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  To start:  I've never seen 'The Hangover' which is a movie about guys in Las Vegas for a bachelor party..  I've watched less & less Hollywood movies that were made in the past few years & silly buddy movies are not my thing.    And I don't drink, except for our las day in Vegas, my niece & I always sit & have a drink & snacks.  This time it was at a burger place called Wahlburgers & I had some strawberry lemonade thing & it was good.  And we had fried pickles, cheese & spinich bites and some kind of tater tot things.  That's the extent of my drinking since last time we were there in August 2020.  Where was I going here? Oh, yeah.  I got home last Thursday, a week ago. I had not slept much, although on my last night I was alone & did not go down to casino to play but put my jammies on & relaxed.  And I have trouble eating.  And I'd had more than my 10,000 steps every day.  And the d...

On Monday, I had to go to the most dreaded of all places for me, the grocery store.  I had not been in a month & my list was sketchy, as usual, so it took a little while.  While I was in the soft drink aisle, they only had 2 of my flavor & I had to buy 4 to get the sale price.  A store employee had gone back to check to see if they had more.    In front of me was an older man, probably in is 80s, on a scooter.  He was reaching for drinks & they were a little out of his reach.  I leaned over & pulled them within his reach.   He said thank you--you have long arms! (I don't). But then he said "My mama had long arms.  When I was a little boy, if I was acting up, she'd reach over & pinch my ears!".  Then he looked up & he had tears in his eyes.  Then he said "I miss my mama".  I told him I missed my mama too.   We are never too old to miss our Mamas.  

Since 1975 & from game 1, I've had a love affair with #TexasTech Basketball.  From the Bubble days to the Arenas days, in good times & in bad.  And the last few years have been very good.   And over the years, the players & coaches won our hearts.  And social media has let us all get to know them better & care more about them. I'll go out on a limb & say every Tech fan wants every one of them to reach their stars. Things have changed over the years. Kids come out of high school so talented & we've all given up the expectation of them playing for 4 years.  It happens but its getting more rare.  They get their chance to show their stuff on a national stage & hope for the NBA to come calling.   And that's their dream, so I get it.  And social media has let us all get to know them better & care more about them. I'll go out on a limb & say every Tech fan wants every one of them to reach their stars.  A...

New porch   When I bought my house in June of 2020 lots of things needed to be repaired.  The kitchen cabinets & bathroom cabinets had been remodeled but the floors were horrible.  We replaced floor in living, kitchen, hallway immediately.  Then last year I had my bedroom & the rest of the house except for guest room & office painted.  That'll be done one day.   And last year, new heating & A/C.  It's cute inside. The front porch was a mess though.  For some reason, they put indoor tile on it & it & the concrete around it was chipping very badly. So yesterday, I got a new porch!!  The concrete still needs to cure for a few more days but I'm pretty pleased.   Porch before

  Last November, my friend Linda & I went to Panama Beach Florida & had a great time.  While there, Linda found an indy bookstore in Rosemary Beach called The Hidden Lantern, a beautiful store.  And out front on that day they had an author named Chris Warner signing his books.  I've pointed out before I have an inability to pass up authors out signing books & this was no different.  So I bought a book that I can't say I'd have even looked at off a shelf.   The book is about a black man from a New Orleans named Ulyssys Long.  His life started off good.  High school grad, Air Force vet, New Orleans police officer for awhile.  Some off duty incidents cost him his badge & a drunken evening out with friends ended with them robbing a convenience store.  He was quickly caught & sentenced to 30 years in jail.  In addition to his crime, he took responsability for a robbery his brother ccommitted in order to keep his ...

Buck, Winnie & Chip I met Hope & Ron in Las Vegas last Sunday.  We had not been since 2020 & I had not seen them in over a year.  It was going to be just Hope & me but Ron took time off from work so the upside of that was I got my own room instead of sharing with Hope.  And she had free rooms, my favorite price.  We stayed at Bally's & it was nice.  I'd been inside there before but had never stayed or played there. I'd wanted to see a show but everything was dark because Sunday was Easter & I guess everyone took the week off.  I would love to see Barry Manilow, although I'm not sure I'd force Hope & Ron to become Fanilows.  I would have been find going alone but nada this week. We mostly gambled, ate & walked.  Nothing spectacular. Sunday night, playing Pai Gow poker I did really well.  I hit 2 hands that won $1000 dollars.  The rest of the week was up & down & I came home with money which is not a...

 I've had a rough week inside me.  My phone has not rung all week.  I've made a couple of calls but no one thought to call me. And that's not unusual.  I can normally handle things well but I am, at the moment, overwhelmed with lonliness.  Overwhelmed.  And feeling very sorry for myself right now.   We all know I love my judge shows & everyday they have family & friends fighting over whatever & I don't even have anyone to fight with, which is good...I can't handle chaos. But still.  I can't explain it. I have had contact this week which should make things better.  I had lunch with a friend on Saturday, which I initiated.  And today I had lunch with my nephew, which I initiated.  And as a wonderful suprise, the lady across the street & her little girl came over to invite me to Easter lunch which I can't do because I have plans before I go to the airport.  But I totally appreciate it!   So why am I ...

I am a self proclaimed judge show junkie & have been for years.  I record a couple everyday & watch a couple of minutes to see if I want to watch more.  If a dumbass woman loans men they've known a week money or buy them a car normally just make me ashamed to be a female & that someone possibly  associates other women with them. Dog bites or dog sales?  Nope.   Neighbors fighting over trees or noise are outta here. Used car sales are occasionally interesting, especially if they involve New Yorkers.  As a lot, it appears they'll buy any car--2003 Chevy Cavalier with side dents, check engine light on, 3 tires, death rattle, no title & have to start it with a screwdriver?  Only $4000??  They're in!!   Some are not this interesting. Normally I watch crazy older people or bitchy queens or fighting divorcees if they're interesting. So the other day I watched a nice lady who worked at the post office & one of her custom...

Messy post but great salad!! This starts off as Joanna Gaines' Macaroni Salad recipe although there are variations all over.  I like Joanna but feel that sometimes she thinks she has to WOW when simpler would be better.  Dressing: 1 1/2 Cup Mayonaise                    Joanna wants Hellman's.  I'm good with store brand.Also I use about a cup because 1 1/2 cups tends to over dress.                                                                                                     1 Tablespoon Dijon Mustard 1 Teaspoon sugar 1 Tablespoon Champaign Vinegar   I use apple cider vinegar. Champagne vinegar is too expensiv...

First thing to know is it's Untied, not United.  I knew this but whenver I look at the book, I still see United.  Just an interesting observation. It's a celeb biography, one of my favorite kinds of books.  I like these bios because they seem real life, no filter.  People tell (possible) real life stories about real things that happen.  Maybe.   So our writer is Meredith Baxter, a Hollywood "star" who was the spoiled, bitchy oldest sister in 'Family' & Michael J. Fox's mom on 'Family Ties' on TV.  She's been in a ton of other tv shows & movies over about a 50 year career.  I can't say I'd go out seeking a book about her but I saw her interviewed & it looked like an interesting read.  And it was.  Enough little vignettes about co-stars to give a clue about how it all works.  The book starts with her going on the Today show to announce to the world that she's a lesbian & in a long term relationship with another wo...

  I will admit to a strange & expensive obsession with the stage show 'Jersey Boys'.  It started when I saw the movie in 2014.  It's the story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, a pop band from the 1960s.  I'd sang out loud to their music for years but I truly didn't know much about them.  Frankie, Tommy Devito & Nick Massey were neighborhood friends who decided they wanted to be in show business & later added Bob Gaudio who wrote most of their songs.  The story shows their rise to the stop & the ultimate break up of the band.  Along the way they get into trouble with loan sharks (well, Tommy) & lose their families & their friendships. But at the end, Frankie Valli survives & I think he's still recording & Bob is still writing.  Tommy retired at the request of the mob he borrowed the money from & Nick Massy died several years ago.  At the end of the show, after all of the ups & downs, we see them ...