Looking forward, we may leave Abilene

Charlie got an email saying he would be going ("you will be going") on the repair travel module, meaning we will be moving soon, probable not earlier than a month, though, since it takes time to arrange things. So we are keeping in mind the transience of life and geography.
The only thiing that doesn't change is change.
Today I ran the roomba, did some cleaning, and filing and paperwork. Still waiting for paperwork from Chase in the mail, waiting for Fidelity to link accounts, need to keep checking online to see that things get done.
To me, for sure, doing things by snailmail with paper hardcopy was much faster, more efficient and better than doing things electronically. The old way was for certain much faster. In the information age, we are losing information.

Last day of May, where did May go so fast?

Sunday, May 31, 2009 - Where has May gone? It flew by. Charlie and I are doing very well and I am so pleased to be with him. For weekend breakfasts I made pancakes. I made the barbequed meat again, and yesterday also a meat loaf that was good: mostly meat and eggs with a little minced onion, celery and carrot (mire pois). We have been watching movies and eating Haagen Daz ice cream at home, saw "Private Benjamin", "Outsourced" and "Taking Chance" - all were good.
I just read a book on eating and it seems that short fat glasses cause people to drink more - this would be good for water glasses. It says that larger plates cause people to eat more food than they do when food is served on smaller plates. People who chew longer eat less. I knew this because the gut hormones, ghrelin and leptin have more time to act.

"The World's Fastest Indian" movie on Burt Munro

2005 movie: We watched Anthony Hopkins re-enact the true story of part of Burt Munro's life focussing on his speed record still standing today. At age 68 in August 26, 1967, Munro set the world's record for SPEED in the category of under 1,000 cc engines. Munro still holds the world record, no one has yet gone faster. Can you believe he went almost 200 miles per hour (190.07) at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, and he was 68 years old !!! Born at home (Herbert James Munro) on March 25, 1899, with a stillborn twin sister, he died in his sleep from heart failure on January 6, 1978. He married in 1927, and fathered a son and three daughters.
Even more astonishing is that Burt set his current world speed record on an old 1920 Indian Scout motorcycle manufactured to reach speeds up to 54 miles per hour. Munro worked on it for years and tinkered it up to higher and higher speeds with parts he personally made in his garage. Truly amazing !
If you decide to see this movie, be sure to first watch the Special Features interview with the real Burt Munro, it will make you appreciate the movie even more.
AND the movie is an excellent psychology study of the human spirit, and is inspiring in every category. Anthony Hopkins said it was his best role ever.
I think that Jami just had a tooth filled. I do hope that they correctly sized and placed the filling correctly so that there is no toothache pain from the filling pressing on the nerve root. May we have a calm and pain-free Jami.

Freedom Day is May 27

Today is my liberty day, a day of thankfulness for my freedom. I intend to relax and be mindful in the moment. I will keep a smile on my face, joy in my heart, and sunshine on my body.
I love life and feel gratitude for love, life, and liberty.
Thanks for my children and family and friends and neighbors. Last, but not least, thank you for my Charlie.
And on a sad note, Clayton mailbox vandalism, sheriff notified, and mailbox has been replaced. Now tv, phone, inet cable cut, I will just cancel these services to Clayton.

Charlie bought some blue mouthwash and after I gargled with it, my teeth were blue. So you know what I did next. I made my own mouthwash. I recycled my green Carlson's cod liver oil bottle, put vodka in it, added just a few drops of peppermint oil, wintergreen oil, and eucalyptus oil. It came out wonderful but strong so I added a bit of water. I made my own label and taped it on the bottle. Great!
For years I have made my own toothpowder. I purchased some toothpowder for the container and when it was used up, I re-filled the container with Arm & Hammer baking soda which is alkaline and good for teeth. For general household cleaning, I also use baking soda instead of Ajax, Comet, etc. However, I do buy Bar Keepers Friend because it is oxalic acid and when the sink does not clean up well with the alkaline baking soda, the acid Bar Keepers Friend will do the job. I plan to find a source to buy oxalic acid and then I will re-package it in my own container and label.
We went to the ballet "Tune In and Turn Out: Dancing Our Way Through TV Land" ( www. abileneballettheatre.org) at the Paramount Theatre and they are really, really good. Two of the dancers will go on to the Joffrey. One of the choreographers (Lindsay McGill) is as good as it gets, she could work on Broadway. I love live entertainment.

5-22-09 - Muffler Day

Friday, today is another beautiful day in Paradise and Charlie got off work early so it is even better. He is off work Monday, 5-25, for Memorial Day, so we have almost a four-day holiday. The muffler of the Blazer fell apart, so he went to Pep Boys and bought some parts and crawled under and fixed it in just a few minutes, he is a genius.
We went browsing-shopping in several stores, and did not buy much but looked around a lot.
In the evening, after dinner, we watched DVD movies from the public library and ate ice cream. The movies were bad, but we enjoyed being at home together.

http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifUneventful so far.

Today is warm but pleasant, about 85 degrees. The weather is similar to Los Angeles but even milder. 85 here feels cooler than 85 there. An uneventful day so far. My liver and onions came out great. And I want to recommend www.responsibletechnology.org which was started by the author (Jeffrey M. Smith) of "Seeds of Deception" and "Genetic Roulette", two excellent books and the website has a list of GMO foods and many, many scientific references to proof of dangers and toxins in the food offered to us today by the profit-motivated giant food companies. Please note that I am all in favor of capitalism and "caveat emptor" (buyer beware). Because of the poisons deliberately put into the DNA of our food, I refuse to buy any genetically altered foods such as non-organic corn, soy, squash, tomato, and others.