The sunset disappears behind the back lawn.
November 2021
Caturday.
Truman keeps an eye on the hummingbird in the tree. He occasionally makes a squeaking noise that’s usually reserved for when he’s chasing the laser dot. He’s not happy about having to wear a harness when he’s on an outdoor stroll but he accepts the practice as fact. The harness slows him down just enough that he would be easy to catch if he decided to make a run for it.
He tends to stay on the sidewalk or the patio; he doesn’t enjoy the stone that makes up our “lawn”.
TNSD.
I don’t know if TNSD is a thing. I made the acronym up; it refers to “Traumatic News Stress Disorder”, but I don’t know if someone had the same idea as me to call the constant barrage of bad news inflicting PTSD like symptoms TNSD. Maybe I should patent it. Capitalism.
We have Apple News as part of our Apple One family subscription. Apple touts the personal curation of the news feed, but it’s constant bad news. I don’t trust many news sources; everyone has an agenda. Who to believe? I end up reading something from the BBC. Someone without an investment in the success or failure of the United States.
I’m so very tired of news outlets and social media amplifying stupidity. I’m incredibly tired of the stupidity.
Let’s stop being stupid. Maybe the bad news will simmer down.
Bitchy Fun.
I don’t know why this came up in my YouTube suggestions today, but it looks like some bitchy fun.
Yes.
The view from the gazebo right now. It’s currently 73ºF two weeks before Thanksgiving and I am really getting used to this. This is one of the main reasons we moved to the Desert Southwest.
Having flights in and out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base nearby makes the experience all the more sweeter for me.
Bifocals.
My new glasses arrived in the mail today. I am wearing bifocals for the first time in my life and these glasses from Zenni Optical are wonderful. And more importantly, very affordable. With my prescription from late last year in hand, I ordered these glasses on the Zenni Optical website last Tuesday and had them by today. They fit will, they’re comfortable, and I’m getting used to the progressive nature of these bifocals.
I can see around me and read my phone at the same time without holding the phone out to the far reaches of the room. It’s a wonderful feeling. And it wasn’t expensive!
Memory.
We went to a small family gathering today. My uncle brought along a photo album with some old photos; here I am with my sister and Grandma City. I can vividly remember this photo being taken and I think I was somewhere between two and three years old.
There were several other photos that I scanned with my phone and they make me smile. It’s been a good weekend here in Central New York and it was wonderful to see some of my relatives. Tomorrow we head back home to the desert and I’m looking forward to that as well.
Niece Cat.
This is my niece cat Skippy June Jones. She is one of two cats at my sister’s house but she is the more social of the two. Her sister is Peach Dot but she lives upstairs and wants nothing to do with her uncle. Skippy, on the other hand, is curious about her uncle but not used to the cuddles I tend to give cats. She’s rather stand in her sleek black coat and take a memo.
