world on fire

Never try and reheat a

Double Double

Animal Style Protein Style. 

It turns to hot mush. 

Sorry you had to see that! 

Riots in every major city. 

I took off early every night

To get home before dark. 

I fully support the protesting. 

I kneel with them. 

Riots- I try to avoid. 

Like the CV19 plague. 

I’m thriving during this time. 

But I trained for war. 

Most nurses didn’t. 


Daylight- not much traffic. 

We are in for a rough summer. 

The second wave will come. 

And I will be ready. 

I have cleared my schedule 

To get my affairs in order. 

Starting with a 3 day fast. 

can’t wait

It’s like the whole world 

Is upside down right now. 

Riots in the streets in every major city.  

And the Corona Virus. 

In-N-Out messed up my order. 

As tough as we get-

Life gets tougher 

And we have to keep raising the bar. 

It’s hard work. 

And not much fun. 

Back to a Spartan existence. 

this close

You know those 

motivational posters and quotes

That admonish is to not quit! 

Stay the course! 

One more try! 

Well/ I’ve never had that work for me. 

Till yesterday. 

This case I have 

Is the hardest case I’ve ever had. 

And I was at the breaking point. 

I had made up my mind to resign. 

But the - CV19. ‘Rona! 

I don’t want to start another case 

In a medical pandemic. 

So I decided to delay my departure. 

Well. Last night I slept 

All the way through till morning. 

That never happens! 

I dreamed that the boy

I take care of was stranded

And I went to him and comforted him. 

And when I woke up

I felt completely different. 

And a bonus! 

This boy is going through a “brat” phase. 

Intentionally mean- does things opposite. 

Acts like he’s being killed or tortured

When I brush his teeth or move him. 

His fave trick is to wake up

And scream and moan and groan

So loud that it wakes the family. 

At 6 am. 

Well, today he slept late as well!

And said good morning. 

Ahhhh cosmic confirmation. 

So yay already! 

I’m sure our methods for choosing 

Are privative. 

I wonder if anyone grows up anymore. 

We grow old -

but we aren’t getting wiser. 

silver faux

And now for something 

Completely different. 

Blue bleach with

20 Developer. 

Turns Slim Shady Orange

Yellow White. 

I’ve never used bleach before. 

It’s pretty washed out. 

Then comes Toner. 

This is Wella  T18. 

Almost Violet. 

Then Indigo. 

The first 30 minutes in. 

Then Shazam!

Crossover Silver Blonde. 

Platinum. Titanium? 

I had a friend once tell me 

That I didn’t need to do my hair. 

And furthermore, 

I was never to ask her 

If I could do her hair. 

I never knew how to answer that. 

I am such a non-conformist. 

My friend didn’t know me too well. 

I like doing color. It’s crazy 

Because I was so dead set against it. 

It’s like weight loss. 

Once I got into it, I loved it. 

When I was heavy, 

I made fun of people who 

Tried to lose weight 

What a bitch I was.   

It’s good to feel good. 

And feel good about your body.  

good deed

Already cut up. 

Better than already been chewed. 

Remember ABC gum? 

Lol

CV19 remnants 

Down here, they lock up 

the baby food 

So cold in the store,

I got this white finger. 

Hmmm 

T18. 

Guess what happens next?

If you can’t hide the grey,

Why not embrace it? 

If you do t know about hair dye,

Let me put it in perspective. 

Blonde ranges from 8 to 12. 

6 is like brown hair. 

12 is platinum blonde. 

So T (toner) 18 is basically 

Steel titanium. 

I’ve been stomping around 

Far North Dallas 

For 30 years. 

I took a Nurse Friend 

To have day surgery. 

And I amused myself 

By driving around and gawking 

At all the changes.

Blogging from the parking lot. 

You know people want help

Or free advice 

When they start off with

“You’re a Nurse, right?”

Yep! That is me. 

The #1 question I get lately

“Is it safe to go out?”

My answer:

I got threaded today. 

You like? 

spring cleaning

Half of this junk

Was in my car. 

The other half just got 

Tossed into the pile of

Things I was getting to later. 

Medical supplies. 

Camping gear. 

I even found my Cow Costume. 

Which means I haven’t clean my car

Since October. Halloween. 

Just too busy. 

And now with the virus ...

Redid the freezer as well. 

Lots of nice ground beef. 

Nice bins for storage. 

Didn’t get a chance to use this. 

But I did get the whole house cleaned. 

Baseboards. Windowsills.  

Spider webs in the corner. 

As they say in the Army:

If it stands still, paint it. 

If it moves, salute it. 

Except for paint, I cleaned. 

running dog club 5 years

The unusual suspects 

A sad day in a crowded ER. 

They forgot about me. 

They came out at 2 or 3 am 
And exclaimed “OMG!

You’re still here!”

They sent me home

With the wrong diagnosis 

And an ace wrap-

Got groceries

And spent the next 5 years

RE-learning how to walk. 

It’s true. 

You’ll Never Walk Alone. 

Re-organized the pantry 

To move unused things

And seldom used things. 

No pain at all

-until I stopped -

About 5 hours later. 

work a day

Thank goodness for Covefe. 

Spatchcock Chicken

For Eid. From my other family. 

Add some Cream Cheese

Or Sour Cream

And you’ll think 

“Wht don’t I cook more often?”

I found this game. 

It’s very relaxing. 

I can play when the boy is sleeping. 

It’s like a brain training game. 

Over the years, 

I’ve been up or down 

5 pound or even 15

-like when I broke my leg- 

And never worried on small bit. 

I am not worried now as well. 

Let’s see how fast I can drop weight. 

Summer once was 

Memorial Day to Labor Day. 

My mother had a fit 

Every time school was extended! 

I want to get back to walking

But I need the treadmill. 

Now that the guns are open...

We’ll see. 

Are we ready to go back? 

Texans are dropping like flies. 

happy Eid

Tried watching this 

But was too sleepy. 

Paid a nurse to come in early. 

So I could cook. 

Didn’t work that way. 

The most beautiful woman

That has even been. 

She is so beautiful,

She makes my heart hurt. 

Shredded Chicken. 

So easy. 

Takes like 10 seconds. 

I, too, am in shreds. 

But it took like 5 months. 

Chicken Tortilla Soup. 

Low Carb Version. 

Got up early to finish it. 

When the garden is allowed 

To just grow with no trimming

It takes over. 

I too, am growing

With no trimming. 

And unproductive thoughts 

Are taking over. 

The Overwhelmed Garden. 

The Overwhelmed Nurse. 

The Family took this picture 

Saying that I am part of the family -

I look like a puffed up blimp. 

5 pounds show up hard. 

I was 5’2” 

But now after my broken leg,

I’m 5’1”. 

I’m glad I already had 

the mindset to start. 

This picture would have freaked me out.