I am Woman!
I feel superbly smug this day.
Things were freezing on my computer you know, resulting in panic. I turned the computer off, walked away and came back, opened the lid. But Argggh! A dark screen!
A convincing inner voice said, “You really did it now. You wrecked the computer. Don’t touch anything else or you are doomed.” But wait! I forgot to push the little button that opens the screen. And Voila! It all works again and everything that was frozen is thawed!
I feel superbly smug this day. Mystery solved.
Be Brave!
My son was counselling me on how to operate Windows 10. “Be brave, “he said, “Be willing to try different things. Don’t be afraid to push buttons. You can always undo what you have done.” Without his calm and expert advice, this blog would not exist.
The last time I was brave I deleted the cache on my cell phone and managed to put it in a deep freeze of protest. There were no calls in or out and no emails either – just a dead phone. Thankfully, things are now restored to normal.
But I have reverted to a timid, cowering techie convinced that all connections will be severed if I push the wrong buttons.
Mismatched Eyebrows
O.K. I admit I still want to look beautiful, even at a venerable old age. I thought that was accomplished this morning, so while Bill was out bush hogging (that means mowing big overgrown fields with a big overgrown mower) (and I knew it was safe to indulge in self fantasy), I took a few selfies.
The glasses helped to eliminate soften wrinkles but if you look closely enough, one eyebrow is light and one is dark! Arrrrgh!
Looking beautiful at a venerable old age is a challenge if you can’t see straight enough to make your eyebrows match up.
Naked Desperation
I just read a book about organizing one’s things. Starting with clothing, the idea is to hold and touch each piece you own to determine if you love it or not. If you FEEL something is wrong and you FEEL you don’t love a piece of clothing, either discard it or put it in the donation pile.
I did it! You can’t imagine the liberated feeling there is to this exercise!
But now the problem is, I don’t have anything to wear!
I have always said, “My husband wouldn’t notice if I went out naked.” Now is his chance to prove me wrong.
I am going to leave a pithy comment. First, I’ll just press this little button here****************&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$)()()()()()
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It sounds like a trip to the mall is in order, Dor. I love to purge clothes for donation. In fact, I’ll be doing it this evening for the Disabled Vet pickup on Tuesday. As for the eyebrows…what’s up with them disappearing as we age? Here one day, gone the next…strange.
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I am sure I read the same book and I found it worked very well to get rid of stuff, especially clothing. I need to do it again, actually. I didn’t mind at all the excuse to buy some new things! LOL!
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I blame lighting when things don’t look as I planned. As for going out nekked, yikes!
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Just a guess, but even if hubby doesn’t notice, there are likely one or two people out there who might…
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I giggled all the way through your post. I’m not a photographer, but could it be there is more light on one side of your face than the other? I think it’s a lovely likeness, and I would never have thought one brow was more assertive than the other. The angle is great, too — shows you look at things with a different slant.
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😀 Dor, you are such a stitch – enjoyed your post today very much!
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LOL Let me know how that naked thing works out for you! I’ve heard it said that the thing venerable people miss the most is their mind. Personally, I miss eyebrows. I’ve tried several things to make them match (Ha!). A young lady (complete with eyebrows) on YouTube says eyebrows are not twins, they’re sisters, and off she went boldly with her freshly-made-up crooked brows. I’m still searching for the “perfect” solution.
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Hahaha! You are hereby closed down.
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Oooooh yes – a trip to the mall. That will definitely soothe this savage beast.
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It was actually a very good book wasn’t it? Had lots uniquely workable ideas.
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Hahaha! Sister brows. And of course you are right. I miss my mind the most. 🙂
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Thank you my friend, Eliza. Stitchiness (is that a word?) helps me see the humorous sides of things and I’m so glad you see them too.
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Yes, could be the light Anne. You are superbly diplomatic. I thought that too but on closer look it turned out to be a cosmetic error. A magnified mirror helped. 🙂
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Hmmmm. Then there is hope for the civilized world. 🙂
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Even better is the calculated avoidance of mirrors. I try to look at my face in hubcaps and refrigerator doors. That way there is a slightly muted, more flattering image.
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How about blaming it on the universe as a cosmic error? That would magnify it a bit. Honestly, I think you look lovely. Surely no one else would be that critical. I have no right to say it, because I’ve never seen a picture of myself that I liked. What about this? From now on, always make one brow darker than the other, and we’ll assume you are that way naturally.
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As usual this post is original and witty, and I for one am proud of all your accomplishments in technology through the last few years!! As for the eyebrows, just say you have started a new fad like all the young kids do :). As for the clothes, that’s easy – time to go shopping. Yahooooo! I need to go through my clothes. I have a pile of new tshirts and no room for them in my dresser until I get rid of some old stuff. Maybe today is the day since it’s raining again.
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Having had my own recent computer trauma, I enjoyed reading about yours. And, I believe your son is right: everything can be undone. My trauma was a result of my own actions. I accidentally deleted 400 photos from a camera card, and I hadn’t yet uploaded them to the computer. Poof! They were gone. I was devastated.
I happened to mention my despair to a photographer whose blog I follow, and he said, “Well, if you haven’t formatted the card, they’re still there. You can get them back.” In fact, I did a little search online, found a recommended free program, downloaded it, and got the photos back.
Here’s the thing. I not only got the four hundred, I got every single photo that ever had been on that card — 2400 of them, going back to October of last year. The next time some politician of any stripe tries to claim their records can’t be retrieved, I’m going to be a little less likely to believe them.!
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I was recently in Ulta (a cosmetics store). I tried something and looked in the mirror and was scared! Who was that old crow looking back at me? In a store like that the lighting should be softer to encourage purchase. Hubcaps are good. I’ll try that next time I buy lipstick.
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I shall do that Anne – always make one brow darker! Great idea. 🙂
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Yup – I am starting a new fad where girls will look groovy (is that too old an adjective?) with one eyebrow missing. Hahaha! I do love you my friend.
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How interesting and scarey that nothing is ever lost once it’s out there! I’m glad you got your 400 escaped photos back though.
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That is why my PC doesn’t have a camera! I once pushed a button that showed me a self image. I too thought it was some old hag in there until I realized it was me! A very frightening thing. 🙂
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Love you too, and groovy is an awesome word :).
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I think you look fabulous and I love reading about your adventures in technology, lol!
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🙂 Thank you Kim! 🙂
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🙂 Cool!
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So is cool LOL :).
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Well, my dear lady…you ARE woman, let’s hear you roar! Loved your post; you always know how to make me chuckle! By the way, only another country gal would understand brush-hogging and I do. And what’s a couple of mis-matched eyebrows between friends? I think you look marvelous. (And I have been guilty of mis-matched brows too! Gasp!)
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We are truly kindred spirits Cindy. Who else in our blog-us-fears would understand bush hogging? Your friend with the odd eyebrows, Me, Dor.
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“Be brave, “he said, “Be willing to try different things. Don’t be afraid to push buttons. You can always undo what you have done.”
*******************That might not be exactly true!!!
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Yes… I agree…. Bravely pushing buttons has landed me in a heap o’ trouble on this PC! 🙂
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I will not be afraid to push buttons, and repeat. Haha. Your son gave you invaluable advice.
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I whole heartedly agree! 🙂
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