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  Pasta with olive oil, onions, garlic, black pepper, and a pinch of herbs for dinner. My old TV somehow began automatically muting commercials on every streaming service. How? No idea. Why? Who cares, all the pie holes have been shut. Was able to enable my old wifi scanner & successfully run a test scan. Tomorrow will be an old photo album. #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings So glad I revisited/opened my Plum Village app tonight. Feelings of calm. Listening to Thich Nhat Hanh speak. Tonight's Title: Have I Got A Home? Blackberry Citrus Fresca. Zero calories. Plenty of fizzy flavor. Water. Bed. Blankets. Nighttime. May be my favorite. #buddhism #breathe

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  #3GoodThings #threegoodthings Thought I won $45 on scratchies. Turns out, I won $50 on scratchies, then remembered I had a drawing ticket from over a week ago. Another 10 bucks. Total investment: $30, profit: $30. Then, I bagged my groceries & checkout lady gave me $5 off my grocery bill. Total ahead: $35.00. Applied for a job promotion at current new job while continued & completed the application process for another job offer. Massive nap so large I'm still not refreshed compl...

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  #3GoodThings ##ThreeGoodThings Rice noodles. They're so good. New to me, too. Job offer: post office. Pondering it until tomorrow night. Any thoughts, opinions about delivery positions with them are welcomed. My dog's determination in conquering mom's living room blockade. Each day I come home, my little terrier is in the off-limits room, barking out the window at me upon my arrival back home. *she has plenty of other windows to look out of, but wants these windows. Mom needs...

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings Grocery shopping done early this morning. Picked up Amy's Pad Thai and Veetee's herb lime for those lazy days and those physically exhausting days. Fall/winter vaccines have been administered. Dill peanuts, the couch, and an old goofy horror comedy: Full Moon High with Adam Arkin. First-time watch, won't hold my breath that it'll be good. #movies #food

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  Pleased with myself that I mowed the lawn last night because of incoming rain. After I finished, showered, and sat down for a late dinner, the weather report changed: no rain this weekend. This morning: rain is back on for Saturday. Scattegoric* weather tells me Fall is here. *Word? Probably not; feeling? Yes. #random #words #weather

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  One big fat nap. Set aside the world, stretched out, and swan-dived in to a late afternoon nap. Held my little dog while singing Happy Birthday to her. She's 17 now and still hates every bit of my singing. Cool, fall nights with the windows open and fans pushing the cool breeze around thr room. № 4: talking with kind, friendly people on here. #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings Took a long multi-county very early morning drive with my coffee. On the drive, had a big cry at the graves of my dad and brother (first solid like that since '21 & '24). Guess I needed to cut loose the massive pent-up tension. Watched multiple people with cameras on tripods each working on taking photos of dahlias while enjoying a breakfast biscuit. Honestly could have sat there all day daydreaming about moving to this little active town.

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  #3goodthimgs #ThreeGoodThings Learned to not care. Still have post-surgery belly zaps, I planned to stain Mom's deck in late Oct. early Nov. She insisted it be completed tonight. Just finished slapping on stain, in the dark, without using my perfection tendencies. I gave up, didn't care, & it felt great. F it. Tylenol & an ice pack. Tomorrow, I return to the town I think I want to move to & this time, hope to spend a little more time. Why hurry home, it's just mowing t...

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  #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings Sci-fi film tonight: Linoleum (2022) Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn (I love Rhea; Jim's a good straight actor). My dog coming to me asking for some of mom's pizza that she won't share so we both tippy-toe into the kitchen & I steal a piece of pizza to share with my little dog. My dog is so cleaver and pushy. We won't be telling mom. Nostalgia for warm summer nights, no school, no responsibilities, hanging out with friends after dark. Peaceful. Whe...

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  Reruns of old games shows including the large eyeglasses, colorful patterned blouses, & men's broad shirt collars. #Nostalgia Family, especially, Mom and my little ol' dog. It's been commonplace these days to think about how thankful I am to have them. ❤️ Looking forward to my bed & pillows. Always a good thing. #3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings

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  Julio's Corn Chips [dot] com -- Best corn chips I've had in 20+ years. Thanks Julio for making it this far north from Texas. Mmm... Rewatched Basic Instinct (Michael Douglas & Sharon Stone). It's a great movie even if some of the overzealous cursing trying to be shocking now seems a little corny to me...as well as MD's butt My 3 1/2 hour afternoon nap was amazing. #3GoodThings #flavor #filmnoir

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  #3GoodThings The 1963 movie X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes. It's so stupid it's an absolute riot as to how stupid it is. Ray Miland has X-ray eyes. At first he only sees through clothing. Perv. Later he sees injuries through skin. And then there's Don Rickles as a carnival barker? WTH? I love it. Coyote. Up close. Saw a large coyote mid-day crossing the road, on a mission to places unknown. Shortbread cookies. So mild, so buttery.

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  #3goodthings All's well. Follow-up post-surgery appointment went well. I can now begin increasing my mobility and light lifting using common sense. Guess that means I'll be mowing the lawn next week. Opted for a movie afternoon & evening. First-time watch of Cocaine Bear and M3GAN. Yes, I opted for the absurd (they're so much fun). Warm bread & butter with a bowl of chili. #movies #random

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  Today, in the bread aisle, I met a Belgian Malinois named Lucian. He leaned against me and was genuinely interested in my existence. Lucian just may be ALL THREE good things later on tonight. #Dogsofmastodon Contender for all #3GoodThings

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  I didn't sleep very well last night. I think I was awake until about 4:30 a.m. Oh well. Going to pretend none of that happened other than my current complaint due to crankiness: Made the mistake of turning on the TV news. Those news anchors talking with their hands. Not sure when that started. It's an irritating distraction. Turned it off. Onto something more productive.

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@gutenberg_org/116997647102247539 A little Salvador Dali trivial tidbit for Tuesday. Is #TrivialTidbitTuesday a thing? Maybe #TriviaTuesday would be better. #tarotcards #artwork #jamesbond007

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  Chippie the chipmunk, or as I call him, Art. Reminds me of my uncle, Art. #nature #chipmunk

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  A long restorative nap. Maybe too long ... nah. Peanut M&Ms. Just a few. Had a phone interview last Friday & a written interview last night. Next up: a video panel interview later this week (it all sounds very promising). I hope it's everything that I think it's going to be because I'm looking forward to this one. As a cautionary person though, I'm not holding my breath, but I keep thinking, gosh, wouldn't it be nice? #3GoodThings

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  Italian ice from Philly (i can't remember the name) has been a lifesaver for me. Refreshing, comforting, soothing my belly. Strawberry Lemonade. A big nap. The kind that leaves you disoriented when you return to earth. The quiet hum from an oscillating fan keeping me cool while I'm marooned on this couch. #3GoodThings

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  #3GoodThings I slept better last night and today. Sure I'm awake on/off during the night but it's tolerable. Especially for being in a recliner since last Friday. Wah! Breakfast: two eggs + two toast. The simple things, early memories are jogged by this breakfast. Medicine. The field of and the meds for treating our conditions. № 4: Mom.

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  #3GoodThings Pillows. A room entiely made of pillows would be even better. Fans. For their coolness and soothing sound. Makes sleeping more comfortable. My little dog. She follows behind me on my indoor walking schedule.

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  #3GoodThings The streaming channel: Alfred Hitchcock Presents because of its calm presentation of well-written stories that I can either watch or listen to while recooperating. Warm, gluten-free penne pasta with diced tomatoes and a smidgen of olive oil. Cool breeze pushing the smoke and humidity away.

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  #3GoodThings Rediscovered Gilmore Girls Fresh water & air cleaners Home. Being back home. Home. Home. Home.

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  #3GoodThings I got to watch TCM Turner Classic Movies for a couple of days. Oh how I miss having cable only for TCM #tcmparty Simple things like washing hair & clean clothes. Good people. Friendly, helpful, caring. I need more around me. ❤️

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  #3GoodThings Sitting outside in the early afternoon sunshine while picking at a newspaper crossword puzzle. Sweet, sour vinegar pickles/cucumbers. Yum. Watering the flowers, plants, and such and washing out & filling the birdbath. It's a relaxing, quiet, comforting task.

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  #3GoodThings Steamed broccoli. Oh how I forgot how much I love it. Conquered my anxiety, full-steam ahead, went to interview and guess what, felt really good about meeting them. In anticipation of the steamy heat tomorrow, I'm grateful for AC & fans to stay cool. Didn't intend to create #WordOfTheDay but here it is, it happened: steam.

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  #3GoodThings Cheesy 1980s soap operas; going to bed; fans circulating the air.

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  #3GoodThings Pineapple pudding yellow cake with whipped cream on top. Ice cold. Over two hours. Is that a nap or a sleep? I took an early afternoon nap-eep? Sleap? Whatever it was, it was wonderful. Music. I was all over the place. A sample: L7, The Runaways, The Donnas, Babes in Toyland, Marian HIll, Lana Del Rey, Boz Scaggs. . .

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  #3GoodThings Spent an extra amount of meditative time watering the plants, scrubbing & filling the birdbaths. Mom and I went out & had a great lunch AND loved talking painting, drawing, techniques, mediums, etc. with the waiter. Inspiring to keep dabbling and creating.