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July 12, 2009
July 11, 2009
Whoo?
It's been a really good week for seeing wildlife around here. I have been living in Rockland on-and-off for all of my life, and there wasn't a time when there was such a robust animal population. The river's got it's cranes and I saw a blue heron the other day, but that's nothing compared to the trio of Eastern Screech Owls that's been hunting our property.
I first saw them a few night ago—I was laying in my hammock at dusk playing a game on my iPhone when I heard a flapping of wings. I looked up to see an owl, about the size of a Guinea pig a few branches away. A second and then a third owl landed and they sort of checked me out while calling. The first owl flew to a branch just over me and sat there a while watching me.
They were back out again tonight and I took Abby out to see them. They flew over us a few times and then came down to the tree over the hammock, looking around and eventually flying off. Then the bats came out, followed by Mr. Fat Skunk who trundles ever-so-slowly out from behind my garage before picking around the lawn.
Yesterday in Valley Cottage I saw a fox, which first ran lightning speed across the lawn at the house of the friends where we were outside watching a movie, and then I saw it again sauntering down King's Highway.
And a few days earlier, Abby and I saw a baby muskrat over by Congers lake. Adorable fuzzy and wet little fella.
It's a veritable zoo around here these days.
July 09, 2009
Farmers market
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May 12, 2009
Willy Wonka
I had a scheduled MRI of the head today (ruleout any issues in my skull that might have been causing my recent headaches) and since I'm claustrophobic, I took an anti-anxiety medication first. I find that thrashing and screaming is not conducive to MRI exams, generally speaking.
It had a bit more of an effect on me than I expected. Here's a bit of my day.
Wake up, take pill. Forget all actions before the doorbell rang as Wil arrived to drive me to the exam.
Enter Wil's car and begin to program the GPS. Wil hands me remote control for the Tom Tom. Memory ends.
Arrive at the parking lot of the center. Memory ends.
Enter the building, ask directions, notice an Au Bon Pain.
Check in at the MRI place, go to another window and sign some consent forms. Memory ends.
Taken to the area with gowns, where you can lock up your stuff. I seem to remember the key being on a long wooden stick. I remember putting on gowns.
Someone tells me to lie down on a bed. They put headphones on me. I vaguely recall bad lite FM style music. Memory ends.
At some point I open my eyes, look at the machine, close eyes and go back to sleep.
At another point I wake up suddenly and move around. I'm worried I've ruined the test.
My next memory is at Au Bon Pain, where I'm pretty sure I got a bagel, and we decide to go to Panera Bread instead. I don't know how this happens.
I have no recollection of arriving at Panera, nor of ordering. I do have a memory of eating some soup-in-a-bread-bowl and giving Wil the bacon from my half-sandwich.
Somehow we go to a Korean deli and I end up with Mochi, Kim Chi and a strawberry drink I haven't had since Japan. Memory ends.
I take my cat from the bedroom out to the lawn and lay on the hammock. Several hours pass. During that time I must have checked email on my phone, because I responded to a few people.
I wake from the hammock (I'm assuming) and eat a Mochi. It's the first I recall eating. There are lots of wrappers around. Memory ends, but apparently I left the cat in the kitchen.
I head upstairs where it seems I write some blog content and deal with some IMs. I might have just agreed to launch a blog about women's foot issues, for all I know.
Abby comes home and we notice that there's one Mochi left, out of the eight-pack. I begin to congeal memories again but I'm still acting odd. We go to dinner and i eat rice pudding while she has fish. And I'm pretty sure i stopped for a slice of pizza, but I'm hazy. Mind you, this hazyness is a good 11 hours after I took the meds.
April 26, 2009
Damn nature, yo scary
I was outside admiring the array of flora and fauna on display this fine global warming inspired spring day and my eye happened to alight upon the forms of two bumblebees grappling mid flight in the act of copulation and reproduction. Somehow their bodies managed to form a graceful arc up toward the sky, my eye still able to see them flapping as they reached treetop, my ears still attuned to the glorious buzzing of their wings.
Glory be to God for all things in his kingdom are right and good and OH MY GOD A BLUEJAY JUST ATE THEM.
April 17, 2009
Amazon is pissing me off
Forgetting for a moment the whole scuttle over Amazon and the issue of whether they're against LGBT titles, but the company is starting to piss me off.
I paid extra to have two items shipped to me for next day delivery. $3.99 each for two items, which will incidentally go in the same box. (I have Amazon Prime, so my base rate is already covered.)
Instead of shipping it UPS red label, so I'd have it by now, they shipped it ground, from a local distribution center that has about a one-day shipping time to my house. That's not the same thing at all.
April 12, 2009
A note to my readers
I have not been neglecting writing. I've been writing in invisible ink.
Wow
Go watch this, now. The whole thing. Yes, I mean it. Don't just watch a few minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
April 07, 2009
March 23, 2009
Random thoughts from today
I got up at about 7:00 a.m. to pee and stepped in cat poop. I had to hop to the bathroom on the other foot and wash it off.
Segue
We ordered Chinese food tonight from the excellent Johny's Wok. We haven't ordered in a while partially because we've been cooking at home to be more frugal and partially because I've been traveling less, which means I can go to the grocery more.
The delivery guy, who I think is one of the owners came to the door and said to me, "what, did you lose our menu?"
Chinese food plus guilt. Must be kosher chinese.
March 21, 2009
March 15, 2009
Heat™
Press Release - For Immediate Distribution
Nyack, NY March 15, 2009, David Schloss, Inc., the developers of the popular Air™ brand breathing product announce their newest development, Heat™ warming environment.
Air™, a proprietary blend of gasses has been used for generations as the leading breathing product, and is found across the globe. The success of Air™ has lead to many other great products, including Moist™ brand dampener and Night™, the leading nocturnal context.
"Heat™ is a major development," explains company president and Chief Thing Officer David Schloss. "Heat™ ties together all of our other products into a cohesive mix that will help us to further revolutionize living and is part of strategy to create Environment™, our upcoming Existence Matrix."
Heat™ works by agitating molecules, creating a perceived warmth or warming sensation. When used in combination with Air™ or Moist™, Heat™ has different effects. With Moist™ the product creates a greater experience of Heat™ than when used with Air™ alone. Some people prefer the drier experience of Air™ and Heat™ together, which is is part of the power of the existence matrix developed by David Schloss, Inc.
"We designed these products to be used as part of the recently ratified Existence Standard, ISO 99999, which means that Heat™ will work in conjunction with third-party products like Chill(sm) and Bask™, produced by Schlanderson Corp.," says Schloss. "Likewise, Heat™ can be used in conjunction with Sun™ or Chemical™, from Flanders, Inc."
Heat™ is available anywhere that humans reside in one of six different kits, including Match™, Flint™ (with optional Tinder™),Lightning™, Heat Starter™, Heat Pro™, Heat Home™ and Heat Ultimate 2009 XP™.
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