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Pea Green

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When I started in the travel department of my company (35 years back), nobody had cell phones.  Of course, mobile phones did exist, however they were huge and very expensive.  Nobody I knew had a cell phone until the 90s.  The first small phone, the flip phone, came out in 1989. 

If you needed to call home while you were traveling, you needed to call through the hotel and it was exorbitant.  (This was also before everybody had laptops.)  My company had a strict “once every three days” rule for these expensive calls.  We all know how much technology has changed the world.  Now the company doesn’t even have a rule about calls home. 

This morning, I got up to the above photo texted to me from YA, who is on a work program right now.  Up until that moment, I had thought we were having a really warm couple of days.  Everything is relative, I guess.   The caption under her photo was “Breakfast on my balcony.”

Are you jealous of anybody this week?

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    3. An online search: “Oscar Wilde is credited with a famous parable about a hermit in the Libyan Desert. After the hermit resists temptations of wealth and lust, the devil whispers in his ear, “Your brother has just been made Bishop of Alexandria.” At this news, a “sky of malignant envy” crosses the hermit’s face, proving that even the most pious can be undone by the success of their peers.”

      Trump’s skies of envy include Veneuela’s oil, Denmark’s control of Greenland, Barack Obama’s popularity, Jerome Powell’s acumen and leadership, Jimmy Carter’s Nobel Peace Prize, Greta Thunberg’s appeal to young activists, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s integrity, Bruce Springsteen’s undeniable cool, Justin Trudeau’s charisma. the respect for Mark Kelly of his military peers, Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s power, and Taylor Swift’s dance moves.

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  3. OT: Before I forget, I just stumbled onto the fact that it is “National Take the Stairs Day, observed on the second Wednesday of January, encourages everyone to add small bursts of movement to daily life.”
    Just thought all you’d want to know.

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    1. Maybe that’s part of the reason why Maggie has been so hard to train. I get very anxious and depressed about the news lately. It seems to be getting worse.

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  5. I’m jealous of our new puppy trainer, Jacob. We had our first session with Jacob last night. It was highly productive and really fascinating. Within 10 minutes Jacob had Maggie sitting on command and even staying in place somewhat within 30 minutes. Maggie and I both learned a lot and we have a lot to practice with for the next week.

    I’m jealous of Jacob’s knowledge. He is very patient and skilled, and he moves so smoothly.

    There were two other dogs there in a gated area. They were both dogs that he had trained. They sat quietly and watched Maggie. They didn’t react when she barked at them. They just watched quietly. I was very impressed. Jacob has given me hope that life with Maggie can and will get easier. I wish I had his skills!

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  7. My whole life I rushed everywhere, whether I needed to or not. In the last few years I have trained myself to be cautious. Move slowly. Be aware of my feet. Pick up my feet. Think about where it am going . Mostly to move slowly. Today. I came home from shopping and reverted to old habits. Went rushing off for no reason. Caught my foot on a table leg. Went face first into my glasses and into the rough pile carpet. Glasses cut a wound on bridge of my nose but they seem all right. Half of my forehead is abraded. Bad abrasion under left eye. Hurts to blink that eye. Abrasion on left cheek.
    Move slowly, old people. Pick up your feet. Act your age.
    Clyde

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      1. I have a pair of slippers that are a little too big for me. But they were cheap and they are warm. I have to be very careful on the steps when I’m wearing them. I haven’t had any going down issues, but I have tripped a few times going up.

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        1. I had a pair of slippers like that a couple years ago. I didn’t have them for long, though. The ones they “replaced” had been stretched out to the point of being dangerous. Those are gone, too. Now I’m mainly in socks.

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