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The Wheels On The Bus…

07 Friday Jun 2019

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fell off.

I had such big plans for today. I was going to swim so that I hit my target of five days out of seven. First I went to pay the homeowners’ association monthly assessment. Then I went to AA. At AA I realized I was tired, in pain and wanted to go home at sleep.

Cricket looked like a complete washout today. That happens.

There is a bunch of D-Day commemorative stuff in my “recommended” YouTube feed. Most of the shows I had already seen. I did learn that the German machine gun, so advanced for its time, had such a high rate of fire that the barrels would melt if not changed out.

J is home. She worked earlier today. She is watching Little House On The Prairie. We may go out for dinner (Mellow Mushroom pizza?) in a short.

That’s today, so far. I’m not complaining. The lack of conflict, controversy and rancor is more than welcome. I’m passing today in observing the American political goat screw. It doesn’t change much. Really.

At least I don’t have to change out the barrels on my machine gun.

Through With PT

20 Monday May 2019

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I’m taking a respite from neck traction. After four weeks. I feel better but I realize I have had this issue for a long time.

I went to AA this morning and am going to another meeting after I post this. I have been isolating and hence lonely. The pinched nerve, or paying inordinate attention to it, only exacerbated the isolation, because I didn’t venture out nearly as much.

My blogging buds here kept me somewhat connected to humans.

Anyway, gotta go. More later.

Good Friday

19 Friday Apr 2019

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There is no way I could have made it through the Good Friday Liturgy with my shoulder in the shape it is in. If I doubted that, the drive over to my niece’s house to deliver the Easter Cuteness Bunny,(see prior post) confirmed it. I’m a temporary wreck.

So I’m home, drinking coffee, watching racially and sexually insensitive cartoons from the Thirties that are still entertaining, in spite of the fact that our grandparents weren’t as enlightened as were are.

I Survived Physical Therapy.

17 Wednesday Apr 2019

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I have done physical therapy before. Chances are I will again. This session is pursuant to the pinched nerve in my neck. It wasn’t the greatest session I have ever experienced; I go back tomorrow morning Almost three hours post-session now, I think it’s better.

J wants to take me for $1 tacos tonight at one of our local restaurants, a family-owned place, that has a largely family clientele. But I want to pass.

What I would like to post about is some sort of erotic fantasy, but nothing is coming to mind.

Sometimes the sheer cussedness of the world just chokes off desire and imagination like a hungry anaconda. If your erotic fantasies are many, and your sexual realities are rich with intimacy, pleasure and Love, enjoy!

Shoulder + Allergies = YUCK

17 Wednesday Apr 2019

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That’s right Folks. Allergies are back in Richmond. Truth be told, the pollen stays only until the mold spores can replace them.

In my impressionable youth, there was a commercial for a product called Dristan. It was a decongestant and antihistamine and their slogan was, “It’s like sending your sinuses to Arizona.” At that declaration, a giant suitcase would swoop in, encase (get it?) the allergy sufferer inside of it and presto the sufferer would miraculously turn up in Scottsdale or Tucson or Yuma. Bizarre ,as only pre-hippie America could be.

The shoulder is settling down a bit. I welcome that. I feel actual hope about recovering and feel no remorse about buying all those green bananas at BJ’s the other day. I might actually live to see them ripen.

I’m not quite in the mood for baseball, although NCAA Women’s Softball has my attention.

Life is good. How do I know? It is still a good eight months before we start hearing Frosty The Snowman on the radio again.

Some Enchanted Evening…. Just Not This One

11 Thursday Apr 2019

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I have been waiting on J, since she got home. The dinner I prepared was well received. I thought the corn much more appealing than cornbread. It is hard to mess up slow cooker pork shoulder. The black beans were seasoned well with cumin, coriander, and turmeric. My improvisational Cole slaw dressing consisted of 2 oz of canola oil, 2 oz of apple cider vinegar,dill weed, dill seed, caraway seed, celery seed. Just be sure to stir it up real good so the oil emulsifies with the vinegar.

I am still dealing with the allergies. I want to sleep. I miss the pool but I can’t bear the thought of going anywhere.

So there you have it, folks.

Stones

24 Sunday Feb 2019

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Putting my desire and lust on hold, I revert to caregiver. Not unusually nor infrequently do I make the transition. You see, my beloved suffers from kidney stones.

There are times, as in right now, when the situation indicates that it isn’t about what I want or even need. That is a good thing, all in all. I don’t want to exaggerate my selflessness or altruism. But her needs have taught me things about myself. and serve to put my needs in context.

Later this afternoon

J finally passed the stone. Usually they no bigger than a grain of sand. This stone was almost as large as a pebble. How it even passed through her urethra truly astonished me.

Cold Morphs To Bronchitis

22 Friday Feb 2019

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Wherein I bewail the lingering nature of a common cold and castigate myself for being a mere mortal.

I am sitting here, fearful I will become permanently attached to my rather nice leather recliner with matching foot stool. The cold that began Monday morphed into bronchitis and a general feeling of fatigue. Yuck. I took some Guafenisin and hopefully that will help in clearing my bronchii. It is in the form of a 12 hour combination medicine with pseudoepinephrine, which usually gets me drowsy. We shall see.

I am doing some trainspotting, although most of the trains scheduled to pass through Ashland around this time have already gone by.

My body is in rest and recover mode. I am vain enough to take this a personal defeat. Being sick is not a failure on my part. Why is that so hard to grasp? (Is this a male ego thing?)

I am now going to have fun. Some DVD’s, maybe Maria Beatty’s The Elegant Spanking would be fun. Perhaps, just NC-17 rated Henry and June is in order. I could watch the documentary Paris Was A Woman and limit my viewing to general cultural improvement. First though, CARTOONS!

Later Loves 💘

Victory Or Fat No More

15 Friday Feb 2019

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I have had more than enough drama around my weight. In the past thirteen years I have brought my weight down from the 214-223 lbs range to the 170-180 lbs range three times. I attribute these fluctuations to 1) the idea that it’s no big deal being overweight and 2) taking great comfort in eating. From my perspective, all food is “comfort food”. Finally, in October 2018, I understood that such a cavalier attitude had the potential to destroy.

Back to Weight Watchers (WW) I went. When one reaches goal weight, their sizable resources on weight management and healthy living are available at no cost. NO. COST.

I am back being there for FREE.

What I do toward maintaining a healthy lifestyle is so satisfying, from swimming to eating healthfully and mindfully. Why would I ever want to change?

The positive attitude toward my body is a catalyst for positive attitudes around my sexuality. So, on this St Valentine’s Day, I am going back exploring in the ever mysterious Forest of Aphrodite. I will pack my lunch (healthy, of course) and my compass.

Later, Loves 💘