of the house and go see a movie in a theater. Of course, the price of tickets gives us pause, $8.00 before 6:00 pm, and after 6:00, $10.50. I have no idea how much popcorn and a soda cost but I'm pretty sure they're pricey.
I can remember a time - a long time ago - when we actually stood in line with the boys to buy tickets to watch either StarWars or ET. When we moved here from California in 1986, we lived in a rental house from March until September. The rental house was small and had an anemic air conditioner, so to keep ourselves cool that summer, we loaded up in the car, and went and saw matinees on the weekends.
The weather yesterday was a perfect day for a movie - constant rain and gray and gloomy outside. The patrons watching Mr. Banks was an older crowd, so Jeff and I fit in perfectly. I know that Jeff loved the movie, because he enjoys music very much and he was touched, as I was, to watch the interaction between Walt Disney and Mrs. Travers. I highly recommend this movie to everyone.
Since I got Jeff to go with me to see this amazing movie, I'll be quiet about future movies the remainder of the year. It seems doubtful that I'll see another movie with a girlfriend that I will give an A+++++ rating to. Any movie that doesn't live up to that standard, is not something I'm going to try and drag Jeff to. There is a movie coming out with Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep that my girlfriend and I want to go and see. An advantage of being "retired" is that you can go in the middle of the week and the middle of the day to see a movie! Such a perk (and it may be the only one I can think of at the moment)!
When I'm finished drinking my coffee, and the blog is done, then I'm heading to the sofa to try and figure out my next week's schedule of television watching. Sunday nights are particularly tricky, since it seems like all the best shows are on Sunday. Never fear, I'm up to the challenge. I don't just plunk my rear on the sofa every night and hope that the Tivo has recorded something worthy (or not) of watching. Unlike Jeff, I really enjoy reality shows and all the staged drama that comes with those types of shows.
During the week while I'm eating my lunch, I watch Price is Right and Let's Make a Deal. I consider these two shows "educational" because I try and guess the price of the items up for bid. I've discovered that I actually don't know how much a waffle maker costs! And truthfully, if that was the prize, I wouldn't even want to win. My waffle maker has sat on the highest shelf in a cupboard for years and with the convenience of waffles made in the toaster, will likely never be of use again.
Okay folks, cup is empty so I'll now turn my attention to the business of selecting our television schedule for the week. Luckily, Jeff and I agree on a number of shows and disagree on a lot of shows that I watch when he's busy doing something else. Unlike yours truly, his tolerance for cheesy reality shows is much lower than mine!
Have a great Sunday. I can actually see the sun today, which is a very good thing.
P
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Homeless and the Affluent
1/11/2014
I'm all for people who work hard or are gifted large amounts of money to spend their money any why they choose. And one way to show people your wealth is by the size and cost of your house(s). Somebody once said that you have to have money to get money, and that sounds about right. If you don't have a job, a car or a place to live, it's going to be very difficult if not impossible for you to get on the last rung of the success ladder.
I'm always curious and I love researching the internet for interesting bits of facts (more or less). Today's paper had a two page spread in the Real Estate section listing the top ten most expensive Washington area homes that were sold in 2013. Now please don't weep for these homeowners when you realize that the listed price for one home, for example, was $15 million and they "accepted" a much lower offer of $12 million. If you had a cool 12 million, would you be able to find another house? Sure you could. According to the paper, 29 homes sold for more than $5 million in 2013. In 2012 only 17 sales topped $5 million or more. Ten years ago, that number was five.
Of the ten most expensive homes listed in the paper, Maryland homes didn't even crack the top 10! Goodness, I'm clearly not living in the right area, and it must be time to spruce up the old homestead and move on! When I think of selling the house and purchasing something new, I'm thinking smaller with less yard. Of course, the basement which is chock full of "treasures" would have to find new homes - with the boys perhaps?
As you'll see there is a real disparity between the million dollar homes and the people who live on the streets in D.C. I can't imagine what it would be like to stake out a spot for me and my few possessions. I just think that for the vast majority of us we fail to give a thought to those who have less (a lot less) than we do. Perhaps we should think about these people who may be doing the best that they can.
Now some sad statistics about the homeless in D.C. As of January 2013, there were 6,685 people homeless. The numbers breakdown like this: 4,010 stayed in shelters, 2,343 were in transitional housing or motels and 512 remained on the street.
For January 6th, there was 1,645 people in shelters, 431 families at DC general shelters and 243 families staying in motels. Who knows how many other people were sleeping on a grate trying to get or stay warm.
It is easy, for those of us who have a roof over our heads, even if it isn't a million dollar roof, to forget about the poor people, who live on the streets in all kinds of weather and put up with having their possessions stolen or are bodily harmed. I know that some people prefer to stay on the street rather than go to a shelter and on some level I understand that. But with the really cold nights we had last week, it makes me want to pack up my unused blankets and drive to the city and give them to a homeless person. By doing something as simple as that would not only be helpful to a person in need, but it would make me more grateful for the things that I have..
P
I'm all for people who work hard or are gifted large amounts of money to spend their money any why they choose. And one way to show people your wealth is by the size and cost of your house(s). Somebody once said that you have to have money to get money, and that sounds about right. If you don't have a job, a car or a place to live, it's going to be very difficult if not impossible for you to get on the last rung of the success ladder.
I'm always curious and I love researching the internet for interesting bits of facts (more or less). Today's paper had a two page spread in the Real Estate section listing the top ten most expensive Washington area homes that were sold in 2013. Now please don't weep for these homeowners when you realize that the listed price for one home, for example, was $15 million and they "accepted" a much lower offer of $12 million. If you had a cool 12 million, would you be able to find another house? Sure you could. According to the paper, 29 homes sold for more than $5 million in 2013. In 2012 only 17 sales topped $5 million or more. Ten years ago, that number was five.
Of the ten most expensive homes listed in the paper, Maryland homes didn't even crack the top 10! Goodness, I'm clearly not living in the right area, and it must be time to spruce up the old homestead and move on! When I think of selling the house and purchasing something new, I'm thinking smaller with less yard. Of course, the basement which is chock full of "treasures" would have to find new homes - with the boys perhaps?
As you'll see there is a real disparity between the million dollar homes and the people who live on the streets in D.C. I can't imagine what it would be like to stake out a spot for me and my few possessions. I just think that for the vast majority of us we fail to give a thought to those who have less (a lot less) than we do. Perhaps we should think about these people who may be doing the best that they can.
Now some sad statistics about the homeless in D.C. As of January 2013, there were 6,685 people homeless. The numbers breakdown like this: 4,010 stayed in shelters, 2,343 were in transitional housing or motels and 512 remained on the street.
For January 6th, there was 1,645 people in shelters, 431 families at DC general shelters and 243 families staying in motels. Who knows how many other people were sleeping on a grate trying to get or stay warm.
It is easy, for those of us who have a roof over our heads, even if it isn't a million dollar roof, to forget about the poor people, who live on the streets in all kinds of weather and put up with having their possessions stolen or are bodily harmed. I know that some people prefer to stay on the street rather than go to a shelter and on some level I understand that. But with the really cold nights we had last week, it makes me want to pack up my unused blankets and drive to the city and give them to a homeless person. By doing something as simple as that would not only be helpful to a person in need, but it would make me more grateful for the things that I have..
P
Friday, January 10, 2014
The Power of Stupid
1/10/2014
I don't know how you get your news: papers, radio or television, but there is no doubt that you would have to be living under a rock not to know about the New Jersey traffic scandal. What makes people in power so stupid? If I had the answer to that question, I'd be really rich. Trouble is I don't have a clue what makes people who have "positions" rather than "jobs" like us mere mortals, step all over themselves by suffering from poor (ya think?) judgment. Perhaps they believe that because they have a private office, business cards and likely an assistant, that they are above the law? Seems so.
Someone(s) from the Governor's office of New Jersey decided to close access lanes to the George Washington Bridge. Supposedly, the Governor's aides decided to retaliate against the Mayor of Fort Lee for failing to endorse Christie's re-election. Really? This behavior reminds me of grade school and somebody taking your favorite toy. These are grown people and likely well educated. So how does a person(s) come up with such a scheme? Did they seriously believe they were going to get away with this planned traffic snafu?
There are a couple of vacancies now in the Governor's office, including the Deputy Chief of Staff. Have people not learned by now that what you put in an email can circle around and bite you in the ass? Apparently there are a few folks in New Jersey who forgot how long the arm of technology is. Those little bits and bytes are generally permanent. Most people advise that you don't put anything in an email that you wouldn't be willing to read in front of a room of people. It's also considered a good idea to leave names out of emails that are going to be damning. Leave as small an electronic footprint as you can - this just makes sense.
While most of us are looking forward to the weekend, there are a few people who are likely bustling to update their resumes. Reason for leaving last job? Hmm - what to say. I think these folks had better become fast talkers.
Well that's my thoughts on Friday. Have a good weekend.
P
I don't know how you get your news: papers, radio or television, but there is no doubt that you would have to be living under a rock not to know about the New Jersey traffic scandal. What makes people in power so stupid? If I had the answer to that question, I'd be really rich. Trouble is I don't have a clue what makes people who have "positions" rather than "jobs" like us mere mortals, step all over themselves by suffering from poor (ya think?) judgment. Perhaps they believe that because they have a private office, business cards and likely an assistant, that they are above the law? Seems so.
Someone(s) from the Governor's office of New Jersey decided to close access lanes to the George Washington Bridge. Supposedly, the Governor's aides decided to retaliate against the Mayor of Fort Lee for failing to endorse Christie's re-election. Really? This behavior reminds me of grade school and somebody taking your favorite toy. These are grown people and likely well educated. So how does a person(s) come up with such a scheme? Did they seriously believe they were going to get away with this planned traffic snafu?
There are a couple of vacancies now in the Governor's office, including the Deputy Chief of Staff. Have people not learned by now that what you put in an email can circle around and bite you in the ass? Apparently there are a few folks in New Jersey who forgot how long the arm of technology is. Those little bits and bytes are generally permanent. Most people advise that you don't put anything in an email that you wouldn't be willing to read in front of a room of people. It's also considered a good idea to leave names out of emails that are going to be damning. Leave as small an electronic footprint as you can - this just makes sense.
While most of us are looking forward to the weekend, there are a few people who are likely bustling to update their resumes. Reason for leaving last job? Hmm - what to say. I think these folks had better become fast talkers.
Well that's my thoughts on Friday. Have a good weekend.
P
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Retired - Now What?
1/9/2014
As I enter 2014, I have been medically retired. Much like last summer when Jeff was forced to retire from IBM, his career identified him. Luckily for him, he was picked up as a contractor doing similar work that he did with IBM. Now that I'm also "retired", the thing that I most identified with was my work. I was a secretary for 40+ years and 15 of those years was spent as a legal secretary. I don't want to toot my own horn - but I'm going to - I believed I was a damn good secretary.
When I started working back in 1968, I carried the words from my high school business teacher with me through my career. Mrs. Orr told me that if you were going to make your living being a secretary, then you'd better be the best one on the block. I've never forgotten her words and tried always to live up to high standards I set for myself.
Okay, so now I'm home all the time, except for the many doctor's appointments I have scheduled through the month. What do I do with my time? When you're working, having an extra day off from work now and again is pure heaven. I know I felt that way and always looked forward to those three day weekends.
I am in the process of trying to redefine myself. And I wonder how I go about this? When you have worked for practically forever, you give little thought to the day, so far in the future you assume, when you will hang up your keyboard, grab your purse and book it out of corporate America as fast as you can.
I am of retirement age but wanted to hang on two more years until I reached my full retirement age of 66. The longer you wait to retire the bigger your check. Being medically retired, I don't know what that does for my actual retirement. I guess I stay on disability until I reach 66 and then start drawing my retirement money, which is piddly compared to what Jeff will get. Of course, he's always been the bigger bread earner, so it stands to reason that his retirement bucks would be more than mine.
I have been spending my time reading, knitting (I can make a really cool strip of yarn which when finished I pull apart and start over again)! I have clean toilets, laundry is done, and I'm current with my filing. Doesn't that sound exciting?
I know that staying home being my usual reclusive self, is not good for my mental health, and I have put some effort in trying to find a volunteer opportunity or two. I make inquiries and nobody ever gets back to me. Do these organizations need volunteers or not? I have responded to several opportunities that indicate they need some help with office paperwork and I think that's exactly my cup of tea, so I don't know why they don't respond.
I can look my psychiatrist in the eye next week and tell her that I have definitely tried to find something for me to do, just haven't had success so far.
For the moment, I'm going to start purging out old (and I do mean old) papers from the filing cabinet. I'm pretty sure that our utility bills from the early 90's are no longer needed!
Wish me well on my search for purpose. There must be somebody out there that needs/wants me, so keep your fingers crossed. This is a new adventure/journey and frankly it's a bit scary to come to the end of everything I've known. I know it's not completely everything - I'm still a wife, mother and grandmother and friend.
Our plane's new engine has been installed and Jeff is trying to make arrangements with another pilot friend to go to Pennsylvania to pick her up. I see some spins in the air during weekends to "break" her in - that will be fun.
Enjoy your day.
P
As I enter 2014, I have been medically retired. Much like last summer when Jeff was forced to retire from IBM, his career identified him. Luckily for him, he was picked up as a contractor doing similar work that he did with IBM. Now that I'm also "retired", the thing that I most identified with was my work. I was a secretary for 40+ years and 15 of those years was spent as a legal secretary. I don't want to toot my own horn - but I'm going to - I believed I was a damn good secretary.
When I started working back in 1968, I carried the words from my high school business teacher with me through my career. Mrs. Orr told me that if you were going to make your living being a secretary, then you'd better be the best one on the block. I've never forgotten her words and tried always to live up to high standards I set for myself.
Okay, so now I'm home all the time, except for the many doctor's appointments I have scheduled through the month. What do I do with my time? When you're working, having an extra day off from work now and again is pure heaven. I know I felt that way and always looked forward to those three day weekends.
I am in the process of trying to redefine myself. And I wonder how I go about this? When you have worked for practically forever, you give little thought to the day, so far in the future you assume, when you will hang up your keyboard, grab your purse and book it out of corporate America as fast as you can.
I am of retirement age but wanted to hang on two more years until I reached my full retirement age of 66. The longer you wait to retire the bigger your check. Being medically retired, I don't know what that does for my actual retirement. I guess I stay on disability until I reach 66 and then start drawing my retirement money, which is piddly compared to what Jeff will get. Of course, he's always been the bigger bread earner, so it stands to reason that his retirement bucks would be more than mine.
I have been spending my time reading, knitting (I can make a really cool strip of yarn which when finished I pull apart and start over again)! I have clean toilets, laundry is done, and I'm current with my filing. Doesn't that sound exciting?
I know that staying home being my usual reclusive self, is not good for my mental health, and I have put some effort in trying to find a volunteer opportunity or two. I make inquiries and nobody ever gets back to me. Do these organizations need volunteers or not? I have responded to several opportunities that indicate they need some help with office paperwork and I think that's exactly my cup of tea, so I don't know why they don't respond.
I can look my psychiatrist in the eye next week and tell her that I have definitely tried to find something for me to do, just haven't had success so far.
For the moment, I'm going to start purging out old (and I do mean old) papers from the filing cabinet. I'm pretty sure that our utility bills from the early 90's are no longer needed!
Wish me well on my search for purpose. There must be somebody out there that needs/wants me, so keep your fingers crossed. This is a new adventure/journey and frankly it's a bit scary to come to the end of everything I've known. I know it's not completely everything - I'm still a wife, mother and grandmother and friend.
Our plane's new engine has been installed and Jeff is trying to make arrangements with another pilot friend to go to Pennsylvania to pick her up. I see some spins in the air during weekends to "break" her in - that will be fun.
Enjoy your day.
P
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Women's Purses - Men's Wallets
1/8/2014
Truthfully, I had never given much thought to the subject of going through a woman's purse or a man's wallet, until I stumbled on to a very looooooooooong string of dialogue on the internet about this very subject.
First off, I don't think there is any man anywhere that willingly goes scrounging around in somebody's purse. Husbands are even resistant to retrieving anything from the bowels of a purse. For argument sake, let's assume that most women's purses are on the larger, not smaller side. You save those dainty, hold next to nothing, purses for "occasions". I know my regular purse, which weighs a ton, contains crackers (in case I get the munchies), keys, crossword puzzle book and pen (in case I get bored), keys, my "make-up" (lipstick and a comb!), cellphone (always turned off), wallet which holds enough cash to buy me a shake (my new vice), sunglasses, tissues and of course the required ID cards. Nothing in there that is a secret, or anything that would embarrass me if my purse was turned upside down!
What's in Jeff's wallet? Truly, I don't know and I'm not even curious. I cannot remember the last time I opened up his wallet. I actually think a man's wallet may be more scared than a woman's purse. A purse just sits around,generally open, allowing for practically anybody to glance inside. A wallet, on the other hand, sits inside a pocket generally on a man's backside, a place where I'm reluctant to go. Besides the obvious problem of trying to wrench a wallet from a back pocket, I'm just not that curious. The amount of things that can be contained in a wallet compared to a purse is quite small, making it much less interesting.
In the "old" days, people would carry pictures around of their children or grandchildren in our wallets, but with today's modern technology, we carry enough electronic pictures of our children around to put just about anybody to sleep!
I hope it's warmer where you are. Happy Wednesday.
P
Truthfully, I had never given much thought to the subject of going through a woman's purse or a man's wallet, until I stumbled on to a very looooooooooong string of dialogue on the internet about this very subject.
First off, I don't think there is any man anywhere that willingly goes scrounging around in somebody's purse. Husbands are even resistant to retrieving anything from the bowels of a purse. For argument sake, let's assume that most women's purses are on the larger, not smaller side. You save those dainty, hold next to nothing, purses for "occasions". I know my regular purse, which weighs a ton, contains crackers (in case I get the munchies), keys, crossword puzzle book and pen (in case I get bored), keys, my "make-up" (lipstick and a comb!), cellphone (always turned off), wallet which holds enough cash to buy me a shake (my new vice), sunglasses, tissues and of course the required ID cards. Nothing in there that is a secret, or anything that would embarrass me if my purse was turned upside down!
What's in Jeff's wallet? Truly, I don't know and I'm not even curious. I cannot remember the last time I opened up his wallet. I actually think a man's wallet may be more scared than a woman's purse. A purse just sits around,generally open, allowing for practically anybody to glance inside. A wallet, on the other hand, sits inside a pocket generally on a man's backside, a place where I'm reluctant to go. Besides the obvious problem of trying to wrench a wallet from a back pocket, I'm just not that curious. The amount of things that can be contained in a wallet compared to a purse is quite small, making it much less interesting.
In the "old" days, people would carry pictures around of their children or grandchildren in our wallets, but with today's modern technology, we carry enough electronic pictures of our children around to put just about anybody to sleep!
I hope it's warmer where you are. Happy Wednesday.
P
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Utilitity Sacrificing
1/7/2014
Okay today it's butt chilling cold in the East. I know that the good folks in the midwest are used to single digit temperatures, but in DC, not so much. I know it's cold when Jeff has the furnaces running upstairs and downstairs in the middle of the day. And, the gas fireplace is running with it's blower on high.
The cold water pipe for the shower is frozen, which is not a surprise, since those pipes run inside the garage, which is definitely not heated. Jeff and I were talking this morning and we couldn't remember how many years it had been since we had frozen pipes.
According to Jeff, the electric companies are wanting users to be mindful of their electric usage, as in don't run the washer and dryer, stuff like that. Because I want to be a good citizen, I've decided to take the day off from running the vacuum and dusting (which will only move the dust around requiring vacuuming)!
I guess it will be a bon-bon, coffee drinking, book reading day for me! Luckily, my Kindle is chock full of books to read - none of which constitutes good writing - but all entertaining nonetheless.
I apologize for this being short, but I'm not having a good day. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.
P
Okay today it's butt chilling cold in the East. I know that the good folks in the midwest are used to single digit temperatures, but in DC, not so much. I know it's cold when Jeff has the furnaces running upstairs and downstairs in the middle of the day. And, the gas fireplace is running with it's blower on high.
The cold water pipe for the shower is frozen, which is not a surprise, since those pipes run inside the garage, which is definitely not heated. Jeff and I were talking this morning and we couldn't remember how many years it had been since we had frozen pipes.
According to Jeff, the electric companies are wanting users to be mindful of their electric usage, as in don't run the washer and dryer, stuff like that. Because I want to be a good citizen, I've decided to take the day off from running the vacuum and dusting (which will only move the dust around requiring vacuuming)!
I guess it will be a bon-bon, coffee drinking, book reading day for me! Luckily, my Kindle is chock full of books to read - none of which constitutes good writing - but all entertaining nonetheless.
I apologize for this being short, but I'm not having a good day. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.
P
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