Cool, if it’s also Art Nouveau.

I hate to be a nitpicker but…

Agreed. Non-cowboy jobs in The Old Wild West included Prospector/Miner, Builder, Gunslinger/Bounty Hunter, Sheriff, Saloon Owner, Blacksmith, Wagon Train Leader, General Store Owner, Barber/Surgeon, Doctor/Veterinarian, Horse Dealer, Saloon Entertainer, Midwife, Schoolmarm, Farmer, Laundress… and of course Native Americans just trying to preserve their own society/way of life…

It’s probably shows like “Rawhide,” where the main cast of roving cowboys encounter all the above, that got us thinking of it all as “Cowboy Life.”

I feel like that title calls for a joke but I’m too tired

WHAT did you do to that poor baby‽‽‽

Jail for a thousand years!

I like buying local California olive oils, then I know it’s real.

You’ll still probably get better flavors when things are in season locally. Also, you’ll need to check, but often the frozen version of produce is cheaper when the fresh version is in season, and frozen is easy to stock up on.

Anyone applying to colleges probably has one already.

Sell it and set the money aside for the next thing that needs replacement/repair. A '69, eh? Nice.

If your whole schtick is about decluttering, you should be able to differentiate between “less” and “fewer.” Getting things down to a countable number achieves “fewer”-ness.

Also, looking at walls of books sparks joy.

As an old woman myself, I’m sorry to you and your little cat too. Sounds like you got stuck with crappy old losers. I hope you meet other old people who treat you nicer.

I am angry a lot, but it’s because as a kid I thought the world was getting better, more tolerant and caring etc. and instead it keeps getting worse, more fascistic and hateful and filthy and destroyed. Every time we take a step forward we get smacked down backwards about six. It’s exhausting. But we do still have to keep trying to take those positive steps every day.

If your problem is you buy ingredients but can’t be arsed to turn them into food? Resist those beautiful fresh veggies and go get the frozen bag of the same thing. Not only will it keep until you really want to cook, it’s already washed and cut, and it has all the same vitamins. Since you’re already saving money, splurge on the better brand.

Also, go ahead and get some prepared food for no-cook days that are still cheaper than delivery. If you’re inspired to cook that very day by a particular ingredient, make it a simple way, because shopping and stowing is also a whole chore.

Including the ones in Minnesota today?

Yeah you should definitely avoid running. At a guess, maybe in-pool exercises would be less uncomfortable? Keep you cooler and balance out the skin sensations? But with fatigue issues you’ll want to stay shallow enough to stand unless you’re a good floater, and have someone near the pool just in case.

Or is exercising something you should even be doing? Maybe you have a doctor’s excuse!

No. Exercise SUCKS.

Gotta do it, but in 65 years I have yet to find any exercise “good” or “fun” or “enjoyable” or “invigorating.”

When I force myself to do my workout it’s walking at 135 steps/minute, 8% incline, and when I check my heart rate at the end of the 35 minutes it takes to do 3k, (I’m short with short legs) it’s about 145. Running is not an option.

It leaves me dripping with sweat and in a bad mood. I only do it because I have to. So don’t give me that shit.

Most people with Alzheimer’s can’t run. Which is probably good, because who knows where they’d end up?

In Cat, asshole is a compliment. That’s why they show you theirs.

She probably has her own name for you. To which you respond about as well as she responds when you use hers.

I’ve never had a geese-observation opportunity but now I know they eat grass and the bugs in it, so thanks!

In California we’re all mailed paper ballots, which we can return by mail (no stamp needed) or designated ballot box, or in person at a polling place up to closing time on Voting Day. My ballot (in a westside Los Angeles district) had 37 items, (on about 7 pages iirc) some of which were yes/no on propositions, others of which had a choice between 2 to 15 candidates for various offices. From school board to US President. It was very clear, just needed a black pen to fill the circles, and I could have gotten it in a dozen different languages. It’s also accessible for my quadriplegic husband, who can’t get to a polling place. But it took time and thought. It wasn’t like the pictures I’ve seen of French ballots which were just a single name on a sheet of paper, take the one from the stack of your choice, I guess? So counting them takes more time. Plus counting ballots that were mailed and postmarked by the deadline, those are allowed 2 weeks to arrive.

*(A couple of edits to clarify details)