Comfort food

My go to comfort food is Governor's Chicken which I have only been able to find at the Apple Jade restaurant. I have eaten there for years. They know when I come in that I want a bowl of wonton soup and Governor's Chicken. While it is spicy, it still soothes an upset stomach. If I am tired it gives me a pick up.

What is your go-to comfort food?

The Autumn of My Days

Autumn is here this year and I find the time now is
the autumn of my life.

There WILL be apples this year

598 to 65

598 to 65.  It's true.

In 598 days I will be 65.  I'm beginning to think I'm going to make it to retirement age, so I'm marking the moments!

I like to set projects for special times.  I'm developing projects for each of the 100 days before the momentous event.  The first 100 days is dedicated to completing a novel I started ten years ago, called the Pink Rose.  (Alternate title, Hop Into Hope.) I am also going to revisit my violin.  (It is a good thing I live a 1/4 mile from any of my neighbors.)

The Best is Really yet to be!!!!

A little mumbling

Grumble grumble fuss and budget.  Sheesh.  Some people's children.  Argh.

Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Fatty :: Me
2. Injection :: Shot
3. Fearless :: Brave
4. Overflow :: plumber
5. Contract :: Lawyer
6. Steal :: Thief
7. Heartless :: stone cold
8. Flap :: Envelope
9. Baseline :: Cardio
10. Merger :: Union

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Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Tripple :: Triple, third base
2. Ownership :: possession
3. Promising :: up and coming
4. Bonding :: with the siblings
5. Flurry :: snow
6. Weather :: cold
7. Conclusion :: end
8. Scolding :: nagging
9. Nipple :: bottle
10. Freezing :: way below here this week.

Week 629

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Greatness :: Awesome

Struggling :: Finances

Noise ::  Loud

 

Doorway :: Wood  

Soap ::  Washcloth

Cancer ::  A zodiac sign

 

Sipping :: Straws

Stacks ::  Library

Perfect :: Angel

Test ::  Exam

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Happy February! and a Muttering we Shall Go!

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Greatness :: heroics
2. Struggling :: young
3. Noise :: sound
4. Doorway :: archway
5. Soap :: opera
6. Cancer :: evil
7. Sipping :: slurping
8. Stacks :: library
9. Perfect :: best
10. Test :: exam

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Heart fun

Eat your Heart Out

1940

Want to Make a Movie?

Check out Magisto.com.

It just made this one for me, using stills and movies.

http://www.magisto.com/video/Nl5DKkYHByEwWQFgCzE?c=e&l=mmr1&o=w&trydeeplink

Unconsciously Muttering

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Astrology :: fun game but no reality
2. Funeral :: sorrow
3. Candor :: honesty
4. Dynamic :: duo
5. Oh my god! :: i prefer the phrase oh my goodness
6. Cancer :: evil
7. Ross :: Betsy
8. Heroes :: complex
9. Rachael :: Nate's girlfriend
10. Effortlessly :: easily

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12 Years of Unconsciously Muttering!  Patricia, that has to be a record for a meme!  My hat is off to you!

LEJ's blog

Blogger blogs have a feature where you can go to "next blog".  Sometimes I just travel around, meeting new blogs.

Today I ran into http://leonardearljohnson.blogspot.com/.  LEJ writes an unusual blog of NOLA and the swamp.  Worth bookmarking.

Hopefully that means I am a Success?!

When I'm 63

Which is now.

I had hoped to retire at 62.  The ACA put a stop to that.  Insurance is in too much flux now. Even continuing working we have had downgrades to the insurance, but oh well.

Retirement.  The one thing I didn't take seriously enough in deciding where I was going to work for my working career.  It was always more important to me to work for small businesses. I liked being a visible cog in the wheel. But . . . no retirement program.  The 401(k) has done nicely, but even that got screwed when we were purchased and the new owners did not honor the original share-plan.  Oh well.  Hind sight.

Sixty-three is a tired year.  The mind, the brain are as busy as ever, but the body and energy don't seem to keep up.

Sixty-three is also a hopeful year.

1936

Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Language :: communication
2. Obvious :: apparent
3. Skull :: crossbones
4. Insidious :: invasive
5. Struggle :: difficult
6. Unspeakable :: horrible
7. Orchid :: Hawaii
8. Fish :: and chips
9. Annoyingly :: pesteringly
10. Payroll :: taxes

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Unconscious Mutterings for the new Year!

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Note :: letter
2. 2015 :: divisible by 5, 13,31, 65, 155 and 403
3. Earlobe :: Earring
4. Sunburn :: lotion
5. Hashtag ::Tweet
6. Special :: sake
7. Spacious :: open
8. Happening :: event
9. Blank :: slate
10. Humid :: muggy

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2014 in Review - May

This is the fourth year that we have had a group from work do the river clean-up.  The two little girls are our leaders.

Cousin Bruce had his 87th birthday in May.  So glad we got to go to his party, he passed in December.  Best hugger!!

My friends Debbie and Carla:  they are catching up with me!  They both turned 60 this year.

Memorial Day: tending graves the weekend before.  A tradition soooo old!

We started a new tradition this Memorial Day:  original footwear contest!  Daniel won.

2014 in Review - April

The call went out for volunteer photographers to shoot events at the Capital City Film Festival, in its 4th year in Lansing.

I shot the film contest screening, which gave the benefit of seeing shorts filmed by local talent. Very interesting.

April was also a great Easter family celebration.  All of Mom's kids and great-grandkids, and most of the grands.  Too much fun!