The Bee Hive -- June 2021 Edition - Page 3

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

Have you ever lived in District 1? Or wanted to?

I don't think I've done that exact thing since we don't have many smaller elections in the county. (Can't vote in the city elections that actually make all the decisions for us all, of course.)

I have driven to a few places mistakenly and didn't realize I was in the wrong place until I got there. And that wasn't recently either, so I don't even have all this 'stuff' to blame.

I think a lot of us are in the same boat. Those of us of a 'certain age', that is. I had a guy here yesterday to replace a couple of my faucets. He's a few years younger than I am and we were discussing "things". (Which is another problem I'm having--trying to carry on a coherent conversation.)

I told him I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't think anymore. He said, "Welcome to my world. And I'm still working for a living!" It made me think about people that hold critical positions--they are probably experiencing the same things we are. Not a pleasant thought if you have to go to the ER.

Maybe yours was a subconscious effort to influence something beyond your control. Your recent election has been all over the national news. I didn't realize one seat from New Mexico held such earth-shattering importance. (No offense to anyone in NM that may be offended about anything.)

The good thing is you realize what you're doing. It gets bad when you start doing it and don't even know it.

aprilskies · ‎03-09-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@just bee

Have you ever lived in District 1? Or wanted to?

I don't think I've done that exact thing since we don't have many smaller elections in the county. (Can't vote in the city elections that actually make all the decisions for us all, of course.)

I have driven to a few places mistakenly and didn't realize I was in the wrong place until I got there. And that wasn't recently either, so I don't even have all this 'stuff' to blame.

I think a lot of us are in the same boat. Those of us of a 'certain age', that is. I had a guy here yesterday to replace a couple of my faucets. He's a few years younger than I am and we were discussing "things". (Which is another problem I'm having--trying to carry on a coherent conversation.)

I told him I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't think anymore. He said, "Welcome to my world. And I'm still working for a living!" It made me think about people that hold critical positions--they are probably experiencing the same things we are. Not a pleasant thought if you have to go to the ER.

Maybe yours was a subconscious effort to influence something beyond your control. Your recent election has been all over the national news. I didn't realize one seat from New Mexico held such earth-shattering importance. (No offense to anyone in NM that may be offended about anything.)

The good thing is you realize what you're doing. It gets bad when you start doing it and don't even know it.

@geezerette @just bee, this for me rings more true than I like to admit. And working adds another layer. Too many of us are feeling the same way.

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@aprilskies wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee

Have you ever lived in District 1? Or wanted to?

I don't think I've done that exact thing since we don't have many smaller elections in the county. (Can't vote in the city elections that actually make all the decisions for us all, of course.)

I have driven to a few places mistakenly and didn't realize I was in the wrong place until I got there. And that wasn't recently either, so I don't even have all this 'stuff' to blame.

I think a lot of us are in the same boat. Those of us of a 'certain age', that is. I had a guy here yesterday to replace a couple of my faucets. He's a few years younger than I am and we were discussing "things". (Which is another problem I'm having--trying to carry on a coherent conversation.)

I told him I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't think anymore. He said, "Welcome to my world. And I'm still working for a living!" It made me think about people that hold critical positions--they are probably experiencing the same things we are. Not a pleasant thought if you have to go to the ER.

Maybe yours was a subconscious effort to influence something beyond your control. Your recent election has been all over the national news. I didn't realize one seat from New Mexico held such earth-shattering importance. (No offense to anyone in NM that may be offended about anything.)

The good thing is you realize what you're doing. It gets bad when you start doing it and don't even know it.

@geezerette @just bee, this for me rings more true than I like to admit. And working adds another layer. Too many of us are feeling the same way.

@aprilskies

@geezerette

I double and triple check myself at work but, at home, I swear it's a free-for-all.

It's like I get home from work, put my car keys, wallet and brain in a drawer and don't take them out again until I have to head off to work.

I use to wonder when I'd see posts that looked like they were produced by chimpanzees on mind-altering substances, but now I realize that it's probably how women of a certain age type. I always proofread my written work but now it's become a full-time job. Did I forget how a keyboard is designed or has the connection between my brain and fingers gone awry?

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

@just bee wrote:
@aprilskies wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee

Have you ever lived in District 1? Or wanted to?

I don't think I've done that exact thing since we don't have many smaller elections in the county. (Can't vote in the city elections that actually make all the decisions for us all, of course.)

I have driven to a few places mistakenly and didn't realize I was in the wrong place until I got there. And that wasn't recently either, so I don't even have all this 'stuff' to blame.

I think a lot of us are in the same boat. Those of us of a 'certain age', that is. I had a guy here yesterday to replace a couple of my faucets. He's a few years younger than I am and we were discussing "things". (Which is another problem I'm having--trying to carry on a coherent conversation.)

I told him I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't think anymore. He said, "Welcome to my world. And I'm still working for a living!" It made me think about people that hold critical positions--they are probably experiencing the same things we are. Not a pleasant thought if you have to go to the ER.

Maybe yours was a subconscious effort to influence something beyond your control. Your recent election has been all over the national news. I didn't realize one seat from New Mexico held such earth-shattering importance. (No offense to anyone in NM that may be offended about anything.)

The good thing is you realize what you're doing. It gets bad when you start doing it and don't even know it.

@geezerette @just bee, this for me rings more true than I like to admit. And working adds another layer. Too many of us are feeling the same way.

@aprilskies
@geezerette

I double and triple check myself at work but, at home, I swear it's a free-for-all.

It's like I get home from work, put my car keys, wallet and brain in a drawer and don't take them out again until I have to head off to work.

I use to wonder when I'd see posts that looked like they were produced by chimpanzees on mind-altering substances, but now I realize that it's probably how women of a certain age type. I always proofread my written work but now it's become a full-time job. Did I forget how a keyboard is designed or has the connection between my brain and fingers gone awry?

@just bee

@aprilskies

I proofread two and three times and still don't find some errors until it's posted. I don't know what the difference is between the preview and the actual post, but there is something. And let's not forget autocorrect. It helps a lot, but it also is a pain. I can type something correctly, and it will change it, so back I go to correct the autocorrect!

And I wonder if that's not one of, if not the biggest problem. Life is too complicated now. Yes, we literally have the world at our fingertips, but we're staring at little screens most of our day. No matter what your job is, or even if you don't have a job.

Our cars look like space ships with all the computerization they have just on the dashboard, let alone in the rest of the vehicle. Washing machines that require a PhD in electrical engineering to use. Alexa, Ring doorbell security cameras, the ability to buy anything from your groceries to a house online without having voice or physical contact with another human. Sure it's convenient, but it requires us to be 'on' all the time.

So many options to have to consider. For example, in medicine. Years ago there were a limited number of cures or treatments for various ills. Now, medical professionals have an almost infinite number of possible things from which to try and decide what would be best for their patients. And we can't even go into some of the moral questions and dilemmas that are being poised with these new abilities.

It's everywhere, in every aspect of life now. I could go on, but my brain in now fried. I'm not saying that I don't use, appreciate and would hate to do without some of these things, but I do wonder if the speed and abundance with which they've made their way into our daily lives as necessities isn't taking a toll.

I used to think that this affected only some of us. But now I'm beginning to wonder if it's only some that actually recognize it.

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@just bee wrote:
@aprilskies wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee

Have you ever lived in District 1? Or wanted to?

I don't think I've done that exact thing since we don't have many smaller elections in the county. (Can't vote in the city elections that actually make all the decisions for us all, of course.)

I have driven to a few places mistakenly and didn't realize I was in the wrong place until I got there. And that wasn't recently either, so I don't even have all this 'stuff' to blame.

I think a lot of us are in the same boat. Those of us of a 'certain age', that is. I had a guy here yesterday to replace a couple of my faucets. He's a few years younger than I am and we were discussing "things". (Which is another problem I'm having--trying to carry on a coherent conversation.)

I told him I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't think anymore. He said, "Welcome to my world. And I'm still working for a living!" It made me think about people that hold critical positions--they are probably experiencing the same things we are. Not a pleasant thought if you have to go to the ER.

Maybe yours was a subconscious effort to influence something beyond your control. Your recent election has been all over the national news. I didn't realize one seat from New Mexico held such earth-shattering importance. (No offense to anyone in NM that may be offended about anything.)

The good thing is you realize what you're doing. It gets bad when you start doing it and don't even know it.

@geezerette @just bee, this for me rings more true than I like to admit. And working adds another layer. Too many of us are feeling the same way.

@aprilskies
@geezerette

I double and triple check myself at work but, at home, I swear it's a free-for-all.

It's like I get home from work, put my car keys, wallet and brain in a drawer and don't take them out again until I have to head off to work.

I use to wonder when I'd see posts that looked like they were produced by chimpanzees on mind-altering substances, but now I realize that it's probably how women of a certain age type. I always proofread my written work but now it's become a full-time job. Did I forget how a keyboard is designed or has the connection between my brain and fingers gone awry?
@just bee
@aprilskies

I proofread two and three times and still don't find some errors until it's posted. I don't know what the difference is between the preview and the actual post, but there is something. And let's not forget autocorrect. It helps a lot, but it also is a pain. I can type something correctly, and it will change it, so back I go to correct the autocorrect!

And I wonder if that's not one of, if not the biggest problem. Life is too complicated now. Yes, we literally have the world at our fingertips, but we're staring at little screens most of our day. No matter what your job is, or even if you don't have a job.

Our cars look like space ships with all the computerization they have just on the dashboard, let alone in the rest of the vehicle. Washing machines that require a PhD in electrical engineering to use. Alexa, Ring doorbell security cameras, the ability to buy anything from your groceries to a house online without having voice or physical contact with another human. Sure it's convenient, but it requires us to be 'on' all the time.

So many options to have to consider. For example, in medicine. Years ago there were a limited number of cures or treatments for various ills. Now, medical professionals have an almost infinite number of possible things from which to try and decide what would be best for their patients. And we can't even go into some of the moral questions and dilemmas that are being poised with these new abilities.

It's everywhere, in every aspect of life now. I could go on, but my brain in now fried. I'm not saying that I don't use, appreciate and would hate to do without some of these things, but I do wonder if the speed and abundance with which they've made their way into our daily lives as necessities isn't taking a toll.

I used to think that this affected only some of us. But now I'm beginning to wonder if it's only some that actually recognize it.

@geezerette

Bingo.

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@geezerette wrote:
@just bee

Have you ever lived in District 1? Or wanted to?

I don't think I've done that exact thing since we don't have many smaller elections in the county. (Can't vote in the city elections that actually make all the decisions for us all, of course.)

I have driven to a few places mistakenly and didn't realize I was in the wrong place until I got there. And that wasn't recently either, so I don't even have all this 'stuff' to blame.

I think a lot of us are in the same boat. Those of us of a 'certain age', that is. I had a guy here yesterday to replace a couple of my faucets. He's a few years younger than I am and we were discussing "things". (Which is another problem I'm having--trying to carry on a coherent conversation.)

I told him I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't think anymore. He said, "Welcome to my world. And I'm still working for a living!" It made me think about people that hold critical positions--they are probably experiencing the same things we are. Not a pleasant thought if you have to go to the ER.

Maybe yours was a subconscious effort to influence something beyond your control. Your recent election has been all over the national news. I didn't realize one seat from New Mexico held such earth-shattering importance. (No offense to anyone in NM that may be offended about anything.)

The good thing is you realize what you're doing. It gets bad when you start doing it and don't even know it.

@geezerette

As Nuevo Mexico goes, so goes the nation.

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

just bee · ‎03-10-2010

@viva923

Join us in June! I don't want anyone to miss your posts.

How is your husband adjusting to the new job? Does it feel like you have more or less time together now?

~My philosophy: Dogs are God's most perfect creatures. Angels, here on Earth, who teach us to be better human beings.~

Brisky · ‎12-09-2018

Proof read? Oh no, I don't 🤣 I just post it and let it fly! I no I make mistakes but heck... Frankly, I am happy if anybody can read my posts🤗

Another scorcher of a day! Haven't seen my friend Suzy!
Wondering if she left me.🤔 She could have slithered to our garden....

DH, and I have been out all day and now I'm tired. Need a new dishwasher. Suggestions welcomed....what brand do you all like?
Anyway, I would like to add some comments on the banned agenda lately...I know better...🤫
Take care everybody....Brisk out...

Lucky Charm · ‎03-09-2010

@just bee wrote:
@geezerette wrote:
@just bee

Have you ever lived in District 1? Or wanted to?

Maybe yours was a subconscious effort to influence something beyond your control. Your recent election has been all over the national news. I didn't realize one seat from New Mexico held such earth-shattering importance. (No offense to anyone in NM that may be offended about anything.)

@geezerette

As Nuevo Mexico goes, so goes the nation.

I majorly condensed. Is majorly a word? Dunno. (Is dunno a word?--Dunno)

Anywho, I don't know a lick of Espanol, but I understood your reply. @just bee

Having a relaxing night after some crazy thunderstorms and lots of nice rain. More on the way, perhaps during the night. Love to hear rain in the middle of the night, hide under DH's arm when there is thunder!