Carol Brown

@blitzfrick (2890)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Black sheep of the family

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Discussions (116)

Carol Brown's Discussions

LeafblowerMan Update

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 20 Jul 17

July 20, 2017 My report of recent events involving my neighbor LeafblowerMan were left at the point where one of his neighbors (read, victims) was reprimanded (!) by the park owner, and the other neighbor (again, read victim) was...

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Wimbledon 2017 finished

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 16 Jul 17

July 16, 2017 Wimbledon 2017 finished today with the Men's Single finals. I wasn't surprised that Federer won and I felt so sorry for Cilic who had some sort of panic attack during the match. He also had some sort of injury to...

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Spruce-up rudely interrupted

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 15 Jul 17

June 15, 2017 The old homestead got a bath (pressure-wash) a couple of days ago, and soon afterward, got its trim painted. I wanted to go for the whole 9 yards but my workman's surgery got moved up a week and he had to go to...

paint

houseclean

exterior

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YAY! 2nd cataract surgery done!

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 6 Jul 17

July 6, 2017 Just a short note to shout about the final cataract surgery being done earlier today. I have a post-op appointment tomorrow and then home again tomorrow or the next day. Everything went smoothly today and I'm...

cataracts

surgery

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Wimbledon, sigh.

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 3 Jul 17

July 3, 2017 I'm not interested in soccer, not one bit. But... ...Championship tennis, I love it. For me, the championships of the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open are a feast of delight. But I hardly...

tennis

championships

access

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Moone Boy

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 2 Jul 17

July 1, 2017 In my Watchlist on the video-on-demand service hulu is the series Moone Boy, about Martin Moone, who lives with his family in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland, and who has an imaginary grownup male...

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2nd cataract surgery

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 1 Jul 17

July 1, 2017 My second cataract surgery is to take place next Thursday, July 6. I'm to start using eyedrops on Monday, the third. The application of those drops will continue for about a month, then (not sure when but maybe...

2nd catract surgery

new glasses

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9 people

LeafblowerMan (LbM) gets Served

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 21 Jun 17

June 21, 2017 The saga continues, and heats up... LbM has been harrassing his next door neighbors (again, and still) this summer. To the major shock to several of us who are not directly involved has been that one of his...

leafblowerman

legal action

homelessness

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Leafblower Man Trubblez

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 16 Jun 17

June 16, 2017 I haven't spoken to Leafblower Man since last summer, but he's been acting out again, this time to other neighbors and specifically to those living on each side of me. I told the park manager about it and he...

trouble

neighbor

summer

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It took almost a year

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 13 Jun 17

It took me almost a year but I've finally been financially able to get a couple of new tires for my truck. I bought the truck ('99 Ford Ranger Sport) in August of last year (2016) and I had to have the master cylinder replaced...

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My mother was a hamster

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 5 Jun 17

...and my father smelled of elderberries I've recently had a conversation that got derailed and seemed to descend into chaos. In an exchange that seemed to take on a life of its own, I got the distinct feeling that I was caught...

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4 people

A murder of crows

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 28 May 17

May 28, 2017 It started with a 4a.m. text. The ping of my cellphone woke me. I struggled to open one eye, then replied to the text and sank back down onto my pillow, looking forward to another couple of hours of sleep. But...

crows

nature

murder

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You have got to be kidding me

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 23 May 17

May 23, 2017 A dude with a knife, his body covered with blood, walks into a store carrying his mother's severed head, and stabs a guy. He isn't on drugs, and allegedly has no mental issues (what?!). Oh yeah, today he pled NOT...

grisly murder

subsequent stabbing

not guilty

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Righteous

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 23 May 17

May 23, 2017 Styrofoam. It's a petroleum product that, like plastics, will never ever return to the original organic form from which it sprang. The best we can do is stop producing it (I don't that'll happen any time...

recycling

styrofoam

polystyrene foam

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4 people

Listening to traditional Greek music

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 21 May 17

May 21, 2017 As I type these words, I'm listening to traditional Greek songs via YouTube. I studied the modern Greek language in the 1990s but no longer understand it other than polite phrases such as please, thank you, and one...

greek music

foreign language

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4 people

No more eyedrops for a while

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 16 May 17

May 16, 2017 Tomorrow is the last day I'll have to use post-surgery eyedrops and I am so happy! I already have to use eyedrops for glaucoma, one drop in each eye every night, and one drop in each eye (different...

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10 people

Cats and Squares

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 16 May 17

May 16, 2017 Have you seen the latest internet rage involving cats? Supposedly if you put some sort of square on your floor, your kitty will be attracted to it and will likely step inside and get comfy. I knew that all the cats...

cats

squares

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3 people

Too cold for May!

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 16 May 17

May 16, 2017 I have chores to do but it's too cold. Yes, I'm a cold weather wimp! The weather people tell us warm days are on the way this week (after today's chilly rain and possible hail this afternoon). My fingers are...

weather

indoor activities

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Wallace and Gromit

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 12 May 17

Have you ever watched a Wallace and Gromit movie? I love those two. Of course Gromit is the brains of the two of them. As much as the characters, I also really like the theme music. I wish I knew if there's a full version, or...

wallace and gromit

nick park

aardman animations

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YOLO you only live once

Carol Brown @blitzfrick (2890) • United States 10 May 17

May 10, 2017 (Note: this post inspired by one by @nanette64) I thought about old age a lot when I was young. I was looking forward to it! I wanted to be just like my grandmother. I could hardly wait to be done with going to...

yolo

reincarnation

mortality

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