Above are pictures from this mornings dawg walk. Testing out the zoom in the phone (Galaxy S21) camera. See the fisherman? Not too shabby!
Happy Friday!
The Zoom
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Good Morning!
It’s almost Friday, I signed up for Pickleball tomorrow night. Saturday is the mile swim. I hope i don’t injure myself playing pickleball and impede my ability to swim.
Hopefully Sunday I can get some of my projects around the house worked on..
This sounds like a Friday post, but it’s Thursday. At the top is yestdays sunrise.
Have a great day!
Premier Papaya!
I’m getting my first papaya on one of the trees i planted! It’s not even the biggest tree! I like papaya, if they’re sweet, sometimes they’re kinda bland. Papaya makes good smoothies too and once the tree starts producing, they more or less continue producing.
I’m excited!
End Of The Line For Duolingo?
I can see it coming. Me quitting Duolingo. Not yet, but i can see it.
The questions are becoming ridiculous. Words we haven’t covered, obscure words and sentence structure. Sometimes they’ll ask, “type what you hear” and there will be a whole paragraph of slurred words. If you make a typo, the question is wrong. I’m sometimes getting the same question wrong several times in a row now.
I’m not quitting yet, but i can see it coming.I’m not giving them money, therefore they don’t want me any more. They should be getting more money from their advertisers than they’d ever get from me, the ads are frequent and long.
Happy Tuesday!!
YST
This weekend I took the above course at One Heart. It was very informative. It made me aware of how much more there is that I don’t know. The class was an introduction to The Eight Limbs Of Yoga.
I started yoga classes at the adamant insistence of my counselor, who I started seeing because of my divorce, (as I’m sure you’re tired of hearing about by now).I was instantly hooked from my first class. It cleared the wreckage in my mind and gave me peace. It led to the meditation I’ve always sought and given me a path to follow.
After the YST class, i don’t even know why we call yoga (as i always thought of it) yoga. Why don’t we just call it Asana? That’s all we do, I think that’s all most people are aware of.
My objective has always been to do the poses properly, give me precise instructions, give me a checklist. Tell me what to adjust to improve.
Now I am supposed to listen to my body, and accept the instructions i receive. Something like that.
I’ve learned in the past couple years that my “parts” seem to be more “disconnected” what is considered normal, and now i must (continue) working to unify them, now with a whole new set of instructions (guidelines? examples? ideals?) added.
It’s very exciting and somewhat overwhelming. I will rely on the guidance i have been receiving to guide me further.
I mowed the yard Friday afternoon and now, Monday morning, it could stand to be mowed again…
Happy Monday, have a good week!
Finished The Book ‘Circe’
I loved this book! This book is beautifully written, the story kept me reading nonstop. I cannot describe what it is about the language that grabbed me. Poetic but not poetry?
I enjoyed cross referencing the names of the characters. I learned a lot about Greek mythology.
I loved Madeline Millers writing style. The pleasure of reading and the beauty of her writing style is beyond my ability to describe. I will read more of her books. She is possibly the most skilled writer of any books I’ve ever read.
I slept good last night, perhaps because i didn’t get harassed half hour before the alarm?
Happy FRIDAY!!!
Turn Off Upcoming Alarm?
Most mornings, I notice my watch buzz inappropriately. This morning i discovered it was my phone asking me if I wanted to turn off the upcoming alarm! Is it just me, or is that a moronic question to ask? Waking me up to tell me i have to wake up in half an hour, do I want to turn off the alarm? The answer is not only no, but hell no! And furthermore, If i wanted to be awakened a half hour earlier than the time for which I set the alarm, I would have set the alarm for a half hour earlier!
Needless to say, today I will figure out how to turn off this rediculous notification.
Sheesh.
Happy Thursday!
Bullet Post Today
Its Wednesday, it’s cloudy and promises rain today. .
I can’t think of a topic.
Im giving someone a ride to work today.
Yesterday I was having problems with a Bluetooth speaker but it seems fine today.
As far as moods go, I’m more on the crabby side today.
i.made a video of my morning exercise routine, but not sure if I’m going to post it or re-do it. It’s ok, but in parts my head is off the screen when I stand up.
It’s time for me to go to work.
No Spending Challenge
Im considering doing a no spending challenge.
Or this one:
My question is: where do I draw the line? For example, i wouldn’t give up scuba diving for this. But I would eat meals from home and (try to) stop restaurant meals.
My objetive would be to stop spending money on trivial unnecessary items. For example, one of the dogs leashes broke this morning. I can either: A buy a new leash or: B: use an older leash that’s still good. Another example would be, not giving up nutritious food for the cheapest food available. But then again, where is the line?
Ive been thinking about this since I first heard about it. It seems pretty cool. What do you think?
Twas A Great Weekend!
It was a great weekend! Friday i went to a birthday party. It was very nice. I even danced a little and wanted more!
I think the whole weekend seems longer if you go out Friday night.
All day Saturday it felt like Sunday, and Sunday felt like an extra day off. Both S- days (Saturday and Sunday) were full of yoga classes, beach and food and friends. I stayed busy and had a good time. The beach was nice but the waves were big and there was sargassum, but it was still excellent at the beach.
i feel like today is going to be a very good day too!
Hope your day is great!