D.O.P.-T.
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weofodthignenI wound up with both a doctor's and a dentist's appointment on the same day. Survived both.
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Dec. 15th, 2025 11:43 pmweofodthignenI put out more wet food in the late afternoon. Monty was sitting on the porch and made a small move towards the door. I don't blame him, it's cold; but the one time he walked inside the laundry room, he wrinkled his nose with disgust and left.
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Dec. 14th, 2025 11:36 pmweofodthignenCloudy all day today, rather than foggy. The newspaper was unbagged, but I got to it before it picked up dampness from the concrete. I took a walk in the evening and looked at people's decorations. Fewer inflatables, and none of the projections of swirling things that were big a few years ago, but almost everybody is using coloured lights rather than the white that was fashionable. And a lot of decorated trees visible inside.
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Dec. 13th, 2025 09:32 pmweofodthignenI swept the driveway, sidewalk/pavement and gutter again. No excuse: this morning the fog had cleared by the time I got up, and the patch where the concierge guys had "cleaned up" by blasting leaves with the hose had finally dried out (although it continues to be dank enough that there are lines of wet dots on the carpet in the back porch room, and damp patches under the corners of the eaves). No cats watched me, though Mama Violet was there waiting for her breakfast and wet food comtinued to disappear from the dish during the day.
Called It;>!
Dec. 13th, 2025 10:55 ammdehnersA few yrs back, I watched my SIL go from a Progressive, Crunchy Crystal Waver to the Qanon MAGA person we all know and tolerate for my brother's sake(and the nice apt;>). Back then I told Chris that eventually, if she doesn't find a new shiny object, to fit in with the rest of her tinfoil capped kin she'd become Christian.
Last week, when they both rewrote the 80's and the aids epidemic when I made a comment about how different things would have turned out if I knew I'd live this long(gee, I don't know. Maybe your MD telling you in 86 that you only had a couple yrs MAX might have done something about it) Sandi said that old chestnut about "Only God knows...".
Today, when he came down with the tools to help repair my Victorian altar that didn't appreciate my attempt to drag it a couple feet away he mentioned her new Obsession. This should be Interesting. She's married to an Agnostic with Deistic tendencies and her BIL is literally a Heathen. At least she'll have plenty of reasons to tell her buddies how much she's being "Persecuted in her own home".
The Adventure Continues;>!
Cheers,
Pat(who is hoping the contractors finish in time for me to set up my altar in time for Jul)
Last week, when they both rewrote the 80's and the aids epidemic when I made a comment about how different things would have turned out if I knew I'd live this long(gee, I don't know. Maybe your MD telling you in 86 that you only had a couple yrs MAX might have done something about it) Sandi said that old chestnut about "Only God knows...".
Today, when he came down with the tools to help repair my Victorian altar that didn't appreciate my attempt to drag it a couple feet away he mentioned her new Obsession. This should be Interesting. She's married to an Agnostic with Deistic tendencies and her BIL is literally a Heathen. At least she'll have plenty of reasons to tell her buddies how much she's being "Persecuted in her own home".
The Adventure Continues;>!
Cheers,
Pat(who is hoping the contractors finish in time for me to set up my altar in time for Jul)
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Dec. 12th, 2025 10:42 pmweofodthignenWe awoke to thick fog; evidently the tule fog continues to spread. The sun broke through at lunchtime, and I saw Monty later. I left him food but he seemed to be holding the cold against me.
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Dec. 11th, 2025 11:36 pmweofodthignenMama Violet was back to showing herself today, as was Prudence (in the back porch).
We passed that oogly house on our walk today. The real estate agent had a sandwich board blocking the pavement/sidewalk. I moved it.
We passed that oogly house on our walk today. The real estate agent had a sandwich board blocking the pavement/sidewalk. I moved it.
D.O.P.-T. (yesterday)
Dec. 11th, 2025 12:01 amweofodthignenI didn't see any cats at all today; yesterday we had two men here blasting out gutters and downspouts and going in and out as they fixed things like sink grout and broken kitchen cabinet hinges. But food got eaten and somebody threw up in the driveway (probably Mama Violet).
It continues unusually cold, but I had to behead a dandelion today. It was hiding in a patch of clover.
It continues unusually cold, but I had to behead a dandelion today. It was hiding in a patch of clover.
Soooooooo.....
Dec. 10th, 2025 10:51 ammdehnersLast night I was told that the contractors were coming to replace my bedroom windows. When we moved in, I suggested simply removing them since they separate the bedroom from the sunroom. I leave them open anyway to heat in Winter and cool in Summer.
So, this AM I'm moving bookcases, furniture and taking down my altar. I ask my brother for help with the latter because it has a marble top and is more than a century old(aka Heavy and Fragile;>). He tells me after that they probably won't start today. "Didn't you say they were coming over today?". He said that he did but they had to finish the work on the sunroom roof/balcony. The same one they started a month and a half ago. The same job they've worked a max of 2 hrs daily per week. Wish I'd known it was the same company....then I wouldn't have started moving chit until after New Years.....
Guess I'll set up a minimalist altar until they get around to it.
Need to get back in the habit of Procrastination;>!
Cheers,
Pat
So, this AM I'm moving bookcases, furniture and taking down my altar. I ask my brother for help with the latter because it has a marble top and is more than a century old(aka Heavy and Fragile;>). He tells me after that they probably won't start today. "Didn't you say they were coming over today?". He said that he did but they had to finish the work on the sunroom roof/balcony. The same one they started a month and a half ago. The same job they've worked a max of 2 hrs daily per week. Wish I'd known it was the same company....then I wouldn't have started moving chit until after New Years.....
Guess I'll set up a minimalist altar until they get around to it.
Need to get back in the habit of Procrastination;>!
Cheers,
Pat
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Dec. 9th, 2025 08:52 pmweofodthignenFor sale for well north of $3 million, one of the ugliest full-lot monster houses I've seen. Many repetitive photos (with the next-door properties and their tree-filled back gardens making appearances in all the shots that show windows). Scroll down in Property details to see pics of the little rent house that used to be there, painted white inside and tarted up with new appliances for its sale—I wonder what happens to all those new appliances.
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Dec. 8th, 2025 11:31 pmweofodthignenTwo hawks were soaring over the neighbourhood. I've occasionally seen a single hawk, but never before seen a pair.
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Dec. 7th, 2025 11:36 pmweofodthignenA week ago, I saw what looked like a perfectly good green apple lying on the pavement/sidewalk. Maybe even still with its little paper number tag on it. A few days ago, it was in the gutter, well nibbled. I'm glad somebody got some enjoyment out of it.
The chaise was still there today, dusted with leaves.
The chaise was still there today, dusted with leaves.
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Dec. 6th, 2025 11:59 pmweofodthignenI ran an errand on foot. There was a surprising amount of traffic; maybe some of it was rerouted because it was farmers' market day, but I suspect a lot of it was just the new apartments added over the last few years. It was a pain the rear end to keep waiting to cross streets.
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Dec. 5th, 2025 11:45 pmweofodthignenI chopped the last seed clumps off the oleander, and raked the first leaves. Summer flew by.
Bye Bye Film Quality
Dec. 5th, 2025 06:10 amarlieIf there is any quality left in movies and TV, it'll be gone soon.
https://apnews.com/article/netflix-warner-acquisition-studio-hbo-streaming-f4884402cadfd07a99af0c8e4353bd83
The fewer corporations involved in any product, the more enshitified it becomes. Why spend on quality - let alone take risks with new ideas, which might be better than the tried-and-true - when there's little or no competition - and if anyone starts to outcompete you, you can simply buy them.
https://apnews.com/article/netflix-warner-acquisition-studio-hbo-streaming-f4884402cadfd07a99af0c8e4353bd83
The fewer corporations involved in any product, the more enshitified it becomes. Why spend on quality - let alone take risks with new ideas, which might be better than the tried-and-true - when there's little or no competition - and if anyone starts to outcompete you, you can simply buy them.
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Dec. 3rd, 2025 11:50 pmweofodthignenThe chaise longue was still there this morning. And its cushion had magically reappeared.
It was a little less cold today. The dog kept wanting to go out. I looked up and there was Monty, lying on the neighbours' roof, looking straight at me and the dog through the now mostly bare branches of the overgrown tree.
It was a little less cold today. The dog kept wanting to go out. I looked up and there was Monty, lying on the neighbours' roof, looking straight at me and the dog through the now mostly bare branches of the overgrown tree.