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Learning to Use My Thumbs
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May 15, 2012 12:21 pm
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Day 2 without Internet service. They tell us they are experiencing "an event". Quite a dramatic way to say they messed up and don't know how to fix it at the moment. Annoying but good in a way.
I have unlimited data for my phone right now. That will change when I upgrade but for now it is great - well almost. I am getting the hang of the thumb typing but it really slows me down. Another couple of days os this and I will be as good at this as a youngster.
Anyone else ever done full web activities via phone? It certainly isn't very senior friendly trying to use the small screen constatly adjusting and moving things but it is another reminder of how far technoloogy has come. I can remember when the phone was a wooden box with seperate speaker and audio parts. It had a crank on the side that you used to get the operator and you gave her the number or simply told her you wantednto call and she connected you. There were also party lines and others listened into your calls. When something was going on in town my grandmother would just call the operator and ask her for the latest.
We've come a long way baby.
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Looking for a pilot with plane
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May 14, 2012 10:56 pm
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Bear wih me. My internet is down and I have to type with my thumbs via my phone but Alfie presents a dire situation.
I have an idea to get Hug Hog and teddyess together. If we can find a hero with a small private plane we can sneak hug hog out of the private airport just down the highway from me. Then it will be up to Alfie to find a private landing strip where he can pick Hug Hog up.
Unfortunately HH will have to to fly unaccomapnied because my arse is too fat for a small plane so I can't go with him.
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Travel Documents Needed
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May 13, 2012 6:19 pm
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I tried to get Hug Hog on the plane to help out Alfie’s Teddy only to be turned away at the airport. They tell me he needs documents – a passport and health certificate. Silly me, I knew that. When we shipped my daughter’s dog from Germany he had to have his paperwork. I need a passport and visa to get in and out of Mexico.
I argued that Georgia was not really a foreign country but the arrogant security folks at LAX insisted it is. I produced my birth certificate and claimed dual citizenship as I was born in Georgia. They told me that was fine for me but not and dependents. They may be able to claim dual citizenship but have to go through a process. That could take months.
Tomorrow is Monday so I can look into an expedited passport but not sure of the health certificate. Will have to check with both the vet and family doc. Not sure who will be willing to take care of a Hug Hog. I will also contact some alternative ways to get him there. Can anyone put me in touch with a good drug runner?
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Mother's Day from a Different Perspective
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May 13, 2012 5:26 pm
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I had a great phone conversation with my older daughter earlier today. We were reminiscing about mother's days pasted and how my husband always made a real thing of taking us all out to a expensive place for a huge buffet brunch. This was how he saw celebrating. Food and lots of it was his passion in life. Other than his son none of the rest of us really ate that much.
Today neither she nor I want to go out on mothers day. Neither of us are really into food. We hate the crowds and the modified menus that make even the best food mediocre. Neither of us eat enough to make any sort of all you can eat situation any way near fiscally advisable.
She was in the back yard blowing bubbles with her 6 year old. I went to the pool and sat around reading in the sun, celebrating the fact that without children at home I can finally do this. My other daughter is more involved in going out but finances are tight. She and her family joined other families at the local American Legion for some food and fun without spending a weeks grocery money on one meal.
We don't depend on regular holidays to get together and had a huge family dinner last week-end.
Hope everyone enjoyed their day no matter how you chose to spend it.
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Alfie / Ann I Found Back Up for Teddy
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May 12, 2012 1:08 pm
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Like all of us I was getting worried about Alfie's Teddy, especially after learning that Teddy and been sneaking phone calls to Bad Kid.
But as always a super hero comes to the rescue. When I was cleaning up this morning I found this little guy. Hug Hog is normally sentenced to sit on the top of the headboard too high for him to jump off and get in any real trouble.
If Teddyess will settle for a a real pig I'll book him on the first flight out of LAX. Fortunately he can be shipped FedEx Express so can get there faster and far cheaper than a human (I told you he is a super hero) Unfortunately he will miss the the excitement of a security pat down but that should help get him ready for Teddyess.
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Just for Fun
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May 11, 2012 3:03 pm
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With all of the serious sad stuff we have experienced lately I let my mind wander to ways to lighten things up a bit. Not to be in any way disrespectful but we all need to smile more.
I thought back to something I did when I first started blogging and didn’t know anyone. I needed an ice breaker so did a couple of Truth or Fiction blogs, telling a story, all of which, part of which, or none of which is true and asked people to try to guess. I did break the ice and lighted the way to finding others with like senses of humor.
Here’s an updated version. Since I know many here I will change the rules a bit. Some of this is fact, some fiction. Can you tell which is which?
I stayed out all night indulging bad kid. He has been cooped up way too long and needed his freedom. Earlier in the day I had allowed him to snack on pizza, red velvet cake and beer, take a swim in freezing water with the other kids and take a wild run through the canyon with the top down.
The evening started out as a movie date with a much younger man to see a comic book action movie. We indulged ourselves with a dinner of popcorn, hotdogs and coke. What else does one do at a kid’s movie other than behave like one? But hey, we are old enough to drive which means old enough to fool around and make out at the movie. Bad kid loved this. He must have been talking to Alfie and Ann’s Teddy and Teddess getting ideas from them. The manager told us get a room because we were disturbing the younger folks who wanted to enjoy the movie so we did and romped all night again following the example set by Teddy and Teddess. Alfie and Ann – do you know where your cell phones are? I checked mine and there have been a few calls to and from GA lately that I did not make.
I had to creep home by dawn’s early light and tried to sneak in before Chuck missed me. Good thing he sleeps until noon. But I got caught, busted by the cat. Guess I didn’t do a good enough job of showering off the scent of dog.
So here’s the game. Pick anything from the story and tell us if it is truth or fiction and why.
Most of all smile, giggle or even laugh even if it’s at the ridiculous idea that a great grandmother is capable of staying up all night.
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Marital Status in This Brave New World
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May 9, 2012 7:25 pm
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Whether we agree or disagree, approve or disapprove no one can deny that times have changed.
I was fixing some things on my FB account the other day and could not find appropriate classifications from their list for a few things. I ended up leaving everything blank out of frustration and protest. I suspect many have the same problems with SFF’s profile questions. I sure wish sites allowed you to write in your own info instead of having to use pull down menu.
Marital status is a big area. Many married are going their own ways without dissolving the union. Many singles are in long term committed, monogamous relationships with commingled assets and legal partnerships that have as much or more clout as a marriage. Many married go to extremes legally to maintain separate property and finances. Then toss in domestic partnerships, FWB’s,NSA’s and anything else that might be out there and things really get murky if trying to define status by conventional terms.
I thought back over my own history and it is a great example. When I was really young a committed relationship (going steady) meant joined at the hip attachment to the exclusion of any others. During the wild late 60’s there was no commitment other than to one movement group or another. Then I was married but that didn’t work. Unmotivated to get a divorce since I wasn’t planning on getting married again we simply went our own ways. Then I met my second husband who had the same situation. We lived together for a while emotionally and otherwise committed to each other even to the point of joint assets and finances but technically married to others. We finally got that straightened out and got married. Then I was and still am technically a widow, a single person but that is far from adequate to explain my relationship or legal status. Since who knows what situations might arise I have mutual power of attorney and health care proxy with a non family member. I have a disabled adult child I claim as a dependent. Getting married would mean a change in tax status that would cost me considerably . If I were to share a household with a man who also has a disabled dependent we could each be single, head of household while taking care of benefits of marriage by legal contract and should we choose a spiritual commitment ceremony in lieu of a civil wedding. A valid point may be made that for younger people marriage in the traditional sense is necessary for any children that might arise from the union but as I have learned from my grandson’s experiences this can be taken care of by alternative legal methods as well.
Not confused yet? Then read through some of the traditional personal information many places and institutions ask, think about the possible and you will be.
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The Nerd and the Airhead
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May 8, 2012 7:53 pm
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I have blogged about this before – that I always seem to attract and end up in relationships with engineers and / or scientists. Most of them have some connection to aviation, either as pilots, aircraft mechanics, aircraft design engineers or aerospace engineers. This has been a constant puzzle to me over the years. I am the exact opposite – a big picture person who misses details, one who can not follow procedures but arrives at the conclusion my own way, creative, intuitive and anything but logical. And the plane thing – I am pretty neutral about them. They are a great means of transportation that I use frequently but that is about it. I never could figure out what the techies see in me much less hang around but all of my successful relationships have been with this type of man.
I chalked it to opposites attract and learned to appreciate the balance that it brings to my life. I always referred to my husband as the one who held the string on my balloon and kept me from floating off. My first serious relationship following his passing was with another artist – a complete disaster becasue we each had our own"creative" ways of doing things. True, I step up to the plate and handle business when I need to but certainly not in the usual manner. Since then it has been pretty much engineers and scientists. Chuck (who is one) says it’s because I am educated and intelligent so the scientific types can talk to me. An attempt at flattery I think.
Seriously, I don’t know how the poor left brained guys can put up with my childlike behavior. “Oh, look……..Pretty!” and off I go to who can predict where. I live in the moment, half in the physical world and half in the spiritual world. I make decisions based on intuition and far from logic. I don't care how mechanical things work - I just want them to work. I have been known to paint orange circles on the living room wall and paint trees blue. I am willing to climb a tree to get mistletoe. I swim in freezing water becasue i love the sensuous feeling of the water flowing around my body. I pick a car for looks and high performance - who cares about gas mileage or being "green"
Tonight I was reading articles on one of my usual sites and ran across this one. It adds a new dimension to the question
Why Women Love the Geeks
May 7, 2012 at 12:00 am
By Alina Mikos
For the Love of a Geek
It’s time to tackle some stereotypes about geeks and perhaps gain some valuable insights into the potential for a most rewarding beauty-and-the-geek love story.
Nice Guys Don’t Always Finish Last
While the stereotype is out there that women like being treated poorly by jerky bad boys, any woman who’s dated a few bad apples has likely learned some hard lessons and is ready to try out the guy who is boyishly sweet and attentively adorable. If she has healthy self-esteem, then she’s looking for someone who will treat her with respect, sweetness, and perhaps a touch of romanticism. Arrogant, critical, self-absorbed studs get old fast and ultimately teach women the lessons they need to learn.
It is The East, and Juliet is The Sun
While a geek may never have as smooth a delivery as Romeo, his intentions can be just as pure. Relationships are about genuine effort and expressing your feelings, and if he’s trying his best to please you and romance you, any potentially awkward romantic gestures can come off as adorably sweet and well-intentioned.
The “He’s Attractive and He Knows It” Complex
This popular phrase was built on those men who think that their good looks mean they are forgiven every imaginable fault and dating faux pas. Extremely attractive, suave men tend to attract women more quickly and easily, thus potentially taking a woman’s attentions for granted. Your dreamy geek could knock Sinatra out of the park with his down-to-earth approach, perspective and genuine appreciation for your company.
…But Can He Hold a Conversation
Never underestimate stimulating conversation in dating and relationships. Indeed, while the sex may be great, there’s got to be other mutual interests, and being able to carry on intellectual conversation is a big one. Not only is smart sexy, it goes a long way towards great company and is an excellent mental tool to possess when facing the myriad challenges life throws your way.
Being Handy is Also Hot
Another benefit geekdom can bring to your relationship! If your wonder-geek can fix your computer problems, score you the latest coolest gadget, or troubleshoot any electronic glitch, appreciate his expertise for the exceptional everyday asset it is!
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I like the last one. I have to admit that between the men in my life and my son in law I have always had a live in computer tech - and lord knows I need one
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Keep On Going
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May 7, 2012 10:38 am
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My family always preferred Country Western Music. I am more eclectic myself and with satellite radio (A necessity out here in the canyon) I tend to spend most of my listening time with classic rock and folk music when I want background and classical or meditation music for the relaxing introspective times. As I sat here reading Blogs and E-mail this AM Chuck had Country Western on in the background. I don’t know the name of the song or the artist who recorded it but remember how appropriate the words were to me at times in my life. I put it differently but the meaning is the same. With so many going through so much these days they are worth passing on.
If you're going through hell
Keep on going, don't slow down
If you're scared don't show it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, If you're going through hell
Keep on moving, face that fire
Walk right through it
You might get out
Before the devil even knows you're there
As I wrote this another song came on
“I ain’t here for a long time. I’m here for a good time”
Great reminders.
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Recycling Toys
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May 6, 2012 10:27 am
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Not exactly toys but still kid stuff.
My family gathered yesterday for a combination Cinco de Mayo and 45 birthday celebration for my son-in-law. My family love our get together and really enjoy each other. We women are content to hang out and talk while watching the kids and cooking but the "boys" get restless and their creativity blossoms. They become wonderful playful children themselves.
Yesterday they had an old fashioned BB gun but no real targets. My younger grandson had a fascination for Justin Bieber for a few months but lately he lost interest. That old Justin Bieber poster made a great target, especially with a can dangling in front of it.
It was also a great opportunity for the younger kids learn a bit about gun safety. I know many do not approve of guns but being an old farm girl born to military parents then married to a cowboy raised on a ranch in the High Sierra who in my dotage chooses to live out in a canyon and spend time at the lake miles from civilization they have always been part of my life. My feeling is to start young and teach kids how to use them appropriately and safely – like shooting bee bees into the hillside at a poster of Justin Bieber. One son-in-law is a recent veteran and finds it rewarding to take the opportunity to teach the kids some of his skills and pass on his knowledge. Another family bonding experience.
My 11 year old granddaughter in the photo is quite an “Annie Oakley”. Her summer plans? Archery camp. She is reading the 3rd of the Hunger Games series and is fascinated with learning the skill.
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