K.T. Donohue

david sheilds

The Wanting The Study, The Deadline

The end of wanting. Way down the road, when I find everything, I want, it’s the wrong color and size, and my shoes don't fit. I settle on an answer, this is not my it. I am a fan of the Buddha, who sat under a tree

Fallinhollywood

Pumpkin Seasoning Everything Season Plans in Piles I would Pay to See that

Fall I was today years old, when it dawned on me, that if we wanted to have a Christmas Party this year, we had better plan it last week. In Hollywood, we went from being hunkered down in the AC escaping from the heat one day to pulling on a

longkissgoodnight

Wishes, Votes, Rats

Today I reached the limit of listening to election news. I have three wishes for the election. First, I wish I could vote now and skip the news for the next six weeks. My second wish is voting would get you out of jury duty for the next two years.

College empty nester

Happy Birthday Cheers to No Jello Bon Courage

I shared birthday wishes with my twin sister. She is on the cusp of a big adventure. Her oldest is going off to college out of state. They have never been separated for more than a week or so. Be strong sister and cut way back on the grocery shopping.

los feliz apartments for rent

The River, Gambling Robots, Huge Needles, The Big Show

Progress with my treatment. The short answer. I am taking a new injectable medication that appears to reduce my fluid loss by 20 to 30 percent. That puts me at the high end of normal. This is a welcome range. The long answer TMI warning: For the last few months,

losfeliz4rent,

The Show

I am showing some apartments at a building around the corner at 4420 Los Feliz Blvd. There is a one-bedroom, and a two-bedroom. Two bedroom Two Bath: https://www.dnsrents.com/listings/detail/ee208916-b28c-408b-b735-21b868a41cb3 One bedroom One Bath: https://www.dnsrents.com/listings/detail/5ced7fd7-43a3-428d-adb6-a693cc96fb5d

neil de grasse Tyson,

Hanging Gardens, Cake-a-polooza, We Know Something

Hanging Gardens Our building recently had new railings put in. Through the process of knocking out the old railings and replacing the out-of-code support members, we lost most of our garden plants. My husband took the opportunity to stretch my skill set to hang a new set of hanging plan

steam mop repair

So many screws, so many different screws. No fear of electricity and the scars to prove it.

My Project Our steam mop, an ok steam mop, but not a great vacuum, took a tumble or two and started leaking water. I don't know how long these devices are expected to last but I had an idea it could be repaired. So, I took the time

Trickster Makes This World

Swimming with the fishes & Captain Cook, The Big Step, Ear burning Cold

It's a known unknown that in sales and real estate, you must be prepared to jump on any opportunity to carve out some personal time. I always thought it was odd that people I knew in sales could close out a sale or monthly quota on Thursday or

water filter

Water

I call it my under-counter experience. We completed a long-term project this week. I hooked up an under-counter cold water filter on our kitchen tap. It counts as long-term because we have been putting it off for a few years. We filtered our drinking water until this last week. Although

Trump verdict

The Dark Forest, Guilty,

What I am reading this week, The Dark Forest | Cixin Liu You can't always get what you want someone else to do unless you kidnap their loved ones. "It's for the project." Earth is under a slow-motion attack. The enemy's big swing

the end of insurance

Ministry for the Future

The second reading is also excellent for me. What am I reading this week? Last week, NPR highlighted a severe crisis in homeowners' insurance across the United States. This is not a localized problem limited to California, fire country, and Florida but a pressing issue that spans the entire

Home orgainization

Projects at a Glance, Pool Season, and The Great Spring Furniture Migration

I have had a few down weeks; my Crohn's disease often leaves me flat. I struggle to be functional beyond walking the dog or folding the laundry. I am thankful my guy sticks it out, as my functionality follows no regular flow. I am crashing for a nap

skin cancer

Whether or not, out damn spot out, and other news

I moved to Hollywood, where it rains buckets a little bit of the time, then the sun comes out, and it is hot and sunny 340-ish days a year, from Seattle, where it rains a little bit most of the time and for 20 days out of the year it&

Dual Citizenship, Ancestor Worship, and Scaffolding again

I'm trapped in the house yet again. Our building is about 70 years old, and the railings in our three-story courtyard must be replaced. On Monday, a vendor set up wrap-around scaffolding so a second vendor, Alpha Structural, could install new, taller, narrower railings, bringing the building up

single payer healthcare

Being Seen, Dog Butt, Frustrating Results.

We watched American Fiction this week. It's a tight script. A writer who has not written a book in years needs cash to care for his mother. He hits gold with a formula he has previously turned his nose up to. He keeps his authorship a secret to

gretchen rubin

It's more of a guideline, not the Pirates Code.

It's not what I planned, but it gets me where I want to go. Early on in my illness, I started reading audiobooks over text. My biggest field of interest was productivity. This was an odd choice because, at first, I had difficulty sitting up in a recliner

Medicine Cabinet upgrade

What Are You Making?

Makers In a world of Makers, I have been in the administrative office holding a stapler. Artist and educator Corita Kent had a set of rules she often shared with her students. One of them read, "There is no win and no fail. There is only make." What

Crohhn's

Steps and Doctor Dog

This morning, I was walking the dog around the block. Halfway down the block, I had to stop and steady myself from a dizzy spell. This is not where I wanted to be in my recovery. Making progress or innovation on any level is more about what alternatives you let

Ovid

My Number One Time Saver And the Value of a Pseudonym.

I picked up a book about how to curb my smartphone use. It's easy to pick up a phone and fall into an app. The design of apps makes them accessible, convenient, and entertaining. They are less work than an addiction. Also, socially acceptable. Except for the older

Tin Man

Der Kabelsalat A Post Holiday Reset with maximum foot space

Our apartment gets more resets and tweaks by the square foot than a major downtown office building. After we packed up the holidays this week, some furniture was moved. We exchanged Joey and Chandler's matching recliners in the living room for our black leather sofa from the office.

habit automation

Stray Signals and Diabolical Apps I Say to Myself, Stay on Task.

There has been a mystery at our house for a few weeks now. We have some Bluetooth-controlled light bulbs that change color. Somehow, they kept changing color on their own. I was flipping music channels from my desk, which sits below the Bluetooth bulb lights, and discovered the source of

1960 Palm Springs

Like it was yesterday Transparency for better living The dogs of OZ

I was chatting with my cousin about my planned week in Palm Springs. She said she "could use a few days in Palm Springs." That would be fun. In the way-way back machine, we were at our aunt's house in the desert sixty years ago. I

dishwasher repair

Just Checking in, Mystery Appliance, Wayward Galaxy 6

"Just checking in to see what condition my condition is in." | Kenny Rogers The season is progressing. We saw our first Krampus special in a foreign language and had two full-menu turkey dinners. It's about time for introspection and thoughtful thinking. I am looking forward to

Getting things done today

You won't be a Superman tomorrow. It's best to get what you can done today.

I was pulled away from writing my blog this week. One of my neighbors had a problem with their fridge. I have stood over the shoulders of enough repairmen and watched enough YouTube self-help videos to know that 75% of fridge issues can be solved with a vacuum and a