Category: Daylight Savings

One Week Until Daylight Savings, Two Weeks Until Spring

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(re-run) There’s a blizzard going on in Tahoe right now, a late winter dump of snow. We had rain for three days, thunder and lightning in the middle of the night. Daisy Dog hid under the bed. Looking outside the window, I see gray skies and leafless trees, except for the pines. One ornamental plum… Continue reading One Week Until Daylight Savings, Two Weeks Until Spring

Weird Happy Hour Conversation

Posted in conversation, Coronavirus, Daylight Savings, death, drinking, girl friends, happy hour, humor, laughing, March, Millennials, politics, Quentin Tarantino, toehead, towhead, wineLeave a comment

(re-run) My girlfriend asked me to meet her at the local outside restaurant on a beautiful 70 degree March evening, where a glass of house wine is only $7.00, and the small bites are good. She wanted to discuss politics, the primaries the day before, and the future of America. “Not Bernie!” she said. “The… Continue reading Weird Happy Hour Conversation

The Rain and the Long Ride Home

Posted in accident, animal rescue, beach, California, Daylight Savings, dogs, eye doctor, memoir, packing, Thunder ShirtLeave a comment

(re-run) After spending four nights in a the relatively pollen-free ocean zone, I was ready to come home and face a slew of doctor and tax appointments for me and my sister. I got up to wet pavement and sunny skies.  I showered, packed, and rolled my suitcase out to the gate, along with a… Continue reading The Rain and the Long Ride Home

My Extra Hour on Fall-back Sunday

Posted in cleaning, Daylight Savings, election, Facebook, laundry, laundry room, memoir, pantry, TupperwareLeave a comment

Most people used their extra hour when Daylight Savings ends to sleep or go to breakfast or take a hike. I used mine to . . . . . . clean out the pantry. My pantry is really my old laundry room/closet. It wasn’t big enough to hang up anything to dry. It has shelving… Continue reading My Extra Hour on Fall-back Sunday

The No-alarm-clock Retirement

Posted in alarm clock, Apple watch, Daylight Savings, dogs, dreams, fountain of youth, humor, memoir, Nobel prize, sleep, telomeresLeave a comment

(re-run) I only use my phone alarm clock for three things, now that I’m retired. Most days I sleep until either the black lab, Pepper, comes down to the bedroom to wake me up, or until the light comes into my bedroom from the eight-foot window.  Even though it has black-out curtains over it, the… Continue reading The No-alarm-clock Retirement

Ah Choo! It’s Allergy Season

Posted in aerobics, California, dancing, Daylight Savings, Flonase, leap year, memoir, pollen, Sadie Hawkins, wineryLeave a comment

(re-run) My friends post photos of themselves gallivanting through our green hills dotted with wildflowers. It’s California, we are having the driest February in 160 years, and the pollen is exploding everywhere. My nose itches by just looking at the photos of the greenery. I bought an air purifier. I dug out my Flonase. I… Continue reading Ah Choo! It’s Allergy Season

Ah Choo! It’s Allergy Season

Posted in aerobics, California, dancing, Daylight Savings, Flonase, leap year, memoir, pollen, Sadie Hawkins, wineryLeave a comment

My friends post photos of themselves gallivanting through our green hills dotted with wildflowers. It’s California, we are having the driest February in 160 years, and the pollen is exploding everywhere. My nose itches just looking at the photos of the greenery. I bought an air purifier. I dug out my Flonase. I drive with… Continue reading Ah Choo! It’s Allergy Season