Memes
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Meme Monday
I guess we’re not in quarantine anymore, based on the fact that my daughter is going in to the office, and restaurants are open (25% capacity for indoor dining), so likely I waited too long to use this meme. However, who knows, at the rate we’re going, perhaps we’re going to be shut down again. This time it’s the Midwest that’s under attack from the virus, where both of my readers live, so gosh you NE Ohio people, keep being careful! I don’t actually worry about you too much, I know you’re both very sensible. I don’t know what else to say other than why can’t we get our act…
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Meme Monday – Miscellany
We’ve all done this around here…the worst was the time I got all of the way to the grocery store and then had to come home and get my mask. The store isn’t too far from my house, but still, I was on my lunch hour, so it was annoying. As disposable masks became more available, we got smart and started keeping some in the car and in my purse. I’m hopeful that this will be a light flu season, as so many people are washing hands better and wearing masks and not congregating and so on. We got our flu shots, just in case. We’re not getting new cabinets,…
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Meme Monday
I’ll probably dive down into the depths of the shit storm of 2020 next week, but for now, wanted to lighten up a bit. So, here it is… We had a lovely weekend. Saturday was errands, including Bed Bath and Beyond, because our electric kettle broke. Ted got a new cookbook, Indian-ish, and made us a delicious dinner. He’s been watching the author’s videos on YouTube, and really likes her. She worked for Bon Appetit for awhile, and made some videos of recipes for them. She mostly seems to credit her mother’s recipes, which as a mother, I like. It’s Indian fusion, and so far really good. We’ve had a…
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Meme Monday – COVID Edition
“They were careless people…they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Frankly, I’m surprised that it took this long for Trump and his cronies to catch COVID. How did they prevent him from getting it for so long? I can only assume that there are some people in the White House that actually believe in science and have done their best to force him to be safe. Eventually his bravado and jack-assary got the better…
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Meme Monday – Art Edition
Art ala 2020. I miss museums. A few years ago, I went to see an exhibit at a local museum with my dear friend Marilee. I paid for the admission to the exhibit, which was Degas, Impressionism, and the Millinery trade, and while we were in the gift shop at the end of the exhibit, she found out that the ticket price could be applied to an annual membership, and she paid the difference as a gift to me. I discovered that with that membership, I went more often. My step-mom, Julie, always gives me money for my birthday, and for the last couple of years, I have been considering…
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Meme Monday
I’m so distraught about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was an amazing woman, a gift to our country. But of course, the more difficult thing is how we go forward without her. Trump is going to appoint someone seriously right wing, I am sure, and McConnell is going to push them through the Senate. A few Republicans are promising to not vote on a Justice before the next Inauguration, should he lose, but I don’t believe them because they will be pressured and will cave, as they always do. So then what…then we go from a 5-4 Court to a 6-3 Court, and we are…
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Meme Monday
This one made me laugh in that rueful way that one does with such things. Blah, 2020 sucks. I fear 2021 will not be any better, but perhaps with a new President, we will at least have hope again. Anyway, it’s a double meme day. You get the picture meme type up above, and now an old school blog meme here. Copied from Facebook, of course, but since none of my blog readers are my friends on FB, you can’t see it if I don’t share it here. 22 random facts about me: 1. Do you make your bed? Always, unless Ted does. I work from home and we have…
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Meme Monday – Hair Edition
I GOT MY HAIR DONE!!!! My hair is somewhat high maintenance…color, highlights, trim. Also, somewhat low maintenance, because it is long and I don’t have bangs, so I don’t have to worry about the shape as much as if it were shorter. I last had my hair done professionally in mid-March, right before California went on lockdown. I’ve done a couple of Clairol ‘Root Touch Ups’ since then, which make me feel a LOT better, but still don’t look great. Our salons opened for a few weeks in July and then closed again. I was not sure I wanted to be on the front line of that experiment, thought I…
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Meme Monday – Video Edition
Pandemic – Trapped at Home Edition. Not technically a meme, but all of the memes I came across this week were kind of depressing, and I needed a smile, and this gave me one. I hope she gives you a smile too.
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Meme Monday – Bay Area Edition
Exciting new feature! In an attempt to come here a bit more often, I will post some meme or another every Monday. It may have commentary, it may not. We’ll see how long it lasts. Saturday I woke up to exactly the feelings expressed in the meme above. I was bored and depressed, and it looked very much like the highlight of my day would be pushing back my cuticles. Of course, the fact that we are safe in our home, unlike friends who have had to evacuate from the fires, means that I am just bitching and should probably shut up. But yeah, it got me down. During this…
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Monday Meme
50 Things You’ve Never Been Asked…. I saw this on FB and thought I’d bring it to you. 1. What is the color of your hairbrush? Blonde wood colored? 2. Name someone who made you smile today? Ted, Maya, Mulder, friend Neva, friend Rosemary, friend Marilee 3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Returning from my morning walk with Mulder, ready to start the work day. 4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Watching ‘The Crown’ 5. What is your favorite candy bar? Varies. I especially like Baby Ruth, Snickers, M & M (Peanut), Take 5, and Pepperment Patty. 6. Have you ever been to a…
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Wordless Wednesday
#DollyPartonChallenge. Credit to Maya.
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Another Meme
Another picture from our trip to France last year. Not positive who the artist is, but it looks like Van Gogh to me… Anyway, feeling lazy, but wanting to post SOMETHING just to make me think about blogging and perhaps encourage myself to blog more…so, here’s a meme, that I got from my friend Carla on Facebook. Just a list, and the answers must start with the FIRST letter of your LAST name. I’m not going to overthink it, just use the first one I come up with. Probably I could come up with funnier, more original answers if I tried. Animal…………………Antelope Girl’s name………….Alice Boy’s name………….Arthur Color……………………Aubergine Food…………………….Artichoke Drink……………………Absinthe Reason…
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Meme Monday
(I don’t have a caption for the picture…it’s a beautiful picture that Maya took at the Musee D’Orsay in Paris last summer, but I don’t know the artist. I just like it and thought I would share it with you.) Thankfully, Nance did a meme a few weeks ago, or perhaps August would have escaped me without a blog post. So, without further ado, here we go. J is: Wearing: Capris and one of my NYDJ tops. It’s my summer uniform. I love the tops because they are light and loose and do not make me feel gross and sweaty in the summertime, which I hate. Also slippers, as my…
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Monday Meme
Quick Monday Meme: Love/Hate Relationships (thanks Nance) What song/kind of music always makes you feel good/irritated? I love the Beatles White Album. Esp. Dear Prudence and Rocky Racoon. If I could just please go the rest of my life without hearing Debbie Gibson, I would be happy. What are among your best/worst traits? I’m generally kind and empathetic. I am also a good cooker. (Maya’s term when she was little) I think empathy can make me a bit wishy washy, as I can see the other point of view easily. What food did you used to like but now you don’t? I won’t go so far as to say that…