I love my husband and, yes, we have domestic squabbles, like yesterday’s about the lighting in the new shower. I love that we can resolve our worst squabbles so quickly by realizing how ridiculous they are.
Here’s what I find when I search for “love” on YouTube:
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I love getting comments from you and I love that you read these posts!
So many things seem unreal to me these days, including:
how facts don’t seem to matter,
the level of denial about climate change,
the resistance to enacting common sense gun laws in the USA,
the power of greed,
some people’s priorities,
the daily news,
the passage of time,
reality shows, and
my many blessings.
Let’s see if there’s anything unreal in my images for today.
It’s unreal how many excuses people have for being late. I can’t be late today because I’m on call at the hospital starting at 9 AM, but I have time to search YouTube for “unreal.”
Yesterday, I saw this quote about beautiful people from the beautiful Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.
Because I was seeing so many beautiful people in group and individual therapy yesterday, I didn’t have time to capture many other beautiful images for today’s blog.
Besides all those other things, today is also the first night of Passover. For years and years, I celebrated Passover with many beautiful people, including my late parents and my wonderful cousin Lani (who I hope is reading this post). Tonight, I’m celebrating it with my beautiful husband and my beautiful son.
I find this when I search YouTube for “beautiful people” …
What is it and why did I take a photo of this yesterday?
I took that photo in CVS because it spoke to me. I ask lots of questions on Twitter and maybe I’ll ask that someday.
What is it with me and why did I ask this question last night on Twitter?
What is it about these questions that have no answers and why don’t they?
What is it and why did I not tape my husband Michael driving our cat Joan crazy yesterday by whispering “what is it? What is it? What is it?” over and over again when she was on top of the microwave?
What is it and why does Joan flail around so much when Michael is whispering “What is it? What is it? What is it?” to her?
What is it and why do I share so many images on my blog?
What is it and why do these National Days exist? What is National Spinach Day and why is that every day for me? It’s because I need to eat the same amount of Vitamin K daily as I take Coumadin because of my mechanical heart valve, and I do that by eating spinach.
Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “what is it and why.”
What is it and why am I saying thank you?
It’s because I’m grateful to all who help me blog every day, including YOU.
Sometimes, in my Coping and Healing groups, I ask people this question: if there were a 24-hour cable news network devoted to reporting about you, what would the headlines be?
For ANN (Ann Network News), the top headline would be “New Cat Joan Spectacular Addition to Home.”
Of course, if my imaginary cable news network were a typical one, the headline might be “New cat infiltration causes chaos and conflict. Old cat asks ‘Why?’” That deceptive one is much more likely to increase viewership and sell more products.
Do you see headlines in my other images for today?
Another ANN headline might be “August 11 National Day: Ann asks ‘Why?’”
Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “headlines.”
What would the headlines be for your personal 24-hour news network?
Here’s my final headline for today’s blog: “Ann Incredibly Grateful For Everything in Her Life, Including YOU.”
We should definitely take what we read on the internet with a grain of salt. Nevertheless, I just did a search for the meaning of “a grain of salt.”
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What have you been taking with a grain of salt lately?
Speaking of grains of salt, Michael made a tofu dish yesterday for the first time and we all agreed it was too salty.
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Next time, he’s going to use less soy sauce and add some honey. I have no reason to take this with a grain of salt.
It’s a good idea to take Twitter with a grain of salt.
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Is there anything in this post you’re taking with a grain of salt (or a dash)? How about these other photos I took yesterday?
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If I tell you I love the score from In the Heights, no need to take that with a grain of salt. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of “96,000” for the original Broadway cast:
When this world was six hundred and thirty-five days younger (but who in the world is counting?), I published a blog post titled “It’s not the end of the world.” Yesterday, I received this text message from somebody I think the world of:
If the world is ending, what should we do about it, besides warning each other?
Should we live for the moment, realizing that time is short?
Last night, at Boston’s beautiful Colonial Theater, Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg observed that a synonym used for “candidate” is “hopeful.” Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg then observed how appropriate that was, because a political candidate should have and inspire hope for the future.
I was very hopeful, last night, after listening to Presidential hopeful Buttigieg speak and answer questions from the audience, including a question about what his dogs were wearing for Halloween. I am hopeful I am correct when I report that one of Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg’s dogs is dressing up as an avocado for Halloween.
I am hopeful this clears up any doubts about my memory:
I found that hopeful photo online, after searching for “Buttigieg Halloween avocado.” Presidential hopeful Buttigieg’s dogs — Truman and Buddy Buttigieg — have a twitter account, and hopeful comments in response to that photo included: