Thursday thoughts…

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Patricia5 Comments

Just imagine becoming the way you used to be as a very young child,
before you understood the meaning of any word,
before opinions took over your mind.
The real you is loving, joyful, and free.
The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind,
just like the ocean, just like the sun.
Miguel Angel Ruiz

Well, it still is Thursday, but not for long.
I have been trying to get this written all day and now
I am determined to see it through to the finish!
So, here goes.

The day started out as usual. I got up late. I would have gotten up even later but Teddy insists on having breakfast before nine am. Then as usual I read the paper and did the puzzles and had something to eat. Isn’t this just too interesting? Anyway…

I got dressed and thought I would write today’s post. I thought for a while and came up with nothing So, I took a walk. While walking I started complaining. About what you ask? There was nothing making me happy, every little thing was worthy of a complaint. It was too windy, which was strange because I like windy days. It was not just too hot, but humid and muggy. Seems Spring is giving in to Summer already. The pollen was bad and I started coughing and sneezing. I hate that. I couldn’t find a station on Pandora that I wanted to listen to, the neighborhood scenery was boring. I think you get the picture.

When I came home I turned the laptop on and got lost in the internet waste land. Took around an hour to find my way back to the real world. Time for lunch. Had a grilled cheese sandwich. While eating I complained about wasting time wandering the ‘net and about how boring my sandwich was and that the iced tea was weak. Ok, moving on.

After lunch I gave some thought to cleaning. That didn’t make me happy so I decided to read a couple of chapters of the book I started last night. Then I took a nap. The phone woke me up. It was one of those recorded messages trying to get me to list my condo for sale. Not gonna happen!

Supper time. I watch Netflix when I have supper. Right now I am watching the Sherlock series. It’s pretty good but I did complain that I have a hard time hearing the TV and Sherlock talks way too fast! Then I did the dishes. I can’t stand having a messy kitchen. Oh, by the way my dishwasher isn’t working…something else to complain about.

And now I am here. When looking for a quote for inspiration I found the one at the top above the cat picture. It sure made me stop and consider my day. What a silly way to spend the day! Complaining about every little thing. I have nothing real or of any consequence to blabber about. I have a good life. A happy life. A life filled with love and joy and freedom. I was such an ungrateful brat all day. I promise that is not my usual self. Obviously, I had an off day that needs to be put in the trash can of regret for being a….well you know what.

So there you have it my Thursday thoughts.
I will try to do better with my Monday musings.
Tomorrow will be wonderful!

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A bit of a rant…

January 6, 2018 Patricia24 Comments

This is going to be a bit of a rant. Just bear with me until I get it all out.

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In October the app I used to keep track of my checking and savings account disappeared. One day it was there and the next, poof, gone. Even the files in my folders were gone. Seems the app I was using no longer supported the free version and it was deleted. It is possible, even probable, that they tried to contact me but I had the thing for ten years or so and in that time my email changed more than once so…my bad. I did manage to reconcile the accounts. It’s not like I have a lot of money to keep track of but it was a bother.
Then I looked for another app. Another bother sorting through a lot of nonsense to find one that doesn’t just record transaction but that can also be used to reconcile. I prevailed and found one and started using it in November. All was well or so I thought.
On January 3 my computer was updated. A Windows 10 update.
On January 4 I went to the new app to add a transaction. To my surprise, there was no app. The box that popped up said the app could not be opened and I should notify the system admin to reinstall or repair. That would be me.
Okay, I spent an hour trying to figure out what to do. The fact that the new app had disappeared like the old one made me a little angry. They did have my current email.
After spending almost another hour with the Virtual Assistant with no success I was told I needed to speak to a person.

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I signed in to do that and was #21 in line. Only took about 20 minutes and a person typed hello and off we went. Took about 15 minutes for her to decide that the problem was because of the update. Seems it wiped out a bunch of Microsoft apps. That didn’t matter to me. I don’t use those apps except for the money one.
It took about an hour to do what needed to be done and all the apps were back and functioning except for, you guessed it, the money app. Then the connection was broken. It was now 2:30 am. I went to bed.

Today, I uninstalled the update and went to the previous version of Windows 10 that I have been using. The icon for the money app popped up on my taskbar. \O/
However, when I clicked on it it would flash the home screen and then, yep, disappear.
I uninstalled and reinstalled the app. Same thing happened. I said bye-bye and went looking for another app.
Took over an hour but I found a free one…there are lots you have to pay for with the features I want but not so with the free ones.
I have the new one installed and have January set up. And I have a headache.

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What I don’t understand is that the Microsoft apps went away but not the Google stuff. Windows 10 is a Microsoft product and it wipes out its own apps. Weird.

I have not been a happy camper the last couple of days. Computers as wonderful as they are can be a pain in the butt! Of course, I could simply take care of the bank stuff with a paper check register and pencil but I am a woman of the 21st century! I am not an old fuddy-duddy clinging to the past.

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Okay, end of rant. I feel better. Thanks for reading.
Resume your regular scheduled blogging.

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Spring is here…

March 8, 2016March 10, 2016 Patricia21 Comments

Of course, I took a walk today. It was gorgeous! I took the long way around to the library and got to thinking how beautiful the earth is. Really it is a wonder. There are ugly places and parts but they seem to be the consequences of people’s greed, bad behavior, and thoughtlessness. It’s sad but we can be inconsiderate and unkind not only to each other but to animals and this planet we call home. Why is that? Is it because we are always in a hurry or are we simply ignorant of the beauty around us?

Okay, that is the end of a rant I didn’t see coming.
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The daffodils are in front of the building where I live. We, not me but other peeps who live here, are in the process of beautifying the landscape. It has been years since any changes or improvements have been done. The building is forty-some years old and is in need of tender loving care. The daffodils are new this year and make me smile when I pass them on my way in or out.

They seem to shout “Spring is here!”

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A to Z Challenge 2015 · news · rant

N=news rant…

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 Patricia11 Comments

A to Z Challenge
letter today is
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I have been thinking about the news and it has led to this rant.

I haven’t had a TV in years so I don’t get any of that news. I don’t like listening to talk on the radio so no news there for me. I do get the local newspaper but not especially for the news. I get the newspaper for the comics, puzzles, ads, obits and social info.

So far, I have gotten along quite nicely not knowing in detail what’s going on in the world. I have a neighbor who is concerned about my lack of news interest. He watches TV news all the time, listens to news radio when in the car and gets several newspapers every day. I am concerned that he will lose his mind or have a stroke from news overload.

It’s not like I live in a cave or with blinders on. I am not oblivious to what is going on around me. I do read headlines and listen to others talk about what’s happening in the world. I am aware of politics, wars, the economy, taxes, health issues, gangs, environment and ecology concerns, celebrities and their messes, and the list goes on. I just prefer to put those things lower on my news meter.

Really, there is good news out there but you have to search for it. Maybe if the good news was the lead story, headlines, page one news, then the bad news wouldn’t take over our thinking and there would be less ugly news events happening to report. I know there will be those who read this who will be appalled and think me stupid to be so out of tune with the news. But then I am often appalled at what is considered news-worthy and that it gets so much attention. End of rant.

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Monday, it’s a rant, sort of..

October 1, 2012September 30, 2012 Patricia24 Comments

Here is a bit of a rant. You don’t have to read it. It’s not a big deal. But this issue is bugging me.

Yes, to me it is an issue.

Well, sort of an issue.

I have a problem with having to take eighteen steps to post a comment on a blog–that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But some blogs have lots of stuff you have to do before you can actually post a comment. This is so irritating.

I mean, really,

name–required,
email–required,
web address–not required but hey go ahead and put it there it’s a link.
Write your comment–must do if you want to comment, bloggers are not mind readers and that’s the whole point of what you are trying to doing.
Then there is a test of sorts–this gets me outta sorts, not a good thing–where you have to copy the words and numbers shown in a box. These words and numbers look like they were written by a three year old on speed.
If you don’t get it right then new words and numbers show up and you try again. If I have to do this more than twice I say forget it you don’t get my wise and witty comment on your blog.

I know there is a problem with spam and I guess some blogs have a big problem with it. But really, is it necessary to go all through this just to say I liked what you said and why or whatever? So far I have had little problem with spam on my blogs but then I have little blogs. I did have one person that I have blocked because he–I think he was a he–was getting kinda creepy.

Anyway, if you want to comment here or on my other blog, Day of Grace, please do. No hoops or tests or rites need to be done just write your comment and click–all done.

Okay, I feel better.

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Saturday, be warned pity party ahead…

June 9, 2012June 8, 2012 Patricia30 Comments

Sometimes being me isn’t any fun.

I have been tired, cranky, a little depressed, and not especially nice to be around. In general life has been the pits lately. So be warned this is a Pity Party for Patricia by Patricia.

I have a chronic health issue, problem, condition, call it what you like I call it IT. That’s all just IT. I won’t go into what IT is because that would be really boring. I bore myself with IT sometimes.

IT is not contagious, or for me disabling, (some are disabled because of IT) or any other of a myriad of horrible things IT could be. IT is not something that will cause my death though I will die with IT.

I know what caused IT and why IT will never be completely gone. Lots of people have this same thing to a much greater degree. I was told that with surgery few people have close to 100% success, most have a little relief, some have good response and there is a 30% chance the surgery will make IT worse. I opted to have the surgery and I was fortunate that I had good response and IT is less of a problem than before the surgery.

But you know what? I am sick and tired of putting on a happy face when I am miserable!