If you've been following the saga of my washing machine repairs, you may remember that the last episode had a cliff-hanger ending. How soon would G.E. arrange for pickup? Would their system accurately inform the trucking company that they had to retrieve the large box of used parts from my laundry room? Would the trucker just drive away when the ( Read more... )

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Those of you who are not pros at falling, as I am, may not realize that when a fall results in a hematoma ("a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues"), the healing process will result in looking worse when you are getting better.

This most recent fall resulted in two hematomas, one on my cheekbone, the other on my right foot. I ( Read more... )

On Friday, December 22nd, I fell. My son, John, is a personal trainer and he had just finished putting me through a workout. Afterwards, I asked him to help me take all of Samantha's stuff that was still cluttering up my first floor around to her apartment. She said she wanted everything but made no motion to come get it. I was tired of nagging. We ( Read more... )

My family celebrated Hanukkah Saturday night, 16 December 2017. Hanukkah has been The Holiday where we all get together, going back to the mid-70's, or about forty years. The cast of characters has changed, but our delight in each other remains the motivating factor ( Read more... )

I promised you a post about my family's double Thanksgiving; I promised myself that I'd post those pictures so they don't get lost in some almost inevitable data crash. So, very belatedly, here goes.

( Thanksgiving on The Day )

Those of you who have read my posts for a while know that trying to get this dang office under control has been an on-going struggle for me. I am undaunted! This time I shall succeed.

Almost one month ago...November 8th...almost to the day, I started in on my supply closet HERE, featuring this awful picture:

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This piece appeared in today's New York Times, in the Opinion section. You may find it interesting.

Opinion | Op-Ed Contributor

Michael Flynn’s Guilty Plea: 10 Key Takeaways

By HARRY LITMAN DEC. 1, 2017

Michael Flynn’s plea on Friday to a single count of lying to the F.B.I. is a seismic event in the special counsel investigation.For starters ( Read more... )

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Sunday, 19 November, was a pajama day but not for the best of reasons ( Read more... )