November 2023
NY/PA/DE
The DEMs swept the General Elections
It's William's Bday and Peter's Bday
It's Caitlin's Anniversary and Quentin's Anniversary
RIP Roslyn Carter
1-W- NY/PA
I got up and started to head home. My first stop was in Warren, PA where I stopped for lunch and a flight at the Wicked Warren Brewery- (1)- there were too many beers. They offered 6 pours of 5 oz glasses. I left one behind.
In the evening, I got a hotel room in Clearfield and went out and had a pint of pumpkin ale at the Dented Keg Brewery- (2). It was delicious. I took a 4 pack home with me.
2- TH- PA
I left the hotel around 11AM and headed to Altoona for lunch. I went to the Levity Brewery- Blair County- (3)
A parent from a student in the class of 2000 wrote to me today. She continues to appreciate the strong women who educated her daughter.
I published my annual All Soul's Day list and, as usual, I heard from people all day long.
3- F- PA
In the afternoon, I had drinks at Sally's house. Her brother and SIL were in town to visit so I went over and shared my German beers that Kirsten gave me.
My garden is still thriving and blooming.
A student, from the Class of 1990, wants me to add his older sister's deceased classmates to my All Souls" Day list. They were never my students and I feel silly being so uncomfortable not adding them to my list. But my list is compilation of my remembrance of my students.
4- SA- PA
Tricia and I met up with Caitlin, Jill, Jim and Joann to watch Leo's championship football game. They lost 41- 0.
Penn State won its football game.
My garden is still thriving and it should be good for at least another week as we are not going to drop below 35 during this time.
I asked Patricia if she wanted to go with me to see Bonnie Raitt but she also said no. She's also afraid of the neighborhood.
5- SU- PA
In the afternoon, I went to Will & Bill's Brewery (4)- with Deb Green. She is going to Bonnie Raitt concert with me in June. that's a relief after both Sharon and Tricia turned down my offer fro these tickets.
When I got home, several people were in the lounge, watching the Eagles game. So I sat with them and watched the last 9 minutes and we won but it was a tough win.
At one point, Babe offered to get me a beer from her apartment. I thanked her and she said, "unfortunately I like you", which she explained why she was getting a beer for me. We hung with each other for a few more hours and had great fun.
6- M- PA
OMG, it was a gorgeous day. I wish the weather could always be this temperature.
I had to pick up a man from his cancer treatment. I also signed up to pick him up and drop him off for the next two days. I have to say, I do not like his vibe. He's grumpy and ungrateful. He doesn't like to engage in conversation and I try to respect that. But the silence in the car was deafening.
Trump had to take the witness stand today and as was expected, the orange idiot made an idiot out of himself and a mockery of our judicial system.
About ten of us went to Uptown to see Bohemian Rhaspody. It was a sing along and Shelia knew every song. I knew a few songs and only sang the chorus. I wish I had a better voice.
7- TU- PA
It's election day. This is the 50th year that I have been voting. And it still makes me nervous.
I took Charles to his cancer treatment again and he wasn't much chattier than yesterday. He did make a comment about African Americans that sounded like this conversation could get ugly.
In the afternoon, I treated myself to some Mexican food and a coffee ice cream cone.
Twitter: Today was Election Day and this year marks the 50th year that I have been voting. And the task and the responsibility of voting always makes me anxious.
Twitter: Ohio Ballot Initiative Protecting Abortion Rights passes! #WomensRightsAreHumanRights
Twitter: The #Repugnants love Israel but hate the Jews.
8- W- PA
I had two weird school dreams. They were not quite my usual reoccurring schools dreams. But lots of faculty were involved. And the plot was weird and disjointed.
I can't get over how great my balcony garden is doing. My plants are sprouting blooms like it's May. A night freeze isn't projected until Saturday so I have a few more days of these plants.
I took Charles to his treatment again today. I'm finished with this assign now. And when I dropped him off, I wished him well and he just said, "OK" and got out of my car and walked away. These last three days with him have been good for my huge ego. He didn't display a second of gratitude and I shouldn't expect it.
In the afternoon, I went off to BMFI to watch The Holdovers. It's a movie about a teacher and a student at a boarding school in New England. I just cant get over how many school movies involve boarding schools and boarding schools are few and far between in the USA. But they are a strong basis for student/teacher drama.
9- TH- PA
My new red, puff jacket and vest came in the mail and I am so excited because it was such a great deal. I do not need these two new items but that's not the issue. It was a good deal. I paid $20 for the jacket and $15 for the vest. Now I am ready for the cold weather.
I didn't feel like doing anything today. I had thought of slipping back in the bed and listening to one of the three audiobooks I have checked out from the library. But I got off my ass and went to he Amish market and bought too , too much food. I also got William's bday gift and a side dish for the Friendsgiving dinner on Wednesday. So now, I am all set.
I also spent too much time on the damn dinner reservation that I have at Kildaire's tomorrow night. Of course, Bill M asked me to make a reservation and we went from three of us going to 8 of us going and I had to change the reservation for a four times. But today, Bill cancelled. But his friend, whom I don't know, may still come. He cancelled about 70% of the time. Then K & J said they can't go. So I asked Jim & Joann and they are coming. M & D confirmed that they are still coming. I asked Tricia if she wanted to come but she doesn't. So I just left a call with my cousin to see if she wants to join us.
KT called me. She wants to go somewhere at some point but doesn't know when and doesn't know if she has the money. Tentatively, we are considering a trip to Hawaii.
I finished my audiobook, You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith. It was an easy listen as there was no real plot to the story. It was more her flow of consciousness as she remembered the heartaches and difficult moments of her divorce.
Twitter: It will be maddening if Trump walks and his foot soldiers all do time. #LockHimUp
Twitter: The #Repugnants took a beating on Tuesday so now we have to hear about hunter Biden again. #VoteBlue2024ProtectDemocracy
10- F- PA
Nancy Fallis returned my phone call from last night. It was nice to hear form her. And I don't think I've seen her since Uncle Tom's funeral which was 5 years ago. I wanted her to join me tonight for the Irish music but she has grandmother babysitting duty.
I just sat for a few minutes with Kristen. She tells me that Debbie is so mad at me becasue I didn't tell her that Pete had cancer. This moment felt like an ugly girl high school moment.
Our time at Kildaires was fun. The Irish band was good but they didn't play enough Irish music for me.
11- SA- PA
Jaye and I went to see Joan Baez's new documentary, I Am The Noise. I cant decide if I liked it or not as I think Joan gave us too much personal information about herself. The theme of the story was her fragile mental health.
Afterwards, we went to the Stitch House Brewery (5)- DE. I've been there before and wasn't wild about it and I wasn't wowed by it today. So I'm taking this place off my list of breweries to visit again. I'm finished with this place.
As we were heading home, I thought it had to be about 10 PM as it was so damn dark. When I finally found the time I couldn't believe that it was only 5:30 PM. I couldn't beleive it. How could it be so dark so early in the evening.
12- SU- PA
We celebrated William's birthday at Tricia's house. I gave him soups as a gift: lobster bisque, Clam Chowder and Crab Chowder. I am not buying material gifts much anymore. I'm either giving you tickets to an event or something to eat.
I came home to people having dinner in the lounge so I sat with them and drank beers. Now I am as full as a tick.
But I had a craving for candy so I roamed the hallways and everyone has put their candy dishes away for Halloween and have moved right on to Christmas decorations. Damn, damn, damn. At the last moment, I found a dish of red licrolice and that just isn't good enough. I took it. But I could have used a milky Way or the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup or a Twix. I am disappointed in my neighbors.
13- M- PA
I went to UniGlo and bought clothing that I didn't need and everything was on sale. And I think I got some damn good deals.
In the evening, a group of us went to see The Big Chill at the Uptown and then went back to the lounge to hang out and drink beer and chat each other up. It was a nice day in West Chester, PA.
14- TU- PA
I didn't do anything today but go to Costco and buy stuff that I do not need. But I am proud of myself in that I had some clothing in my cart and I put all of it back before I decided to check out.
In the evening, Greg and I went through all of my damn earbuds and tried to figure out what I want in life in the earbuds category. I want my current Bose earbuds that plug in to any system. Unfortunaely, sound systems don't take plug-ins anymore. Everything has to be blue tooth and charged in advance. I am behind the time.
In other news, a US Senator elbowed another senator and a fight almost pressed. And in another event, a US senator challenged a teamster union leader to a fist fight in the middle of a committee investigation. They are losers. And they are running our government.
15- W- PA
I sent Gus my Beat ear plugs and now I feel as if I am getting rid of stuff in my apartment.
It was our Friendsgiving Dinner at CS and we had a nice crowd. Someone made a jack Daniels milkshake and it was too thick so I added some of my milk stout to it and it was a delicious beer float. I brought beets and I hate beets so I pawned the leftovers off on Sharon.
Twitter: So which #Repugnant is going to punch someone today. They seem to be in civil war with each other.
16- TH- PA
It was a gorgeous day so I drove up to Kutstown to go to the Golden Avalanche Brewing Company-(6)- The flights were six 5 oz ours for $10.50. That was a great deal but none fo the beers wowed me. I had a stout, a pumpkin ale, two IPAs, a blueberry lager and a wheat beer.
George T called me and asked me to go to the hearing for the guy who escaped from the prison this summer. So Have to meet him tomorrow in Kennett Square at 8:30 AM. I hate getting up early in the morning.
17- F- PA
I don't think I slept for one minute and of course, I had to get up at 730 AM to go meet George Trout in Kennett Square. We were invited to a district magistrate's courtroom to watch the arrangement of Danelo Calvachente, the man who escaped from a Chester County prison this summer. He was on the run for two weeks and ended up in this particular magistrate's courtroom who happens to be a Springfield High school graduate. Hence, the invitation. There was a screw up so the hearing was postpone to a further day. I hope to get back to see this event.
But we did get to see the judge perform a wedding for a young cop and his new wife. And we witnessed a hearing where a woman charged a man with domestic violence on November 3 but they seemed to have made up the that time because she was antagonistic to the DA and met up with the defendant after the hearing was held. What a fucked up situation.
I chatted with Sharon on the phone. Her new little cottage is finally finished is and going to be receiving its first guest this week. Glenn has made much of the furniture and it sounds as if she can sleep 6 people. So this should be a great addition to the log cabin. She had a cleaning crew come and do a deep clean on her cabin and it cost $1000. That's a shitload of money to clean that little place.
18- SA- PA
Penn State won its final game of the season. So we finish 8-2. That will take us to a football bowl on January 1. But, unless we beat OSU, I'm not happy with the results.
Debbie stopped down to the lounge and we got to talk for about an hour. She is so filled with anger about everything that I just don't want to chat her up anymore.
19- SU- PA
I was supposed to go to a dinner here in the lounge with people whom I barely know and I didn't feel like going. So I sent a note to the host in the early afternoon and then decided that I had to hide for the rest of the afternoon. I didnt feel like going anywhere today and I couldn't go to the lounge because I was hiding so I wasted the day in my apartment, doing next to nothing.
I did go out to get a dish of ice cream at the gelatos place. And I had a small scoop of chocolate expresso, pumpkin cheesecake and sea salt carmel. It was very satisfying.
Roslyn Carter died this afternoon. She was 96 and married to Jimmy Carter for 77 years. I hope they didnt have to tell Jimmy that Roslyn died. I think he may have enough dementia that his family might be able to get away with sparing him this heartache.
20- M- PA
I was up earlier than usual today. But I think it had to do with the fact that I got a call from my cousin and when I answered it, it was a video call and I was not dressed approawrpaitlwt for the moment so I hung up immediately and she didn't call back. I was so afraid that she was going o tell me that Aunt Jo died. But no one else got called so I guess she is alright.
RR called me with great embarrassment to tell me that she doesn't have any money for tomorrow's lunch. She was filled with shame.
In the evening, Joanna and I went to Uptown to watch the movie, Dave, which was fun.
I came home to find a few people in the lounge, watching the Eagle's game. It was a hard win but we won in the last few minutes of the game.
21- TU- PA
My garden is still going even though it dipped below freezing last night. It's raining which should be a problem tonight for my plants as it dipped below freezing again. the flowers are still sprouting blooms.
We had our lunch for Rosina and ten of us showed up. It was tearful and joyful. KL brought her sister and friend. Helen has deteriorated in her health issues since we last met. Kate is worried about her husband's mental health. Marianna told me that I'm lucky that I never married. We are getting old.
22- W- PA
I had my yearly MRI for my pancreas. I am going to be positive and assume all is well.
In the evening I had a holiday celebration with Kim, the security guard. I got some smoked salmon, sushi, artichoke hearts, cheeses, bread and red bean dumplings. And, fo course, we drank beers which required Kim to be discreet as security cameras are all over the lounge and she was still on duty.
23- TH- PA
It's Thanksgiving and I celebrated with Teresa this year. She is at odds with her parents and that just breaks my heart. I told her that I'm not taking sides, I will not offer any advice and I will listen to her until the first one of us takes her last breathe.
I received an abundance of Thanksgiving emails, texts and DM from people this year. I felt loved.
24- F- PA
The afternoon was spent making connections. I talked with Joann for an hour. then I connected with Sharon and we chatted each other up until we lost a cellular connection. I called Heather but she was at the Post office. I texted with Sam and sent her photos of the kids. I texted Brielle. I was texting with Joanna M. I checked in with Clay.
The first of the hostages were released by Hamas in Gaza. This whole situation is a maddening mess.
In the evening, PSU played it's last game of the season. And we won, 42-0. In spite of the score, it was a good game.
25- SA- PA
OMG, I took a sleeping aid last night but I still tossed and trued until5 AM and then I slept soundly until 12:30 PM. I have to get my sleep disorder in check.
My garden is still with me but it's below freezing through tour most of the day and this has to be it. This has to be the final day for Garden 2023.
I spoke wit Quentin and Breille to discuss our upcoming visit together. I offered to get them a hotel but they want to stay at my place. Now I am going to have to clean different small corner of my place every day until they get here.
More hostages were released today. Most of these hostages were below the age of 18. Some were babies. Shame on Hammus.
In the evening, I went to Tricia's house to watch a movie. I had a particular movie in mind but both of us don't have Netflix so we watched the iconic Casablanca with Humprehy Bogart. We had trouble hearing and understanding the plot. So we had to reference Wikipedia to fill in on missed nuances of the story.
Twitter: When trump's name shows up on the Epstein list, will the MAGAs turn against him then? #TrumpIsALoser #TrumpIsANationalDisgrace
26- SU- PA
My garden made it through the freezing temperatures again last night. And it is pouring down rain all day so they will be saturated by the time it stops raining.
I had trouble waking up today. I can't remember if I had trouble falling asleep. But, damn, I couldn't wake up. I puttered around in my apartment and put things in drawers and closets in my attempt to get ready for my guests in two weeks.
The Eagles played a late afternoon game. So several of us watched it in the lounge. It was nerve-racking game and we won in overtime.
27- M- PA
OMG, my garden made it through another cold, cold night. I am beginning to think that I have planted artificial plants.
I didn't take a sleeping pill last night and I slept through the night and I was wide awake at 9:30 AM. But, of course, I didn't get up at that time.
My decluttering of my apartment is moving along nicely. I can see a difference already but I am sure others would still think the apartment has too, too, too much stuff crammed in it.
Jerrie U had a webinar with a university in Mexico. I don't want to teach in Mexico. I want to go back to china to teach.
Today is Roslyn Carter's funeral. She was a wonderful human being.
Jaye texted me to tell me that Leon died. He was the ex-huband of a mutual friend and their relationship was ugly and tiring. I texted Dawn as I was sure she was filled with so many mixed emotions. To my surprise, she responded and asked that I remember the times we had together in Key West. I remember those moments to be filled with bickering and bad energy.
28- TU- PA/DE
It is so damn cold today and my plants are still thriving. I am cranky and miserable.
I am still working on decluttering my apartment. I sort of wish I had a place where I could just dump everything for the next two weeks. I need a big, empty storage space. The trunk of my car is full otherwise, a lot of shit would go in there.
In the afternoon, I went to watch the movie, Nyad with Jaye and Dom. What a woman of determination. And then we had delicious pizza.
A woman from Ardmore was released by Gaza today. She looked to be about 75 years old. What was she doing in the Gaza Strip?
I sat in the lounge inn the evening and was frustrated in trying to have a conversion with Barb. She can't stay on topic. She interrupts. She changes topics. She doesn't listen. She throws in insults about democrats from time to time and doesnt realize it. I have to remind myself that it isn't worth it to engage in anything controversial with her. It's not worth my energy.
I checked my financial status. I am back to where I was two years ago. Covid took a beating on everyone's finances.
29- W- PA
They aren't completely dead. But my plants were officially finished today.They are no longer thriving. They are just hanging on.
I'm still putting lots of my junk away. Now I wonder what I should do when my guests leave. Do I bring all of this back out? Do I leave it there and then fill all of the empty nooks in my apartment? I have too, too much stuff.
I watched some of Roslyn Carter's funeral. She was a great woman.
I checked up n the woman from Ardmore who was just released from Hammus. She is 84 years old. That is just too inhumane.
Sharon had a Great Dames event. Everyone talked about their dysfunctional families and their low self-esteem. So many of them commented that they just didn't matter. I dont relate to thier low self-esteem.
I think my newer Mac laptop which I almost never used, is fried. So does Greg. I am getting weird icons on the front page and I cant boot it. FUCK. So it looks as all my complaining about this damn computer is over. I am going to have to buy a new computer. FUCK!
I booked a trip to Zurich, Switzerland in March. It's one fo the few countries I haven't visited in Western Europe. I got a good deal on my flight and my hotel. And I want to see the Swiss Alps and sit in cafes and watch the people go by. Maybe I will get to see my German friends.
Twitter: Why are the #Repugnants appalled with Santos' crimes and behavior but proud of #LoserTrump and his crimes? #LockHimUpAlready
30- TH- PA
It's Beer Tasting today. I am hosting a beer tasting event tonight and I can't wait.
Update on the beer tasting: I drank too much. It was a lot of fun. 14 people showed up. I liked all of the beers. As soon as it was over, I had to go up to my apartment and go to bed. I was finished for the night. But when I was putting my beers away, I slipped on a piece of ice and fell on my left hip. I laid there and worried and then realized that I did not hurt myself one bit. And then I went to bed and called it a day. If we have another event, someone else has to plan it.
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