I got up at 11 AM--don't hate me as I don't go to sleep until 3-4 AM--feed and gave the birds fresh water--read the paper including doing the crossword (in ink!)
My friend Gino took me to Clive's bird shop--had to get bird supplies--fell in love with a very young pair of tiels (they are still on one hand fed a meal a day but were digging into the food cup)--one is a female the other a male--Gino reminded me that a) I couldn't afford $190 let alone $90 for one 2) That I would have inbreeding and egg problems--I left without birds and with a heavy heart.
Then we went to Barnes & Noble--I had accumulated $50 in free gift cards at MyPoints.com (a great stuff and very easy to get buying points without spending a penny.) After looking around for an hour I walked out with "Blogging For Dummies" and "eBay for dummies"--after selling about $1,000 in books and video tapes i decided to learn more about the later--hey, better late than never :o)
After that to Border's where i bought 3 more books (again with free gift card): Rita Mae Brown's (a great writer) and her cat Sneaky Pie Brown's book "Cat's Eyewitness"--the 15th book in the series--if you haven't read her before (Rita Mae, not Sneaky Pie, I mean) I highly suggest "Rubyfruit Jungle" which is a classic bio and "Starting From Scratch", a MUST read for all writers. Also got 2 true crime books: "Sleepers" by Lorenzo Carcaterra and "A Perfect Husband" by Aphrodite Jones (I just LOVE her name!).
After that lunch at Bennigan's where I had a combo plate of Sirloin steak, Mediteriann chicken and Creole shrimp with a baked potato and a salad with blu cheese--we topped it off splitting a hot fudge brownie with ice cream and whipped cream.
Then I picked up my shirts from the cleaners, came home and gave the birds their 5 PM veggie treat.
Now I am reading the blogs waiting for me, then answering e-mail and talking to a few friends about where to have supper.
Do you think making all these decisions in one afternoon is easy??? And that you have it hard??
DON'T HATE ME :o)
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LOL! Let me see? I have arthritis in both knees, in one hip and in the fingers of my right hand. I have had one knee replace and have a metal piece in my left foot.
I have high blood pressure and high Cholesteral.
That is the way it is. I am pleased that I can still hit a golf ball around a bit. However, I am also saddened that I can no longer jog or play racquetball.
I have had great times over the years and this is nature's way of having me pay for it all. LOL!
I'll have to check out Rita Mae.