Life in Geezerville: It's Good in the Hood Edition

It's been awhile since I've writt3en. I've had a good reason. I have had the headache from He!!. A headache so bad that it has survived 3 ER visits, 2 tur4tledoves and a partridge in a pear tree. The headache has been bad. Finally, after much ado, the headache is more or less managed due to a modern miracle drug called Qulipta (as a person who taught reading I do not like things that are misspelled). It took a while to get up to full dose on this modern miracle but I did that yesterday and the headache has not come back. When it does I'll know what to do. In the meantime, there has been a complication. I have double vision.

I have never thought much about having double vision, but now that I have it, I don't recommend it. I've talked with an eye surgeon and there are many types of double vision. You can have double vision in one eye...you can have horizontal double vision ... and verticals double vision...I seem to have a diagonal form of the malady where I see 2 copies of everything just a bit off kilter. It's quite distressing a to walk with this condition as you really don't know where you are. I've not tried driving. Which leads to the other issue. We are a one driver household, and now the one driver is out of commission. And that's where the "HOOD" comes into the picture.

I've sung poetic about my wonderful hood and once again I'm singing its praises. Folks are helping to drive us to the store, the doctor, to wherever we need to go. I love my hood. In addition to the hood,, my family is sending an envoy for a week to help out. I need the help. I'm walking around with one functioning eye. I have NO depth perception. I have an eye-patch like a pirate and well...it's less than perfect. When I talked with the eye surgeon he said I might have had a mini-stroke in my eye. I see the doc "net year" and we'll find out more. In the meantime I'm at the mercy of my hood and family. 

It's not the best way to end a year, nor start a year. Yet when I think  about what has happened, I could not end the year nor start the year in a better place. I have my folks here to protect me from what is to come.I have no idea what that might be. I'm typing this without reading it for errors ...I can't see well enough to do otherwise. i know with all my heart and soul, this is my hood for a reason. I want to thank all the geezers in the hood for being there. You are all special people. 

To that, I'll bring this to an end. Happy New Year. Appreciate all that you have. Remember, w're all in this together.

Life in Geezerville: Girlz in the 'Hood Edition

Yesterday, the girlz had a party--no boyz allowed. We had an ornament exchange. The idea is simple, and that added to the fun. First off, we had to buy or make a Christmastree ornament that was special and unique. I searched for the "right"  ornament and so did the others. I didn't want something that was bland or ordinary--it had to be special. I finally found the ornament that "spoke" to me--a clear crystal that looked like a 1000 caret diamond. Clear, shiny, and beautiful--I found my ornament. 

The other girlz did the same finding special holiday creations to decorate a tree. Each ornament was wrapped and on Saturday morning we brought them to Maria's house. Her coffee table was filled with pretty bags, plain bags, decorated boxes and pouches. The idea being to "fox" people into thing a plain bag held something more special than a fancy sequined pouch...it's all part of the deception. We talked, sipped champagne or mimosas, had sweet goodies to nibble on and had a grand time. All too soon, we were asked to draw a number out of a box. I drew number 4. That meant, when it was my turn, I could either pick a new package that had not been opened before or I could "steal" one of the ornaments that had already been opened. 

I chose a new package  and unwrapped a beautiful creation that looked like a 3 dimensional Christmas star. What a gorgeous ornament. Because I liked the ornament a lot I put it back in the box hoping the girlz  would forget about it and not take it from me. Alas, that did not happen. A few numbers later someone asked for my star. Then I got another chance to draw or steal. I was not allowed to steal my star back, so I opened another package. This time I opened up the cutest funkiest snowman ever. I loved him too...but tried not to get too attached, as he could be raided by someone else. The exchange got heated as we opened and raided other ornaments. We laughed a lot.

The drawing continued until we all had an ornament. The girlz had found a collection of the most unique ornaments ever. The party was about to end so we hugged each other goodbye before walking home. What a neighborhood! We are lucky folks to have such a vibrant, caring community. Does it get any better? I don't think so. Tomorrow, I'll give out my "stockings stuffers" to the folks in the 'hood to add to the seasonal cheer. It's a fun thing to do. I hope you and yours have started the Christmas season with a bit of Holiday Cheer too. Remember we're all in this together.

Life in Geezerville: Funnies Edition

We all need to laugh every now and then. The human condition can be terribly funny and when you add technology into the mix, it's either funny or sad---take your pick. To that end, here are some funnies for you

The other day I was transferred 2 times in order to speak to someone who spoke English as a second or third language. Her name was Patsy and she really tried to answer my question but alas, it did not happen

Cats might be the only "people" who believe in a flat earth

So much for autocorrect. I wrote a note to my niece the other day. I meant to write celebrate but cement came out instead.

Now--that's a good time

Hahahaha

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...and you thought it had another meaning?

It's good to laugh. Remember, we're all in this together.

Life in Geezerville: Paper Moon Edition

Did anyone take a couple of minutes to look at the moon last night? It was a HUGE paper moon. In fact, for the next 2 nights, we'll have the largest moon we'll see in 37 years. Given the fact that I'm officially a geezer, I probably won't be alive when the moon will appear as big as it will in the next 2 nights. 

To be more specific, the moon we saw last night was a "Cool Supermoon" meaning it happened in the cool time of year...and it appeared larger than normal. The best time to see this "Cool Supermoon" is right as it begins to rise in the nighttime sky. I took that picture last night at 4:12 PST.

Not too long after that, the sky grew dark. The moon looked like a huge bright orb hanging in the sky. A beautiful sight to behold. I hope you saw it last night...but there's still time to see it tonight and tomorrow. Remember we're all in this together.