jake5270
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 7:13:37 PM- Sad | ||||||
Some of these 'naysayers' keep asking if you know someone who has died from Covid-19. Sometime today or tomorrow I will be saying yes, my Aunt in Florida. This Aunt called me once a week for months after my Mother (her sister) died to make sure I was doing okay. She was the only relative besides my sister who cared enough for me to do that. Worse, I can't go visit because she's in a nursing home in Florida. No more interesting stories about my late parents when they were all growing up. No more updates on my cousins and their families. I will miss her warmth and sense of humor. Sometimes life kicks you in the teeth. | ||||||
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 5:56:28 PM- Yikes! | ||||||
My nominee for one of the strangest, sickest movies I've seen in quite a while: Geeze Louise! | ||||||
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Monday, July 20, 2020, 6:08:02 PM- Hope | ||||||
"I saw the news today, oh boy, about a lucky man who made the grade." - The Beatles Local news today reported good news on the Covid-19 virus front. A vaccine has been tested on a sample group of 45 healthy people (ages 18-55) and now larger testing on a group of 1,000 set to begin. Fingers (and toes!) are definitely crossed. ~ | ||||||
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Saturday, July 18, 2020, 11:38:21 PM- Walmart update | ||
I shopped at Walmart today. I thought it might be interesting to see how many people would defy Walmart's new mask policy. Obviously, at least at the store in my town, people without a mask are not being stopped from entering the store. By my estimate, about a third of the shoppers were walking around mask-less. My unscientific findings and a dollar will probably get you a cup of coffee. ~ | ||
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Friday, July 17, 2020, 5:51:44 PM- Friday classic | ||
Robert Redford was 48 when this film was released in 1984. His playing skills are admirable in the movie, perhaps because a fellow high school classmate was future Dodger star Don Drysdale. ~ | ||
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Thursday, July 16, 2020, 6:40:36 PM- Dual purpose | ||||||
I see where Walmart is now requiring a mask to enter their stores. I have no problem with that, since I now have to wear a mask at all times where I work. Not only will wearing a mask while I shop be safer for everyone around me, I can be incognito. No one will recognize my ugly mug. ~ | ||||||
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 6:21:49 PM- Pay Day | ||
It's not just a candy bar. It's how us average Joe's keep the bills paid. ~ | ||
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 6:41:29 PM- Vision quest | ||||||
At age 5, I developed what an optometrist called a 'cross eye'. My right eye wouldn't straighten out. Today it would be called a 'lazy eye' and they put a patch over your good eye to help straighten it out. My vision at that time was 20/42. In the 1950's, they put you in glasses and gave you exercises to help correct the problem, which my father dutifully performed. They didn't work, those exercises, so I started kindergarten with specs... and got in fights for being called 'four-eyes'. I wore glasses for the next 12 years. The eye had straightened out, but remained weak. The summer of '69, before the start of my senior year of high school, I was at the beach, sitting there soaking up some rays without my glasses. I was tired of wearing and constantly cleaning said eyeware. I proceeded to dig a hole of around two foot deep, dropped the glasses in and covered them up. They're probably still there to this day. I spent my senior year of high school without glasses and two years later when I went for my army physical (the draft was still going at that time), I was told my eyesight was now 20/30. Hmmm. A few years down the road, I was taking yet another physical (for a job this time) and was told my vision was 20/20. Normal. Right before my 30th high school reunion, I started having trouble reading. It was like in a comedy, where you hold what you're reading at arm's length to see clearly. So, once again, I make a trip to the optometrist. She talks me into getting tri-focals, which sets me back $400.00. One day I'm out somewhere and need to read something. Of course my glasses are sitting at home where they can do what I need them for at the moment. Thinking on my feet, I walk over to a display of cheep reading glasses, what we all call 'cheaters'. They worked well enough I bought a pair. Soon my $400.00 pair of glasses were put away in a drawer. I've used 'cheaters' for the last 25 years. I'm wearing a pair now as I write this blog. There are two things I've learned about the whole experience over the years: 1. Sometimes it's better to leave things alone and let your body adjust. 2. I don't trust optometrists any more. Life goes on. ~ | ||||||
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Monday, July 13, 2020, 6:27:48 PM- Your Monday themed video | ||
Made for almost nothing, it's pretty good. ~ | ||
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Sunday, July 12, 2020, 7:54:55 PM- Movies, movies, movies | ||
Every summer, after the network t.v. season is done, I usually watch baseball games (I have the MLB baseball package, where I can watch any game live every day) and what I like to call my 'Summer of 100 Movies', which gives me a chance to catch up on current releases and old favorites. Well... Due to Covid-19, Hollywood shut down early and there were gaps in the normal t.v. schedule. With that in mind, for this year only (I hope!), I am having a 'Summer of 200 Movies'. As far as baseball goes, a reduced schedule of 60 games (I hope!) came with a pleasant surprise. MLB has deferred $78.00 of the $121.00 I paid to next year. I have my fingers crossed for new ballgames starting July 23rd. Now, if we can get this Covid-19 thing behind us, 2020 might rally into a so-so year. | ||
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