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fuzzybuddy said:
I see you are another sophisticated soda connoisseur, who buys diet Pepsi, and not that Coke trash. :)
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In one of the stores in my town, there is a young man about 6'3". He just stands to one side and seems to be employed simply to lift things down from the top shelves.
 

I've been inundated with gnats. It rained all day yesterday, so I didn't even open my door, but I've got lots of gnats. How were they getting in???? I had to buy a flying bug trap. Got online, and found out gnats love houseplants- they live and breed in the soil. On a close look, my new plant looked like it might be the source of the gnats. So, I tossed out my new plant. Just as well, considering my track record of keeping plants alive, it would have been sooner or later, anyway.
 
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I got my flu shot yesterday at Rite Aide. I had to fill out this long form. It's the same damn form I fill out each time I get a vaccination. I can understand a change of address and phone number, but do you really think that as a guy I'm, now, pregnant ? Why do I keep filling out this form so they can put it into their computer that already has the same data?
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My husband and I went to primary care physician last week. I had to fill out all the paperwork for the both of us. TEN PAGES for each of us. I was not a happy camper. Same Dr we've always gone to. Staff said Medicare required all the paperwork completed fully. As a former legal eagle, I know that all that is required legally is the HIPPA acknowledgement.
 

Tossed out that plant and NO gnats. Not 1. Who could have guessed you'd buy a plant, and it's filled with baby gnats? Thanks to the internet, I wouldn't have known that gnats love to breed in potted plants.
 
For cat lovers only.
Egyptian Royal Crown Prince Tutmosis ( about 1350 B.C.) had a beloved cat, named "Ta- Miu" or "Lady Cat". Miu is the Egyptian word for cat, it's what a cat says. Tutmosis was devoted to his cat. When the cat passed away, it was given an elaborate royal funeral with a carved limestone sarcophagus.
 
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I began to think about my old apartment in Queens, NYC. I had mice. In NYC, you either have roaches or mice. The mice eat the roaches. And one of the nice things about NYC is when you see those billion dollar Park Avenue penthouses, located on the 100th floor, they either have mice or roaches.
 
I lived in my 1970s NYC apartment for over two years, and walked up and down the nearby streets every day. I was feeling nostalgic about it , so I Google Mapped the address. And, apparently somebody moved the school to the other side of the street. I definitely remember it was right at the corner. Also they put in a hill, that never was there before. And my old wide street was now a narrow one lane road- they must have shrunk it. Just maybe, my memory isn't that great. I'll have to check my driver's license to see what my real name is.
 
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I was planning to go to a political event in Allentown, PA., today. But, apparently you have to go through an 'airport' type security process. And, you have to go through a metal detector. I've had back surgery where a large metal plate was attached to my spine with lots of 3 inch metal screws. I can never get through those metal detectors. It's always a hassle. I tell them I have a metal plate, but they keep wanding me, and the machine makes warning noises. I just about have to strip to get through. It's raining, and there may not be nearby parking available. Try wheeling 4 blocks on crummy sidewalks in a wheelchair. Decided not to go.
 
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It is officially autumn. I turned off my AC till next May. I cleaned the filter and put it to bed. I love this time of year. It's warm enough to do stuff outside in the day, but cold enough to get all nice warm, and comfy in bed at night. Now, I can look forward to shoveling snow- oh joy, oh joy!!
 
I usually get up at around 7 AM. Today, I slept till 9. That always makes me wifty all day. I put coffee in the coffee maker, but I didn't add the water. I was in the bathroom and I needed to do something, I turned around to do it, and I couldn't remember what I was supposed to do. Then I remembered I had to let the cats in, but they all passed away over 5 years ago. It's going to be a long, long day.
 
I had to have some lab work done, the last time it took 45 minutes to get checked in and to wait to be called. Now, we can get rid of the wait and schedule an appointment. Everything gets done online. But when you get there it's the same dumb questions. Do I really need to keep saying "no" to "are you pregnant?" I'm a 78 year old guy, but I'm not sure I'm pregnant- I'm 2 weeks late. Jeesh!!! :unsure:

With all the digital checking in and online form filling out, it took only 45 minutes before I got called.
 
I don't think I have any bad habits. I don't smoke, drink, gamble, run with loose women, or buy drugs from a dealer. Cops say that there's a red light district somewhere near you- even in the sticks. I don't know where mine is. That makes me awfully boring. Who wants to get to the Pearly Gates and not only get in, but you get a good conduct medal? It's going to be embarrassing in Heaven with everybody is sitting around atoning for their bad sins, and all you can come up with is bringing library books back late.
 
The Emmy s were last night. I didn't watch. I don't know most of the actors, and a lot of the winning shows were on pay per view. It's a horrible thought, but the only time I see the names of actors, who I know, is in the obituary column.
 
I heard this on the radio when I went to the Dr.'s.:
There was a new hire in a big corporation - a young person. The person had no idea how to address an envelope, where to put the address or the stamp. The person might seem dumb, but what 22 year old is sending snail mail? I haven't written a check in 10 years. Things change.
I've lived in the same place for 30 years, and there's a game I play when driving. I try to remember if the houses and buildings were here when I first moved in. Today, there are more buildings built after I moved here than were here when I first came.
 
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I don't usually remember my dreams. But last night, I dreamt about visiting the hospital that I worked at in the 1980s. I had gone back after 20+ years after I left. I vividly remember the crew that worked the 12-8 shift. I was 4-12. I could see them clearly, but why? At work, I only saw them for about 10 minutes, and I was out the door. You'd think I'd remember the people I spent 8 hours with?? What amazes me is that I have such detailed memories of people I haven't seen in 40 years, and how we all affect others without even knowing it.
 
I have a jar of unopened mayonnaise, with the best by date of '28 FEB 2023". It kind of looks a little on the grey side. I bought it to use with all the salads I was supposed to start to eat. Well, the jar IS unopened. Also, it was made with "cage free eggs". How is an egg supposed to know it's not in a cage???? When was the last time you saw a "free range" egg walking around the farmyard?
I'll put the mayo back on my pantry shelf.
 

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