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New Air Conditioner
Posted by: | April 26, 2018
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I did it. Now I have a central air conditioner, as rich people do.

I remember about ten years ago. The thermostat inside my apartment would pass the 100-degree mark… and it would stay up there for 3 days straight. Now I have a house with better insulation, but I didn’t have a central air conditioner. Last year alone, I spent about 40 days feeling miserable in the hot living room.

Finally, my suffering is over. I’ve been planning and saving for years for a central air conditioner.

But I feel strange. I feel a little empty inside now that this is done. I need to find another hobby, save for a convertible, or something. If I had a family of my own, I would not feel this weird after buying a dang air conditioner. I think living alone has a lot to do with my emotional ground. I now have nothing else to look forward to. I need to come up with something to keep me excited.

I am enjoying my new lifestyle. There is more life to live. More to come…

 

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Posted by: | April 12, 2018
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I feel blessed that people much younger than I am at work take me as a friend. They seem to find me fun and easy to talk to. Ana is about 20 years younger than I am. She works at another building, so I rarely see her. She will take me to Costco tomorrow for lunch. This will be fun and memorable.

Ana has no idea I have a Costco blog.

Text – John Charm
Posted by: | March 25, 2018
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This text took place before St. Patrick’s Day. My sample lady cut me a huge chunk of corn beef brisket just for me. I had to brag about it to somebody.

“John Charm” is a well-known phrase to my friends.

Makin’ bacon
Posted by: | February 26, 2018
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Yesterday, I had a quick chat about frying bacon with my friend,

Above is my friend’s plate.

Below is my plate, I cook pancakes with butter, so I don’t need additional butter when I eat. I fried eggs in bacon fat. I warm up my syrup.

I think my bacon looked better because they are Costco bacon. I bet her bacon was a cheaper quality brand. Actually, everything on my plate was from Costco (bacon, eggs, syrup, pancake mix, butter… even the pan I cooked with).

That beautiful plate was $1 at a garage sale. It’s from England. I like pretty plates. So does my friend.

Sign of Getting Old – Cufflinks
Posted by: | February 23, 2018
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I started to wear dress shirts with cufflinks at work.

We have “T-shirts & Jeans” dress code at work. But, I enjoy wearing a white dress shirt with cufflinks that match my shoes. All my cufflinks are vintage sterling silver with some kind of gemstone. My shirts are expensive. One of my white shirts was $100.00 from England.

*I am still planning to tell you about my shoes. Coming up later.

My father had this watch for about 10 years. The battery ran out, and he moved on to another watch. I got this watch from my father and kept it for about 10 years. I finally put in a new battery last month. It works.

I want to see Milky Way
Posted by: | January 18, 2018
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I would like to see the best view of the Milky Way Galaxy possible with my own naked eyes, preferably at someplace in the continental US (48 states). I guess I will take a trip for 1-2 nights. I am willing to spend x amount of money.

I can use your help. Let me know if:

  • You own or know an Airbnb location where viewing of Milky Way is possible.
  • If you know places where I can go to view Milky Way.
  • If you know astronomy clubs, you can recommend them.
  • If you want to go with me or meet up with me there.
  • If you know of Milky Way viewing events.
  • If you have anything to tell me about it.

So far, all I know is that the best time to view Milky Way is the Summer months centering July. I have about 5 months (20 weeks) to get ready. So, the search is on.

The only picture of the Milky Way I photographed so far.

PS. Next on my list is to see Northern Lights (Aurora) – Which will require me to travel to Alaska or Canada. After that, I will travel to Texas or New York to see Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024.

Back to work / Song of the Month
Posted by: | January 13, 2018
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My song of the month
Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso – Sorte

There are some leftover candies at work, but we are now back in full working mode.  2017 was a relaxing year for me, except it ended with a bang (the car accident)

I came to work and got my morning coffee. I set at my desk and played my favorite song of the month. Then I looked at the other side of my cubicle. The wall looked beautiful with morning sunlight. I can see the shapes of leaves from a tree outside. It’s hard to describe, but that moment was personal and enjoyable. It felt like my whole life story was painted on that wall.

‘Life isn’t that bad’ I smiled as I sipped coffee.

Song of the month:

Gal Costa is one of my favorite singers. She’s in her mid-70s. She’s still alive!! She and her duet singer Caetano Veloso are legends in Brazil and Latin music.

She sings in Portuguese and I don’t understand a word she says, but I love this song so much it makes me want to cry. It’s just so beautiful.

If you liked the song, watch this video. It’s cute. It’s the same song live from 1985.