SOME OLD DUDE LOOKED AT MY IPAD AND SAID "I GUESS YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THAT THING."

I said "you can also activate it with your nose or your tongue" and proceeded to show him. Reminiscent of the X-Files. 

BIGELOW PLANTATION MINT TEA SMELLS LIKE GUM.

Yum. 

IS IT SAD THAT I ACTUALLY PAY ATTENTION TO CANE SPOTS ON TV?

Especially when I've been off crutches for almost a month?

"A CRAZY GIRL IS NO GREAT PRIZE"

Ingrid Bergman

I have been carrying the same Dunkin Donuts cup around for about 40 hours.

THINGS ARE FUCKED UP

In the last ten days I have forgotten my phone once, my purse twice, accidentally called my mom and forgot it, almost walked out of Whole Foods without paying for some corn. Today I got onto the wrong train, called the wrong person to tell him I was coming late and walked into the wrong office. And on the way home I nearly got off at the wrong station.

YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND

Realtor says they'll give me more than $5,000 if I'm out by July 6th.

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At least 32 dead in Istanbul

see http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36658187

WALK AWAY RENEE

NEED A BABYSITTER/COMPANION/CAT SITTER IN PENNSYLVANIA?

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TOO CUTE NOT TO SHARE

CAT VIDEO FEST IN SILVER SPRING

Too bad there is no pig video fest. I would go: https://silver.afi.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/m-0100000216

OTTO'S SLEEP SONG

Or sheep song:


:

AS USUAL DIDN'T SLEEP WELL

Feeling tired.

TODAY IS THE FEAST OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

St John the Baptist: The feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist is one of the oldest feasts in the liturgy of the Church. Unlike other saints whose feast days are usually celebrated on the anniversary of their deaths — considered the day they entered into final glory — St. John’s feast day is the day of …

SO SWEET

A guy proposed to his GF in the park and she said yes. It was also a couple hundred feet from the scene of the robbery. 

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YA GOTTA HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOUR:

Heck, even people in England think this is funny. 

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UK votes to leave European Union

I AM BECOMING A RECOGNIZABLE FIGURE IN THE HALLS OF WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER

Much as I am on 18th St. in Adams Morgan.

Recovering

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FLOODING IN THE CLEVELAND PARK METRO STATION

TODAY IS THE FEAST OF ST. ALOYSIUS

St. Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J.: St. Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-1591) was a young man who experienced his faith as something more important than the worldly concerns of life. He lived in Renaissance Italy, a time noted for its high cultural achievements and low moral standards. Because he was born of a noble family, Aloysius was very familiar with court life, serving …

They named a church after him. And a school.

RIP Paul Hill, Westwood One operations manager and producer.

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SAW THE STRAWBERRY MOON

Last one was in 1967, next one will be in 2062. Didn't look like anything special to me--just another full moons. With all these moons having special designations it makes them seem less special. 

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I WONDER HOW MANY PREGNANT WOMEN GO INTO PREMATURE LABOUR ON METRO BUSSES/TRAINS.

Not only that, but even in 90+ degree heat some busses didn't have A/C. Or at least not much of it.

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ONE OF MY TWITTER FOLLOWERS CALLED ME "FLIRTY MCFLIRT SKIRT"

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RIP CLAIRE SCHULTZ

She taught history at Immaculata until she was 72, I was thinking of her over the weekend. There are some teachers whom you never forget: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailylocal/obituary.aspx?n=claire-schultz&pid=180370683&fhid=4453&eid=sp_ommatch

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THE WOMAN AT THE LOGAN CIRCLE WHOLE FOODS COULDN'T SPELL NEROLI.

And the staff is incredibly slow. 

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PRIDE MONTH--LOGAN CIRCLE

Different from last year's Pride Month.

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IT'S BEEN OVER A MONTH THAT I WAS ON CHANNEL FOUR AND PEOPLE ARE STILL GIVING ME COMPLIMENTS

Someone told me I would make a good spokesperson for the downtrodden .

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SAW THE MOVIE MRS. WINTERBORN

Ricki Lake says she wants to pay for an attorney for the killer of her abusive ex-boyfriend. Made me think of Omar Mateen’s wife who said he abused her. And apparently was also questioning his own sexuality. Living with him must have been hell. 

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Happy First Day of Summer!

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the winner of the 2016 NBA title.

IT'S WEIRD WALKING WITHOUT A CANE

Or crutch (es)

THE ORLANDO SHOOTINGS WERE ONE WEEK AGO TODAY

Like all those who have experienced a traumatic event, for the victims, survivors, their family and friends there will a "before" and "after," just as for me there was a before/after the robbery, breaking my foot, the surgery...

TODAY IS WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY

I think I've only met one or two sickle cell patients in my life. The prognosis is a lot better than it was when I was a kid: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/outlook/20160619/world-sickle-cell-day-i-came-home-die

Happy Father's Day!

I REMEMBER MAMA

I am walking like Mother Harper on the Carol Burnett Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XddFFneVgjQ

I HATE SPEAKER PHONES

And I want to talk to someone under 90. If you hate people who call in to radio/TV shows think of me--I talk to the ones who don't get through. 

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT IN ADAMS MORGAN

On nights like this I realize how lucky I am to live here.  And hope not to have to move.

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SILENCE IS GOLDEN?

Some guy is belching behind me in the library. Repeatedly. And there are people making all kinds of foul coughs. I wonder how much healthier a library is than a hospital. 

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SUCH A LOVELY PLACE, STARBUCKS IN YOUR FACE

Saw this on the Georgetown campus:

I'm such a ditz I thought it said "Hotel California."

On the bright side, I don't have to see the cardiologist for the next six months. 

Butthurt is relative

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IT SEEMS BAD THINGS SOME IN THREES

Especially for Orlando. Christina Grimmie killed over the weekend, then the shootings and now a little kid attacked by an alligator at the Grand Floridian. 

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NOW HEAR THIS:

ORLANDO POLICE IDENTIFY SHOOTING VICTIMS

See https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/orlando-shooting-victims?utm_term=.bfJN2Nek8&sub=4276504_8873457#.eq8oyoYRZ

SLEPT A LOT

Blood pressure 96/67

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Penguins took the 2016 Stanley Cup.

ORLANDO DEATH TOLL AT LEAST 50

See http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting

At least 20 dead in Orlando

See http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/06/12/shooting-orlando-club/85785254

Dafuq?

THE MOST UNPOPULAR COMMANDMENT

The Most Unpopular Commandment: Of all Jesus commandments, there is one that is more unpopular than any other. It’s the one commandment where I’ve heard people say that Jesus didn’t really mean what he said. I’ve even heard more excuses for this sin than for sins of the flesh. What is this sin? The sin of rash judgment of …



I have issues with this:



1) Why should we be overly harsh with ourselves?



2) It seems when I give peeps the benefit of a doubt I get screwed.

I am now only two pounds overweight.

THEY CLOSED THE WYLIE WAGG IN WOODLEY PARK

Now I'm gonna have to buy Oxbow products elsewhere: http://www.wyliewagg.com/locations#.V1v7x9IrKM8

I AM PROUD OF THE ROLE MY MOM AND I WERE ABLE TO PLAY IN THIS STORY

WWII dog tags found in yard returned to family: Southeast Portland homeowner returns WWII dog tags to family.

GREAT MOMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION

I hail a cab on Columbia Road, things are fine until we get within a couple blocks of the National Cathedral and we see a deer. Fortunately we don’t hit it but a couple blocks later the cabby says “Jesus Christ!” and I think we’re about to have an accident. He says “I forgot to set the meter.” I say “no problem” and he sez “you’re paying cash, right?” He tells me he can’t take my credit card and I say “you have two choices—you take me to Wells Fargo and we get there quicker but I deduct the $3.00 foreign ATM fee from your fare or you take me to Suntrust and it takes longer but you get more money. And I’m not paying for the extra time it takes to go to the bank.”

He agrees to the second. Fortunately I slept better than usual last night so we don’t arrive late 

Why do I always seem to sit across from all the whack jobs on the bus?

It's embarrassing when hospital residents remember your screaming after more than two years :(

MAY YOU ALWAYS SEE WHAT YOUR LIFE IS WORTH

Earthquake in California, at least 5.0.

Phoebe Snetsinger

not angry but hurt

Can I Pray When I Am Angry with God?: “I wish I could pray. But I’m so angry with God that he would probably strike me dead if I told him how I felt,” people often share with me while experiencing personal or family crisis. As a recent graduate in pastoral theology, and a 15-year veteran of the Church’s tribunal ministry, I have encountered …

ONE REASON I STOPPED MASSAGING

The lack of courtesy (or let's say the incredible filth) of my clients:

https://www.massagemag.com/table-always-polite-36976/?utm_source=Massage+Magazine&utm_campaign=521abef332-mm_enewsletter_june2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_16e004de85-521abef332-104582565

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I WAS NEVER A BIG DEBI THOMAS FAN, BUT WOW:

And I'm afraid this will happen to me soon: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/the-mystery-of-why-the-best-african-american-figure-skater-in-history-went-bankrupt-and-lives-in-a-trailer/2016/02/25/a191972c-ce99-11e5-abc9-ea152f0b9561_story.html

IT'S RAMADAN

See http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/ramadan-2016-start-date-fasting-rules-health-benefits-how-celebrated-islam-muslims-holy-month-uk-a7067556.html

D told me about a Muslim guy who used to bring him tapes/CD's every day of that month. I'm told the guy looked more and more miserable as the month wore on, then started perking up at the end.

ALL THOSE COMPUTER CLASSES CAME IN HANDY:

ANOTHER GOOD THING ABOUT PIGS--

--you become so much less inhibited when it comes to discussing bodily functions. Even in public places. 

COMING BACK BUG

“Some Africans believe that if your baby dies, you must bury it far away from your house, with proper magic and incantations and gifts for the g-ds, so that the baby does not come back, time after time, and plant itself inside your womb only to die a short time after birth”

Alexandra Fuller

I think I have a coming back bug, or a coming and going bug—when I start feeling better it comes back. 

COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS (AND WHERE THEY COME FROM)

A Glimmer of Hope in a Boy’s Death: June 5, 2016 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: 1 Kings 17:17-24 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/060516.cfm This morning I walked through a cemetery, past the graves of several children. The little crosses and plastic flowers made me think how when a child dies, the timing seems unconscionable. We might talk about how an adult dies “before his …

FOOTLOOSE

Ten months after the surgery I am now crutch-free, cane-free, boot-free, bandage-free:

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RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS 92%

Expected monsoon did not come. 

TODAY IS THE FEAST OF ST. BONIFACE

St. Boniface (Bishop and Martyr): The missionary bishop and martyr St. Boniface (672?-754) has been called the “Apostle to the Germans.” He was born in England and given the name Wynfrith, which he later changed to Boniface. Until about the age of forty, he was a Benedictine monk, devoted primarily to scholarship; then, in 718, Boniface permanently left England and …

BAR STOOL

A woman reportedly lost control of her bowels at a Georgetown

restaurant. Evidently that same evening a woman identifying herself as

“Emma C” says she was overcharged and trashed the place on Yelp. A 

manager identified as “Liz S” replied in kind:

http://www.statter911.com/2016/05/28/poop-flies-yelp-battle-sometimes-customer-isnt-always-right

Apparently it was a case of wires crossed and the owner has apologized

to Emma: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/article/20781785/nicks-riverside-grill-admits-to-wrongly-accusing-yelper-of-pooping-her-pants

This story has gone viral and made all the way across the pond. A lot 

of lessons to be learned from this—I’m sure Emma and Liz will both

think before shooting off their mouths (mouses?)

It brings back memories learned from the nuns in elementary and high 

school about the danger of spreading falsehoods and damaging other

people’s reputations. And what they teach you in journalism school—

the deadliest sin is a fact error. That and “always find the 

attribution.” It helps if you can back up your story…

ANGLES IS CLOSING EIGHT WEEKS FROM NOW

I would say my heart is breaking but I have no heart left to break.

SAW A WHITE FLASH IN THE TUNNEL, HEARD A BANG.

Not good.

THIS TRAIN IS ON FIRE

Sadly appropriate title for a Twitter page: www.twitter.com/ismetroonfire 

RIP MUHAMMAD ALI

Never met him but his daughter Laila  was a guest on the Bohannon show. 

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I'm so tired

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I DID NOT GO MAD

I did not go mad, I did not go mad.

 ~ Hoda Al-Namani

NOW THAT IT'S AFTER MEMORIAL DAY I'M WEARING WHITE SHOES

MAKING IT A TV AND TEA MARATHON

Have been watching Law And Order SVU. Man, there are some sick freaks out there. 

PLEASE KEEP MY DAD'S TWIN SISTER, AUNT MARGIE, AND HER CHILDREN IN YOUR PRAYERS

Her oldest son, my cousin Joseph Decker, died last night. Our grandparents had 16 grandchildren including me. Joe and our cousin, Dicky Meldrum were the two oldest of our generation. Dicky died when I was about two or three. There are 14 of us left. My other grandparents had seven grandchildren. There are four of us left. 

June is bustin' out all over.

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