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One More Friday Lame Post

Posted on December 31, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

There I was, drinking wine, watching Columbo on DVD (a Christmas present!), and I suddenly realized: I don’t want to make my Lame Post Friday post on Saturday! What’s a blogger to do? Pour another glass of wine and blog away while Peter Falk continues to track down the killer.

“Oh, one more thing.”

I said earlier today I might write something about New Year’s Resolutions. Many people these days get all huffy when you bring up New Year’s Resolutions (you know who you are). “I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions!” they aver. “When I see something about myself that needs improvement, I make that change. I don’t wait till January 1st to do it.” Their implication, of course, is that they really need no improvement, how presumptuous of me to imply such a thing. It could be, and how envious I am of such self confidence!

However, the “make improvements any time” school of thought makes me wonder if New Year’s Resolutions are not a gigantic excuse to behave very badly for the latter part of December. One could add “or longer!” although I like to think most of us would feel a little silly saying something like, “I can’t start a diet in July; I must wait till January 1st!”

I guess I don’t really have much to say about New Year’s Resolutions, not even Columbo’s “one more thing.” However, I see I am over 200 words. That works, especially on Lame Post Friday. Back to Columbo!

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Decorations Past, Future Plans?

Posted on December 30, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

I am not waiting for my dining-room-table-top to boot up and get to WordPress, I am pecking in one letter at a time with the stylus on my Tablet as I sit lounged on my comfy couch. Full disclosure: I am not as comfy as I might be, because I keep doing crap to irritate my back. I know, I know: lift with my legs, not my back!

Anyways, it is Friday morning, and I thought I would try for some semblance of a blog post. A comment yesterday complimented me on my Christmas decorations. I confess, they are not great this year, but I can share some pictures of previous years and call it a Throwback Thursday Post.

Look at all our toys!

2017 was a good decorating year, it seems.

A less cluttered arrangement.

It is nice to look at these pictures and think, “Maybe next year…” Then again, I think I thought that last year.

Backing up from the previous shot.

I have long had it in my head to get my house thoroughly cleaned and organized. I make a little progress, then get discouraged and slack off. I suddenly have the thought that it is time for New Year’s Resolutions. Could I use this sort of motivation to jump start my efforts?

Hmmm… This could start me off on a whole big thing on New Year’s Resolutions, which have become a kind of a controversial topic. Sounds like a good idea for Lame Post Friday, a post I hope to make later. We shall see.

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Wuss-out, Wayback, Wordless, It’s Not Even Wednesday Anymore!

Posted on December 29, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

So I wussed out on Wuss-out Wednesday, not making a post at all. No excuses; as I often say, explanations are tiresome (I know this, because I usually try to explain things and it is almost always tiresome) (for me as well as the listener). As I prepare for a 12-hour day (don’t ask), I thought I would attempt some semblance of a blog post, since I will no doubt be too tired to do so later. I was thinking Way-back Wednesday when I had the heady thought, Wordless Wednesday. Just pictures! I can shut up!

As if I ever do that!

Just to put you in the picture: I am ten-finger typing on my dining-room-table-top (which regular readers may recall began life as an ordinary laptop). I thought it would be quicker, but this computer takes forever to boot up and for any pages to open up. Yikes! It is sheer relief that I am sitting here typing and not watching one of those little circles swirling, swirling…

But I digress.

Alas, not my New Year’s Eve outfit.

I believe I wore this fabulous ensemble to the Ilion Little Theatre Christmas party in 2016. Then again, I had a more active social life in those days, so I may have been going somewhere else. Now that I look at it again, all I can see is the clutter at the bottom of the stairs. Perhaps if I had not said anything, some people would not have noticed. Oh well, I have never denied the fact that I am a lousy housekeeper.

I see I have blathered on for over 250 words. Score! If I wuss out again this evening (which, full disclosure, I fully expect to do), perhaps I could manage a Non-Sequitur Thursday post tomorrow. As always, I hope you’ll stay tuned.

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Predictably Lame

Posted on December 10, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

I was afraid I would neglect to make my Lame Post Friday post on Friday. Even my predictive text thingy is on to me. But it is counterproductive to beat oneself up about these things. I am lounged on my couch, pecking in one letter at a time with the stylus on my Tablet (thank you, predictive text thingy), sipping my first cup of coffee with real gratitude.

I am up as early as I am during the week, which I feel rather ill-used about on a Saturday, but it is by no means unusual for me. I opted not to run the Reindeer Run 5K in Little Falls, NY this morning. One advantage, I said to myself, was that I could sleep in (oh well). It was still a kind of a load off my mind. I have not been running as much as I like to before a 5K, and even in my best shape (which is still kind of round and puffy), I get so nervous. I like butterflies, but not in my stomach.

Predictably, I feel a little wistful now. It is such a fun run, and I get to dress up. Oh well, maybe next year.

Oh dear, I suddenly realize: I have gotten predictable! We knew I would make my blog post late! We knew I would not sleep in on a Saturday! We knew I would feel bad about not running the 5K! I need to find something unpredictable to do right away. I can make a blog post about it.

I suppose you knew I was going to say that.

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Morning Walk

Posted on December 9, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Ooh, look at the time! It is about ten minutes to seven on Friday morning. That is not early morning for me, as regular readers may know. Regular readers may also have observed that I missed posting Wednesday and Thursday. I am ten-finger typing on my dining-room-table-top, wishing I had a little more to say. I took a walk this morning, so perhaps I could manage a Pedestrian Post.

It was colder than it has been recently but not as cold as it is likely to become, so I do not repine. I did wear my biggest, warmest cape, a hat, and gloves. I got myself a bottle of water, clicked my Garmin to “Walk,” and set out. I was headed towards Herkimer’s Historic Four Corners, knowing I have nighttime pictures of them in my Media Library (see, even then I was hoping for a Pedestrian Post). However, I was still a block away when I noticed the moon-a-moolah. That is what my husband’s nephew used to call a full or almost-full moon. It was beautiful! I turned a corner, so I could look at it without walking backwards.

I stretch a point, to include a picture.

I could see the lights from Herkimer Reformed Church as I turned the corner so feel free to include a picture taken in December 2020. Pictures do pep up a post!

I continued up to German Street, which I crossed, and made the rest of the walk a dead end walk. That is, I walked up and down a few dead end streets, to look at Christmas lights on houses. I really must take some walks in the evenings, when more folks have their lights on.

Another shot from 2020.

I did not see this light this morning, nor would I have if I had gone to Main Street. Apparently the Village of Herkimer does not keep these lights on in the morning either.

On the brighter side (see what I did there?), I am over 300 words. Regular readers know I call that respectable. Now I have to finish getting ready for work.

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Is This a Blog or Therapy?

Posted on December 7, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

This will be a very fast Tired Tuesday post with not promises as to reaching my self-imposed, admittedly arbitrary 200-word minimum. I am ten-finger typing on my dining-room-table-top (for those of you just tuning in, it is a laptop on its last cyber legs, we dare not move it) on Wednesday morning. I have had coffee, taken my walk, and eaten breakfast, but have yet to make my lunch. I am, as I knew I would be, regretting not making my post last night. In my defense, I was depressed.

I fear this must be a blogger’s sick day, or perhaps another day when I whine and cry about my own petty personal problems. I remind myself that other people have much worse things to deal with. This does not always help, because I feel I am an ungrateful wretch for complaining at all. I do cultivate gratitude, pointing out to myself every little thing that I can feel thankful for. I read in some dumb woman’s magazine that it is impossible to feel depressed and grateful at the same time. It is not true, at least for me.

But never mind my whining, let me instead list a few things for which I can be thankful right now. It was not raining but merely misty this morning and warm, making it a delightful morning to take a walk. Some people had their Christmas lights on I do love Christmas lights. I have received a couple of Christmas cards already. I do not have to work Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. I am gainfully employed at a job which makes a positive difference in people’s lives. I have a very nice family and am able to talk to my parents almost every day.

See, me? All this good stuff. And here is another one: I am about to publish a blog post of over 300 words. Is it a good blog post? Let us not ask for miracles. Part of me says I should just save this to drafts, it is nothing more than an attempt at self-therapy. However, I shall hit Publish, to let others with depression know they are not alone. I don’t know that they will be especially flattered to hear they are in the same club with me, but I cannot worry about that now. Perhaps I should look into getting some actual therapy.

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Predictive Text, Autocorrect, and a Late Lame Post

Posted on December 3, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

What is my problem that I can’t even make a lame post on Lame Post Friday? But so it is, many Fridays. Perhaps if I posted before the third glass of wine. Or the third DVR’d episode of Dateline. I’ll have to try that next week.

In the meantime, here I sit, lounged comfortably on the couch, sipping coffee and pecking in one letter at a time with the stylus. The advantage of this is the predictive text thingy. I love those Facebook memes that give you a sentence and tell you to finish it with predictive text. I tried it once with a blog post, with, I confess, no notable success.

That was a fun day.

I went to my Media Library for a picture to pep things up (thank you, predictive text thingy) and found this gem from December 2017. It was just before the Reindeer Run 5K in Little Falls, NY. Regular readers may recall that I have been debating whether or not to run it this year. It is next week, Dec. 10, so I had better make up my dithery mind (autocorrect thinks dithery is not a word! The idea!).

With this in mind, perhaps I should stop blogging and go for a run. For one reason, I have finished my coffee. For another, I think it is supposed to get more cold and blustery as the day goes on. I should git while the gittin’s good (I guess I can’t blame autocorrect for not liking “git” and “gittin’s”).

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I Also Have To Write Something

Posted on November 28, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

So posting daily did not last very long. I picked up my Tablet to make a post yesterday but felt too blank and sad. I thought if I gave it a try this morning (Monday) I might meet with success.

Hmmm… So far, not much.

Isn’t this awesome?

I came across this in my Facebook On This Day. I find it inspiring. However, as we all know, inspiration is not enough. You also have to write something. I have a few projects in various stages of development: a new novel and a couple of mysteries, one not involving murder. I’ll share more about that one later (preview of coming attractions).

For right now, I am up to 100 words, halfway to my self-imposed minimum for a blog post, and I fear I have neither informed nor entertained. What can I do about that?

What am I doing, emphasizing that this post is late?

I peeped into my Media Library and found this. My Monday obligations are looming in my peripheral vision, urging me to finish this post and get on with the day. Am I in fact clinging to Sunday by making my Wrist to Forehead Sunday post? I think not, but perhaps I flatter myself.

In any case, I have achieved 200 words of this nonsense. I hope you will all tune in later for my Monstrous Monday Post.

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Maybe Not Exciting, But At Least On Time!

Posted on November 26, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Well, here I am, making my Lame Post Friday post ON Friday. It is very exciting for me.

That is a saying of mine, by the way, that I am very excited about something or something is very exciting for me. For example, when I accidentally wear the same shirt as someone at work, I say, “Look, we’re shirt twins! I’m very excited to be shirt twins.” Or when I am about to do something, anything (mop the floor, pick up the mail, do any task that may occur in an ordinary day), “It will be very exciting for me,” I assure whoever I am telling it to.

I do not know if I have explained that properly. I dislike the expression, “You had to be there,” but this may be, in fact, more of an “in person” kind of joke.

Now I am wondering if this is not a really dumb post, even for Lame Post Friday. I wonder if I should not save this under “Drafts” (if not just delete it entirely) and start over again. Then I re-read it again and think, maybe it’s not too bad. Or do I flatter myself? I am too tired to be a competent judge. Indeed, we are seldom the best judges of our own work, tired or not.

In any case, I feel too tired to come up with anything better, and I see I am over 200 words. Score! Perhaps I can make a better blog post tomorrow. It will be very exciting for me.

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I Guess I’m on the Cusp

Posted on November 25, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

It seems I am no longer a daily blogger. I do not like that. I like to be a daily blogger. With that in mind, I am sitting at my dining-room-table-top on Friday morning, hoping to make a Throwback Thursday post. Then later today I can make a Lame Post Friday post, and go on from there. I have a recent history of dropping the ball on weekends, so we shall see. A little suspense adds interest to my week.

So pretty!

I throw back to November 2016 and a lovely bouquet sent to me by my husband, Steve. He recently sent me another bouquet, but I have neither my cell phone nor my Tablet handy to take a picture, and anyways, that would not be much of a throwback, being just earlier this week. Then again, some people feel 2016 is not so long ago either. I cannot deal with these deep questions so early in the morning.

So sweet!

Another picture from 2016: our sweet, dearly missed poocher, Spunky. I was watching the National Dog Show yesterday and simply longing for another dog of my own.

Time to be merry!

Let me take a break from melancholy with a Christmas muppet picture. I feel Thanksgiving is a fitting start to the Christmas season, with Santa Claus anchoring the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. One of my favorite Christmas movies, Miracle on 34th Street, begins on Thanksgiving. I happened to catch that movie recently. I am ready to feel Christmasy, are you?

I hope everybody had a lovely Thanksgiving, by the way. As for this blog post, I am going to bill it as a Non-Sequitur Thursday, seeing as I am having Throwback Thursday on Friday morning, and I cannot decide between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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One More Friday Lame Post

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Predictably Lame

Morning Walk

Is This a Blog or Therapy?

Predictive Text, Autocorrect, and a Late Lame Post

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Maybe Not Exciting, But At Least On Time!

I Guess I’m on the Cusp

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