R E F L E C T I O N S

The other night I watched the movie Come and Find Me on Netflix, which I thoroughly enjoyed.  It uses a series of flashbacks in an extremely smooth way, not jerking back and forth.  I wish the actress Annabelle Wallis could be heard more clearly but otherwise the movie was perfect for me. It stars Aaron Paul from the Breaking Bad series.   Here's a description and the trailer. "David and Claire's idyllic relationship comes to an abrupt and mysterious end after Claire disappears without a trace. Devastated but incapable of letting go, David follows her down a frantic and increasingly dangerous path. Shocked at discovering Claire was living a double life, he's forced to risk  everything if he ever wants to see her again."

I posted about getting organized before so maybe I'm just being obsessive and compulsive.  It's a little different now. Getting organized requires some time but time spent organizing is time spent not enjoying the present moment.  Why do I want to be organized? To have some control of my life but I believe that it's possible to control only about 30% of life. The rest depends on genetics, accidents, my decisions from the past, other people's action, etc. There will always be some anxiety if I dwell on it.  But I want to feel secure against complete disorder and confusion. If I'm not prepared something harmful may happen to me.  I don't want to miss out on something because I don't know what's happening. There is a need to ease my fear of not making the most of my life, of being disappointed. I want to avoid complications and confusion but too much organizing will actually result in more complication and confusion instead of less.  Ye...

They were a very clever people. The Swiss knife is not shown in proportion with the Roman one.  They should both be about the same size. This must be a modern "cleaned up" version of the knife.

Sorry for this emotional post but this idea has been on my mind for a while.  If it's too upsetting just skip it.    By now I imagined the world be at peace, using the fortune spent on warfare to improve everyone's life.  But it's worse than ever. Will there be a third world war? I remember what my uncle Ben told us. He believed that war was a way that nature used to stop overpopulation. Sounds strange doesn't it? But is war an inevitable uncontrollable force of evil? (Try full screen and more volume.) Is it hopeless?

I'm surprised, the first day of Spring!  (This is from Google.)   

I'm still trying to find the right medication!

I wonder why there's a horse in this picture.  Let me know if you can figure it out.  I just don't understand what it has to do with an awkward moment. I just saw what it is.  But they could have found a better photo. From the site: NATIONAL AWKWARD MOMENTS DAY "On March 18th, we recognize National Awkward Moments Day.  This is an annual day that every person can relate to as we have all had our awkward moments from time to time as they are a part of life; they just happen. Awkwardness or embarrassment is defined as an emotional state of intense discomfort with oneself. Have you ever called someone by the wrong name, tripped over nothing, walked into a door, had the completely wrong words come out of your mouth or just forgot what you were doing?  The list could go on and on. Sometimes, things just do not seem to go right, and something happens that may make you feel like you want to run and hide. Whether on National Awkwa...

It was only about three inches and we had no place to go so it did not matter. It's not enough to keep us snowed in.

I wonder what kind of tea is in that pot!

Unedited photo of York, my son-in-law's and daughter's dog. Never mind red eye, have you ever seen yellow and blue eyes? I showed these photos and video before but a while ago in different posts.  I had my four hour IVIG treatment yesterday for my CIDP condition, so maybe that's why I couldn't come up with anything new.  (If interested in the details please check the web.  I have foot drop so it's not as bad as it might have been)   Barkus was my pet Golden Retriever.  He'd love to sleep all day if he could. He had a thyroid problem.  Before him I had a more active darker Golden Retriever called Kringle.  They both past away. Tonight I can't find a photo of Kringle. Sometimes I get so "organized" that I can't find anything.  Miles with Artic, who replaced York. Here's a cute video about how a dog can lift your spirits.

My substitution for the recipe below is to add the chicken, potatoes and carrots. But instead of adding the herbs, oil, spices, etc.; I only added Honey Mustard Salad Dressing.  The results were fantastic! Instead I only used: Chicken Potatoes Carrots Honey Mustard Salad Dressing I might try other salad dressings someday. Do you have a way to prevent the dish from becoming a bit too soggy? Do you have any quick lazy recipes you'd like to share? 

I just saw this wonderful movie Juno  about a young girl who becomes pregnant and has to deal with the problems that it causes. Anyway, here's a song from the movie. This video shows the lyrics with a cute cartoon. Oh no! Guess what? A one man band!

While eating breakfast I looked at my plans for the day.  There was probably too much to do today, nothing fantastic mostly just the ordinary chores. I made good progress in straightening out the laundry room.  My plan is to break the work up into thirty minutes a day.  After a month it should be great. While riding my exercise bike I watched the old movie The Third Man.  I only use the bike for about forty minutes and the movie is long so it will take about three days to watch it all.  It's a very interesting plot with great angled views and a need to pay close attention. Lynette called me in the middle of my routine because she saw six wild turkeys walking across our backyard.  When I got to the back door there were only four of them left, moving too quickly before I could grab my camera. Later I sat back in a chair, my mind lost in thought.  I felt a little sad but no big deal, probably just tired.  The first photo and the last ...