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 |  Day to day stuff....a memoir without order. |
 Imagination is described by Webster as...The act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses in reality. Albert Einstein said "Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere."  I never realized it until I read it somewhere but there are ways to boost one's imagination: Create a visual journal Draw whatever you see for 15 minutes a day. You don't need to be an artist. Think like an artist Cut out pictures from magazines & piece them together to create an original image. Listen to Bach Close your eyes while playing your favorite music. Or listen to the sounds of nature on a CD or in the great outdoors. Play word games Try thinking of as many words as you can that begin with MAR...or you pick. Daydream Let your mind wander, or focus on a single object & study its characteristics.     Everyone has a story....here's mine.....c   |
| I had a really stupid stupid mishap yesterday! Our cardboard recycle has to be cut up into certain size pieces. To do this, I was using a box cutter, and geez, I dropped the thing...open of course...and it landed right in the middle of my foot, only thongs on. I looked at it a moment not believing what had happened, no pain, no blood, just a slit on the top of my foot. I hightailed it to the bathroom, grabbed a gauze bandage and began washing it off. Blood went everywhere. I kept blotting and blotting and it kept bleeding. I grabbed a box of large bandaids and limped to the bed, propped up my foot and tried to apply the bandaid like a butterfly bandage because the slit was gaping open by now. Between sopping up blood and pushing the skin together, I finally got the bandaid on. I ended up sleeping and reading most of yesterday with my foot propped up. This morning it hurts some to walk but thank goodness it was no worse than it was. Can you imagine? I don't think I could have done that if I tried, the point a perfect stick in the middle of my foot from a height of about 4 feet. Soooo dumb and unlucky. I think that ends my days with the box cutter. until next time...c |
| Here in Florida the temps have settled into the 80s for the highs everyday now so the grass is growing, and my job as yard tender is in full swing. I had a difficult time yesterday edging the curb at the front of my yard. I had let it go too long and it took some oomph to get through it. But I do enjoy being outside in the warmth again. Winter seemed interminable this year. There's a new restaurant opening near me (yesterday actually), Bangkok Square, Thai food which I love. Can't wait to try it. I think it's the tamarind sauce that happys-up my taste buds, sweet, sour, and salty. I don't know whether to go alone the first time to try it out or ask a friend to go with. Sue is usually my go-to buddy but we've always gone to seafood places before, not sure if she likes Thai. I had good news on my last eye appointment, 20/20 in both eyes with my glasses and little bit lower on the pressure readings, 21 and 22 (26 and 27 the time before). My left eye has never been better than 20/40 before. No opinions on what to attribute this to but I'm certainly not complaining. I've been posting a haiku daily during poetry month on Facebook, 27 of them today...looks like I may complete the month. It continues to be fun and I think that's the reason. I know why poetry month is in April, nature at its best. until next time...c |
| Talent Pond's Blog Harbor Prompt: Let's talk about what you have on your plate today. Share what you're doing - having a great day - or just holding your breath for Saturday to arrive? I look forward to reading and responding to every single one. :) Today was grass-cutting day so I am sitting here pooped. What a beautiful day though. The temp right now is in the 80s. This is only the second time I've cut this season which is unusual for Florida, at least where I am. We had a stunting cold snap in March and very little rain so far this year so my grass is hesitating full-fledged growth. I'm not complaining. The season will be in full swing soon enough, but I do enjoy working in the yard when it's not so hot. Sadly, spring is a short season here. I'm writing a haiku a day for the month of April and posting it on my Facebook page so that was one more thing I did today. Click here  if you're interested.I'm first reading a proof for a local author so I got in the 50 pages I've set myself as a goal each day. The book is very good, a mystery, which I am always up for, but I have to read much slower than normal to catch those typos, etc. So other than all the mundane things everyone does, that's about it for this Friday. I have a busy weekend coming up, a friend's birthday party, an art festival downtown, and a writing program on Sunday. until next time...c |
| Talent Pond's Blog Harbor Prompt: A lot of people are talking about the revival of the 90's sitcom ROSEANNE. What other 90's popular sitcoms would you like (or have preferred) to see brought back? Some ideas: The 70's Show. Friends, The Fresh Prince, Freaks and Geeks, King of the Hill, The Drew Carey Show, Ally McBeal, Married with Children. What others can you think of? Note: So sorry I missed the "com" after "sit". Obviously, ER was not a sit-com, more of a sit-dram. I would be ecstatic if ER came back (Roseanne, not so much). ER was, of course, a hospital series written by Michael Crighton and set in a fictional county general hospital in Chicago. I am drawn to medical shows, maybe I was a nurse or doctor in another life. I liked it so much I even watched reruns. It started in the 90s and ran through the 00s, 15 seasons, so I think a lot other people liked it as well. I think it was the fast-paced action-packed traumatic scenes that kept me interested. My favorite character was Dr. Abby Lockhart played by Maura Tierney and her best beau Luka, loved that storyline, not so much the ending though. Yes, please bring back ER! until next time...c  |
| Talent Pond's Blog Harbor Prompt: Let's get nostalgic today. Let's talk about that one show that you were really sad to see canceled or just couldn't understand why in the world was canceled. Tell us why you loved it and if you know what brought its demise, share that too. My very favorite tv series of all time is American Dreams. Yes, I know, you've probably never heard of it. It aired on NBC from 2002-2005, running for 3 seasons, then canceled for low ratings, oh so sad. It was set in Philly in the 1960s, yep, my time, so now you know why I liked it. I identified with everything about it, music, teens, Bandstand, racial problems, and family life in general. Here a clip from youtube. until next time...c |
| Talent Pond's Blog Harbor Prompt: Okay, time to interject a little fantasy into this. If you could put yourself into any TV show as an active character, which show would it be and tell us about the character you'd play. Would you prefer to be yourself or someone much more exciting? Wow, this one is hard, thus the day late, but life did get in the way a little as well. Thinking, thinking... The very best series I ever watched and the one that has stuck with me the longest would have to be Rectify. It was highly watched a few years ago and ran for 4 seasons. Now, you can watch them all on Netflix. The entire show centers on what happens to a guy who is released from prison after nearly 20 years on death row following a wrongful conviction. There are several important characters, mom, stepdad, stepbrother, half brother, sister, attorney/sister's boyfriend, stepbrother's wife, and I really got into the storyline even dreaming about it on the nights I watched. It was intense, deep characters and a thought-provoking plotline. If I inserted myself into this show, it would be as a grandmom character. I think a grandmother could give everyone the distance they need from the elephant in the room. If you've seen the show, you'll know what I mean. Each character is deeply affected by Daniel's release and the crime he is supposed to have committed. Now that I think about it, why wasn't there a grandmom. Yeah, a grandmom would be just right. until next time...c |
| Talent Pond's Blog Harbor Prompt: This time let's discuss that one show, with the character that just doesn't seem to fit. You wish you could just pluck them out of the show and replace them with someone else. What show is it and why don't you think they fit? My book club read Orange is the New Black and so it was natural that I would watch the series although it strayed substantially from the written word. It was okay and I stuck with it for a while but I finally gave it up because of Healy. He had to be the absolutely worst counselor ever, and I couldn't put up with the bad name he gave to the profession. If anyone needed a counselor, it was Healy himself which eventually happens. Actually he needed more than a counselor. He had so many character faults, it's like the writer made a dumping list. I quit watching because I couldn't take him anymore. He became unbelievable. until next time...c |
| Talent Pond's Blog Harbor Prompt: Let's start out simple. What is your favorite series to watch lately? It can be new or just something you found but it was canceled years ago. You tell us why you like it and what it's about. Although I gave up cable tv several years ago, I watch different shows on a couple streaming sites. I am addicted to Homeland and have seen every episode since its beginning. Claire Danes as Carrie Matheson has me hypnotized and although it's on tonight, I will watch it tomorrow on http://findtv.net/index.htm. Carrie is a CIA agent, now an ex-CIA agent, who also happens to be bi-polar. If you can imagine it, she does it, gets into all kinds of trouble, but usually comes through in the end. I can't help rooting for her no matter what. I'm also a fan of Call the Midwife on PBS and will watch that tomorrow or Tuesday on the PBS site. I've never regretted cutting the cable and enjoy tv my way without commercials and when and where I want it. until next time...c |
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