Today wasn't unproductive as far as recent days off have gone. I was up earlier than early. I tried to go back to sleep after feeding the cats but it felt pointless. I did the usual chores; emptying the dishwasher, cleaning the litter boxes, juicing, feeding the birds. The weather was still wet and cool after raining overnight ( Read more... )

I never voted until the 2016 election primaries. I never cared to. What happened happened I would say, and my vote "didn't matter". In one of the endless series of childish tantrums Rockwell threw, he didn't talk to me for a week after George W. Bush was reelected. Any number of other "friends" at the time would go on their political rants, ( Read more... )

I started to feel a little patriotic again yesterday working on those 4th of July cards, which prompted me to watch some videos on YouTube about the Post Office and historical post office buildings. I have very clear memories of going to our post office in town when I was a kid. There was a particular smell to it. The metals all had a particular ( Read more... )

I was watching a video about 'Once Upon A Time In The West' and the guy mentioned that this was the first Sergio Leone Western to feature Native Americans/Indians. I thought that was interesting, though it was partially due to filming locations, as all the previous movies had been filmed overseas and this was the first he actually shot in the ( Read more... )

I'm a bit miffed about four postcards I sent out for our August mailing still have not reached their destinations. Three of the four folks I send my batch to usually let me know when they get them. It's been three weeks now, and nothing. The Sparrow sent his out separately and was getting messages from folks within 4 days that they got theirs ( Read more... )

I had a dream last night that I was trapped in an elevator with several people. There was a hatch on the ceiling but no one had thought at any point that maybe we should try accessing the hatch to escape. It seemed more like they just accepted they were stuck in there. At various points the elevator was just an elevator, and at other points it was ( Read more... )

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