tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.comments2024-01-18T05:53:34.390-05:00AustanspaceAustanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comBlogger6733125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-47860947435036064252024-01-18T05:53:34.390-05:002024-01-18T05:53:34.390-05:00I will never forget you either, Arleen. We've ...I will never forget you either, Arleen. We've been thru a lot over the years on these old blogs.<br /><br />So very happy to hear from you! x Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-71203793013888287582024-01-17T22:30:44.416-05:002024-01-17T22:30:44.416-05:00You a a person that I will never forget, dear Laur...You a a person that I will never forget, dear Laura.<br /><br />I carry on as best as I can. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-33687031610145728312023-12-15T13:36:35.778-05:002023-12-15T13:36:35.778-05:00Sigh. Blogger has been making it very difficult o...Sigh. Blogger has been making it very difficult of late. I find that changing my browser temporarily helps.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-19757492882696297042023-12-14T12:55:05.368-05:002023-12-14T12:55:05.368-05:00He was wise from a young age. Happy holidays, EC.He was wise from a young age. Happy holidays, EC.Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-15061162156191689712023-12-14T12:37:03.671-05:002023-12-14T12:37:03.671-05:00Sigh at the Zappa qyote.
So very true.
Happy holid...Sigh at the Zappa qyote.<br />So very true.<br />Happy holidays.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-66359128721557959402023-11-14T12:55:08.224-05:002023-11-14T12:55:08.224-05:00What a wonderful place to be in. Finally. I wish...What a wonderful place to be in. Finally. I wish I was too.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-74357559258413673942023-06-27T04:17:57.074-04:002023-06-27T04:17:57.074-04:00EC! I don't think I have my pre-Covid isolatio...EC! I don't think I have my pre-Covid isolation energy back. Social interactions exhaust me. Covid is the gift that keeps on giving. The first time was worst by Far. That was sheer misery for 3 days. Then a week of being a mess. The 2nd, I was a hagfish, producing my body weight in snot daily. 3rd time was a cold, barely a fever, but tired. This time was like a cold but with body aches. And little sleep because of pains. I don't recommend it.<br />xAustanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-78979151580344309972023-06-26T15:55:13.323-04:002023-06-26T15:55:13.323-04:00I hear you on a busy, tiring month. I am over it....I hear you on a busy, tiring month. I am over it.<br />Covid four times? Shudder. Once was more than enough for me.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-41745273525277392722023-04-30T15:39:47.843-04:002023-04-30T15:39:47.843-04:00Heartfelt hugs and oceans of caring are flowing yo...Heartfelt hugs and oceans of caring are flowing your way.<br />It is my feet and legs that resemble the Michelin woman. The first doctor I saw said 'heart failure' and packed me off for tests. When that wasn't the answer he lost interest. My new doctor hasn't found what it is. Warm weather exacerbates it so I am glad we are going into the cooler months here.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-4755758155514237882023-03-25T16:14:14.797-04:002023-03-25T16:14:14.797-04:00My heart aches for you all. I am glad to read in ...My heart aches for you all. I am glad to read in the comments that he is doing better. I am not the praying type either but will send oceans of caring wishes through the ether.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-18337197779227016632023-03-25T07:23:13.064-04:002023-03-25T07:23:13.064-04:00Thank you Arleen. They are close friends, not real...Thank you Arleen. They are close friends, not really family. But he has woken up, been diagnosed with COPD and pneumonia- his O level was 40% in the ER, though his GP didn't catch any of that the week before. He's home now, on oxygen. He's weak and clumsy, but doesn't seem as bad off as you'd expect.Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-23567071743357576832023-03-22T21:47:02.792-04:002023-03-22T21:47:02.792-04:00This is Arleen from Starting over, Accepting Chang...This is Arleen from Starting over, Accepting Changes -Maybe. I am so sorry to read this. I am not a praying person, but I will keep you, your daughter and her husband in my thought an pd hope this all turns out well.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-22578657638381927862023-02-06T11:31:12.538-05:002023-02-06T11:31:12.538-05:00EC- Well, I guess it really is a global thing, if ...EC- Well, I guess it really is a global thing, if you're getting weirdness down there. It's in a bounce today; 2C/36F. no doubt it'll plunge again.<br />We're waiting to hear about one place that's short term, and going for a residential schoolyear place. Damn opioids to Hell. Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-16992773978981993342023-02-04T12:46:28.948-05:002023-02-04T12:46:28.948-05:00I also like winter (though ours are wimps compared...I also like winter (though ours are wimps compared to yours). Here? Weirderoonies. In theory we are in summer. Yesterday and the day before we were warned about the possibility of snow on nearby hills. Today the top temperature is expected to jump by 10C/50F. Bleah.<br />I do hope that LilaPie Muffinpants finds the help/support that she needs. And remembers she is loved.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-46688244197637160322023-02-04T07:29:07.025-05:002023-02-04T07:29:07.025-05:00Geo! I hope for better than meh too. I feel change...Geo! I hope for better than meh too. I feel changes in the wind, but not sure where it's blowing us. We're in an age of afactual specificity, of despots and their worshippers. What a weird time.Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-39714206141516642632023-01-31T03:46:57.547-05:002023-01-31T03:46:57.547-05:00More than "meh" I hope. Big hope, 31 day...More than "meh" I hope. Big hope, 31 days into it, I resort to my childhood language, "agora", meaning "now". Now is the time to make a difference, an improvement in life. Example, Putin kaput: Examination by a good proctologist would prove his brain in the wrong orifice. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-36751611167992520752023-01-03T06:07:16.716-05:002023-01-03T06:07:16.716-05:00Thanks EC! I continually hope to hear that big suc...Thanks EC! I continually hope to hear that big sucking noise that marks their departure. Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-16782834201464219592023-01-02T12:51:15.259-05:002023-01-02T12:51:15.259-05:00Wonderful wishes. Thank you.
I share your hope tha...Wonderful wishes. Thank you.<br />I share your hope that rather a lot of people are trapped up their own or their indistinguishable friend's orifices and never emerge again. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-91136094082180101112022-12-25T12:29:29.407-05:002022-12-25T12:29:29.407-05:00Beautiful wishes. Thank you. Our Christmas is do...Beautiful wishes. Thank you. Our Christmas is done and dusted and I hope that yours (and the year to come) is blessed with kindness, love and laughter.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-61264774888655166732022-11-17T04:46:04.651-05:002022-11-17T04:46:04.651-05:00So do I. EC. I'm tired of hiring, training, di...So do I. EC. I'm tired of hiring, training, disappointment, firing.<br />Yes, and it all seems much faster than it used to be.<br />xAustanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-70122771240052069162022-11-16T11:56:37.049-05:002022-11-16T11:56:37.049-05:00I so hope that #17 lives up to her promise.
I am s...I so hope that #17 lives up to her promise.<br />I am so not ready for the holiday season - which will come whether I am ready or not.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-76188872116756170392022-11-16T07:16:36.790-05:002022-11-16T07:16:36.790-05:00Geo.! I have not tried ointments nor suppositories...Geo.! I have not tried ointments nor suppositories. I suppose I should probe those avenues. ;) My mind this morning is like the weather here, slushy, foggy and dribbling.<br />Hey, a lot of the best people used a cane, and you've joined them, proving just how great you are (Handy for scaring off varmints and people, too)! I love you too.<br />xAustanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-22233511385163374982022-11-16T07:11:47.339-05:002022-11-16T07:11:47.339-05:00EC, I wish the same. But as long as there's pr...EC, I wish the same. But as long as there's profit in it, there will be war.<br />Same here. If I don't pipe up, my stomach does. Lovely.<br />Hugs right back.<br />x<br />Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-59260348699626370132022-11-16T03:11:30.005-05:002022-11-16T03:11:30.005-05:00Dear Austan, I too feel a gremlinoidal force plagu...Dear Austan, I too feel a gremlinoidal force plaguing my golden years with whatever gremlinoids are. Do they respond to ointments or suppositories? NO! They caper inside us to look for intracranial invisible things to tromp on. I'm nearly used to it. They can be pesky, like the three raccoons I just ran off our roof with my flashlight and walking cane --yes, I use a cane and love you.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744889144101573638.post-15120048267323076402022-11-12T00:02:42.702-05:002022-11-12T00:02:42.702-05:00How I wish the war to end all wars did.
And sadly ...How I wish the war to end all wars did.<br />And sadly I hear you on the bitchy front. I can (mostly) keep it to myself, but doing so sours my digestion.<br />Hugs.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com