Mah*Sweetie came home sick from work today. In our 42+ years together, I can count on one hand the number of times this has happened. I have finally convinced him to be horizontal. Now to get the cats to nap nearby…then I can slip upstairs and get a little oil painting in. He's so funny. He's talking about cremating him when he dies and putting his remains into mason jars, giving one to each of our five kids, so they'll always have a little Dad Dust. I figure since he still has a sense of humour it's not time to call the undertaker yet. ;-)
It's some sort of virus and I hope so much that I don't get it. Washing my hands a lot and all that.
I did get in some oil painting today and despite my pre-painting anxiety about how it might go, and am loving the doing of it and even liking how it's coming out! :-)
Norton's SONAR trashed SeaMonkey again. But I checking I found there is a way to tell it to let certain files/folders alone. I hope this will take care of the problem.
Fresno County (my current stomping grounds) alone has a greater agricultural production than some states or even countries. Bear in mind that we get a lot of fruit and vegetables from Mexico and Chile, not to mention Florida and other states. A lot of land that used to produce fruit and vegetables could be brought back into production. If Americans ate less meat, that would free up lots of grain and beans for food, and land to produce other food. The invisible hand of the marketplace would do its thing, and the mix of products in California would change too. Did you know tomatoes use far less water than almonds?
I. drove. Sweetie's. car. …! It's only the second time ever. But my car is in the shop and Mah*Sweetie needed some medicine. So I screwed up my courage and drove his "boat" to the store and back. And I didn't even bump into anything or anyone. Glad to be home, though. Ha!
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Mah*Sweetie came home sick from work today. In our 42+ years together, I can count on one hand the number of times this has happened. I have finally convinced him to be horizontal. Now to get the cats to nap nearby…then I can slip upstairs and get a little oil painting in. He's so funny. He's talking about cremating him when he dies and putting his remains into mason jars, giving one to each of our five kids, so they'll always have a little Dad Dust. I figure since he still has a sense of humour it's not time to call the undertaker yet. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBest of wishes to your Sweetie.
DeleteBest wishes to Mr. Listener!
DeleteThanks, Bill and Cat! :-)
DeleteIt's some sort of virus and I hope so much that I don't get it. Washing my hands a lot and all that.
I did get in some oil painting today and despite my pre-painting anxiety about how it might go, and am loving the doing of it and even liking how it's coming out! :-)
Loving both the doing and how it's coming out. Can't hardly beat that!
DeleteNorton's SONAR trashed SeaMonkey again. But I checking I found there is a way to tell it to let certain files/folders alone. I hope this will take care of the problem.
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What we need is to have more year-round aquaponic greenhouse domes in the average person's back yard!
DeleteHmmm. Trading transportation costs for heating costs (at least in northern climes).
DeleteIncidentally, despite snow on the ground Penny managed to pick a few sorrel leaves for tonight's salad.
Fresno County (my current stomping grounds) alone has a greater agricultural production than some states or even countries. Bear in mind that we get a lot of fruit and vegetables from Mexico and Chile, not to mention Florida and other states. A lot of land that used to produce fruit and vegetables could be brought back into production. If Americans ate less meat, that would free up lots of grain and beans for food, and land to produce other food. The invisible hand of the marketplace would do its thing, and the mix of products in California would change too. Did you know tomatoes use far less water than almonds?
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I. drove. Sweetie's. car. …!
ReplyDeleteIt's only the second time ever.
But my car is in the shop and Mah*Sweetie needed some medicine. So I screwed up my courage and drove his "boat" to the store and back. And I didn't even bump into anything or anyone. Glad to be home, though. Ha!
The Mercedes dealership used to have yachts on wheels as loners. Driving a car when you can't see a single fender is awesome! Good on you!
Deletethat'd be *LOANERS*. . . .
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