There are some things for which is it better to have too much (or too many) than to have too little (or too few). High on this list, for my mom especially, is toilet paper. Another I guess is money (which is a lot like toilet paper). But this isn't really about the list of things, rather than being about the toilet paper. I went shopping yesterday with only a mental list of what was wanted and what was needed. The needed list was short - a vegetable for dinner - I went for spinach. Wanted - not much at all, so I just wandered through the store. I picked up a yam, some cookies and a huge thing of toilet paper, because mom really does go through it like it grows on trees. (Yes, I know, trees, paper...) As I was taking stuff out of the car I remembered that I still had a good bunch of toilet paper in the paper closet - not a closet made of paper, but the closet in which the paper products reside (along with other residues, or is that residents?).
Now that the drip is gone from the bathroom faucet, I don't have easily and pre-filled watering containers. So the plants are getting a little parched. Then, one day, I was getting mom some water from the refrigerated brita pitcher and I realized that I had water in her glass! In the past I have put it in the top of the pitcher. But from that time forward, I use that little bit of water in a plant! Yay! Win win!
As some of you recall, no doubt, I listen to audio books. And when I do, I turn off the CD player and thus lose my place. Some CDs have few divisions - either they divide only by chapter or by some random method - but most of them have less than 31 divisions. There is one company, though, at least, that breaks each CD up into 99 pieces! Eeek! How on earth is a calendar supposed to accommodate the number 99? Then I had one of those epiphany-lets: Months have numbers associated with them - who doesn't know that April is 4. So, I use the day of the week - 0-9 for the tens place and the month for the ones place! It has worked so far! Yippee!
Get video replay out of golf! Really. Seriously. Tiger is the most video taped player of any player out there. So there is much more video of him than anyone else. From a bazillion angles. Golf has always been a gentleman's sport, hasn't it? And honestly, who hasn't fudged a shot here or there (especially on mini-golf when the damn ball just won't go in the hole and who wants to write down 27 as the number of shots, so you just put down par...). The latest Tiger incident is his ball moved when he moved a twig and he didn't see it move. Or if he did he thought it was so little that no one who wasn't standing right on top of it could see it move. And it wasn't like it moved enough to make any difference at all. But some video guy was editing his extreme closeup of the ball and it moved miles in the frame - the equivalent of 2 millimeters. But most anyone else wouldn't have had that shot on tape. Why penalize Tiger for being scrutinized? Sigh.
And there is it, a thought filled and thought provoking post. See, they happen!
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Saturday, September 14, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
Let's Start with Wednesday
The other night I wanted to watch an action movie. I looked on Netflix and found Haywire which I started to watch. A) It was bad and 2) it was not running smoothly - which could have been because of any number of reasons. So I watched - or as it turns out - re-watched - Sahara starring Matthew McCouneghy (Ok, no idea how to spell that - Matthew McConaughey) Steve Zahn (an action star?) and Penelope Cruz. It took me a while to realize that I had seen it before. I think it was supposed to be a franchise starter, but it didn't happen. Fun but not great by any stretch of the imagination.
As for the day yesterday, yay! I puddled around the house until around noon, then headed back to Bangor. One of the nice things about driving all the way to Bangor - about an hour all together, is that I get to listen to my audio book. Right now I am listening to Seabiscuit. The author is sure showing off her research! But it is an entertaining and interesting story.
My plan wasn't too fleshed out - mainly to go to Geaghan's again, and this time try some food. I did. I had wings and onion rings. The wings were very good. The onion rings were ok - a little cold to start even, and a little doughy. The other food I saw come out of the kitchen looked appetizing. For a full post about Geaghan's please check out my Brewpubs and Wineries and Such blog. I had a lovely time chatting with my fellow bar inhabitants. All regulars it seemed from the banter between them and the bartender.
Since Geaghan's had wifi, I could do a little websurfing - just a little - because the battery on my laptop now lasts about half an hour when unplugged - to try to find my next destination. I had looked earlier and was sort of leaning towards Blackbeard's Amusement Center. That was to be followed by a visit to Black Bear Microbrew. And that's what happened.
First stop, Blackbeard's. My GPS took me there, but I didn't find it immediately - maybe because the GPS told me it was on the wrong side of the street. Or maybe I misinterpreted what it was telling me. It could have been user error. But I did find it. Way off the street and a very unprepossessing building. I went in and wandered around to see what all there was. As advertised, there were two mini-golf courses - one was closed - because there weren't enough people one of the staff told me. Batting cages galore. The fish pond looked a little worse for wear. The arcade room was not too exciting, though they did have pool tables and they had go-carts. I opted to just play golf.
There were a few groups already playing. The holes were not all that exciting but there were a couple that were challenging. Only one with a mystery funnel. Got a lucky hole in one on that! I also liked hole #13 that went through a cave. I was surprised it was a par 2! Eeek! I managed to play underpar for the whole round. Go me!
Off to Orono, ME to find Black Bear Microbrew. Found it, and they weren't open yet. Well, the doors were open, but the beautiful bartender Hannah was just getting things set up for the day. So I went for a wander about downtown Orono. Nice teeny little town. A pizza place, some other restaurants, some stores. But I was done in about 10 minutes. I am not a big shopper, so didn't go in any of the stores. There were still a few minutes till 4 when the Taproom opened, so I sat in my car and snoozed a bit.
I opened my eyes to find it was after four! Eeek! I ran the ten feet or so to the Microbrewery to find that the place was already almost completely full. Yes, it is really small. But a very popular spot. I had a lovely time tasting beer and chatting with all and sundry. Everyone was very pleasant and welcoming. Definitely a place I would hang out at once a week or so. The beer was pretty good - I especially liked their stout - as I normally do - though their Gearhead was my second favorite.
My visit was not a lengthy one because I had to get back for dinner. Juliet made white fish and I actually enjoyed eating it! Ok, enjoyed might be a little strong. It was good, though.
Long day, lots of excitement, yay vacation!!
As for the day yesterday, yay! I puddled around the house until around noon, then headed back to Bangor. One of the nice things about driving all the way to Bangor - about an hour all together, is that I get to listen to my audio book. Right now I am listening to Seabiscuit. The author is sure showing off her research! But it is an entertaining and interesting story.
My plan wasn't too fleshed out - mainly to go to Geaghan's again, and this time try some food. I did. I had wings and onion rings. The wings were very good. The onion rings were ok - a little cold to start even, and a little doughy. The other food I saw come out of the kitchen looked appetizing. For a full post about Geaghan's please check out my Brewpubs and Wineries and Such blog. I had a lovely time chatting with my fellow bar inhabitants. All regulars it seemed from the banter between them and the bartender.
Since Geaghan's had wifi, I could do a little websurfing - just a little - because the battery on my laptop now lasts about half an hour when unplugged - to try to find my next destination. I had looked earlier and was sort of leaning towards Blackbeard's Amusement Center. That was to be followed by a visit to Black Bear Microbrew. And that's what happened.
First stop, Blackbeard's. My GPS took me there, but I didn't find it immediately - maybe because the GPS told me it was on the wrong side of the street. Or maybe I misinterpreted what it was telling me. It could have been user error. But I did find it. Way off the street and a very unprepossessing building. I went in and wandered around to see what all there was. As advertised, there were two mini-golf courses - one was closed - because there weren't enough people one of the staff told me. Batting cages galore. The fish pond looked a little worse for wear. The arcade room was not too exciting, though they did have pool tables and they had go-carts. I opted to just play golf.
There were a few groups already playing. The holes were not all that exciting but there were a couple that were challenging. Only one with a mystery funnel. Got a lucky hole in one on that! I also liked hole #13 that went through a cave. I was surprised it was a par 2! Eeek! I managed to play underpar for the whole round. Go me!
Off to Orono, ME to find Black Bear Microbrew. Found it, and they weren't open yet. Well, the doors were open, but the beautiful bartender Hannah was just getting things set up for the day. So I went for a wander about downtown Orono. Nice teeny little town. A pizza place, some other restaurants, some stores. But I was done in about 10 minutes. I am not a big shopper, so didn't go in any of the stores. There were still a few minutes till 4 when the Taproom opened, so I sat in my car and snoozed a bit.
I opened my eyes to find it was after four! Eeek! I ran the ten feet or so to the Microbrewery to find that the place was already almost completely full. Yes, it is really small. But a very popular spot. I had a lovely time tasting beer and chatting with all and sundry. Everyone was very pleasant and welcoming. Definitely a place I would hang out at once a week or so. The beer was pretty good - I especially liked their stout - as I normally do - though their Gearhead was my second favorite.
My visit was not a lengthy one because I had to get back for dinner. Juliet made white fish and I actually enjoyed eating it! Ok, enjoyed might be a little strong. It was good, though.
Long day, lots of excitement, yay vacation!!
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