There’s nothing like starting a series of classic cartoons on a Friday! Things still are in a bit of a holding pattern here at arloandjanis.com, but I’ve been thinking about a few things. I hope we’ll have a little fun next week. I know, I know. I say things like that all the time, but sometimes they come to pass. Meanwhile, I’m taking a few days off to visit the Gulf and eat some seafood. Happy Washington’s Birthday!
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Beautiful sunny day in Tulsa, Oklahoma today.
Apropos of today’s lack of activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WatQeG5fMU
I don’t drink coffee as it always interfered with my sleep. With my restless leg syndrome diagnosis, I now know why. I have had a cup of coffee with Breakfast as a way to keep awake. It doesn’t really matter whether I have coffee in me or not as I sleep like a baby when I travel overseas….I wake up ever hour on the hour. However I did notice an accelerated heart rate, so no more caffeine for me.
I have noticed quite a bit more free wifi here than I did when I was here last five years ago. Those smart phones get real dumb when there is no connectivity. Generally speaking, cell phones in Japan use a different system than those in the states. There are others here that can explain that better than I.
Have a good evening everyone. Tomorrow is already here.
Mark in TTown:
Your comment about drinking coffee only in the morning caught my attention.
I was up to about twelve cups a day for several years. Well, actually, a lot of years.
Last year, the minister gave a sermon about Lent, and I figured that I would see if I had the willpower to give up coffee. Also, I had already given up everything else due to medical reasons.
In a week, I went from twelve a day to none. The headaches weren’t as bad as I had thought they might be.
Today, still off coffee and all caffeine products. Result: I now feel naturally the way that I drank coffee to feel.
Hi Steve in the Land of the Rising Sun, I love hearing about your travels and your stories. Wish I could see Mt. Fuji, but seeing photos is enjoyable.
That poem When I am Old that Ruth Anne spoke of — I guess most of us can see a little of ourselves in it — but I am cynical, or realistic, enough, to think “she may THINK she will feel like that NOW, but wait until she’s really 84 — we’ll see what she says then.” I will turn 84 tomorrow, February 22nd, so I feel like an expert!
Much love to all the Villagers. Some folks are missing; did you find an open gate and run away?
I hope I’m the first here to wish you a delightful natal anniversary, Charlotte!
Charlotte:
I have noticed that the village is becoming a hamlet.
Thank you, c x-p! I appreciate it. Mark in TTown, I like your story about the coffeemaker. JJ’s strip today about coffee and methods of making it sure rang a bell with me; I have gone through all those stages myself over the years! My late husband Chris chose instant coffee 60 plus years ago and always stuck with it; I drank it for years and thought it was a great time-saver. Then a guest showed me how to use a “Mr. Coffee” automatic drip maker and gave me a bag of French Roast … I never looked back. But I’ve gone through many brands, roasts, and methods, none too costly. Now you know what? They all taste exactly the same to me, so why be finicky. Maybe my taste buds are showing their age.
Mostly drink Dunn Bros. decaf at home, and either Yorkshire Gold or Taylor’s English Bfst, both = tagless tea bags from Taylors of Harrogate,* N. Yorks., UK. When you buy a bag of coffee at Dunn [I have them grind it], you get a free 12 oz. cup. I plan my shopping so I can have hi-octane when I’m there, and may also treat myself to a scone, one of my favorite sins. They also have good cubano sandwiches on special Wed., eat in or take out. Basis for a good supper, often w/ steamed veggies.
Think my taste buds still work well; trouble is, when I’m having decaf or tea here at the laptop, I drink w/o paying attn.
*by appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales, but I buy it anyway. If he . . . [no, that would be politics].
Peace,
P.S. Happy birthday, kid. emb
Happy Birthday Charlotte. Glad you liked the coffee story. My dad was an army cook for part of his WWII service and he never drank anything other than coffee all day long. Preferred Chase and Sanborn.
I have tried different varieties and they do have a different taste to me. One favorite is the Sumatran coffee from Indonesia. If you get the single source varieties like that, you will notice definite differences in aroma and taste. But it never tastes as good as it smells!
This is the style coffee maker I’m talking about: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Melitta-Gevalia-4-Cup-Coffee-Maker-BCM-4A-machine-white-/311567173665
Something else that I think smells MUCH better than it tastes: Microwave Popcorn.
Just dropped in to say Happy Birthday Mizz Charlotte
Lucky you your birthday used to be a national holiday.
George Washington was born in Virginia on February 11, 1731, according to the then-used Julian calendar. In 1752, however, Britain and all its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar which moved Washington’s birthday a year and 11 days to February 22, 1732.
The change of calendars is why many old head stones in N.E. have 2 years list for birth or
death
Happy happy Birthday Charlotte. I am not as old as you but many of the people that I am around are much younger than me. I tell them that I may be old, but I make up for it with my immaturity. Kidding aside, I would rather be child-like rather than childish. Keeping a youthful outlook on life not only lengthens life, but makes it more enjoyable. I mean you’re still reading the funny papers!
Old Bear, I was aware of the the discrepancy of Washington’s date of birth. I meant to mention it, but my brain isn’t quite on all cylinders and I couldn’t find a reference to it on the internet. Since you cannot edit posts here, I did not want my ignorance be permanently known.
It has been a good day at work even though I got a phone call at 3:00, I didn’t answer but I did answer emails for 20 minutes. That actually made sleep easier. I wrote to one customer that I was writing my response in my sleep. Hopefully he got a little chuckle out of it and didn’t think that I was too much of a nut.
I’m usually asleep right now, but I’ve got insomnia. Arrgh! I ‘ll be drowsy all day. Happy Birthday, Miss Charlotte. I hope it will be a good one. I just love coming to this site. I learn such interesting things. I didn’t know that about the old tombstones with double dates.
Charlotte:
84! Congratulations and Happy Birthday!
A dark ibis, 2 lapwings[?], and a Nile crocodile [submerged except for eyes, nostrils, and [briefly] tail.
http://explore.org/live-cams/player/african-safari-camera
Peace,
Old but good.
http://www.gocomics.com/shoe
Another great A&J. I did that once. Gave my husband a book of special coupons that I had made. Yep he used them.
Happiest of birthdays, Charlotte! May the year ahead bring all the joy your heart can hold!
I start my day with coffee, then move on to tea, water, and milk. Every now and then, I have Tang, just because I was a kid in the ’60s.
Best I can do, / ‘A field guide to the birds of East Africa’, bought in Nairobi in ’87, is Glossy Ibis and Spur-winged Plover. Webcam is wide-angle: not enough pixels for birds. Peace,
That little change of the calendar wasn’t overwhelmingly popular, since rents and such were paid monthly:
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Give-us-our-eleven-days/
Happy day, Charlotte!!! 🙂
OB, you wrote about a calendar shift of a year plus 11 days. Trucker’s reference just gives us the 11 day figure, which I have heard before. Which is it?