This week’s Sunday Stealing is what I’ve come to realize…, maybe because we’re in the midst od Ramadan, Passover, and Holy week.
1. I’ve come to realize that my chest size…
Really? It’s not anything I spent much time thinking about except as part of the general “I still need to lose weight.”
2. I’ve come to realize that my job(s) …
I’m SO glad I no longer have it. That said, if it had been as flexible as it became due to the pandemic, it probably would not have irritated me so much over the final four years.
3. I’ve come to realize that when I’m driving …
I’m probably breaking the law because I haven’t even had a driver’s permit since 1988.
4. I’ve come to realize that I need…
A lot of Roger time is required, listening to music, reading newspapers, blogging, getting rid of the excessive amount of email, and generally chilling out.
5. I’ve come to realize that I have lost…
My ability to always remember the correct noun is slipping. I’ve referred to my retirement account as my credit union and possibly vice versa. Hey, they’re both money entities. You know what I mean, right?
6. I’ve come to realize that I hate it when …
Scammers, schemers, and hucksters try to call me, spoofing a local phone number and even a real name. I’ve gotten many calls from “Hi, this is your electric company,” without identifying the entity.
7. I’ve come to realize that if I’m drunk …
I should go home because I will need to go to sleep soon.
8. I’ve come to realize that money …
It does not define a person’s value. I’ve known that for a long while.
Heroic
9. I’ve come to realize that certain people …
Some of them are pretty cool. A story this week featured two City of Albany sanitation workers helping people escape from a massive blaze that destroyed four Grand Street buildings early Wednesday morning. “The fire broke out in a building… around 1:52 a.m., and it took city firefighters four hours to bring the flames under control… The pair began kicking in doors, trying to wake residents to the danger they faced. When the two men got there, no one from the buildings had evacuated.”
10. I’ve come to realize that I’ll always …
Listen to music. (Currently, Ella Fitzgerald and Roy Orbison, whose birthdays are this month.)
11. I’ve come to realize that my sibling …
They seem to like me.
12. I’ve come to realize that my mom …
She was more complicated than I gave her credit for when she was alive.
13. I’ve come to realize that my cell phone …
It’s both the bane of my existence and utterly necessary, less for me than for others who want to text me. Two-step authentication, e.g.
14. I’ve come to realize that when I woke up this morning …
I actually slept through the night. That almost NEVER happens!
15. I’ve come to realize that last night before I went to sleep …
I must go to bed before falling asleep in my office chair. I wake up with a backache, which has happened thrice this calendar year and never before.
4. I agree with that – except for me it is Dave time rather than Roger time :o)
5. That occasionally happens to me too.
10. Me too – not Ella and Roy though – more likely to be some heavy metal or prog.
:o)
Cheers
PM
Most people are way more complicated than we realize, with exceptions, of course.
I’m mostly a country music fan (older songs), but I love Ella Fitzgerald.
I need me time every day to recharge, too. I’m a bit of an introvert and I can only be social for so long before I just need to be alone.
Since ’88? Wow…you’ve been lucky for a long time!