tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post6978646582202210528..comments2024-03-29T08:14:33.384-04:00Comments on I Think; Therefore, I Yam: If I Could Turn Back TimeSusan Flett Swiderskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-19893190851538659262020-11-25T10:34:50.577-05:002020-11-25T10:34:50.577-05:00Thanks for checking on me. I'm hanging in ther...Thanks for checking on me. I'm hanging in there, and I hope you are, too. Take care, and stay safe.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-71145811076643637762020-11-25T10:26:51.941-05:002020-11-25T10:26:51.941-05:00How cool! Don't ask me which one, but the othe...How cool! Don't ask me which one, but the other day, a guy on some show I was watching was reading that book! Must be a sign, eh? I'll have to order a copy. Thanks.<br /><br />Hugs back atcha, kiddo. The year may be a little shitty, but at least we can find toilet paper now... :)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-1374024457991317252020-11-21T14:40:03.621-05:002020-11-21T14:40:03.621-05:00Just to check if every thing is good. I hope that ...Just to check if every thing is good. I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.<br />Pls. be carefulMunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-60530483899630578342020-11-11T21:50:38.082-05:002020-11-11T21:50:38.082-05:00Whenever I get really truly fed up, I re-read Vikt...Whenever I get really truly fed up, I re-read Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning. It's written like a text book, but during the worst of my life's moments, the lessons I learned from that book keep me putting one foot in front of the other. <br /><br />Hugs. Big super squeezes cause this is a shitty freaking year...especially when you lose your sweetie. Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-17495265418906683062020-11-08T14:16:08.736-05:002020-11-08T14:16:08.736-05:00Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. No...Oh, I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. No matter what the circumstances are, we're never ready to lose our moms. Mine died in '96, and I still miss her.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-77095907346214220132020-11-08T14:01:04.940-05:002020-11-08T14:01:04.940-05:00Yeah, I know, right? My kids and grandkids are dra...Yeah, I know, right? My kids and grandkids are dragging me into the 21st century, whether I want to be here or not. :)<br /><br />Unfortunately, I'm not alone. This year has been horrific for a lot of people all over the world. We're gonna have to stay up past midnight on New Year's Eve just to make sure this year leaves. (Kinda like the prez...)<br /><br />You take care, too, kiddo. I like to think of you out dancing in Chicago's streets... :)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-7131556211976502272020-11-08T13:56:06.031-05:002020-11-08T13:56:06.031-05:00Thank goodness, this year is rushing toward its co...Thank goodness, this year is rushing toward its conclusion, and now that the election is (almost) behind us, I've got a lot more hope for 2021. Happy days are here again...? Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-70012919857607739972020-11-08T13:46:38.516-05:002020-11-08T13:46:38.516-05:00I haven't seen that toaster meme, but it's...I haven't seen that toaster meme, but it's fitting. Thank you so much for your support. I still dunno for sure how long I'll continue blogging, but maybe...<br /><br />HA! Yeah, I guess I've become more of a grey parrot this year than I ever would've imagined.<br /><br />I'll definitely check out Afterlife. It may sound strange, but watching shows that feature recently widowed people is kinda helpful. I find it much easier to cry while watching a show than I've ever allowed myself to in response to things happening in my life. The shows offer a bit of catharsis, ya know? Plus... a comedy??? I'm in!<br /><br />Not interested in a zombie apocolypse, but now that the election is behind us, (kinda) a lot of the stress is relieved. It's awesome to see so many people dancing in the streets all over the country. Their joy is contagious. xxxSusan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-55394812040598881972020-11-08T13:31:20.181-05:002020-11-08T13:31:20.181-05:00Now that we're post-election, I hope your over...Now that we're post-election, I hope your overall interest level has risen. :) We may not be dancing in the streets, but we're dancing our little hearts out on the inside.<br /><br />Wow, they get 5K for the opportunity to cook or freeze their butts off, get more bug bites than they ever imagined possible, and drink and eat potentially tainted food and water? God love 'em. There isn't enough money in the world to entice me to anything like that, but I'm glad they do... just to entertain the rest of us.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-74847544330568047082020-11-06T21:38:27.812-05:002020-11-06T21:38:27.812-05:00Hmm a song to reflect 2020... Hammer Time? We sure...Hmm a song to reflect 2020... Hammer Time? We surely got hammered. I lost my mommy this year. It wasn't pretty but I am surely glad we got that time with her. IF Covid hadn't been here, we wouldn't have, and not that I'm glad for Covid, I'm not. Just agreeing with you that not all was bad this year. That 7 weeks was difficult, and a precious gift as well. It made me instantly sad to hear about your husband when I did, I guess because I was still grieving too. Heck, I wanted to get pics of her great-grands printed for her yesterday, and then I instantly remembered that postage doesn't go to heaven. ;) And as for this election, it's crazy. Crazier than crazy. Thanks to Covid and the candidates.mail4roseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17850985344834209198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-13293272283003094422020-11-06T04:31:42.321-05:002020-11-06T04:31:42.321-05:00A Smart TV and a cell phone? Now you are ready for...A Smart TV and a cell phone? Now you are ready for anything! If you haven’t already seen it, I highly recommend the comedy “Schitt’$ Creek.” It won 15 Emmys this year and is on Netflix, as well as some cable TV channels. I also think you’ll enjoy “The Crown” which is an original Netflix classic about Queen Elizabeth and the Royal Family. The acting and writing is brilliant. I’m sorry this has been such a horrific year for you, but your courage, strength, and loving family have helped and will continue to help you through it. In the meantime, you have become a skillful plumber, painter, detective and I’m sure the list goes on. Hopefully, goodness will triumph over evil, and a covid vaccine will be available in the very near future. Take care of yourself, my friend.<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-32721293275122644922020-11-05T17:25:20.098-05:002020-11-05T17:25:20.098-05:00Not weird. I'm just "special." (Bles...Not weird. I'm just "special." (Bless my little heart.)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-83588255192107018652020-11-04T13:50:27.025-05:002020-11-04T13:50:27.025-05:00I heard about those parrots! I love your cartoons....I heard about those parrots! I love your cartoons. Let's all hope this horrible fiasco of a year is over soon. And that 2021 is much better.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-48012627154535033622020-11-04T03:48:47.305-05:002020-11-04T03:48:47.305-05:00There's a meme going around that says 'if ...There's a meme going around that says 'if 2020 was a bath bomb it would be a toaster' YEP! But one of my 2020 good things is Susan's still blogging :-) <br />Online I am well behaved, as though I were teaching a class, but offline and out of the training hall I am a grey parrot. Doubly so this year. <br />(Also, Afterlife is a Netflix treasure, you should watch it, but Google it first because it centres on the sourly painful grief of a recently widowed man - and yes, it is a comedy.)<br />Wishing us all an upturn of events - actually think it might be rather stress relieving to have a zombie apocalypse and go out knocking heads off! xxxLisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-36071528152137513892020-11-01T21:44:32.695-05:002020-11-01T21:44:32.695-05:00It just seems I have seen all of them; what I mean...It just seems I have seen all of them; what I meant to say, just the ones that interest me, and really, lately, very little interest me. Yesterday, I watched the Helen Reddy movie. It was OK. <br /><br />Yes, I also wonder if many of the people on the N&A ever watched the program I read that they are only paid $5,000 for doing it. I would imagine that amount wouldn’t pay their medical bills for all the bug bites and infections they must get. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-35099616352107629812020-11-01T20:07:06.907-05:002020-11-01T20:07:06.907-05:00It does come in handy.
That they surely do.
I we...It does come in handy.<br /><br />That they surely do.<br /><br />I went and checked the book page and everything is working there. Also just bought it myself to see and it allows me to scroll past the chapter and the words are there, not as pretty as the cover but they are there lol. Not sure why you can't see it. That is weird. Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-55627845775741352992020-11-01T19:42:40.504-05:002020-11-01T19:42:40.504-05:00Hi-ya, Denise. Good to hear from you. I'm stil...Hi-ya, Denise. Good to hear from you. I'm still hanging in there.<br /><br />Lucky you. It's a pain in the patootie to change the time on all of our clocks. I've got all of them taken care of except for the one on Mike's side of the bed. I guess it needs his touch to work properly. It's totally ignoring me. <br /><br />(Knock on wood) I hope your area STAYS covid-free. We look at those still-rising figures with horror, too. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-44993845920726867072020-11-01T19:37:17.764-05:002020-11-01T19:37:17.764-05:00HA! Nah. Dance is an expression of joy, so it'...HA! Nah. Dance is an expression of joy, so it's always a thing of beauty. So wiggle away, my dear.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-73978845522419573392020-11-01T19:31:49.256-05:002020-11-01T19:31:49.256-05:00Hello Susan. Just popped in to see how you're ...Hello Susan. Just popped in to see how you're going. Most states in Australia practise daylight saving except my state of Queensland in the Deep North, LOL. We happily zip around out of sync with other states and that's the case with border closures too. All paid off now and most of Oz is covid free. Keep getting the odd case when someone returns from overseas carrying the virus.<br /><br />Meanwhile, we watch in horror at Europe's and the US's figures. Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-29131031097731573372020-11-01T19:26:53.270-05:002020-11-01T19:26:53.270-05:00Thanks. You, too.Thanks. You, too.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-18789507726289239212020-11-01T19:16:52.998-05:002020-11-01T19:16:52.998-05:00Yep, I finally got a darned cellphone. As much as ...Yep, I finally got a darned cellphone. As much as I didn't want to, I know it's the smart thing to do. Without Mike beside me in the car or at the other end of the radio if I need him, I had to go an alternative route in case of emergency.<br /><br />HA! Yeah, good point. Some people make looking at one's feet a better choice. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-69052075101142075532020-11-01T19:12:36.306-05:002020-11-01T19:12:36.306-05:00Oh you CAN hear those parrots cursing. There's...Oh you CAN hear those parrots cursing. There's plenty of videos on youtube that let it all hang out. They're a hoot.<br /><br />ALL of them??? You've seen ALL of them on Netflix? Yipes, I didn't think that was even possible. There are sooooo many shows on there, I figured I could watch every day for the rest of my life and still not see 'em all. I was doing a pretty good job binge-watching "Grey's Anatomy," though. Right up to season 13, I think it was. And there's a lot more shows I'd like to do the same thing to... with NO commercials!!! The best thing EVER! <br /><br />I'm getting along about as well as can be expected. Still upbeat for the most part, but going through Mike's stuff rips my heart out. I have to stop, take a step back, and find something else to do for a while. Got the window shutters and front porch columns painted... and repainted one of the bathrooms. It felt good to "complete" a job. It's gonna take longer than I have to get it all done around here. Hurricane Zeta knocked down a LOT of huge branches in our yard, so that gave me something "different" to do yesterday, whether I wanted to or not. One of our amateur radio antennas came down, too, but I'm not about to try to put it back up again. <br /><br />Take care, sweet lady. %hanks for caring.<br /><br /><br />(shhh) I like "Naked and Afraid," too. Especially the XL versions. I wonder if you yell at the TV when it's on... like when they act "surprised" at how many bugs there are, or how much their feet hurt, or heavens to mergatroid... when they drink crappy water without bothering to boil it first. I mean, don't those people WATCH the show???Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-84342597153113266112020-11-01T18:53:33.101-05:002020-11-01T18:53:33.101-05:00I dunno about "perfectly," but I think w...I dunno about "perfectly," but I think we all agree that year has been the pits. Time to climb back out of the hole and enjoy some sunshine again.<br /><br />I'm all for getting rid of the toxic air, but I'm afraid I'm gonna have to keep breathing in it for now. I can't hold my breath that long.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-9416353978098699532020-11-01T08:46:15.042-05:002020-11-01T08:46:15.042-05:00Have a beautiful day. Have a beautiful day. R's Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711563217099699047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034142332858737641.post-51097143908835720412020-10-31T20:51:20.162-04:002020-10-31T20:51:20.162-04:00I'm afraid that if I pranced around like Cher ...I'm afraid that if I pranced around like Cher that someone would think my butt is a giant balloon and stick a pin in it to try to deflate it. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com