Monday is the hardest day of the week to get motivated to do anything for me.

Sometimes it's hard to get out of bed, knowing it's time to

stretch out, workout, do some yoga, then shower and shave before my morning coffee.

It gets a little easier when I sit in front of the computer for about an hour before I

eat a bowl of oatmeal and drink some orange juice, then go outside to

walk a couple of miles.

I finally get to sit and work a crossword puzzle before reading for an hour.

After that it's time to fix and eat dinner, do the dishes and finally

turn on the t.v. and relax.

Next thing I know it's time for bed,

to sleep before I get up and do it all again.

Still, it beats having to do all of that AND go to work, too.

Ah, the easy life of retirement.

And none of it happens without motivation.

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... a nerd thing?

I noticed that broadcast t.v. has a tendency to show a lot of Star Wars movies, not Star Trek movies.

Are Star Wars movies more popular than Star Trek movies?

Or are Star Trek fans more concentrated on watching their t.v. series -

of which there are more.

In fact, how many Star Wars series are there?

I suppose it all balances out.

Anything to keep the nerds happy.

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I had a dream where I was being told that I give away too many things.

I woke up, went to the bathroom, returned to bed and back to sleep.

Before I woke up, someone was yelling at me, saying I don't give enough to others.

Man, my subconcious sure is confused.

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You hear little jingles on t.v. all the time -

'Have it your way' for Burger King.

'Liberty, liberty, liberty' for Liberty insurance.

But when the jingle asks me

'What would you do for a Klondike Bar',

I have to say nada, nil, zip.

Shave an eyebrow for a mediocre ice cream bar?

No way, no how.

I'd rather have an ice cream sandwich, thank you.

A Klondike Bar is more expensive, with less product to consume.

Small rant is finished.

Thanks for indulging me.

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I hit 3 (out of 6) numbers on the Lotto draw yesterday.

That's a whopping $12.00 to spend as I please.

Part of my daily walk goes along a major road that runs next to my home.

I pass some of the time walking looking at the trash people toss from their cars (grr!).

I see lots of fast food cups and wrappers.

As it is winter, I see an occasional winter hat or a single glove (why???).

Old cd discs once in a while, too.

3 days ago I walked past a pair of bright pink panties with lace trim.

Today I noticed they're gone. Happy day for someone.

Lastly, my new underwear arrived I ordered on Amazon.

Same style as the last batch I ordered, just different colors (I like to mix it up without drawing attention to myself in public).

All in all a decent day.

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A day, a livelong day, is not one thing but many. It changes not only in growing light toward zenith and decline again, but in texture and mood, in tone and meaning, warped by a thousand factors of season, of heat or cold, of still or multi winds, torqued by odors, tastes, and the fabrics of ice or grass, of bud or leaf or black-drawn naked limbs. And as a day changes so do its subjects, bugs and birds, cats, dogs, butterflies and people.

- John Steinbeck, from 'The Winter of our Discontent'

Did you know the first french fries weren't made in France?

They were cooked in Greece.

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. today.

If you're not,

then you need to look at yourself, because you're part of the problem.

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Excellent movie for a Sunday afternoon:


Two academy award winners for the price of one.

In this day and age of cell phones,

always make sure to check if a driver is distracted when you're walking and crossing an intersection.

The life you save will be your own.

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