if you didn't check w/ the national day calendar
Yesterday , was Nat'l Send Electronic Greetings
To -day
November 30, 2016 – NATIONAL PACKAGE PROTECTION DAY – ROCKEFELLER CENTER TREE LIGHTING – NATIONAL MOUSSE DAY – STAY HOME BECAUSE YOU’RE WELL DAY – COMPUTER SECURITY AWARENESS DAY – NATIONAL METH AWARENESS DAY
My whine of the day
Recap for new followers or those who are forgetful or don't really care.
We use Tracfone ( el cheapie cell phones , nominally 22 cents a min but we get 800 minutes for 100 dollars in reality ).
The phone is a Chinese ( maybe , no one knows for sure ) clone phone. UMX Patriot has all the bells and whistles. Except not all the whistles work.
I installed gmail on the phone. Sometime , this year , gmail b/came dodgy. Sometimes yes , sometimes NO.
When all else fails , read the destructions which I downloaded last year.
Line 1 : this app is designed for all systems BUT gmail.
????????????? right
Wisely , I went to Microsoft / Bing / Outlook and created a new email for Outlook.com
The email won't load on the Tracfone
However , gmail came back -fitfully , it must be said
electronics , bah Humbug
Well . TG its the only real worry that I have
I'll be OK
My recommendation from YouTube is Sara Bareilles singing ' Love Song '. Try it you'll like it.
Wednesday 30 November 2016
Tuesday 29 November 2016
' Is that All there is ......
...from Peggy Lee or the RedBox
Redbox fills my spare gmail account w/ ads ( along w/ everyone else ). VRBO , Seneca ( where we gamble ) , Bath Bed etc Peltz andCVS keep up a landslide of postings
Like this blog , a snowfall
I keep a gmail acct solely for throwaway emails.
These are some of the new releases at Redbox
Sausage Party
Wildlife
Bad Moms
Along w/ ' Independence Day , the Resurgence '
they're back !
Won't be getting any of these
I'm waiting to see ' Dr Strange ' w/ Benedict Cumberbatch
On the reality show ' Hack This ' , the host tested ' dishwasher ' lasagna , yepper , cooked in the dishwasher.
On radio , this Am , they commented on the proper setting for the iron if you are making grilled cheese sandwiches. Shades of ' Benny and Joon ' w/ Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson where they recommended a ' cotton ' setting for grilled cheese.
The difference was in Benny and Joon , they didn't use aluminum foil as a wrapper.
Redbox fills my spare gmail account w/ ads ( along w/ everyone else ). VRBO , Seneca ( where we gamble ) , Bath Bed etc Peltz andCVS keep up a landslide of postings
Like this blog , a snowfall
I keep a gmail acct solely for throwaway emails.
These are some of the new releases at Redbox
Sausage Party
Wildlife
Bad Moms
Along w/ ' Independence Day , the Resurgence '
they're back !
Won't be getting any of these
I'm waiting to see ' Dr Strange ' w/ Benedict Cumberbatch
On the reality show ' Hack This ' , the host tested ' dishwasher ' lasagna , yepper , cooked in the dishwasher.
On radio , this Am , they commented on the proper setting for the iron if you are making grilled cheese sandwiches. Shades of ' Benny and Joon ' w/ Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson where they recommended a ' cotton ' setting for grilled cheese.
The difference was in Benny and Joon , they didn't use aluminum foil as a wrapper.
Monday 28 November 2016
And the Next Post is
yes , running low on titles , catchy ones , at least
Trivia : Daisy BB guns are iconic items , linked to many childhoods. The Daisy company originally made windmills and BB guns were a giveaway. The Daisy people saw the demand and switched to BB guns
The National Day is : NOVEMBER 28 – NATIONAL FRENCH TOAST DAY – CYBER MONDAY National French Toast Day – November 28 NATIONAL FRENCH TOAST DAY
French toast is described in the calendar as - eggy toast which is pan fried.
My french toast is usually served w/ corn syrup. Of course , the high fructose base is recognized as worse than sugar itself.
Weather is warm and blue sky is the dominant feature.
I hadn't reported but my 3 month old Michelin , Lat X tires picked up a screw and the went flat. Good news , AAA honoured the CAA affiliation and came and switched out the spare.
Bad news , the screw is considered road hazard and would be repaired for free at home. On the road , I pay and maybe try and claim after. Oh yeah , can see the hassle now.
And people are just people , sometimes very kind.
Trivia : Daisy BB guns are iconic items , linked to many childhoods. The Daisy company originally made windmills and BB guns were a giveaway. The Daisy people saw the demand and switched to BB guns
The National Day is : NOVEMBER 28 – NATIONAL FRENCH TOAST DAY – CYBER MONDAY National French Toast Day – November 28 NATIONAL FRENCH TOAST DAY
French toast is described in the calendar as - eggy toast which is pan fried.
My french toast is usually served w/ corn syrup. Of course , the high fructose base is recognized as worse than sugar itself.
Weather is warm and blue sky is the dominant feature.
I hadn't reported but my 3 month old Michelin , Lat X tires picked up a screw and the went flat. Good news , AAA honoured the CAA affiliation and came and switched out the spare.
Bad news , the screw is considered road hazard and would be repaired for free at home. On the road , I pay and maybe try and claim after. Oh yeah , can see the hassle now.
And people are just people , sometimes very kind.
Sunday 27 November 2016
" Out of Touch" ......
the song by Hall and Oates or..... me
Below , are top music Videos on YouTube as of JA 2016
And even w/ my YouTube surfing , haven't seen one of them
Eek !! what does this mean
Dunno
I thought ' Take on Me ' by Aha w/ 240 million was real lots
Nooooo !
Billions for these vids
BTW , I tried to Google , the most viewed videos but you need to prove that your old enough to view them
Didn't even try
And trivia , Katy Perry was accused of copying ' Brave ' by Sara Bareilles when she released ' Roar '
Womans World mag recommends eating carbs after protein to prevent post meal hunger. Kinda hard that one
Below , are top music Videos on YouTube as of JA 2016
And even w/ my YouTube surfing , haven't seen one of them
Eek !! what does this mean
Dunno
I thought ' Take on Me ' by Aha w/ 240 million was real lots
Nooooo !
Billions for these vids
BTW , I tried to Google , the most viewed videos but you need to prove that your old enough to view them
Didn't even try
And trivia , Katy Perry was accused of copying ' Brave ' by Sara Bareilles when she released ' Roar '
Womans World mag recommends eating carbs after protein to prevent post meal hunger. Kinda hard that one
Saturday 26 November 2016
#1483 Posted to - day b/c it got lost
Found this entry under Drafts and unpublished
questioning the purpose
This blog is a long lived entity , the running total is 1 483 posts
I've mentioned before that most blogs seem to run under a year
go fitful
and then stop
What keeps this blog going
Impetus ?
A powerful force in nature
An object in motion remains in motion
Therapy for me ?
writing to the void
Compulsive something or other
weather
sunny / blue skies and a humidex reading
Found this post under drafts
Its out of order , obviously
questioning the purpose
This blog is a long lived entity , the running total is 1 483 posts
I've mentioned before that most blogs seem to run under a year
go fitful
and then stop
What keeps this blog going
Impetus ?
A powerful force in nature
An object in motion remains in motion
Therapy for me ?
writing to the void
Compulsive something or other
weather
sunny / blue skies and a humidex reading
Found this post under drafts
Its out of order , obviously
#1531 , the Post
To days theme is a movie review
The movie is the cinema version of the video game ' Warcraft '
Do you play ? Not moi
The TV trailer looked action filled.
And the mucho biggo problem
I've been warned ' do not buy any video that you talked about '
That left , not much at the Redbox , video rental machine
Thus , Warcraft took on eligible status
Action filled. Check !
Technically interesting. Check !
Worth a buck 61 , not so sure
Blood shed galore - arms ripped off , heads lopped
armour and stuff
OMG , a desperation move for sure
The Redbox is the last of the video rental possibilities that I know off.
Rate this movie : on the $1 Redbox scale that I use - a 35 cent - er
In the Tampa Bay Times , the banner read ' Black Friday Losing its Appeal ' , apparently , lines were short and stories , hard to come by
Violence was at a minimum. On line sales for BF were hot.
Weather : sunny , but getting cool - ish. The wind picked up during the day and had to be described as refreshing.
Alabama beat Auburn ( the Alabama State championship , of sorts )
Roll Tide !!!
Oh , the swim. Forgot the hype and swam , descriptors would be - smooth , co - ordinated but slow. Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps are safe w/ their records
The movie is the cinema version of the video game ' Warcraft '
Do you play ? Not moi
The TV trailer looked action filled.
And the mucho biggo problem
I've been warned ' do not buy any video that you talked about '
That left , not much at the Redbox , video rental machine
Thus , Warcraft took on eligible status
Action filled. Check !
Technically interesting. Check !
Worth a buck 61 , not so sure
Blood shed galore - arms ripped off , heads lopped
armour and stuff
OMG , a desperation move for sure
The Redbox is the last of the video rental possibilities that I know off.
Rate this movie : on the $1 Redbox scale that I use - a 35 cent - er
In the Tampa Bay Times , the banner read ' Black Friday Losing its Appeal ' , apparently , lines were short and stories , hard to come by
Violence was at a minimum. On line sales for BF were hot.
Weather : sunny , but getting cool - ish. The wind picked up during the day and had to be described as refreshing.
Alabama beat Auburn ( the Alabama State championship , of sorts )
Roll Tide !!!
Oh , the swim. Forgot the hype and swam , descriptors would be - smooth , co - ordinated but slow. Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps are safe w/ their records
Friday 25 November 2016
' By Any Other Name '
a rose by any other name
would surely smell as sweet : from the pen of W Shakespeare
the national day calendar has this :November 25, 2016 – BLACK FRIDAY – NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY – NATIONAL DAY OF LISTENING – PARFAIT DAY – YOU’RE WELCOMEGIVING DAY – MAIZE DAY – BLASE’ DAY – BUY NOTHING DAY – FLOSSING DAY – SHOPPING REMINDER DAY
Read ' em and weep folks !
And how do you wish someone ' happy Black Friday ' - kinda like ' hope you get the plague , Ta Da '
The blog membership may jump another 25 % if I mention last night's Thanksgiving Dinner
First though , some reminders about the blog. I don't make anything up. In the words of Will Rogers ' folks , I just report what I read '
And I reserve the right to ' spin ' the story as I need. Its called bending.
We arrived at close to 4 Pm , and were greeted by the host prepping
hors' oeuvres for our gathering. We were first. M said to sit and wait in the car. Noper , we went in.
The group was a mix of Canadians and Americans. We were unique , as renters , and not friends per se of the host. It was our first time at this event but were not alone.
Thus , we almost fit in.
At home , we serve rice w/ the turkey. Rice and gravy deserves a National Day of its own.
The host was Italian by heritage - thus pasta started the buffet.
And there was turkey and stuffing and all the trimmings.
The conversation was lively. I didn't get a chance to hit on my specialty subjects , fishing and lacrosse. Meaning ,the listeners got saved. The blog got a mention and hence the possibility of a new reader. Ka boom ! Just like that.
I was careful and took a little of most things and stopped. Overall , a much controlled dining effort. Enjoyed it all.
Now , we come to conceit and swimming. What ??
The background , on holidays in the south , I swim everyday. There was a time , maybe , 4 yrs ago ,when I would do 100 laps in 30 minutes.
I record every swim in a personal calendar notebook.
The bitter truth. This year , its become obvious that 100 laps really is taking 33 - 34 minutes. BUT I'm still writing down 30 / 100 for the swim.
Now , come on ! No one reads the notebook. M has to listen to me whine about the quality of the swim , good / bad - was it smooth or my favourite apparently, ' I was a machine !! '.
Then , why does the notebook notation say , 30 / 100.
Dunno.
I'm going into each swim w/ the idea that doing is better than not doing. I have promised myself , if I swim 80 laps , I can stop.
I'm still doing the 100 , albeit , slower than before.
I suppose that , one can argue that 30 minutes is typically the recommended amount of daily exercise 5 or so times a week.
See its , conceit ! A little lie to make me feel better.
When we started coming to the Sunrise , I said that I want to do this ( swim ) for the next ten yrs and re -evaluate. That was 2005.
I'm 11 yrs older and wiser and lying like a banshee.
' Still crazy , after all these years ' Paul Simon
We shall see said the Zen Master
happy black friday , tho '
would surely smell as sweet : from the pen of W Shakespeare
the national day calendar has this :November 25, 2016 – BLACK FRIDAY – NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY – NATIONAL DAY OF LISTENING – PARFAIT DAY – YOU’RE WELCOMEGIVING DAY – MAIZE DAY – BLASE’ DAY – BUY NOTHING DAY – FLOSSING DAY – SHOPPING REMINDER DAY
Read ' em and weep folks !
And how do you wish someone ' happy Black Friday ' - kinda like ' hope you get the plague , Ta Da '
The blog membership may jump another 25 % if I mention last night's Thanksgiving Dinner
First though , some reminders about the blog. I don't make anything up. In the words of Will Rogers ' folks , I just report what I read '
And I reserve the right to ' spin ' the story as I need. Its called bending.
We arrived at close to 4 Pm , and were greeted by the host prepping
hors' oeuvres for our gathering. We were first. M said to sit and wait in the car. Noper , we went in.
The group was a mix of Canadians and Americans. We were unique , as renters , and not friends per se of the host. It was our first time at this event but were not alone.
Thus , we almost fit in.
At home , we serve rice w/ the turkey. Rice and gravy deserves a National Day of its own.
The host was Italian by heritage - thus pasta started the buffet.
And there was turkey and stuffing and all the trimmings.
The conversation was lively. I didn't get a chance to hit on my specialty subjects , fishing and lacrosse. Meaning ,the listeners got saved. The blog got a mention and hence the possibility of a new reader. Ka boom ! Just like that.
I was careful and took a little of most things and stopped. Overall , a much controlled dining effort. Enjoyed it all.
Now , we come to conceit and swimming. What ??
The background , on holidays in the south , I swim everyday. There was a time , maybe , 4 yrs ago ,when I would do 100 laps in 30 minutes.
I record every swim in a personal calendar notebook.
The bitter truth. This year , its become obvious that 100 laps really is taking 33 - 34 minutes. BUT I'm still writing down 30 / 100 for the swim.
Now , come on ! No one reads the notebook. M has to listen to me whine about the quality of the swim , good / bad - was it smooth or my favourite apparently, ' I was a machine !! '.
Then , why does the notebook notation say , 30 / 100.
Dunno.
I'm going into each swim w/ the idea that doing is better than not doing. I have promised myself , if I swim 80 laps , I can stop.
I'm still doing the 100 , albeit , slower than before.
I suppose that , one can argue that 30 minutes is typically the recommended amount of daily exercise 5 or so times a week.
See its , conceit ! A little lie to make me feel better.
When we started coming to the Sunrise , I said that I want to do this ( swim ) for the next ten yrs and re -evaluate. That was 2005.
I'm 11 yrs older and wiser and lying like a banshee.
' Still crazy , after all these years ' Paul Simon
We shall see said the Zen Master
happy black friday , tho '
Thursday 24 November 2016
Black Friday Eve or....
........... Thanksgiving Day
I'm not sure which is more significant
Oh , I suppose its the turkey thing - I mean people aren't travelling for Black Friday , are they ?
We are invited to our second American Thanksgiving . the first was an afternoon affair and everyone went home to sleep before getting up at 3 Am for shopping
To -day , is more sane. We are going at 4 Pm and the host doesn't believe in BF shopping. This timing is more like home for our Oct. TD.
I'm not expecting rice which could be a let down.
BTW. In Womans World mag , an article on weight control for the holidays had this advice
Don't skip meals preparing for holiday dining , in the words of the test pilots in the movies the ' right Stuff ', ' keep an even strain '
Worried about rich desserts ? Drink milk w/ the sweet treat. Milk helps block absorption of fat up to 20 %.
Turkey left overs are good b/c eating protein is more satisfying but less fattening b/c you tend to burn calories after a protein meal , say 30 % of meal as protein.
Eating re - heated carbohydrates such as pasta / rice / potatoes is beneficial b/c cooked / refrigerated / and re - cooked carbs are converted to starch resistant food. Meaning that your body absorbs less starch but you feel full
Now , how useful is this ? dunno
But I eat re - heated potatoes / rice , all the time
OKAY , bring on that bird !!!
Happy TD !! Y'all ( they say that down here a lot ! )
I'm not sure which is more significant
Oh , I suppose its the turkey thing - I mean people aren't travelling for Black Friday , are they ?
We are invited to our second American Thanksgiving . the first was an afternoon affair and everyone went home to sleep before getting up at 3 Am for shopping
To -day , is more sane. We are going at 4 Pm and the host doesn't believe in BF shopping. This timing is more like home for our Oct. TD.
I'm not expecting rice which could be a let down.
BTW. In Womans World mag , an article on weight control for the holidays had this advice
Don't skip meals preparing for holiday dining , in the words of the test pilots in the movies the ' right Stuff ', ' keep an even strain '
Worried about rich desserts ? Drink milk w/ the sweet treat. Milk helps block absorption of fat up to 20 %.
Turkey left overs are good b/c eating protein is more satisfying but less fattening b/c you tend to burn calories after a protein meal , say 30 % of meal as protein.
Eating re - heated carbohydrates such as pasta / rice / potatoes is beneficial b/c cooked / refrigerated / and re - cooked carbs are converted to starch resistant food. Meaning that your body absorbs less starch but you feel full
Now , how useful is this ? dunno
But I eat re - heated potatoes / rice , all the time
OKAY , bring on that bird !!!
Happy TD !! Y'all ( they say that down here a lot ! )
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Twas , the Day Before
all hell ,breaks loose on the roads and in the air in the U.S
As well ,the national days are :
As well ,the national days are :
November 23, 2016 - NATIONAL JUKEBOX DAY - NATIONAL ESPRESSO DAY - NATIONAL TIE ONE ON DAY - NATIONAL CASHEW DAY - NATIONAL EAT A CRANBERRY DAY
Trivia : 142 licks to finish a lollipop
In the U.K. , a ice cream on a stick is a lolly
Tuesday 22 November 2016
A Hackable World
b/c , to - morrow is eat a cranberry day
Figures , Thanksgiving coming and we get stuffing day and cranberries days
Sunny and warm
In the GWN , cooler and who knows
These posts are looking pretty skimpy
but at least you know what to celebrate or NOT
True to the mantra of the blog , don't make anything up b/c you don't need to , its all out there
And back a decade ago , I saw a prediction that 70 % of TV programming would be Reality or Cartoons
No way , was my comment
WRONG , big WRONG
On TV , the reality show " Hack My Life " or how to make do or alternate ways for everything
To wit , disposable diapers not used by a baby , yet
No deodorant , wipe your underarms w/ the diaper
Make a drip proof ice pack when you put ice in a diaper in a plastic bag.
Wrap breakables for moving day in a diaper
Forget to water often enough , in plant soil add the crystals from inside the diaper to the soil.
November 22, 2016 - NATIONAL CRANBERRY RELISH DAY
Figures , Thanksgiving coming and we get stuffing day and cranberries days
Sunny and warm
In the GWN , cooler and who knows
These posts are looking pretty skimpy
but at least you know what to celebrate or NOT
True to the mantra of the blog , don't make anything up b/c you don't need to , its all out there
And back a decade ago , I saw a prediction that 70 % of TV programming would be Reality or Cartoons
No way , was my comment
WRONG , big WRONG
On TV , the reality show " Hack My Life " or how to make do or alternate ways for everything
To wit , disposable diapers not used by a baby , yet
No deodorant , wipe your underarms w/ the diaper
Make a drip proof ice pack when you put ice in a diaper in a plastic bag.
Wrap breakables for moving day in a diaper
Forget to water often enough , in plant soil add the crystals from inside the diaper to the soil.
Monday 21 November 2016
StoveTop or Whatever
the proverbial bottom of the barrel
more than fille
r
more than fille
November 21, 2016 - NATIONAL STUFFING DAY
TG , its sunny out
And you can legitimately ask ,why isn't Stuffing day on Thanksgiving Day
and you could save a day
Sunday 20 November 2016
Oh , Fudge
for to - day
November 20, 2016 - NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE DAY - NATIONAL ABSURDITY DAY
" Mama said there'd be days like this " goes the song
Absurdity day , I resemble that remark
Weather turned cool and blustery
Saturday 19 November 2016
Hello , Ether !
I copied National Day for to - day , definitely , a filler day
November 19, 2016 - NATIONAL PLAY MONOPOLY DAY - NATIONAL CARBONATED BEVERAGE WITH CAFFEINE DAY - NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY
And I've never had a carbonated coffee. But I love diet Coke
Sunny and warm
Friday 18 November 2016
# 1523
a little reminder to you , who have suffered through them all
The National
The National
November 18, 2016 - MICKEY MOUSE BIRTHDAY - NATIONAL VICHYSSOISE DAY
Mickey has a birthday ? Guess so
Cold soup , not my thing
Imagine Campbell's out of the can
Thursday 17 November 2016
Just People
that we meet
We can stay in fairly nice hotels when we travel. I mean name brand establishments. And we stay on the main highways.
But the folks we run into are all friendly and willing to talk.
Just people.
And I've been warned :
Your HTTPS settings have changed. All visitors are now able to view your blog over an encrypted connection by visiting https://2sentsworth.blogspot.com. Existing links and bookmarks to your blog will continue to work. Learn more.
Who woulda thunk
And I don't know what this means
Someone needs to 'splain this
We can stay in fairly nice hotels when we travel. I mean name brand establishments. And we stay on the main highways.
But the folks we run into are all friendly and willing to talk.
Just people.
And I've been warned :
Your HTTPS settings have changed. All visitors are now able to view your blog over an encrypted connection by visiting https://2sentsworth.blogspot.com. Existing links and bookmarks to your blog will continue to work. Learn more.
Who woulda thunk
And I don't know what this means
Someone needs to 'splain this
Wednesday 16 November 2016
A New Follower
pls don't un - enroll
In a massive leap , readership here, jumped 50 %
Miss Kent State , welcome
The Wadsworth connection lives
Weather ( here , in TN ) o/vcast and pensive. The high will be 60 F , maybe
The big threat is forest fires , and the resultant smoke
From , ' Womens World ' , the grocery store rag
Strengthen Your Bones and live 16 yrs longer
1. Red grapefruit will strengthen your bones
2. Reduce inflammation w/ green tea
3. Move often to prevent fractures , for every hr of sitting , get up and move vigorously
4. Add calcium to your diet , not pills but dairy
5. Use weights for exercise , plus walking or aerobics
6. eat nuts ( 2 cups ) each week , the minerals boost bone health
If you'd like this edition of WW , it will be available in Rm 403
In a massive leap , readership here, jumped 50 %
Miss Kent State , welcome
The Wadsworth connection lives
Weather ( here , in TN ) o/vcast and pensive. The high will be 60 F , maybe
The big threat is forest fires , and the resultant smoke
From , ' Womens World ' , the grocery store rag
Strengthen Your Bones and live 16 yrs longer
1. Red grapefruit will strengthen your bones
2. Reduce inflammation w/ green tea
3. Move often to prevent fractures , for every hr of sitting , get up and move vigorously
4. Add calcium to your diet , not pills but dairy
5. Use weights for exercise , plus walking or aerobics
6. eat nuts ( 2 cups ) each week , the minerals boost bone health
If you'd like this edition of WW , it will be available in Rm 403
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