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What is on your mind? I love all type of topics and will talk about almost anything! So, what is happening with you lately? Come, tell me about yourself. What excites you about writing? What other things do you do: Art, music, animals? Photo: The Huntington Japanese Gardens, photo by Seabreeze |
| I have a bone to pick with a particular specialist's office. I am having tests done for both a colonoscopy and ARM procedure. Normally, in the past, to have either test scheduled, I would have had an approval sent over to the specialist (Gastroenterologist doctor), from my primary care doctor. Well, it seems that these day, the specialist's office schedule you first then they request the approval from the primary. WTF? I say that, because they have already called me once to reschedule because they had not received the approval back from my primary doctor. Okay, one mistake, no big deal. I rescheduled. Yesterday, I had a message on my phone saying I needed to reschedule the ARM test because their office had not received the approval from my primary care doctor. So, once again, I call to reschedule. The first person I spoke to said that everything was fine and that the date was still on. I explained that I had received a call, just yesterday, saying I needed to reschedule. She transfers my call to another person. That person, checked, leaves me on the phone for several minutes and I get disconnected. She does call me back immediately. However, she goes through some dialogue of this and that, trying to assure that nothing has changed and that the procedure is still on for the same date. I explained that, I thought it would be better to schedule the procedure after her office received the approval, which she stated they still did not receive it! WTF! Too many chiefs and not enough "whatevers"! |
| I have two test coming up next week (Aug 31, Sept 3). I am both exciting about getting it done and the other half of me is scared as to what might be found. It involved my colon so I imagine you could guess the tests. In any case, I am ready. I have put up with some very inconveniences, very little pain, more embarrassment over the years. But, it has gotten worse and more often. This interference in my life has made life less fun, and very unpredictable. I am hoping for some answers when this is all over. Having IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome) does not allow for much spontaneity in my life. I have to plan everything around my bathroom habits. Crazy, while typing this, I got a message from my doctor's office that one of my appointments was canceled because they did not get the approval back from my primary care's office. WTF!!! I should send them a bill for putting me through more stress! I have rescheduled but now need to wait another week for that test. |
| I've signed up for the Writing Season but a little scared that I won't be able to hit my mark every day. I struggle in trying to blog every day. But I will take it one day at a time and try to target for a 30 day complete of posting every day. How many words, I have no idea and I am not even sure how to approach my first day. I've prayed about it and feel that I will get some guidance in its subject matter. |
| Today is August 6, 2026. I want to know where July went? I feel that time is moving faster. Is it possible? The way I look at it is, the seconds are moving faster. No, I can't prove it but I truly believe time is moving faster. How, maybe God is ready to send His beloved son back to us? No, I don't really feel that He would need to adjust the clock or its function, but for many of us, it seems time is slipping away much faster. When I was a kid, I never gave time much thought. I just wanted to get up, get breakfast and go play. When it got dark, I knew it was time to be home. Some days seem real short, others real long. What do you think? Is time moving faster? |
Aug. 3, 2026 I use to live in California. I was born there. Recently, I was watching a program about logging. The issue of maintaining the forests and the importance of it got me going. I think of the fires that occur each year and the losses people face. Yes, some fires cannot be prevented but maintaining the forests helps to cut down on the disasters that occur. It seems common since that if you keep the area of your property clean, you have a better chance of saving your property in case of any fires that start near your property. This is true in the forest. The forestry department has a duty to maintain trees which include removing old growth, disease control and replacing fallen trees. However, they have been prevented from doing so due to constraints due to environmental influence. The forestry personnel cannot do their job sufficiently when restraints, such as clearing out old growth, is placed upon them trying to do their jobs. I don't understand the mentality of such a thinking. |
Well, I got reinstated but with no real explanation or apology. These days it is the computer's fault. You would think that somewhere out in our big world that the computer just evolved on its own. It breaths, functions on its own, doesn't know how to say, "I am sorry that I shook your tree. But, in the event we don't get our money on time, we know how to chop your tree's limbs off." Enough said! |
| Insurance Companies I am MAD! I received in the mail a letter from my home insurance company stating that my home insurance has lapsed. The date of the lapsed was July 17. I received the letter on July 24, a Friday afternoon. I immediately called the insurance company but it appeared all went home for the day. The letter itself was dated three days after the lapsed? Not at anytime did I received a phone call? I had no intention to allow it to lapsed. If they had called me, I would have taken care of payment immediately. Now I have to wait till Monday morning to address the issue. No courtesy here. When I got the letter, I immediately pulled my file to see if I wrote a check. I did not find a copy of the most recent home insurance, which they always send with request of payment. I am thinking they didn't send the contract for me to sign and that is why I did not send a check. Months went by and I forgot about it. After all, it is only something I pay once a year. In any case, I am hoping they will reinstate the policy without penalty. Worst scenario, I go to another company, meanwhile, my home is uninsured, still in hurricane season in Florida. |
| July 11, 2026 How do you all do so well in your daily blogging? I have tried to keep a schedule and it just never seems to work out. I marvel at those who can "stick to it". Maybe it is the desire that I lack. I want to but do I want to enough? It has been two months since I have blogged; embarrassing! I have several interest and I guess my writing is not at the very top of that list. At least, I am showing that it isn't by not keeping to a schedule. I would appreciate any advice that my fellow writers care to share. I love getting my thoughts down, love to play with my watercolors, love to bang on the piano, play cards with a group twice a week and on Fridays, try my luck at karaoke. That really isn't a lot, I don't think. I do have a hubby and a very small, chunky, angry marshmallow Chihuahua Mix dog called Little Guy. So we do keep busy. But, in any case, I just can't seem to keep at it. What say you gifted bloggers? |
| April 27, 2026 Termites - OMG! Today, I had the bug people spray for termites. We saw a small amount of debris that indicated termites, the swarming kind that somehow got into a front closet. I see visions of these creatures carrying away my house. Since only a small evidence was found, we decided to do a spot spray instead of the tent application that the first bug company wanted me to do ($1900). I can think of many more fun ways to spend $1900 dollars, but again, I do want my home intact! Where do these creatures come from and why can't they like plastic? The world is so full of plastic and they could have a field day at our local dump! |
| Prompt #F219: The Garden of Statues. A character realizes the statues in the park move only when no one is looking, and they’re getting closer to the exit. It was a bright sunny Sunday morning and I decided to take a walk in my grandfather's garden. I drove over from my hometown, only about twenty minutes away and parked on the street. Grandfather created this garden in the late seventies. He had a thing about statues. He wanted them positioned in a certain manner. Grandfather wanted all the chess pieces from a complete set designed and properly placed in the garden based on a chessboard. As you came into the entrance, you would face the chessboard with a white square in the far right of the garden. This is where, in chess, the white pieces would be placed, just like in a regular game of chess. So all 32 pieces of the game of chess were represented in grandfather's garden. I just loved to walk through it and pretend that I was making the pieces move. I wasn't of course but it was a mind game. Well, today when I started my walk, I noticed something strange. I could not believe my eyes, but one of the pieces, a white pawn, was missing. Now, mind you, this is near impossible. These statues or chess pieces are very heavy. It would take some ingenuity to move or take a piece from the garden. They were carved from marble and especially weighted at the base to prevent any movement. I continued my survey to see if any other pieces had been tampered with. Nothing else seem to be disturbed. After making the rounds in the garden, I decided to leave for the day. I needed to go home, make some calls, especially to the caretakers of grandfather's garden. After speaking with the caretakes of grandfather's garden, I was assured that everything was fine when they left last week after completing some maintenance. All 32 pieces were there. They even asked me to go back and make a recount. Maybe I made an error in counting. I told them that I knew how to count and was not mistaken! Several weeks went by and I decided to head back to the garden. I was somewhat afraid to enter not knowing what I might find. However, I started my walk and to my amazement, the white pawn that was missing was off to the side of the board. In its place was a black pawn. What the hell is going on? Someone is playing with my mind and when I find out who, they are going to be in big trouble. What is even stranger, I could not find any footprints, or scuff marks or any sign of pieces being moved. I decided I would have to report this to the local police department and see if they could help me or see if anyone has reported any activity in grandfather's garden. After my meeting with the police department, they had no knowledge of any strange activity in the garden and since it is open and free for the public to roam, there wasn't much they could do to help. They did suggest that cameras should be installed and should have been years ago. I agreed that would be a place to start. I had cameras installed on all four corners of the chessboard. This was somewhat costly, but I thought before spending anymore money, I would start with just the four corners. There was a backup system that included a tape which would allow the system to monitor and record and hold any activity for several days. I was also able to get updates via my phone if any activity was received by the cameras. A few days went by and nothing seem to be taking place at the garden. I went about my normal business and assumed all was fine. And then, one after noon I got a hit on my phone with a somewhat of a "double take" picture of movement in the garden. I could not tell what had happened so I decided I needed to drive over and see for myself. After parking on the street, I walked in and went to where I thought the activity took place. To my amazement, the white pawn was back in its place and the black pawn had returned to its location. Again, no signs of any movement what so ever! At this point, I am about to lose my mind. I was startled by some very light snickering coming from within the garden but no one was there but me. It was as if some of the pieces or statues were making the snickering. Now I know I am losing my mind. I left immediately. After checking with the company who installed the cameras; having them pull the tapes and analyze the activity, they could find none. I said that is impossible as I saw it on my phone. They said, sorry, but what we have on tape is what you saw, which is nothing. They indicated I must have look at something else. I was furious but since I could not pull up they tape on my phone again, and didn't keep a copy, I was left with no argument. I was so upset with this whole mess, I decided to let it go for weeks. Then, I got curious and when back to the garden. All was quiet and all the pieces were in their assigned places. On my way home, I could not stop thinking about what had happen to me. Was my mind going? Is there some other explanation. Could it be that the pieces were coming alive? He regained my senses and continued on home. I don't think I will ever look at another chess game again. |
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