Weather in the Tries:

Okay, last week someone accused me of jinxing our weather. Actually, it was mostly warm, and considerably warmer than it had been, but if it makes y’all feel better, then, yeah, I guess I jinxed it. And to make up for it, this coming week we’re heading very close to HOT. Y’all see what I mean, Jelly Bean?

…and that’s the truth!

Grab yourself a cuppa or a glassa and read a nice story. A true story, and though it had nothing to do with my moving here, it is one of the reasons this place has such good vibes.

I put in a work order for a grab bar to be placed on the wall between my tub/shower and toilet to give me a secure hold to get into/out of the tub/shower. The Assistant Manager (AM) called me last Tuesday and asked if the Maintenance Guy (MG) could come by on Friday to put the bar in and fix the drawer in the kitchen. I said, “But, of course. If no one is here, he can come on in.) I had every intention of putting a note on the wall where I wanted the grab bar before I left on Friday. On Thursday, I came home, and the grab bar had been placed in a place, and at a level, that it was totally useless for me. It was not where I wanted it. On Friday, I went to the office to explain. I walked in the door and the AM got up from her desk and all but ran to me.

She apologized profusely, but the MG (who is new to the complex) got our apartment (1) mixed up with the neighbor’s apartment (2), and the people in 2 were not happy campers. They stayed home all afternoon waiting while MG was putting their grab bar where they wanted it in my tub/shower.

AM said they had another bar and would come later that afternoon to put it up. I said that was fine, but to do the other one first. The lady in 2 uses a walker, or a wheelchair, and lately I’ve only seen her in the chair. AM then told me that they (the couple in 2) used to live upstairs, and she had surgery and could no longer do the stairs. So, the AM, and the Manager, and the Maintenance Crew and all their significant others and or spouses (is the plural of spouse, spice?) got together one Saturday (a day off for all of them) and moved the couple from their upstairs apartment to a downstairs apartment, lock, stock, and barrel.

And, yes, after twenty plus years in the Aerospace Industry, I still use Acronyms and Abbreviations. Maddening, isn’t it? But at least I know the difference!

Photos of the Week:

Books: Remember, if I finish a book, I review and post it to http://lenoragood.blogspot.com

I believe I’ve mentioned before I belong to a book club where we all read the same book, then get together the first Sunday of the month to discuss it. I normally don’t care for those kinds of groups, but this one is a lot of fun. Anyhow, this month’s book is Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and its Urgent Lessons For Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Now, I’ve seen Professor Glaude many times on MSNBC as a contributing pundit. He teaches Black History at Princeton, and I always enjoy his spots when I see them. The book came the other day and I’m probably three fifths of my way through it. It’s fascinating. For all the nonfiction I read, why have I never read James Baldwin? I haven’t a clue. To segue into a slightly different area but still related, I also belong to Chirp. Audio books I can afford. On Sunday, one of the offerings was a book by Baldwin. I ended up ordering six books by him, all audio, for $18.00 and change. I couldn’t buy either ebooks or paper copy books for that.  I am determined to learn to love audiobooks.

I do have a problem with them, I need to give them the same attention I do when reading. I can’t drive and listen, as I get too involved and find my eyes drifting to the radio to ‘see’ what’s next. I also can’t usually do other things while listening for the same reason, though I’m going to try listening while walking. 

Earworm:

Ludwig van Beethoven — Moonlight Sonata (3d Movement) by Tina S Cover. Fair warning: this is heavy metal. If you don’t like heavy metal turn your volume way down and watch anyhow. Absitively posolutely some fantastic guitar playing. Stretch your musical ear a bit. It’s only 6 minutes long. And if you’re listening through headphones, as I do, turn it down. As fascinating as she is, not worth losing a couple ear drums. I did say it is heavy metal, didn’t I? And if you like heavy metal, try Dragon Force—Through the Fire and Flames — Tina S Cover (she was fifteen years old!) Although I don’t think my dad would have appreciated the heavy metal, I think he would be in awe of her playing. Daddy was far more of the classical, Spanish guitar.

Quotes on Kindness supplied by Reader’s Digest

“You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

“What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. Love. We all lean towards love.” —Richard Gere

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” —The 14th Dalai Lama.

Sammy says he rather likes the fence we put up, but he’s still not going outside unless one of his humans go, too. Which is a good thing since we apparently have a resident eagle in the complex. Sammy is, as his ex-foster-mother told me, owl bait. And if an owl can haul him off, so can an eagle. Although Sammy weighs a bit much to be carried off, he could still be attacked. His humans like the new fence as it tells the neighborhood boys to quit walking thru ‘our’ yard.