Has anybody heard from him in awhile? Maybe I just haven't seen him but he used to post often.
My AT friend bought a new tesla years ago and waited over a year for the Tesla dealership to get it in. By the time her new car arrived that same car was selling for a heck of a lot more than she paid for it. It was a fancy car with all the bells and whistles with much of it is controlled by the phone. Only the back doors go up in the air over the car roof when you open them. I live on the east coast and she moved to the west coast without any problems. Starbuck has charging stations everywhere plus the car tells you where the charging stations are.
My ex came into town a few weeks ago, took me out to lunch to tell me he is looking to buy a Tesla but he wanted to check out another brand of electric car first. It was great seeing him which I got to do because the Tesla dealership is just a few blocks from my home.
The ex came to town the other day, called and said he wanted to take me to lunch again. I was okay with that so he came with a friend who drove him down from Ocala and they picked my up in his new Tesla. He got the very basic model which only has a huge computer monitor screen in the middle with no other buttons or switches anywhere. No "Oh shit" handle, no radio (You play it through the phone) virtually nothing but a huge flat dashboard. In the restaurant he was looking at how to start the AC in the hot FLORIDA car from inside while we ate. When we left we stood outside the car while he tried to figure out how to open the door. A comedy moment.
Last night we were talking and after all the research that man did before buying that $40,000 car was what happened to his insurance rates. He was told they would go up a little but the lowest quote so far is $2,000 every six months. $4,000 a year is an extremely harsh toke. What a blindside.
Do you think being prepared for death of a dear one is easier than it happening unexpectedly? Maybe
In my experience life blindsided me in my youth 3 times from late teens to early twenties with the sudden death of my 3.5 month old son, a 29 yr. old husband and the murder of my biological mom when she was 39 yrs. (all within a 3 yr. period) Not getting into the details of the emotional. It’s as harsh as it gets but you eventually keep moving forward.
In my experience I’ve also learned that waiting on someone to die is the longest wait to endure. My Dad has had a very rewarding long life at 93 or 96, can’t remember now he is one of the living Dead. Will his eventual death hurt as the ones that blindsided me when I was younger? My guess is it won’t be as agonizing. This watching him die also lets me watch how much Mom and him still love each other. Yesterday was their 66th anniversary – WOW huh. It’s a long time to love.
I love “the Love” my folks have even though they are each other’s third marriage. I only get to experience that kind of love with a dog and it’s a wonderful love. My little dog Bella has been by my side 24/7 for 16 yrs. (she made it to 18 yrs. Old). I watched the end coming which is hard enough seeing them lose their abilities. I’ve wished many times at the end of my pets’ life they would go in their sleep but always dealt the card to make the decision when their life quality is gone.
It was a harsh goodbye. Every time I leave the house I try to grab her and in an instant the finality of the reality flashes. Heart hurts like hell but the rest of me is actually great. My mind is in constant thought of the gazillion wonderful memories to be thankful for. The pain of the loss is SO WORTH all the years of LOVE.
Some of the most enjoyable times were when I played situations by ear. Woke up very excited because Bella & I are have the trunk loaded to take off for days. Not sure when I will come back because I'm going to play it by ear, it could go short or long and my bet is I will be grinning when I return, if the universe doesn't blindside me.
Damn hawk in my community that really wants to eat my 3 lb Chi. It swoops down to face me standing over Bella and when I turn around the Hawk is hanging still in the air right behind my back. I scoop the dog up from the ground in between my legs and yell. My voice sends the bird flying away.
Now I walk over Bella when she needs to do her business which annoys her but I'm scared not to. The bird must have been in the trees because I can see them in the air but this one just swooped into my vision from not far away. Can't tell you how fast my heart was beating and now how extra cautious I am. I wish I could train her to use a potty pad in the house but at 17 she is not much interested in learning something new and of course she was totally UNaware of her danger.
I can't think of any one person I hate. I let go the feeling of hate many many moons ago. I do however HATE LIKE HELL Big Pharma and The Food Industry. If you have Netlix there is a great show that shows behind the seens of American Government, many things most people do not know, the show is "The G Word" if you have Sling there is another docuseries called "While We Die". Both shows have only 6 episodes, they are not bias but showing fact from way back to now.
Back into the 1940 & 50's the sugar industry tried to tell us how good sugar is and how many of us fed or still feed our children the sugary poison believing the health benefits of the cereal? The ingredient lists on all products gives a percentage of how much calories, carbs, protein, fat is in the product but NOT sugar, they fought congress and won so you won't see how much percentage of sugar is in the product, only the grams. Sugar blamed Fat and so America went Fat Free or Low Fat and became an obese country. Sugar also disguised its name into many different "troses" ex: dextrose etc. Sugar in some form is also usually in the first 3 ingredients. A very profitable industry that could care less about our health because it is so profitable. There is so much more but most people don't even want to be informed so I will stop here with Sugar. The meat Industry is pretty powerful too and confuse you with things like Jimmy Dean Sausage is made by Tyson and so many other brands are all part of four major meat companies that distribute under many different names.
Big Pharma introduced Oxycotin as NON-addictive and a miracle drug. America became addicted. Salesmen to the doctors really believed it when they convinced doctors to buy and perscribe it. Doctor became addicted. Watching the fight with Big Pharma with the government or the FDA was like watching a Whale eat a minnow. BIG Pharma earned it's name and made a fortune on the pain clinics and sale of Oxycotin and of course the already drug addicts had a hayday with it too.
It doesn't matter who are President is but there are many members in Congress that are share holders or officers in these big profit making companies. The shows tell you which member. A bit shocking.
The Pandemic wiped out an awful lot of Americans or made their small business fail while all along making huge profits for Industries that didn't even need the money. The PPE, Payroll Protection Employees program spent billions of dollars in low interest payroll loans for small businesses, yet so many failed as Americans were dying. Guess how many members of Congress got those small business loans to the huge company industry? A lot and they get named too in the documentary.
America is not ready to be woke. I'm not always proud to be an American or even a human for that matter. I don't know if there is a country with a goverment that really cares for its people. I wish I did.
My next project is to learn how to dehydrate food. I want to make jerky or meat chips. They are very expensive to buy in packages and since I don't trust the food industry I want to make my own because they are delicious.
Before I can start - I have to research the machines to know what to buy and watch a bunch of videos on how to dehydrate what kinds of meats. So far I've learned that the meat has to be SUPER thin and you can get the texture of potato chips which is what I want. Also the first meats I will try will be salami, pepperoni and roast beef, maybe some chicken.
I'm an impatient person so doing all the research keeps me on the edge of excited anxiety.
Anyone here have any advise? (man that's a loaded question)
When I bent over to spit toothpaste into the bathroom sink a few mornings ago, I noticed a gap between the backboard and the wall. Asked my brother if anything I can do and he suggested expanding foam. I never heard of it so I watched a million videos on how to use it with none addressing my particular situation.
I have now attempted that foam, waited 24 hours then tried to remove the expansion over the rim. What a fricking mess I've made. Itty bitty little critters were getting in with the gap. Many very tiny bugs that jumped like fleas but much tinier than a flea. Well I've stopped them from coming in but I can't walk in my bathroom without wanting to throw up at how awful I have made it look. Today I am going to attempt to putty it to get a smooth surface. I'm really not sure if I should use putty or caulk. I'm very tempted to just put masking tape on it and call it a fricken job NOT well done, but done never-the-less.
Several times now while researching something on the internet I’ve come across benefits of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR or ACV for short. So as I do with most things I go off researching ACV (instead of what my original search was for). I came across something so scientific that it went right over my head with a tailgate saying “boring”. Then I came across a 12 ounce once a day ACV drink recipe and made it. It had 2 Tablespoons of vinegar which I just happened to have a large jar of organic ACV. I have several times done plain shots of that ACV but I shudder every time so it’s not a daily habit. Who knew I was going to fall in Love at first sip. I was glad I only made one glass and I’m hopeful that down the road it has some benefit, I really don’t care which benefit. I know it helped a lot of people with digestive issues of which I don’t have. It supposedly helps with brain fog which I enjoy. We’ll see six months down the road.
This morning’s challenge was to multiply the recipe by five and make a picture so I can readily have a glass a day. All went well until I added the last ingredient before stirring. It was two and a half teaspoons of cinnamon which decided to land on top of the water and stay a dry powder form. I stirred it to make dust and have dry cinnamon powder stick to my stirring stick. Eventually some tiny lumps started to sink to the bottom, the water also started turning a tint of cinnamon. I never realized how impossible it is to work with. Maybe I need to blend the powder with a liquid before pouring it in.
Guess what while writing this I resolved my own problem. Next time I make this delightful drink I am going to use a cinnamon stick instead of that damn impossible powder that I dearly love in most cooking recipes.
Just for the hell of it I might mention that I have always had a variety of vinegars in my cupboards because I could actually put vinegar on anything and like it. There are many flavors from other cultures of vinegar which I have many. As much as I love coconut in all things, turns out that coconut vinegar is the only one I disliked.
Being a foodie I like to try new foods, most of the time I enjoy the new flavor or texture. Once in awhile I dislike it but that could be because I didn't prepare it right. When I lived on the west coast in the 60s & 70s, many of the East Coast foods weren't sold there so my family shipped me stuff like, cuban coffee, yellow rice, black beans, etc all of which are now readily purchased anywhere in the US.
Lately I've been into nuts and seeds. I've made Chia puddings which I love. Yesterday I made a hot breakfast cereal with Hemp Hearts, Chia seeds, cinnamon, almond flour, coconut cream and sweetener. Hemp Hearts is a brand new ingredient to my taste buds and oh my gosh did I enjoy that breakfast.
I bet I can make a nut and seed granola if only I liked granola. Candied Pecans make a nice healthy snack.
Good Eats
In the working environment there are rules, hopefully for safety as an important one but there are many other reasons as well. There are laws (which are basically rules) that one must follow for driving, preparing taxes, consultations, raising a family, cooking, religious beliefs and the list goes on.
Some people follow the rules and don't deviate from black and white, some are just rule breakers with no consideration to others.
I've always lived in the gray area especially when preparing income taxes. Some would call my thoughts for claiming a deduction as bending the rules - I called it creative financing so to speak. I had to protect my client from over paying taxes to a government that doesn't take care of us. I would, if audited stand by my point of view differing from the IR S'w pov. I could lose a case but I never did except once in an employment dispute. I lost but the rule I bent was more on a moral dilemma - the guy that won was a crook and my client, the employer, was a loyal taxpayer. The fricking crook won and cost me my flawless winning streak.
It would be wise for housemates to have rules to make things run smooth. It worked well for me but we both bent the rules without annoying our mate once we understood the reasoning.
I guess some people live without thinking about rules. I found that in my life Goals was my most important tool for myself and rules often made my life easier. I've also been known to breaks rules if I don't agree with them - which is rare but I will stand by my heart over a rule.
Last night I had such a wierd dream. It happened right before my waking hours, I won't go into detail because it is a fragmenting memory as I type. However it was so real, not scarry just bizarre. I don't understand how my mind can even fathom such situations but it did.
Upon awakening I didn't realize I had been dreaming and thought I was still in my alternate reality. A few seconds before I realized it was a dream then I wasn't sure if I liked it or not. I think I was in shock.
How I would love to dive deep into my mind and see how it put the scenario together or what triggered it.
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