OK, I promised something lighter after the last two, and here we go…
Numero uno.
Do you like the old Grade B (or worser) horror flicks? If so, have I found a site for you. Friday Night Frights on YouTube. Go to the right arrow and start with Episode #1. the first ones are in the five-minute range and are a hoot. The later ones actually have movies. I haven’t made it through the movies. Yet. But here’s the trailer. Full disclosure here, I’m friends with one of sound people who has been training me to do my podcasts. Grab a glassa, a bowl of popcorn, and enjoy.
Number two.
(Hey, I only took the first class of Spanish on DuoTrope!)
I had another poem accepted. Quill and Parchment, an online lit mag that publishes the first of each month. Russian Sage is in the August issue. Please, do stop by, read the magazine, leave a comment. Click on the photo to enter the site, then scroll to enjoy. If you’d like to leave a comment, use the Contact Us form at the bottom of the page.
Nummer drei.
(Yes, I actually lived in Germany for a couple years. Pronunciation: Nummer dry. I can order something to eat that isn’t more difficult than, oh, say, “kraut und wurst” which is really kraut and best, and I can order bier. Boy howdy, can I order bier. I can even sing (??) the bier song— In Munchen steht ein Hofbrauhaus hause, eins, zwei, sofa … I may not spell it correctly, but I’ve had bier there.)
I had an email the other day from some web developer wanting to help me improve my business, and FOR ONLY $500.00 a month, he would do it. Second best laugh I’ve had in a while. I was still getting emails from Team Other asking for my money at that time, but when they got up as high as nine per day, they got sent to Junk. After all, I can only take so much humor in these trying times. Of course, I know the actual Team Other isn’t sending any of these out, which makes them funnier, it’s all done electronically.
Numero quatre.
(French. Isn’t Google wonderful? I haven’t a clue how it’s correctly pronounced. Even with my hearing aids I can’t quite hear it. I also don’t have a clue how to get the accent marks in.)
Big Brother is Alive and Well. Well, maybe that should be clarified as Big Computer is Alive and Well. I sent one of Team Other’s emails to a friend, who in turn sent it on to another friend. Now, neither my friend nor I are on Facebook, though I’ve been thinking about rejoining. So, Other Friend is on Facebook, and as soon as she received the forwarded email, she started being inundated by ads from Team Other. I think I’ll continue to stay off Facebook. That was one of the reasons I left, actually, and don’t think I want to go back on.
Numer piec.
(Polish. I think it’s pronounced Numer pee aitsch. It has two accents I can’t load.)
Here’s a photo I took this past spring—21 Apr 20) of two mule deer, I’m guessing a doe and her yearling calf. The ‘beach’ they are on has been underwater for the last couple months. I’m surprised deer live on the island as people walk their dogs there and let them run free. They are supposed to be leashed while on the island, or in the park.
They look pretty hungry, actually. That was the only time I saw them, though one of my neighbors said she’d seen them several times.
I love my apartment, and the view. It’s truly never the same from day to day. And when the weather is nice, and the boats and kayaks and paddle boards cavort, it changes by the minute.
Helu ‘eono
(Number six in Hawai’ian.)
A bit of nice news. I subscribe to Atlas Obscura, for Curious People. The definitive guide to the world’s hidden wonders. It’s been free since before I found it. I comes daily, with photos and short articles about anything from old gas stations to Dracula’s castle. Then, they started asking for paid subscriptions, one of the benefits being a rate break on the trips they sponsor. Since I have no intention of taking the trips, and since I can’t afford subscribing right now, I was beginning to feel somewhat guilty keeping my subscription going. And then an email came in stating one of the other benefits of a paid subscription is no ads. As long as I use the free subscription, I get ads, a slightly fuller wallet, and a clear conscious to enjoy. I even asked if I was reading it correctly, and they actually responded and said I read it correctly. If you haven’t checked out Atlas Obscura, please do so. It’s great fun. Unless, of course, you have no curiosity. But, if that’s the case, why are you reading this blog?
Now, wasn’t that an interesting post of bits and pieces? Kinder, gentler than the previous ones? And you may even have learned a thing or two. Isn’t that exciting?
Show your love; wear your mask. Show you care for your family, your friends, and your neighbors. Show those nasty old flowers you don’t care for their pollen. And y’all come back next week, same masked time, same masked place. The coffee is always on, the biscotti are home made, and we’ve always got time for a coffee break and a visit. (And, we’ll be socially distanced, so you can remove your mask. 😉
Auntie Lenora