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A friend here was telling me about the beautiful islands off Portugal but said the flights now require multiple stops or changes. Thinking about a major birthday trip next year to some place far away...

I've decided that leaving someone my ashes to deal with won't be happening. I have heard several accounts of ashes found in storage sheds or closets because they were never dealt with. When my...

Condolences happy stuff. One of my only regrets in life was letting the medical establishment keep my mother alive in a vegetative state (at least I hope she didn't know what was going on) way past...

I am so sorry to hear this. She was one of my favorite long-time posters.

All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley. Deep thoughts of a museum guard at the Met Museum of Art about art, grief, people and other topics.

My university job email and cloud storage stayed with me when I retired along with its several thousand emails and files. Last winter, the administrators decided that they would cut the amount of...

This makes me think of Zuckerberg's Caesar style hairdo.

This sentence in the article is how I think about my possessions. If I look at the things I kept when my parents died, they really are about their lives and not mine but they are all I have other...

My attachments are things that bring me comfort including morning coffee with 30-45 minutes of checking websites, daily fresh brewed iced tea with lemon, reading glasses, my one pair of favorite...

The Transcendent Brain by Alan Lightman. I like this little book as it is a scientist's exploration of why being agnostic makes sense to him.

Here is a fuzzy pic of the ring DH got from his father. It is gaudy to me as I don't often see ordinary men wearing diamonds but it was from the 80s I think.
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DHs father left him a gaudy gold ring with three largish diamonds and it has been sitting in a box for years now. I suggested we have new wedding bands made from it (I'll take the diamonds please) so...

I have a bazillion tomatillos so I guess we'll be making green salsa. I didn't expect them to be so prolific.

Just got one of those Rocky Ford watermelons and it is quite good. Din tonight is smoked spareribs, sweet potatoes and spinach salad. The garden is yielding an enormous amount of cucumbers and summer...

A. Gave up a cute little retro house in Austin with a massive yard and massive property taxes for a very comfy house with a better climate and much lower property taxes in another state.
B. That...

I hadn't heard of this guy until my 20 yo blue-collar neighbor decided to park his $50K truck in the street and blast the Rich Men song to the neighborhood.

Our little block composed mostly of folks over 60 has an annual potluck dinner and holiday open house. Everyone seems to know what everyone else is up to and inquires if something seems off. It's...

Stolen is an odd word for what happened so I say NO. Gave up trying to tune in to the debate as I don't want to give my email to FoxNews and trying to find other outlets was equally frustrating.

There has been a rash of purse grab and runs here lately at places like Costco and Walmart. Advice was to find something attached to your body that isn't as easy to take.

I don't mind shoulder straps if they are wide.

I haven't bought a purse/handbag in a long time but want to ditch the old leather hobo style and find something small and hands free to carry just the essentials. Not a fan of cross-body bags with...

I listen sometimes to A Way to Garden podcast though much of it not applicable to where I live.

The primary reason I don't want to move back to Texas is the heat. It is miserable even in better summers than this one. I am anxiously awaiting fall and colder weather here in Colorado.

My rant for the day is that AI consumer help is not helpful. I have spent hours trying to cancel an app purchased at Google Play and they send me the same old instructions that have nothing to do...

Being an introvert sometimes makes me feel too comfortable since I enjoy alone time so I put myself out there once in a while just to practice. I enjoy my small six member book club and occasional...