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I do hope she does “After All” tonight, MRG. The Socialist would call it yet another example of the “depressive” music I seem drawn to, but I think it’s anything but that. After All – music and lyrics by Dar Williams Go ahead, push your luck Find out how much love the world can hold…

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– Shrimp and cocktail sauce– Pizza (bought half-cooked from my favorite pizzeria to be cooked the rest of the way just before dinner)– Magner’s apple cider– Pumpkin pie– Chocolate pound cake No muss, no fuss, no mess, no stress. I’m thankful.

Nope, not the heart or the liver one. This is the real thing this time. Had a cardiologist appointment first thing this morning at Big City Hospital, and got my second birthday presents of the day: an increased dose of Lasix and a statin. My first birthday present? I woke up with ringworm on both…

This past Sunday I was able to watch most of CBS’s “Sunday Morning” show. One of the stories they ran was on America’s New Unemployables. I can’t say that it helped my morale any. [insert wry grin here] Apparently there’s a perfectly good chance that I may never get full-time employment again because I’m over…

Unpacking continues. I’ve managed to get all my science fiction books over to the new apartment now (I’ve guesstimated that there are about 1200 books in the collection, but I’ll really have to sit down and inventory them one of these days). All my veterinary and science texts remain at the old apartment, though. They’re…