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Well, I'm not a coffee drinker--I stick with tea. But even so, I've read enough to know a few of the coffee 'terms'. I think everyone now knows what a Latte is. However, I was reading a cozy mystery the other day that had me totally stumped!
The heroine asked for a "flat white" at a coffee shop, so it was obviously some type of coffee. But I had never heard that term before, so I had no idea 'what' it was. I ended up doing a quick online search & learned what it is: A flat white is a more concentrated drink that will have a stronger taste of coffee than milk. It can also be stronger than a latte in terms of caffeine because of the use of two shots. A flat white combines the flavour and intensity of an espresso with the rich mouthfeel of a dairy-based drink. So now I've learned something new!
A while back, I moved my 'old' DVR (which has twice the capacity of the Directv DVR) into this room so that I could use it, as well as the Directv one. It was just too hard to sit in that old rocker in the other room--well 'hard' to get up, once I'd sat down in it! However, lately, I tend to leave the tv on & just watch reruns--today it's been The West Wing on TNT. But that's done for today.
I can't find my list of 'what' is on this dvr, so I decided to check it out; it's full of holiday movies from 1019--and even a few from Dec. of 2018! There are also a few 'series finales' & special tv shows on it that I wanted to keep. Sadly, the 'record/copy' to DVD stopped working on this, so...leaving them on here is the only way to 'save' them.
So, anyway...today I am making another list of what's on here (lost the other one!) and am watching at least one of the holiday movies while I do some straighening up--my desk is a mess again! This movie is called "Always & Forever Christmas". So I guess it's not "too early" after all.
My favorite channels are advertising holiday movies that will start before the end of this month. My first thought was: it's too soon. And I am not sure I'm ready for holiday movies.
But on the other hand, this has been a rough year, not only due to the Covid19 mess, with so many people out of work and/or ill, or having lost loved ones to this pandemic--but for me personally, going through major surgery with a long recovery period. And to be honest, I think many of us need something uplifting right about now. So maybe it's not too soon after all.
While it's convenient to have our 'pharmacy' inside our grocery, the problem is that we always end up getting grocery items when going in to pick up something from the pharmacy! Now, due to our insurance, we have just one 'pharmacy'--so yes, we always are tempted to pick up something while we are in the store.
My husband dropped off a prescription for me yesterday--and I said, "While you're there..."--so he came home with one item. That's not so bad. Then, since they said it would be ready this morning, he figured I might as well get my flu shot at the same time; he had gotten his a few days ago.
So this morning, I got dressed and we went over there; it only took a few minutes (waiting time) for me to get my shot--that actually took a few seconds. So of course, my husband said , 'to save a trip, let's look around'. We came home with $24 worth of stuff. Still not too bad...it could have been worse! Now, if we don't have to go over there for a while, I figure that's ok. We had already done our major monthly stock up, so I think we're okay for a few weeks. As long as we don't have to refill any more prescriptions, that is.
THE KITTEN SAGA Many evenings, my husband rides with his friend Steve, out to Steve’s “farm”--actually just a house in the country. Steve is totally remodeling the house before he and his wife are ready to move in; for now, they are our neighbors. Steve goes out daily to ‘feed the animals’. When Steve bought the place, it came with one dog and several cats. And, as could be expected, the ‘cats’ ended up with litters of kittens. My husband always ‘talks’ about the kittens, asking if I would like to have one. Well, as much as I miss having cats, I know that between our health problems and finances, we really can’t have pets at this stage in our lives. However, I have the idea that he thinks if he brings one home, I will be tempted to keep it. Yesterday, one of my home health care nurses mentioned that a relative of hers had recently lost a cat and that the family was devastated at the loss. She thought they might be interested in getting another cat soon. I’m not sure how we actually got onto that subject, but my husband showed her the pictures he had taken, on his cell phone, of the three newest kittens. Now, I must admit they are cute: one is a calico, one is a tortoiseshell, and the other one is grey and white. Well, on last night’s trip to the farm, my husband decided to bring home one kitten--the calico--supposedly hoping to hear from that nurse within a day or two. He thought we could keep it for a couple of days, in this huge box we have which is about 3 feet tall-and just as wide--since we no longer have a pet carrier, etc. Well....it didn’t take long to figure out that unless HE was holding her, the kitten was meowing constantly--and often loudly. Apparently, she didn’t take to me! My suggestion was to return her to the farm this morning; he can always make a trip out there if/when we find anyone who definitely wants to adopt one of the kittens--and that way, whoever does want to adopt one, can decide ‘which’ one they want. In the meantime, he made a quick trip across the street to Casey’s to get a can of cat food for her. The poor thing was hungry...and probably lonesome for the rest of her cat family. So, this morning I got dressed and we drove out to the farm. I was holding the kitten wrapped in a towel, not only to prevent being scratched as she tried to crawl up to my shoulder, but also in case she--like on the previous trip--decided to ‘pee’! We did spend a few minutes watching all three kittens playing. I held each of them at one point. But it was mainly fun just to watch them scampering around! And no...I really wasn’t tempted to ‘keep’ one of them--though if I had been, I would have chosen the tortoiseshell. The good news is : I think my husband finally realizes we aren’t prepared to get a kitten!
Today, while my husband was gone with a friend, I decided it was a good time to 'move things' around on my desk. That meant turning off the computer and unplugging some things.
Well, I moved one end of the desk farther away from the wall, to get to things--and found a 'cable' that was unplugged! It's one of the blue ethernet cables. The one end was plugged into my ATT U-verse box. And I couldn't remember 'where' the other end should go.
But...the computer was working just fine without it being plugged in anyway. So...what to do?? I decided it must be the connection between the computer and the incoming Ethernet. I ended up plugging it into the laptop (my 'computer' now). I doubt I need that...I'll bet this has been using the wireless connection. But just seeing it hanging there annoyed me. I'm not sure if I'll leave it there...or unplug it.
Hmmm...I just remembered that my last laptop had the Wireless go out, which was why I had to keep that cable plugged in. I guess if I decided to 'use' that for anything...I can plug that blue cable into it here on the desk. But to be honest, I haven't used that at all since I got this new one; I just kept it because I didn't want to pitch it! And it's always nice to have 'options'. Right?
Did you know you can "Google" just about anything? I do that frequently.
Today, after a song kept going around in my head, I decided to Google "Buffalo Gals". The original 'buffalo gals' were dancers at saloons, dance halls, and brothels. Apparently, from what I found, this song was often sung by minstrels in blackface. It became a popular folk song in the mid 1900's.
However, a more modern 'urban dictionary' claims that a Buffalo Gal is a skier/snowboarder who doesn't get off the ski lift at the top & has to go 'around' for another chance. It made me wonder why they chose that term, obviously having 'heard' the term from the past.
Anyway, as I said...you can learn a lot just by "Googling" anything!
It's funny how something suddenly reminds you of memories from the past. I'm drinking some iced tea from a metal 'mug'--which keeps drinks cool.
Actually, it's raspberry tea. And I was suddenly reminded of drinking Kool-Aid (usually cherry) from a metal cup when I was a child--mainly from Vacation Bible School. Thinking of that cup of Kool-Aid brings back memories of the 'cool' church basement where we kids were. The kitchen was next door to our large playroom; my Grandma was one of the 'cooks' so she was often right there. And there was a walk out door to the playground.
So just drinking this tea brought back all those memories. It's almost like I'm "back there".
You don't realize how much you rely on things until you don't have them! Four or five days ago, our microwave quit. I don't remember for sure, but I think it's over 5 yrs old. I don't think they make them to last as long as they used to; our first one lasted 24 yrs! But, at least the new ones are a lot less expensive than that one was. So I can't really complain about that.
The thing is, I hate washing dishes! So I heat/cook a lot with the microwave. I'd much rather heat up things in a microwave than use a pan on the stove. And, boy, scrambled eggs are sure hard to clean out of a skillet, compared to a paper bowl in the microwave. Since I came home from the hospital, I've been having a lot of scrambled eggs for breakfast--and sometimes for lunch or supper. It's so much easier: no 'grease' and I just throw out the paper bowl! Well, I've made scrambled eggs in a skillet twice since the microwave quit; that was enough!
So since we were out anyway--I had a doctor's appointment--we stopped at WalMart to get a new microwave. I knew our old one was 1,000 watts, but I didn't remember the actual 'size'. There were a number of choices, which didn't make it easy! We ended up getting one that is 1,100 watts (which is what most things now call for) and it 'looks' a bit larger than our old one; it has a capacity of 2.1 cubic feet, while I'm sure our old one was less than 1. It has a very bright, blue, clock display! I guess it's probably "better" than our old one. After all, 'new' things are always 'improved', right?
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