After adding a little jog to the walk I did yesterday my legs felt a little sore but I figured like all other pains when I exercise hard, it would go away by the next morning, but my legs hurt from the knees to the ankles and it seems to be getting worse. I had thought I would go to the gym this evening but will wait until tomorrow. I guess I found some muscles that I normally don't exercise. I'm still planning to walk a couple of days a week at least, plus jog part of it. No pain, no gain as they say.
Today was a Costco day and I went wild with all the fresh fruit grown in California. I didn't get to the farmers mkt this morning, but recall that one of the farmers had told me they had a really reduced crop of cherries this year due to the drought. Costco had fresh CA cherries, but they were probably double the cost of last year. No matter what they cost, I love them and will buy them. Maybe by the time we get cherries from Oregon and Washington the price will have gone down, but I really don't know if the lack of rain has been a problem for those states.
I can't believe it is nearly June. Two of my grandkids have birthdays this month, and my grandson in NY had asked me if I would be there for his birthday this year. I feel so bad that I have to miss it, but there are too many other demands on my money this year leaving very little for travel. By next year I hope to be rejuvenated to the extent that I can get in the car and drive east, seeing old favorite places along the way.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014
Feel-good Friday!
I left the gym last night with the key to the hooch cabinet! Wow, I went to bed feeling terrific, and so far the day is just as good.
I have received a number of comments from folks who would like to exercise but can't get motivated. If keeping your brain and body healthy isn't motivation enough, it would be good to think (or make up) some sort of other motivating factor. In my case I had delusions about backpacking again, so I was driven to exercise my upper torso to be able to carry a backpack, as well as my lower torso and legs in order to walk the mountainous terrain I was sure to be hiking on. I've since realized I am unlikely to ever do more than possibly an overnight trip into the backcountry, but in the meantime I've so enjoyed getting fit and the feelings of well-being that accompany exercise, (actually a sort of "high") that I could never give up now. I'm motivated to do it for me - to keep myself fit and healthy and active in a measure that is younger than my years.
This morning I got my list of places I need to go to, and started out at AAA to pick up some current California maps, including camping maps. I forgot that their camping maps are marked in print too light and too small for me to make out, so that was a disappointment, although I have all the books and maps I really need. Now I need to decide what I want to do, and where and when to do it.
After stopping at a credit union for withdrawal of some cash (I try to not use my debit or credit cards most of the time), I just decided to drive on home. I can hit some of the other places on my list later today or over the weekend. Got the marigolds planted but it looks like the oleander isn't going to root - although I'll give it some more time. The flowers are completely wilted but maybe they can still root?
I need to pick up some velcro to see if I can re-hang the side door screen and keep it from being pulled outward by the airflow. Joe and the girls were here yesterday and there was so much traffic in and out it was better to just take the screen down. Joe did a job I had been putting off - clearing out leaves and debris under a platform that covers my utility connections. It is open on one side and stuff had piled up that I couldn't get out with a broom. I'm taking a little break from weeding and cutting out the old heather. Some of it is on my neighbor's side of the line, but he told me a couple of years ago that he didn't mind if I cut it down. I still hate to do that to what is on his property, but I think I'll mention it to him the next time I see him. We have to decide what to plant in place of the heather, or what else to do with that patch, or it will be overrun with weeds and there are already enough of those.
Before I ventured out in the car this morning, I walked about a mile around the park. I came to an old man who was walking down his driveway using a cane and I called out "good morning". He gave no indication that he saw or heard me, and that's ok. Next door to him a woman was out watering her lawn and she looked up when she heard me calling out to him. By the time I got to her I said "hello", and she looked straight at me and then back down at the hose. Not a word. Just a little further on I met a woman walking towards me with her little dog - I waved and said "hi". She looked at me and went on without so much as a nod. What in the hell is wrong with these people? I don't think I look sleazy or dangerous, and I just can't figure out what they have to be so snobby about. I quit walking in the neighborhood a year ago because of this very kind of behavior. By the way, I jogged about a half a block just to see if I could do it. Damn, I'm good! Didn't even breathe heavy.
I have received a number of comments from folks who would like to exercise but can't get motivated. If keeping your brain and body healthy isn't motivation enough, it would be good to think (or make up) some sort of other motivating factor. In my case I had delusions about backpacking again, so I was driven to exercise my upper torso to be able to carry a backpack, as well as my lower torso and legs in order to walk the mountainous terrain I was sure to be hiking on. I've since realized I am unlikely to ever do more than possibly an overnight trip into the backcountry, but in the meantime I've so enjoyed getting fit and the feelings of well-being that accompany exercise, (actually a sort of "high") that I could never give up now. I'm motivated to do it for me - to keep myself fit and healthy and active in a measure that is younger than my years.
This morning I got my list of places I need to go to, and started out at AAA to pick up some current California maps, including camping maps. I forgot that their camping maps are marked in print too light and too small for me to make out, so that was a disappointment, although I have all the books and maps I really need. Now I need to decide what I want to do, and where and when to do it.
After stopping at a credit union for withdrawal of some cash (I try to not use my debit or credit cards most of the time), I just decided to drive on home. I can hit some of the other places on my list later today or over the weekend. Got the marigolds planted but it looks like the oleander isn't going to root - although I'll give it some more time. The flowers are completely wilted but maybe they can still root?
I need to pick up some velcro to see if I can re-hang the side door screen and keep it from being pulled outward by the airflow. Joe and the girls were here yesterday and there was so much traffic in and out it was better to just take the screen down. Joe did a job I had been putting off - clearing out leaves and debris under a platform that covers my utility connections. It is open on one side and stuff had piled up that I couldn't get out with a broom. I'm taking a little break from weeding and cutting out the old heather. Some of it is on my neighbor's side of the line, but he told me a couple of years ago that he didn't mind if I cut it down. I still hate to do that to what is on his property, but I think I'll mention it to him the next time I see him. We have to decide what to plant in place of the heather, or what else to do with that patch, or it will be overrun with weeds and there are already enough of those.
Before I ventured out in the car this morning, I walked about a mile around the park. I came to an old man who was walking down his driveway using a cane and I called out "good morning". He gave no indication that he saw or heard me, and that's ok. Next door to him a woman was out watering her lawn and she looked up when she heard me calling out to him. By the time I got to her I said "hello", and she looked straight at me and then back down at the hose. Not a word. Just a little further on I met a woman walking towards me with her little dog - I waved and said "hi". She looked at me and went on without so much as a nod. What in the hell is wrong with these people? I don't think I look sleazy or dangerous, and I just can't figure out what they have to be so snobby about. I quit walking in the neighborhood a year ago because of this very kind of behavior. By the way, I jogged about a half a block just to see if I could do it. Damn, I'm good! Didn't even breathe heavy.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Home Depot; Exercise
Home Depot was the place to go this morning, and I was a little shocked when I heard the total of my purchases. First of all, I bought an inexpensive screen "door" that is hung on a tension rod to the door frame. It certainly won't be better than a proper screen door, but I want to wait and replace the door with a new one that comes with a screen. I hung the new one in just a few minutes and it does provide some cross ventilation.
I couldn't find my box cutter so I bought a new one - now I'll be sure to find the old one but you can never have too many box cutters!
I got a rake to help with my gardening efforts - a shovel will be necessary but for now I bought a trowel. The bougainvillea looked so pretty, but I just am not sure where to put it, or even how many to get. I have cuttings rooted from oleander but they look pretty bad, and I will no doubt have to buy a couple of plants if I decide on oleander. The one plant that Home Depot has is still there, it's a beautiful white oleander, but the pot seems heavy and the plant is just more than I want to deal with by myself.
What I got was a bunch of marigolds - they are so easy to plant and I have several places in mind. I pulled off a couple of spent blossoms and pulled them apart to expose the seeds - after drying them thoroughly for a day, I'll throw them into the ground and see what happens. A lot of plants sold today are not meant to reproduce. My mother in law loved marigolds and used to give me a qt mason jar every spring containing marigold seeds. She kept plenty for herself, so you can imagine how prolific those little flowers can be.
"What Makes Olga Run" is an amazing book, not exactly what I thought it would be. It goes deep into the various tests that have been done to assess probable longevity. Olga was 94 at the writing of the book and still going strong. So far what I get is that we can all avoid some of the worst of the aging process as well as keep our minds intact, by EXERCISE! A couple of quotes from the book are worth repeating:
"Every minute you push yourself beyond your comfort zone is redeemable as a unit of bliss, and you can coast at least a whole day on it, as locked in as a Zen master on ritalin before it starts slowly wearing off". I can attest to this!
"The good news is that the effect of exercise does not diminish as we age. The same level of endorphins is produced, the same high is felt. Thus does exercise loom, for seniors, as a tantalizing outlet - a reliable pleasure source in a world of diminished pleasures, the keys to the hooch cabinet."
I love this book, and would recommend it to anyone who thinks getting old is the beginning of the end. There are a lot of factors involved in our life expectancy, but there is also a lot we can do to increase our chances of living to a good old age and being capable and productive while we are doing it.
I know how good I feel after every workout, and the feeling lasts beyond 24 hours most times. It's like a runner's high without having to run, although if you prefer to run it is fine - just do something and do it regularly.
Off my soapbox. The breezes created by having the screen up are pulling it outward and away from the frame. I will maybe get the duct tape out or I might as well not have a screen at all. Most of my window screens have holes in them and I'm not bothered by flying insects - an occasional fly gets in, and we've been too dry to worry about mosquitos!
I think I've run on long enough for today. I want to take a photo of the back of my new dress - I have the dress hanging on a hook on the bathroom door, and it looks so elegant it almost takes my breath away. I'm not sure I can do it justice. My sister Julie is getting married in early August and I'm thinking of wearing this dress.
I couldn't find my box cutter so I bought a new one - now I'll be sure to find the old one but you can never have too many box cutters!
I got a rake to help with my gardening efforts - a shovel will be necessary but for now I bought a trowel. The bougainvillea looked so pretty, but I just am not sure where to put it, or even how many to get. I have cuttings rooted from oleander but they look pretty bad, and I will no doubt have to buy a couple of plants if I decide on oleander. The one plant that Home Depot has is still there, it's a beautiful white oleander, but the pot seems heavy and the plant is just more than I want to deal with by myself.
What I got was a bunch of marigolds - they are so easy to plant and I have several places in mind. I pulled off a couple of spent blossoms and pulled them apart to expose the seeds - after drying them thoroughly for a day, I'll throw them into the ground and see what happens. A lot of plants sold today are not meant to reproduce. My mother in law loved marigolds and used to give me a qt mason jar every spring containing marigold seeds. She kept plenty for herself, so you can imagine how prolific those little flowers can be.
"What Makes Olga Run" is an amazing book, not exactly what I thought it would be. It goes deep into the various tests that have been done to assess probable longevity. Olga was 94 at the writing of the book and still going strong. So far what I get is that we can all avoid some of the worst of the aging process as well as keep our minds intact, by EXERCISE! A couple of quotes from the book are worth repeating:
"Every minute you push yourself beyond your comfort zone is redeemable as a unit of bliss, and you can coast at least a whole day on it, as locked in as a Zen master on ritalin before it starts slowly wearing off". I can attest to this!
"The good news is that the effect of exercise does not diminish as we age. The same level of endorphins is produced, the same high is felt. Thus does exercise loom, for seniors, as a tantalizing outlet - a reliable pleasure source in a world of diminished pleasures, the keys to the hooch cabinet."
I love this book, and would recommend it to anyone who thinks getting old is the beginning of the end. There are a lot of factors involved in our life expectancy, but there is also a lot we can do to increase our chances of living to a good old age and being capable and productive while we are doing it.
I know how good I feel after every workout, and the feeling lasts beyond 24 hours most times. It's like a runner's high without having to run, although if you prefer to run it is fine - just do something and do it regularly.
Off my soapbox. The breezes created by having the screen up are pulling it outward and away from the frame. I will maybe get the duct tape out or I might as well not have a screen at all. Most of my window screens have holes in them and I'm not bothered by flying insects - an occasional fly gets in, and we've been too dry to worry about mosquitos!
I think I've run on long enough for today. I want to take a photo of the back of my new dress - I have the dress hanging on a hook on the bathroom door, and it looks so elegant it almost takes my breath away. I'm not sure I can do it justice. My sister Julie is getting married in early August and I'm thinking of wearing this dress.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Dinner at my sister's place (Amy)
Amy had me over to her place last night - she marinated brats in beer & onion, and then cooked them on the grill. Wow - outstanding. We also had corn on the cob and macaroni salad. I came home with a container of salad that I will have with my lunch today!
We both agreed there is nothing like Cincinnati German food! I'm sure it's the same wherever the Germans settled, but Cincinnati has a special flavor - maybe it's a combination of German-Irish heritage with some Greek and Southern U.S. thrown in. All I know is that I miss the food.
Amy also let me take cuttings from an oleander bush in her yard. This morning I went out into my back yard intending to do some weeding, and lo and behold I found a big bush with red flowers - an oleander. I think this might be the first year it's bloomed since I've been here and I just never noticed it before. I don't go out into my yard much. I took cuttings from it as well and have all the cuttings in a pitcher of water hoping they will develop some roots. I want to plant them along the back fence.
While I was back there I tried to tidy up a bed of heather that is also full of fox tails and next to a demon plant with leaves that sort of look like holly - barbed everywhere. I cut the branches and then have to be extremely careful handling them. In the meantime I had to stop for a while because my socks were full of fox tail barbs. I even got one in my arm which was not pleasant to pull out. The heather is all woody at the bottom and should probably be pulled out and replaced with something else. I'm not much of a gardener so I don't know what.
Here is the oleander, and you can see the heather mess to the left:
I recently ordered a dress I saw on one of those never ending selling tv channels. I fell in love with it at first sight and ordered it. The package shipped from Nashville on May 20th via UPS and finally arrived today, May 28. It was shipped several days after I ordered it, so I've been waiting two weeks. Yesterday I mailed a package at the U.S. Post Office - Sacramento to Philly - and it will arrive in two days! Even if I sent it ground mail it wouldn't have taken a complete week. I love the Post Office and think their service is the best - certainly better than UPS or FedEx - at least in any instances I've had to be on the receiving end.
The dress hanging in the bathroom to get any wrinkles out. I tried it on and it fits perfectly, and drapes beautifully. Now I have to find some sandals to wear with it.
Oh, and by the way, I mailed my package to Ara at one of the stations manned by a human being inside the post office. On my way in, I passed people lined up to use the various unmanned kiosks in the lobby. For myself, I would rather stand in a line to talk to a person than I would to push some buttons on a machine, and in fact there was no line inside and two postal clerks on duty! I love it when the federal government works as it should!
We both agreed there is nothing like Cincinnati German food! I'm sure it's the same wherever the Germans settled, but Cincinnati has a special flavor - maybe it's a combination of German-Irish heritage with some Greek and Southern U.S. thrown in. All I know is that I miss the food.
Amy also let me take cuttings from an oleander bush in her yard. This morning I went out into my back yard intending to do some weeding, and lo and behold I found a big bush with red flowers - an oleander. I think this might be the first year it's bloomed since I've been here and I just never noticed it before. I don't go out into my yard much. I took cuttings from it as well and have all the cuttings in a pitcher of water hoping they will develop some roots. I want to plant them along the back fence.
While I was back there I tried to tidy up a bed of heather that is also full of fox tails and next to a demon plant with leaves that sort of look like holly - barbed everywhere. I cut the branches and then have to be extremely careful handling them. In the meantime I had to stop for a while because my socks were full of fox tail barbs. I even got one in my arm which was not pleasant to pull out. The heather is all woody at the bottom and should probably be pulled out and replaced with something else. I'm not much of a gardener so I don't know what.
Here is the oleander, and you can see the heather mess to the left:
I recently ordered a dress I saw on one of those never ending selling tv channels. I fell in love with it at first sight and ordered it. The package shipped from Nashville on May 20th via UPS and finally arrived today, May 28. It was shipped several days after I ordered it, so I've been waiting two weeks. Yesterday I mailed a package at the U.S. Post Office - Sacramento to Philly - and it will arrive in two days! Even if I sent it ground mail it wouldn't have taken a complete week. I love the Post Office and think their service is the best - certainly better than UPS or FedEx - at least in any instances I've had to be on the receiving end.
The dress hanging in the bathroom to get any wrinkles out. I tried it on and it fits perfectly, and drapes beautifully. Now I have to find some sandals to wear with it.
Oh, and by the way, I mailed my package to Ara at one of the stations manned by a human being inside the post office. On my way in, I passed people lined up to use the various unmanned kiosks in the lobby. For myself, I would rather stand in a line to talk to a person than I would to push some buttons on a machine, and in fact there was no line inside and two postal clerks on duty! I love it when the federal government works as it should!
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Wasting Time
I wasted a lot of time today - first of all I spent over 28 minutes on hold trying to reach Office of Personnel Mgmt to make a change in my tax withholding. I finally got tired of holding on and hung up, going to their website to make the change. Since I don't do things on websites if I can talk to a human on the phone, I hadn't used my web account in so long the password had expired. I emailed asking them to issue me a new password and got a prompt automated reply informing me that they had to check and verify my information after which they would mail a new password to me. Estimated time was over 15 days.
This afternoon I decided to try again. This time I got an automated message telling me that the wait time was about 32 minutes, so I decided to just hold on. I made my lunch and ate it while waiting, wondering what I would do if someone answered while I was chewing a mouthful of sandwich. But I finished lunch and I think I waited a total of less than 30 minutes to speak with someone. The person was extremely pleasant and took care of my request very quickly. I'm so glad I called back and got that taken care of. I can't complain about waiting 30 minutes (twice) when I think about the patients waiting months at some VA hospitals. (Not all VA hospitals are like that - my brother in Cincinnati can't say good enough about the VA he goes to, and I think my brother in Milwaukee also gets good and prompt service.)
This morning I sat down with my computer on my lap and a big big mug of coffee in my hand, when I dropped the full mug of coffee. It went everywhere except on my computer, and I spent a lot of time moving furniture around trying to mop up all the coffee, I probably still didn't get it all. That was another time waster.
The library sent me a notice that a book I had requested at least 6 months ago had finally arrived. It is "What Makes Olga Run", the story of a woman in her 90's who started training in her 80's, and is still setting a lot records in many events. She holds more than 23 World Records in Track and Field events. She has no women in her age category to compete against, so she has to enter events with much younger women or with men in their 90's. I didn't realize there were so many older folks , men and women, who could probably put most seniors to shame. I have never liked running and won't start it now, but I will do my workouts at the gym with renewed energy and vigor as I read Olga's story. I believe Olga is from Canada - maybe there is something in the water up there?
This afternoon I decided to try again. This time I got an automated message telling me that the wait time was about 32 minutes, so I decided to just hold on. I made my lunch and ate it while waiting, wondering what I would do if someone answered while I was chewing a mouthful of sandwich. But I finished lunch and I think I waited a total of less than 30 minutes to speak with someone. The person was extremely pleasant and took care of my request very quickly. I'm so glad I called back and got that taken care of. I can't complain about waiting 30 minutes (twice) when I think about the patients waiting months at some VA hospitals. (Not all VA hospitals are like that - my brother in Cincinnati can't say good enough about the VA he goes to, and I think my brother in Milwaukee also gets good and prompt service.)
This morning I sat down with my computer on my lap and a big big mug of coffee in my hand, when I dropped the full mug of coffee. It went everywhere except on my computer, and I spent a lot of time moving furniture around trying to mop up all the coffee, I probably still didn't get it all. That was another time waster.
The library sent me a notice that a book I had requested at least 6 months ago had finally arrived. It is "What Makes Olga Run", the story of a woman in her 90's who started training in her 80's, and is still setting a lot records in many events. She holds more than 23 World Records in Track and Field events. She has no women in her age category to compete against, so she has to enter events with much younger women or with men in their 90's. I didn't realize there were so many older folks , men and women, who could probably put most seniors to shame. I have never liked running and won't start it now, but I will do my workouts at the gym with renewed energy and vigor as I read Olga's story. I believe Olga is from Canada - maybe there is something in the water up there?
Monday, May 26, 2014
Memorial Day
I now know why there were so many WWII programs on TV the past 2 or 3 weeks. They were getting everyone ready for Memorial Day. In the old days my dad's sisters would come to town on this day and visit the cemeteries where family members lie, and leave wreaths on the stones. They could never remember from year to year where all the graves were, and spent most of the day walking the grounds. My brother Fred, who is also a genealogist and who has an incredible photographic memory, found the markers once and now can find each one immediately. We have relatives buried in 10 or more cemeteries in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Today I am using my I-Mac which has a huge screen but is more difficult to move around on. I'm not sure what the problem could be with my MacBookPro, but I'm finding typos all over emails I send out, and even changes to the subject line. Sometimes I'll be typing along and the cursor will jump to a different place and start adding letters and words. Usually I can catch and correct the errors, but I wish I knew what is causing it to happen. There is a touchpad below the keys that is so sensitive it will type a letter if I simply hold my fingers over the touchpad - I don't have to actually touch it. I like the pad for scrolling quickly, and have gotten used to it in place of a mouse. My iMac has a keyboard and a mouse, and I want to see if I have the same problems. I worry that it could be something infecting my computer, although I have found no other problems on it.
No relief from temperatures in the 90's will be felt until Wednesday, but of course the forecast seems to change hourly. I'm sick of hot weather! (And it is still only May).
I have a stack of maps out trying to work out the best route to South Dakota. Any way I look at it the distance from here to the DMV office in one of the small towns will be between 1600 and 1700 miles. It doesn't seem to be any less miles if I stay on the interstates as opposed to the highways and byways. You can easily figure out what my preference is.
I did a couple of trip iterations on Mapquest to check mileage, and it also gives me the fuel cost. It doesn't say, and I didn't ask for round trip figures, but the fuel cost is about double my estimate. I don't know what Mapquest uses for average cost per gallon, but I would like to think $4 a gallon would be a fair estimate.
Now to try to find camping locations as I would prefer to camp each night along the way and then stay at a motel when I arrive at my destination. I should be able to find Nat'l Park and Nat'l Forest campgrounds along the way, and they are easiest on the budget. They usually aren't close to interstates, but I hope to not have to travel way off U.S. and state routes to get to the good camping spots.
I wrote a friend this morning about my planning everything down to the most minute detail, and that I will no doubt throw all the plans out the window when I hit the road! The planning gives me great joy and keeps me out of trouble and out of the stores.
Today I am using my I-Mac which has a huge screen but is more difficult to move around on. I'm not sure what the problem could be with my MacBookPro, but I'm finding typos all over emails I send out, and even changes to the subject line. Sometimes I'll be typing along and the cursor will jump to a different place and start adding letters and words. Usually I can catch and correct the errors, but I wish I knew what is causing it to happen. There is a touchpad below the keys that is so sensitive it will type a letter if I simply hold my fingers over the touchpad - I don't have to actually touch it. I like the pad for scrolling quickly, and have gotten used to it in place of a mouse. My iMac has a keyboard and a mouse, and I want to see if I have the same problems. I worry that it could be something infecting my computer, although I have found no other problems on it.
No relief from temperatures in the 90's will be felt until Wednesday, but of course the forecast seems to change hourly. I'm sick of hot weather! (And it is still only May).
I have a stack of maps out trying to work out the best route to South Dakota. Any way I look at it the distance from here to the DMV office in one of the small towns will be between 1600 and 1700 miles. It doesn't seem to be any less miles if I stay on the interstates as opposed to the highways and byways. You can easily figure out what my preference is.
I did a couple of trip iterations on Mapquest to check mileage, and it also gives me the fuel cost. It doesn't say, and I didn't ask for round trip figures, but the fuel cost is about double my estimate. I don't know what Mapquest uses for average cost per gallon, but I would like to think $4 a gallon would be a fair estimate.
Now to try to find camping locations as I would prefer to camp each night along the way and then stay at a motel when I arrive at my destination. I should be able to find Nat'l Park and Nat'l Forest campgrounds along the way, and they are easiest on the budget. They usually aren't close to interstates, but I hope to not have to travel way off U.S. and state routes to get to the good camping spots.
I wrote a friend this morning about my planning everything down to the most minute detail, and that I will no doubt throw all the plans out the window when I hit the road! The planning gives me great joy and keeps me out of trouble and out of the stores.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Conserving water
I keep hearing that to conserve water one should limit their showers to 5 minutes. I had no idea how long I take, so I brought my kitchen timer along with me and set it to 5 minutes. I even washed my hair - something I do about every other day - and by the time the bell rang I had turned off the water and was wiping down the shower walls with a squeegee. So on days when I don't wash my hair I shouldn't take more than 3-1/2 to 4 minutes. I rarely take a long shower, ever since 1997 when I attempted to hike the entire Appalachian Trail at one go. I learned to appreciate water and to not waste it, and that has stayed with me for most of the time I'd say. According to weather and climate forecasters, as well as scientists, there is not only a shortage due to lack of rainfall in the west, but a disaster waiting to happen because of pumping the groundwater which doesn't get replaced.
It's kind of scary to me to think of the future for my kids and grandkids.
I thought about going to Costco today, but now that I'm all cleaned up, hair dried and styled, I realize I don't want to drive anywhere this weekend. Unless I can think of a good reason or something that I really need today, I'll just stay home and wait for the predicted 98 degree high. How I intensely dislike hot weather!
I had a fan aimed at me most of yesterday afternoon, and I found myself drinking water constantly. I added more salt to my dinner to compensate for the dilution of what I have in my system. I usually don't worry about using salt and although I try to keep it at a medium level, my hand gets a little heavy with the salt shaker sometimes.
Stay safe especially if you go out into the Memorial Day traffic.
It's kind of scary to me to think of the future for my kids and grandkids.
I thought about going to Costco today, but now that I'm all cleaned up, hair dried and styled, I realize I don't want to drive anywhere this weekend. Unless I can think of a good reason or something that I really need today, I'll just stay home and wait for the predicted 98 degree high. How I intensely dislike hot weather!
I had a fan aimed at me most of yesterday afternoon, and I found myself drinking water constantly. I added more salt to my dinner to compensate for the dilution of what I have in my system. I usually don't worry about using salt and although I try to keep it at a medium level, my hand gets a little heavy with the salt shaker sometimes.
Stay safe especially if you go out into the Memorial Day traffic.
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