It was NOT his van - and I froze my toes.
TODAY is Sunday!
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Thanks Lynn, Mother of the Groom, for photographing me for the most generous Sandy !!!!
On my walk just now I met SAM, a man with a RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK
Sam would say, Okay Bear, she sees you, about folks across the street.
I mentioned about Bob, who recently died on Sleighride Road.
A black Ford Explorer was parked in the drive.
Would YOU like to live in Bob's house?
I would not!
Though as you know, I paid dozens of visits to his father, Luke Sanders. I would bring him soup and chili and he would pour me a cup of Folger's Coffee.
This morning I made Maxwell House Drip Coffee that was delicious.
Then I emailed it to my WRITING GROUP and a few other folks.
Sam, whose mom/law now lives with him, might enjoy reading my blog. Find me on Ruth Deming, one M.
She does the laundry in the basement.
Uncle Marvin, the late great, would wake up at 2 am and do the laundry in the basement. Hmmm, wonder where the movies are from Mark's wedding and bar mitzvah.
We also go in the dark damp spidery basement.
Am reading for our reading group - OLYMPUS, TEXAS, which we will discuss at 7 pm on Weds, December 28, 2022.
On my walk down Cowbell this morning I was trying to catch up with a UPS truck that read, Better with Natural Gas.
WHY, I wanted to know.
From the Internet.....
There’s also a great push toward another clean burning and renewable technology – Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). UPS recently made a commitment to purchasing 250 million gallon equivalents of RNG over the next seven years, making the company the largest consumer of RNG in the transportation industry.
“The use of RNG is a very important part of UPS’s strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025,” said Mike Whitlatch, UPS vice president of global energy and procurement. “We’re using both liquid natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) as bridging fuels to increase our use of RNG. This will have a measurable impact as RNG yields up to a 90% reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions when compared to conventional diesel.”
Additionally, UPS recently announced plans to purchase more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks. This commitment represents a $450M investment in expanding the company’s alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle fleet.
Thursday, December 15, 2022
SO MUCH GOING ON IN THIS DREADFUL WEATHER - GOOD FILM TO WATCH
A former Montco school administrator stole nearly $600K for vacations, credit card debt, and IVF, DA says
Katherine Paprocka abused her authority at Penn Christian Academy in East Norriton, defrauding the cash-strapped school to fund her family's vacations and pay down her credit card debt, police said.
THANKS FOR SENDING THIS FROM THE INQUIRER, Rich and Ada.
Our Imani was hard hit!
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Sleet this morning, Garbage Day.
Must miss our CREATIVE WRITING GROUP this morning at the Warminster PA Library.
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Just finished watched THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE, on Amazon.com.
A spy thriller which turned into a love story that is well worth watching.
Donald Southerland and Kate Nelligan.
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Last night one of the fitness gurus said, HYDRATE YOURSELF.
I am taking small sips of water from the Britta pitcher.
Story by KEN FOLLETT.
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HAVEN'T YOU ALWAYS WONDERED HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT CUP OF COFFEE?
From Comsumer Reports about 8 yrs ago - I work at Starbucks, and I gotta say that water is the most important factor. Starbucks water is fine, but filtered sink water has a neutral flavor, which allows the coffee flavor to stick out.
BUT I am using Maxwell House Drip Coffee which is very good.
Gotta let it cool a couple of minutes.
Then as I sip I will watch for THE MAIL CARRIER and watch something good on Netflix.
Oops - my task bar says there is an incident on Easton Road.
Owner: Kraft Heinz (North America); JDE Peet's (Rest of the world)
TEETH - NAIROBI
Whatever you do, Sarah Lynn Deming
Take care of your teeth.
Mouth guards were good when you boxed
I however lost a couple of teeth
They just slid out when I was eating
How dare they?
But they did.
I found a new dentist
The Ocean Dental Center
Right next door to
Dr Ghantous
My first appointment is in January
Will they use Lavoris like Dr Bell did
in Cleveland
And the sucker upper that rids me of
excess saliva
Now my frozen enchilada is in the toaster oven
You can be sure I use my water pik afterward
And Glide from Doctor Mel
New teeth, blindingly white
as we greet the new day
with rain sleet and hail
Mozart will trumpet his
Jupiter Symphony as
we celebrate our
brave new world.
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
WHAT A PANARAMA !!!
Just finished watching a terrific movie on AMAZON. For free, of course.
THUNDERBOLT and LIGHTFOOT!
Starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and George Kennedy.
Stood at my front door watching for GIANT DIRECT. Ah, here it is now.
Just the sight alone is a turn-on!
We ordered our food this morning!
Good work, boys!!!
Oh-oh! We got 6 cartons of EGGS by mistake.
Mailed a thank-you letter to Sandra Salveter this morning. First I made it a poem, but it was hard to understand, so I just thanked our Maker for making her so generous!
Am gonna inject 7 units and eat some DEE LICIOUS eggs. Will also have pitted black olives that Ellen bought.
WHAT A PANARAMA!
Standing at the cold doorway as the last customers of the day
for GIANT DIRECT
I look at our beautiful street as its breath condenses up into the air
Why did I never see this before?
Yes, I'll remember. The two Christmas wreathes on the folks across the street
One on the front door, the other on the side.
Twilight. The time when the deer arrive, or is it Santa Claus
making his rounds early?
Thank you, Ken!!!
And, I said, we left you a nice tip, right?
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As Ellen reminded me, when our family grew up in Cleveland - our parents and grandparents - they were so poor, they could not afford money to pay a dentist.
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Bill Cardinale drove to PA in his Cadillac - We ate at a Chinese rest. in Hatboro PA
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Friday, December 9, 2022
VOICES - true story - published in Literary Yard
Dear Ruth,
Please check the link:
https://literaryyard.com/2022/12/09/voices-2/
How are you doing? Please share you short bio as well.
Best,
Onkar
Sent from Mail for Windows
From: Ruth Deming
Sent: 05 December 2022 19:42
To: onkar.sharma@outlook.com;
onkar@literaryyard.com
Subject: Thank you, Onkar, for considering this true story! by Ruth Z Deming
VOICES
When I awoke and removed the noisy CPAP machine from my nostrils, I remembered. Writing day! I peeked out my upstairs window. An enormously bright light grinned at me from the darkness across the street.
The sun!
When next I looked it was gone.
Into the nearby bathroom I went and washed my hair. It took twenty minutes as I bent over the tub and scrubbed my hair with Head and Shoulders. When done I looked in the mirror and saw gobs of white hair hanging from the comb.
Without missing a beat, I toweled myself off and ran outside, tossing the hair behind the mottled Akuba plant.
Take that! Let the birds use it for a nest. What do I care?
Chrissie McVie was dead. Singer for Fleetwood Mac. Seventy-nine years old. Excruciating back pain. I knew what that was. I was operated on a dozen years ago. Got off the Tylenol with Percosets as soon as possible. The radio played her exciting song: You make lovin' fun!
Every bit of my clothing was wet from the shower. Ripping off each piece, I left the layers of shirts to dry on the floor of my bedroom.
I put the Bradford Tea Kettle on and fixed my Chemex for “good to the last drop” Maxwell House Coffee.
What was the matter with it? Cold. Stone-cold-dead like Chrissie McVie. Adding neighbor Patrick’s honey from his beehives, I tasted it again.
Cold! Dammit.
Chug! Chug! Chug!
Oh no! The trash men were here already.
In a single motion, like a ballerina, they easily lifted the Yellow Plastic Bin and slammed it to the ground.
Jaws! Giant jaws! The drivers rode on the back wearing warm hats.
Thank you for allowing me to see that. Perfect. Simply perfect.
The rapist who lived on the next street and who gave me a cowboy hat he had found [was removed from his home and given a proper burial ] we think.
Bob was not a nice person. When you read the archives note in The Inquirer you will see how he killed a young girl and felt no remorse.
Bob died earlier in the week, walking his dog, Lulu. He sat down in his driveway and moaned. And moaned and moaned.
The photo showed Bob, all right, his mustache going downward over his face. A face to avoid at all costs.
Redemption? My dead friend Judy, whose planter is in my front yard, laughed and said, “Serves him right, the bastard!”
Helene, whose poinsettia is doing well in my bay window, held onto her tummy and laughed. Words not necessary.
There they are, gathered at the bus stop, at 7:30 am. The small kids first. Bob killed a young girl. Fourteen years old.
My late friend Freda is a philosopher.
“This, too, shall pass,” she says, wearing one of her colorful caftans.
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AND NOW YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE - it is 8 48 pm, standard time, and look at the GORGEOUS MOON.
Waxing gibbous phase, meaning we passed the full moon.
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On AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, I am watching THE NIGHT SKY with the great actors Sissy Spacek and J K Simmons.
It is science fiction and has many plot twists.
It is often very scary!!!
From the Internet!
Co-produced by Amazon Studios and Legendary Television, the eight-episode first season of Night Sky debuted May 20. Led by Oscar winners Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons, the sci-fi adventure ended with a shocking finale, leaving room for the possibility of another season.
The Night Sky pilot, “To the Stars,” is the latest installment of It Starts on the Page, Deadline’s annual series that highlights the scripts that serve as the creative backbones of the buzzy shows that will define the TV awards season. The scripts in our series are all being submitted for Emmy Awards consideration this year and have been selected by Deadline using criteria that includes critical acclaim, selecting from a wide range of networks and platforms and a mix of established and lesser-known shows.
Night Sky is created by Holden Miller and Daniel C. Connolly. Spacek and Simmons star as Irene and Franklin York, a married couple that discover a portal in their backyard that leads to a deserted planet. Their peaceful life is upended when a mysterious young man named Jude (Chai Hansen) suddenly appears by the portal.
Written by Miller and directed by Juan José Campanella, the series begins with a young Irene (Lily Cardone) and Franklin (Lowrey Brown) meeting for the first time in a bar. Fifty years later, in the present day, Franklin (Simmons) is preparing dinner for Irene (Spacek) and making idle conversation before Irene suggests they go to see the stars and the two head out to the shed in their backyard.
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