Happy October

I just saw a post this morning that got my attention. It said, let October be the month of letting go. That sounds like a wonderful idea and goal.

Perhaps I could think of my life like a tree with falling leaves representing all the things and even people I no longer need in my life. I have always taken the blame and responsibility for things that I shouldn't have. It would be really nice to just let people do whatever they choose to do. I am after all, only responsible for myself.



 So on this first day of October I choose to make letting go my goal. Happy fall!

What's your name?

The universe did it again! It's a mail thing!

This morning I had a new bunch of store coupons in my mail box. They were addressed to, Dan Gunn. There is nobody here by that name, but you may mean my ex-husband, Don Gunn. Unfortunately, he hasn't lived here since 1999 and, oh by the way, he is deceased.

I didn't think anyone would care so I opened the envelope to check out the contents. To my surprise, all but two coupons were items I normally purchase.

Even though I don't know for sure who Dan Gunn is or was I am keeping the coupons.

Thanks universe, you sense of humor is beginning to make me laugh!

Use the right word

I recently had a conversation with a friend and we were sharing experiences we had in our English classes. All of a sudden I remembered something from my high school class. I must have a pretty good memory because that was way back in 1956.

Out of the blue the teacher asked us to tell her the difference between continuous and continual. What is really odd is that I can see myself in that classroom and I know exactly where I was sitting. I have no memory of what I, or anyone else, answered.

Let's see what my answer would be if I was in that class today. Continuous= the flow of a river. Continual= a person who won't stop talking. Okay, that was fun!

To satisfy my curiosity I looked it up. The definition of continuous is: uninterrupted extension in space, time or sequence. The definition of continual is: frequently occurring, always happening.

Comments anyone?

Ignore the nonsense

A couple of days ago I answered a Facebook question. It had several pictures of tea and toast and you were supposed to pick which one you would choose. I did and soon got a message that a person somewhere felt that a lady from the spirit world had a message for me. Okay, that was interesting.

I was supposed to text or call a number in the UK to find out what the message was. No way I thought! I sent a message that I did not text and I certainly was not going to make a long distance call to find out what the message was. I preferred to wait and let it happen if it was going to.

So yesterday I got another Facebook message from the person in charge of the site. Apparently the spiritual person was going to reveal a secret. Oh right! At this point I typed STOP and I haven't heard anymore.

It's bad enough that every time my land phone rings it is a scam call. I don't need this nonsense on Facebook too!

Not By Sight

I'm reading a wonderful kindle book, "Not By Sight" by Kay Lyons.

Talk about the blind leading the blind! It is about a young woman who, due to an accident has been blind since she was 14, She lives an amazing life, even though she cannot see. She becomes a tutor for a man who is having a difficult time adjusting to his recent blindness.

The book is full of interesting tricks the unsighted can use to deal with their challenges. I highly recommend this book for those who want to go beyond what they may already know. 

No no to Nano

I needed to replace hearing aids and a friend told me about an online site called Nano. Her husband had a good experience with them. I should have known better than to purchase something like that online. Granted they were much cheaper then the local company I have been dealing with. When they arrived I discovered they were too large for my ear canal. They have been sitting on my shelf since they arrived on September 17th.

I made two attempts to talk to a representative on the phone and was put on hold for it seemed like forever! I took an alternate route and sent an email. I did manage to get a response, which did not help my situation. The person suggested I try another type, which would have cost me another $248. I said no thank you, I want to return what I have and get a refund. I was told I needed to call the number I had already tried twice.

I waited a couple of days and called the number again. I actually talked to a real person after a short time. I explained my situation and was told if I didn't wait for the 21 day trial period I would be charged a 10% penalty. I have to wait to proceed with the return until October 8th. Well shit!! I knew the day after they arrived that they were not going to work. They certainly didn't have a problem charging my credit card with the $249 this venture cost me.  I already know that if the time ever comes I have to pay the return shipping charge.

This is the end of my story and the reason I am saying no no to Nano.

You got bananas?

A change of pace today. I'm sharing a banana bread recipe a former neighbor gave me when I lived in California. I was just thinking my second son was a baby, so it is from 1967. I still use it today, well yesterday to be exact!

Cream 1/2 cup shortening and 1 cup sugar, add 2 eggs, mix then add 3 mashed bananas. Blend in 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. salt & 2 cups flour. Opt. add 1/2 cup nuts.
Bake in loaf pan at 350 degrees for 60 minutes. Yummy and it freezes well sliced!