Have a safe and warm and fun, Thanksgiving Day tomorrow, everyone. Enjoy your time away from work, and enjoy this time with your family, or maybe with your friends. Try not to stress out too much about Uncle what’s his name, or Cousin so-and-so, they were placed in your life for a reason! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. Thanks to all of you for your friendship over the years. Brian. … [Read more...]

Ordered myself an Oster Bread Maker this afternoon. Should get it by Wednesday afternoon/evening. Gonna try it out that night or first thing Thanksgiving morning. Been invited to share Thanksgiving with a couple of friends - they’re (without them knowing) going to be my guinea pigs. 🥖🍞🥖🍞🥖🍞🥖 😱😉🤓 … [Read more...]

True story. [i wish] Ok, not a true story. [but, it could have happened - just not here in Beautiful, Quiet, Calm, Downtown Apple Valley] Driving home from the transit station just now, I encountered not one, not two, but THREE houses that had their Christmas lights turned on. In each case, I drove up their driveway, leaned on the horn until the owner popped their head out their front door, … [Read more...]

Watching the new NetFlix series, “The Kosminsky Method”, aware that there would be several guest cameos. One of whom was to be Ann Margaret. So, in she walks, and I am just STUNNED how amazing she looks. Be still my heart. I cannot believe I’m saying this (out loud) about someone who is in their mid seventies, but she hasn’t aged a bit (as compared to Michael Douglas). Good for you, Ann Margaret, … [Read more...]

FYI Land’s End is having a 50% off promotion sale (today, at least). “WINDY50” Eddie Bauer is 40% off (today, at least). “COUNTDOWN” LL Bean - no promotion, full price. Guess where I bought my new winter down parka from? Actually I bought one each from the two places that had promotions, and we’ll see which of them fits me better when they arrive next week. This is replacing my trusty twenty … [Read more...]

The state of affairs in grammar/spelling, within the news media: Two news media outlets posted headlines yesterday saying almost the same thing: “so-and-so has just warned people in his fire devastated neighborhood that ‘Looters will be shot on site’...” They were referring to a person posting a warning msg either on their property, or on social media. Normally, when a news media outlet … [Read more...]

Yesterday I was having lunch with BFF Rick, at a Hamburger joint in the Skyway in (Beautiful Downtown) Minneapolis, and it comes out that Thanksgiving is NEXT week. How come I’m always the LAST person to know?? Did YOU know this?? Not that it matters, but I thought it was in two weeks time. 😉🤓 That’s what I get for never looking at my calendar. I don’t think (current employer) gives us Friday … [Read more...]

It’s really gut wrenching to read the news, and seeing the recent photos from California, and realizing people are losing their homes, to another huge forest fire(s). I cannot imagine having to evacuate, and then coming back to find my home gone. Keeping those in California in my thoughts today. 🙁 … [Read more...]

This post is a bit gross - you may want to skip it. ==== The weirdest thing just happened (an hour or so ago). I was sitting at the kitchen table, reading some small text on an instruction sheet with my cheaters on. I’d just finished twenty minutes before eating a bowl of cereal, admittedly having my first meal of the day at 1pm (which is highly unusual for me). And, I started feeling dizzy for … [Read more...]

“I AM NOT HAPPY” Says the guy who just left his office building, and out into a snow scene straight out of something usually in DECEMBER (not November 9th!) 😱🙄😉🤓 ⛄️🦍☃️🦖 … [Read more...]

POOF! And, just like that, WINTER IS HERE! 😉 … [Read more...]

I’ve been following my most favorite blogger/writer for a couple of years now. She’s such a hoot with her writing. You may have read some of her posts that I’ve shared with you during these past couple of years. I’ve learned that Susan Hipkins DeBow has been in the hospital for the last couple of days. It sounds heart related (“afib”). If my FB friends could keep her in mind, it would be greatly … [Read more...]

Insomnia, insomnia, go away, come back, another day. [woke up, probably around 3:30 - 4am, probably will get tired/sleepy again right before the time when I need to start getting ready for work] 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️⚰️ … [Read more...]

I don’t go to the movie theater as often as I used to. When I was in my twenties, I would go probably twice a month. In my thirties and forties, it became once a month. Now, in my fifties, I only go once in a blue moon (3-4 times a year). This could be due to a vast number of reasons, so we won’t go there, since that in, of itself, would detract from this post. However, exactly because I don’t … [Read more...]

Ok, in order to tell you tonight’s story, I have to fess up to something. Yesterday was the second “day one” of the 21 day new habit challenge (for me to kick the FB habit). I made it thru all (ok, most) of yesterday without getting onto FB. I believe I used it on the bus in the morning, but I did not get on the blasted thing last night, not one iota. Thereby freeing up dozens, if not hundreds, … [Read more...]

A former Unisys colleague of mine, posted something either last night or this morning, about it taking 21 days for a new habit to take hold. Sometime on the way home on the bus, I think, I was thinking to myself, self, let’s give this 21 day habit thing a try. “Let’s stay off FB for the next 21 days”, I said. I’m not going to tell you how many minutes I’ve spent scrolling tonight since I’ve … [Read more...]

Brian to his best friend: "Hey, I collect a lot of Lemax SpookyTown stuff, but it could be worse. I could be addicted to heroin instead.” Best friend: "At least you could get help with the heroin.” ==== [I stole this, this is not my joke.] … [Read more...]

Lots of stuff to do today (just the normal stuff people do on the weekends). Lots of energy and motivation when I first got up. Two hours later: Kitchen cleaned - check Laundry done (17 loads - lol) - check Bathrooms cleaned - check Rooms vacuumed... Uh... I now hear a (tiny, whiny) voice, coming from the ether: “Isn’t it time for a nap?” [Don’t do it, Brian - “it’s a trap!”] MLIA (My life … [Read more...]

Ok, I’ll make a confession: I’ve never seen “Fargo” the movie. Sure, I’ve seen a few scenes from it, a trailer or two, but never got around to watching it. I’ve seen a few movies by the Coen Brothers (Barton Fink, “Burn after reading”, “Oh brother, where art thou”) which have always left me scratching my head. On the other hand, while looking up their film making history just now, I’m quite … [Read more...]