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More Parking Lot Commentary

Posted on October 5, 2025 by mohawkvalleygirl

Here are the last of the senior parking spaces from Herkimer Junior Senior High School. I have not walked or run by them recently but may tomorrow. I know, I could only wait till then and use these as part of a Running Commentary post. However, I cannot count on myself to either run or comment. OK, I can usually be counted upon to comment. As you see.

Class president with a dog and a Bob Marley quote. Nice!

“Love the life you have; live the life you love.” -Bob Marley. I’ll have to put that on my to-do list.

Now this one is minimalist.

Just the essentials from Logan, I guess.

Who knew, when she was just a kindergartner?

My 12 years in school did not seem to fly by, but the years certainly are careening along now.

I do like the white on black.

Is that Sponge Bob? I don’t recognize him when he is not in color. Anyways, he is past my time. I am Bugs Bunny generation.

I suppose those count as “comments from the Peanut Gallery.” That used to be a big saying, “And no comments from the Peanut Gallery!” meaning you didn’t want anybody to say anything. I think the Peanut Gallery was on the Howdy Doody Show, but that was before my time. That’s me, somewhere between Howdy Doody and Sponge Bob. It’s better than a rock and a hard place!

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Tired Tuesday During Dateline

Posted on April 16, 2025 by mohawkvalleygirl

The quest to be a daily blogger continues with numerous setbacks. Yes, I missed making a post on Monday and am here with little to say on Tuesday. I just can’t get myself out to do things to blog about. I have gone running for the past two days, with a fairly amusing narration in my head, so I could have done Running Commentaries. I had another rehearsal for Recipe for Murder Royale, the murder mystery we are doing for Salisbury Grange and Herkimer County Historical Society, but once again neglected to take pictures. And that’s about it. Oh, I went to a meeting of the Village of Ilion Board of Trustees, to cover it for Sentinel Media.

Right now I am lounged on my couch, half looking at a very interesting episode of Dateline on Roku TV. I am disappointed I did not catch it from the beginning, but perhaps it will come my way again. I like to watch the Roku channel that is All Dateline All The Time. True crime is my life!

I love Dateline.

I just took a long time to find that illustration in my Media Library. I keep thinking I am going to make an index of everything that I have in my Media Library, but it seems a daunting task. Then again, I am daunted by many potential tasks these days. I must do something about myself.

In the meantime, I am over 200 words. I shall call this a Tired Tuesday Post and drive on. I suspect I have already used the headline “Tired Tuesday During Dateline,” but these things happen. I continue to strive for a better blog post, and once again I thank you for tuning in.

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Some Semblance of a Tired Tuesday Post

Posted on January 24, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

Probably no one is surprised, least of all me, that I was too tired to make my Tired Tuesday post on Tuesday. I am having difficulty doing any kind of writing lately (and even typing; kept making typos on those last two sentences), but I did not come here to whine. I cam here to drink coffee and, I hope, make some semblance of a blog post.

I like my coffee hot!

This is not the mug I am currently using, but I thought a Halloween mug would be nice since I did not make a Monstrous Monday post yesterday. I do love all things Halloween. Well, most things Halloween. Not the really nasty stuff, like the dead baby decorations or most of the ’70’s slasher flicks. I know that makes me lose cred in some horror circles. So be it.

I’m afraid I do not have any plans for Mohawk Valley Adventures in the near future. However, I may start running soon, making Running Commentary Posts a thing again. I must decide by Feb. 4 if I am going to run the Boilermaker 15K in Utica in July, in order to get the best pricing for registration. I had rather a traumatic time of it last year and would like to better my record. Not that I think I can ever make a really good time; I would just like to finish without being helped to the first aid tent. But enough of my running woes.

Additionally, I am writing (and having trouble with; see first paragraph) a murder mystery for April at Salisbury Grange. That will necessitate a few blog posts, I hope.

A suspicious lot, to be sure.

Here is a picture from a rehearsal of last year’s mystery, Shooting at the Grange. I see I am approaching 300 words. Score! I adjourn for more coffee, and once again, I thank you for tuning in.

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Up the Hill to a Late Lame Post Friday Post

Posted on April 22, 2023 by mohawkvalleygirl

I do not know what possessed me to not make my Lame Post Friday post on Friday. Yes, I do. Tiredness and laziness. It’s a thing with me. Now it is late Saturday morning (almost 9 o’clock!) And I feel ready for a nap. In my defense, I took a long run up College Hill this morning.

A word (or more) about College Hill. I previously referred to it as “up the hill to HCCC” (which, by the way, is pronounced “H-triple-C” or “H-trip-C”). Or “up to HCCC the front way” (long-time readers may remember that there is a back way, longer and less steep). I am sure many locals will stubbornly continue to refer to it as HCCC. However, it is now Herkimer College, and I can’t help wondering if some people might take it amiss if I continue to refer to it as Herkimer County Community College.

Additionally, I have heard said hill referred to as College Hill. I am guessing about the capital letters as I have only heard it called thus in conversation. I suppose other colleges are set on hills but do not know of any myself. The army language school in Monterey, CA sat on a considerable hill, but that is not the same thing.

So, in future Running Commentary Posts, I shall refer to that hill as College Hill. I believe this qualifies as a Lame Post Friday post, because after I got home from my run and inadvisedly sat down for a while without stretching, I did, indeed, feel lame. I just don’t imagine a nap will help, but I may try.

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Wussed Out and Not Very Way Back

Posted on September 22, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Yikes, look at the time! As usual, I wussed out on Wednesday and did not make my blog post till now, early Thursday morning. But not as early as I usually make my blog posts. Never mind why; explanations are tiresome. I feel I must confess, moreover, that I do not have my usual excuse for not posting yesterday. We did not indulge in our usual treat of music and food at Fratello’s in Frankfort, NY. I was just tired.

One reason I was tired was that I went on a run. I ran faster than I usually do, especially on a week day. This, of course, is not nearly as fast as others run, but one does what one can. Still, since I had just about talked myself out of running at all, I thought I done good. Unfortunately, it was not a particularly memorable run, making a Running Commentary Post ineligible.

How about a Way-Back Wednesday post instead? I wonder if I can find something old in my computer downloads, just as something different from my Media Library.

Aren’t they cute?

Here is an oldish picture of our dear friends, Phyllis and Jim, dressed for Halloween. We lost Phyllis in 2021, and I miss her dearly. I treasure my memories.

Another great memory.

Here are Phyllis and Jim plus Steve, at Salvatore’s Pizzeria in Herkimer, NY. Three of my favorite people at one of my favorite places!

So I guess it is not a very far back Wednesday. A Little Ways Back Wednesday? However, it does me good to remember my lovely friend Phyllis. We’ll have to get together with Jim again soon (preview of coming attractions).

In the meantime, I have gotten myself up to nearly 300 words. Score! If I also have time to eat breakfast, it will not be a bad Thursday morning for me.

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Was This Blog Post a Good Idea?

Posted on December 15, 2021 by mohawkvalleygirl

This will be a Tired Tuesday Post. I had thought to make a Running Commentary Post, especially since I ran against all inclination to do any such thing. Then I thought I would not make any post at all, which has become a bad habit with me. However, as I reminded myself that it would be a good idea to run, I have convinced myself that it would be a good idea to blog. So here we are.

This is something I’m sure I have talked about before, but it bears repeating. Whenever I tell myself I “should” do something or “ought to” or “must,” the chances of me doing whatever it is are considerably diminished. However, when I use the gentler persuasion, “it would be a good idea to,” I get much better results.

I don’t know why that should surprise me. The “good idea” line makes it a choice, not an obligation. Suddenly I am an adult (despite appearances to the contrary), making sound decisions based on compelling reasons, not a recalcitrant baby who must be beaten upon to produce worthy results.

Something else that is sadly unsurprising: I am still telling myself that I should clean my house, I ought to get organized, and I MUST write more. I think we all know the results this has produced.

So in addition to being a Tired Tuesday Post, I guess this has been a kind of a pep talk to myself. If I utilize the gentle persuasion, perhaps I will get better results. Now I just have to remember not to tell myself that I MUST stop saying “should.”

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Run Interrupted

Posted on July 17, 2021 by mohawkvalleygirl

I don’t feel like making a Lame Post Friday post today, because I work on Saturday (YES, I am grateful to have a job and for the overtime! Sheesh!). I went running today, since I will be unable to run tomorrow morning, so I thought, maybe a Running Commentary Post?

It would be more accurate to say I tried to go running. Things seemed to be going pretty well at first, then about five and a half minutes into the run (I did not look at my Garmin at the exact minute), I wiped out.

One minute I was running along the sidewalk, paying attention to where I was going, so I thought. Then I was down. It is kind of weird. I seem to experience these falls in stages. There is an instance where I feel I might fall (with barely time to feel I could somehow prevent it), then I know I am unavoidably going to fall, then before I even internalize the knowledge, I am down and saying, “Stupid, stupid, stupid!”

It hurt. Sometimes I can get back up and right back to running. Today I could not. I tried a couple of times. Then I gave it up and trudged, blood trickling down my leg in a couple of squiggly streams, several blocks home.

I stopped at a neighbor’s house for a little sympathy. He is a fellow runner and was setting up for a garage sale (tomorrow is Village Wide in Herkimer, N.Y.). He offered some first aid, which I declined (I was only a few doors from home), and comforted me with the fact that if you are going to run, sooner or later you will probably fall. I always feel better after I share my injuries.

And now I have shared my injury with my nice blog readers (I am taking it for granted you are all nice). I guess since I was limping after the fall, we could still call it Lame Post Friday.

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Not Monsters, Makeover?

Posted on May 4, 2021 by mohawkvalleygirl

It has been a kind of a monstrous Monday. Nothing that bad happened, but my allergies are acting up, and my brain felt like a leaden lump. It does not feel particularly un-lumpish now, but I like to make a blog post.

I went for a short run after work, which I almost never do on a Monday. One reason I went was that it was not raining. I thought it was supposed to rain almost every day this week, although it is possible I misunderstood the forecast, bearing in mind my lumpy brain.

My other reason for running was more philosophical. I want to give my life a makeover but have little idea of how to do it. Vague notions of master plans swirl through my brain (especially at times when it is feeling less like a leaden lump), but concrete steps are elusive. Today I thought to myself: Just do one thing different.

So I ran. Not very far, not very fast, but I did it. And I feel like the same old lump. Was I expecting miracles? I guess not. However, I was hoping for a Running Commentary Blog Post. Can what I have typed in so far count?

Let’s just call this a Monday Middle-aged Musings Post and drive on. I’ll keep you posted on my makeover, whether it turns out to be a Master Plan or Just one Thing Different a whole bunch of times.

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Not Just Dead Leaves!

Posted on April 7, 2021 by mohawkvalleygirl

I went for a run after work, hoping to make a Running Commentary Post. After my cool-down walk I spent a very little time cleaning some of last year’s leaves out of the front yard. Then I took a shower, fixed supper, talked to my Mom on the phone, and generally got too tired to make a blog post.

Yet here I am. But do not despair, gentle reader! This is not another whiny post about how tired I am! Instead, I exerted myself enough to go outside and take a few pictures of flowers. I do love flowers.

This is the lone crocus in the front yard. However, there is more greenery, so perhaps there will be more. I went into the backyard to check on the progress of the daffodils. When I was running I saw a bunch in full bloom, so I had some hopes.

I figured the circuses I had seen before were over, but I was delighted to see a few more, fighting their way through the treacherous 2020 leaves.

I have great hopes for getting yard work and gardening done. Of course, I will have to spend more time at it than 10 minutes after a run. Still, one has to start somewhere. I will keep you updated on my progress. For one reason, it makes a good blog post.

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More Parking Lot Commentary

Tired Tuesday During Dateline

Some Semblance of a Tired Tuesday Post

Up the Hill to a Late Lame Post Friday Post

Wussed Out and Not Very Way Back

More a Scattered Post than a Scattered Sunday

Was This Blog Post a Good Idea?

Run Interrupted

Not Monsters, Makeover?

Not Just Dead Leaves!

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