The memorial for my friend was well attended and a little sad. When they scattered his ashes in the river, they saved back a part of them and sent them to Hawaii where his good friend scattered the rest of them this morning. Goodbye Davey...it's been an experience knowing you...
On a brighter note, 2 of my friends are celebrating 29 years this week...closing in on 3 decades of living the good life. Best wishes to them both.
On an even BRIGHTER note...I spent a stellar morning at the Best Buy today, changing my phones and phone plan. Bye Bye iPhone. I was never as thrilled with it as I should have been (as all my friends who have one are). Part of that is I don't like any device that is smarter than I am and the other part is that living out here in BFE, I could rarely access the wifi easily or use most of the applications available. There are things on that phone that I had no idea of their purpose. lol So...since my contract was up in January, I have been mulling over what steps to take and finally decided that we will try the no contract GoPhone. We still had to stay with ATT, because there is no other service out here. With the help of the nice young Nathaniel, I came away with 2 phones (total cost $64 after taxes) and a monthly phone bill that will be less than half what I have been paying. And NO CONTRACT. Plus, it's a better deal than I had figured out, because for the both of us, we have our same numbers, unlimited texts and minutes, blue tooth capability and you can check your emails, etc.(We won't. Ever). lol The quality of the calls seems great. The sound is great. The camera is more than adequate. (The Irishman insisted he have a phone with a camera...lol. This is the guy who could get along with 2 cans and a string...) So far, so good. Kudos to Best Buy for helping this old woman make a sound choice and give her budget a BIG break.
It's been drizzly and bleak all day. We went from temps last week of the mid to high 80's...to 60 today. It's supposed to rain most of the week and the temps are staying in the low 60's, in the mid 50's at night. So bizarre. And none of our garden is in still and I am just refusing to get all tore up about it. It will happen. Hopefully.
We've had some big excitement around these parts the last 2 days. Monday afternoon I was sitting in the chiropractor office parking lot reading when I heard some really loud crazy noise. Couldn't figure out where it was coming from or what it was. Turns out it was at the airport across the highway, and was the big aircraft that hauls the Secret Service vehicles. (Did you know they take their own cars everywhere they go? I didn't...) They were here because the Vice President , Joe Biden, was here today. They blocked off roads and made it clear for him to travel to St Louis for some fund raising shindig, and to the Arch. I got caught in one of the roadblocks today http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/news/1330440/The-VP-visits&source=RSS ... but just for a little bit, the police were helpful, asking where I was headed and telling me to make a U-turn and go back this way and that. I still got caught on the other end of it for about 15 minutes, and could see the motorcade going down the road. This is pretty exciting stuff for us country folk. lol Flashing lights, helicopters, fun in the rain.
So...that's the news from mudville. I made a big pot of 5 bean turkey chili today for supper as it is definitely soup weather. I turned off the AC, opened the windows and felt the chill. Today it felt good after yesterday's sweltering humid 87. Tomorrow it will probably feel cold. lol
I can hear the intruders out there yowling. If they're hungry, there are plenty of mice to catch. They look healthy enough, but I really do not want any more cats. I already have 4 and that is adequate. Stay tuned...more to come in the saga of the abandoned kitties...
Alrighty...it's midnight and I think I am about ready for bed. I have a headache niggling around the edges of my skull. From no caffeine, perhaps...from just tired maybe. Sweet dreams, y'all...
Namaste.
8 comments:
Annie, I know that you will open your heart to your two new visitors! :-)
Oh Beth...shut up, pleeeeeeze. lol I already started setting out a little bowl of food for them. I know it's a big mistake...sigh...and I never l;earn. It's that time of year again and I will soon have 300 cats...
Congrats on your new phones. I left Verizon to go with Straight Talk here, and found out the phone still runs on Verizon lol. Much simpler much cheaper. I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. Hope seeing everyone helped.
Thanks Celia...we're out in the middle of nowhere..I tried Straight Talk a few years ago and couldn't get a signal out here. But this works. Yay !! Now...if I can just figure out how to set up the voicemail...
Annie, I am toying with the idea of downgrading (gasp) when my contract is up. I feel like I need a break! Ah, yes. Kitty dumping. Tis the season, isn't it? Love those folks that are just 'releasing them back to their true nature'. As if. If nothing else, you should try and find an organization that will trap and neuter/spay. Otherwise, you WILL have 300 visitors... :)
Hi Annie. Two uninvited guests. I get so tired of people that take their unwanted cats or dogs and dump them off in the country. My parents lived in the country and inherited way too many animals too. I feel for you. We have a Jitterbug phone and are very happy with it. They also have a smart phone, which I'm tempted to get. Prices are reasonable and the service has been good. Good luck with yours.
Susan...I'm happy so far, just can't figure out how to set up the voicemail. lol Am def not going to miss paying all that extra money every month.
There's nobody like that rescue org around here. It would be great if there was...
Mary--I know...we have people dump pets out here all the time...sometimes I can find homes for the dogs, some we've kept. If these cats stay outside it's one thing, but the winters are so cold here I can't bear it, and then suddenly they're part of the family. lol We have 4 cats now...
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