My first (and probably only) office job in Iowa was for a survey research firm for the broadcast industry, and one of the things I can state with certainty is that you can make a poll say anything you want it to. So never fear, Hillaryites, and don't get all bloated with pride, Trumpsters (even more than you are). It's all smoke and mirrors. Holding us all in the light.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
Where do socks hide?
Piet Hein said "Losing one glove is certainly painful but nothing compared to the pain of losing one glove, throwing out the other, and finding the first one again." This applies to socks, too. Socks are
very important to me, especially since I take public transportation and do a lot of walking to get here
and there. If the socks are too skinny for the day's shoes, I get tired. And if the socks are too thick, I just can't manage at all. This is especially true if I want to wear boots, which I find the best footwear for walking. All that aside, I really love colorful socks. Last year my daughter Sally sent me three pairs of wonderful colorful socks that she bought at the shop where Annie was working. I also got
these fabulous mis-matched socks from my grandson Ian and his wife for Xmas one year.
Quite attractive! Little kids point at them on the metro....More about socks hiding....to be continued.
very important to me, especially since I take public transportation and do a lot of walking to get here
and there. If the socks are too skinny for the day's shoes, I get tired. And if the socks are too thick, I just can't manage at all. This is especially true if I want to wear boots, which I find the best footwear for walking. All that aside, I really love colorful socks. Last year my daughter Sally sent me three pairs of wonderful colorful socks that she bought at the shop where Annie was working. I also got
these fabulous mis-matched socks from my grandson Ian and his wife for Xmas one year.
Quite attractive! Little kids point at them on the metro....More about socks hiding....to be continued.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
oh, the tee shirts you see!!
Saw one yesterday on an insouciant woman sauntering up Connecticut Ave: It said
BOUJOUR, BITCHES!! I think I love it, and I found it online, too. For a mere $6. I
need to find the provenance....maybe it's from the RNC in Cleveland, and if so, I don't want
that.
BOUJOUR, BITCHES!! I think I love it, and I found it online, too. For a mere $6. I
need to find the provenance....maybe it's from the RNC in Cleveland, and if so, I don't want
that.
Friday, July 22, 2016
Friday Again?
YUP, Bad Grandma has survived another week, and here's wot she's discovered. Used to be, the hardest part of meditating for her was keeping her eyes shut for 20 minutes at a time, 2x a day. Since she can't hear, she always wanted to keep at least one eye partly open so she could see if anyone else came in the room (remnant of a childhood fright that has lingered waaaay too long). So the wise woman at TM said, "Find a safe place." Easy enough--there' a lock on her bedroom door, so she goes in there, locks the door behind her, sits for 20 minutes with her eyes shut, saying a made-up mantra
to herself, and she has been doing this for the past week or more by way of practicing for the formal TM. Enjoys it hugely. It feels so restful! After a couple of days of this, she noticed there are a number of 20-minute stretches on the metro and the bus between when she gets on, and when she reaches her stop. So she started closing her eyes and thinking of the made-up mantra. Piece of cake!
Now she can "meditate" before bedtime and use travel time to do it.
Has she noticed any results from this? Well, not really. It's fun while she's "meditating," but once she opens her eyes after 20 minutes, she's back in her life circus, which does tend to go on and on. The point of all this was to bring down her high blood pressure without PILLZ. And yes, her BP is down,
and although her doctor wants it lower, it hasn't gone back up to scary levels. AND she has started dreaming again. Frequently--and long dreams, too. AND this morning she remembered the most effective diet she has ever been on. She got it almost 40 years ago and lost a pile of weight. It's not difficult--she just eats regular food--things like lettuce, spinach, celery are free--she can eat as much of those as she
wants. She's allowed 5 servings of fat/day, but this is another piece of cake. 1 serving of fat usually means 1T of butter or oil or mayonnaise. But it also can mean 1 strip of bacon or 5 nuts. In her inimitable way, she figured that 5 peanuts actually meant 10 peanuts after the shell is gone, since there are two nuts per shell--sometimes 3! And she also started using all of her fat quota for peanuts. So 5 fat things in peanuts is equal to 50 peanuts!!! An excellent serving.
Anyway, Bad Grandma does love keeping her eyes shut for 20 minutes 2xevery day.
to herself, and she has been doing this for the past week or more by way of practicing for the formal TM. Enjoys it hugely. It feels so restful! After a couple of days of this, she noticed there are a number of 20-minute stretches on the metro and the bus between when she gets on, and when she reaches her stop. So she started closing her eyes and thinking of the made-up mantra. Piece of cake!
Now she can "meditate" before bedtime and use travel time to do it.
Has she noticed any results from this? Well, not really. It's fun while she's "meditating," but once she opens her eyes after 20 minutes, she's back in her life circus, which does tend to go on and on. The point of all this was to bring down her high blood pressure without PILLZ. And yes, her BP is down,
and although her doctor wants it lower, it hasn't gone back up to scary levels. AND she has started dreaming again. Frequently--and long dreams, too. AND this morning she remembered the most effective diet she has ever been on. She got it almost 40 years ago and lost a pile of weight. It's not difficult--she just eats regular food--things like lettuce, spinach, celery are free--she can eat as much of those as she
wants. She's allowed 5 servings of fat/day, but this is another piece of cake. 1 serving of fat usually means 1T of butter or oil or mayonnaise. But it also can mean 1 strip of bacon or 5 nuts. In her inimitable way, she figured that 5 peanuts actually meant 10 peanuts after the shell is gone, since there are two nuts per shell--sometimes 3! And she also started using all of her fat quota for peanuts. So 5 fat things in peanuts is equal to 50 peanuts!!! An excellent serving.
Anyway, Bad Grandma does love keeping her eyes shut for 20 minutes 2xevery day.
Friday, July 15, 2016
Thank God it's Friday!!
The library is still open, and so is the bank. Also, I am reminded of that old New England (?) saying, "Wear it out, use it up, make do, do without" as I declutter my entryway. It's quite restful to know I can still do all of that. And there are free movies at the Sackler today & tomorrow, I think. And I think there is a free art studio event at the Portrait Gallery this afternoon. I used to go, but I quit when I realized I was the only one over age 6. But now I want to get in some practice on very basic
art techniques. Something they dint teach me in first or second grade.
art techniques. Something they dint teach me in first or second grade.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Verbum sap.....
Sister Cyril Clare ('S'tercee'), our liturgy teacher in the convent, used to say "Verbum sap sat est." Or "A word to the wise is sufficient."
Today's word to the wise comes from Al-Anon's Daily Reminder:
Perhaps we expect a "good" parent to nurture and support our feelings, or a "loving" spouse to comfort and hold us when we are afraid, or a "caring" child to want to pitch in when we are ill or overwhelmed. While these loved ones may not meet our expectations, it is our expectations, not our loved ones, that have let us down.
Love is expressed in many ways, and people we know may not be able to express it in the way we would like. But we can try to recognize love whenever and however it is offered. When it is not, we don't have to feel deprived. With the encouragement and support of others, we learn to treat our needs as important and appropriate, and to treat ourselves as deserving.
Today's Reminder
Today someone may or may not be able to give us what we desire. And no one person will ever offer all that we require. If we stop insisting that our needs be met according to our will, we may discover that all the love and support we need is already at our fingertips.
Today's word to the wise comes from Al-Anon's Daily Reminder:
Perhaps we expect a "good" parent to nurture and support our feelings, or a "loving" spouse to comfort and hold us when we are afraid, or a "caring" child to want to pitch in when we are ill or overwhelmed. While these loved ones may not meet our expectations, it is our expectations, not our loved ones, that have let us down.
Love is expressed in many ways, and people we know may not be able to express it in the way we would like. But we can try to recognize love whenever and however it is offered. When it is not, we don't have to feel deprived. With the encouragement and support of others, we learn to treat our needs as important and appropriate, and to treat ourselves as deserving.
Today's Reminder
Today someone may or may not be able to give us what we desire. And no one person will ever offer all that we require. If we stop insisting that our needs be met according to our will, we may discover that all the love and support we need is already at our fingertips.
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