DD 2 20

I have lost my marbles – truer words were never spoken !! 

i had about a pint of very carefully  “sized... with a caliper “ ½ inch marbles. And another quart of not yet sized..... and I can find neither... also known a “ must be in building 25”  so I have ordered a big bagfull of marbles FOR ZIPPER PULLS  they say are 9/16 and I am not sure they will work.. they might ... only because I am now boiling the zipper pulls. To dye them.  Yellow...and boiling does shrink the cotton thread just a “hair”   so we will see—it is tough to find actually ½. Because whoever writes those amazon ads thinks 9/16ths is close enough...

 

in the process--- the ones for SAM got packaged before dying... so she will get them---  white ones—as for a quickie on boiling... I only boil the zipper. Pulls—mostly for dye process... but please note... YOU DO NOT DROP THEM  IN BOILING WATER—START WITH COOL WATER...—I DON’T KNOW IF THAT GLASS MARBLE WOULD STAND THE SHOCK OF INTO BOILING...

PLUS—I AM NOT SURE HOW THE BASEBALL   OF THE 5 INCH WILL LIKE IT EITHER..   STAY TUNED....( LATER NOTE--- IT SEEMS TO HAVE SURVIVED)  --

 

I HAD A “BIG CONCEPT “ YESTERDAY.....  .. I ENJOY GOING TO THE ASSISTED LIVING AND ADULT CARE CENTERS—IT DOES SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE THERE, INCLUDING THE STAFF.--- AND ME...... PLUS SOME GIVE ME COFFEE—AND OCASIONALLY ... IF I HIT LUNCH .. WE MAY GET A SANDWICH OUT OF THE PROCESS... – WE ---JUDY ELIZ. CARLY JANINE... AND SOMETIMES THE NEIGHBORS LIKE DEB....

HAVE A GOOD TIME...

NOW... SOMEONE  GOT INTO THE RELATIONSHIP OF  A DEDUCTABLE EXPPENSE. VS FUN... AND I TOTALLY OBJECTED ... THE IMPLICATION WAS TO BE DEDUCTABLE -- OR “WORK”   YOU BASICALLY HAD TO BE MISERABLE.... I FEEL VERY SORRY FOR THOSE WHO FEEL THAT WAY—AND BOY DO I KNOW A LOT OF THOSE....

 

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER?  ... I CAN TELL YOU HOW I WOULD BE MISERABLE--- PUT ME AT THE TOP OF A HILL WITH WOODEN SKIS STRAPPED TO MY FEET.. IN THE FREEZING COLD AND I GUARENTEE ALL I WILL BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT IS “YOU SPENT GOOD  MONEY TO BE FROZEN?” OR. EVEN WORSE--- PUT ME ON A BIG BOAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN AND I. WILL BE BASKING IN THE SUN... ALREADY SITTING IN THE LIFEBOAT... WITH THE NEAREST SOLID GROUND IS 2000  FEET BENEATH MY CHAIR..... WITH TEARS OF FEAR RUNNING DOWN MY FACE

I WOULD MUCH PREFER TO BE IN THE SMELLY BARN WITH A PITCHFORK--- OR HELPING THE STAFF OF AN ADULT CARE CENTER FULL OF PEOPLE WHO KEEP ASKING WHAT MY  NAME IS....

 

I AM SORRY IF YOU THINK THAT IS “A PAINFUL PROCESS  YOU NEED TO ENDURE” SO THAT YOU CAN STRAP BOARDS TO Y OUR FEET AND GO STAND AT THE TOP OF A HILL IN THE FREEZING COLD... I AM SURE YOU MADE  THE SELLER OF “FOOT BOARDS”  VERY HAPPY.... MAYBE...

 

I HAVE BEEN TO SOME REALLY FANCY DINNER PARTIES WHERE I WISHED I WAS IN THE KITCHEN WORKING – AND --- FUNNY THING--- SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE FELT THAT SAME WAY— WE USUALLY CONGREGATE IN SOME CORNER OR ANOTHER....

I AM A MIKE ROWE NUTTY PERSON... I LOVE BEING AROUND SOMEONE WHO IS GOOD AT SOMETHING EVEN IF IT IS WASHING DISHES IN THE HOSPITAL KITCHEN...—PARTICULARLY FASCINATING ARE PEOPLE WHO BUILD--- PLUMBERS—CARPENTERS – THOSE ARE REALLY FUN TO WATCH...AND NOW JANINE HAS GONE FROM A KEYBOARD TO AN ELECTRIC SCREWGUN- AND IS LOVING IT.

 

WITH BUILDING—YOU GET TO SEE THE END PRODUCT.... WITH COMPUTERS—THERE IS NO END !!