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Jones Beach on a Friday night

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 So the weather was perfect  a walk at the beach. The East Bathhouse has reopened after two years of renovations, so of course we chose to walk in that direction. We saw lots of seagulls, as always. And I finally got a picture of the tunnel that connects the parking lot to the beach, These tunnels run under Ocean Parkway.  The acoustics … yeah, real echo chamber. Interesting thing happened near Field 6.  We saw a large group gathered on the sand, and they were all holding books.  Drew said “it looks like a prayer group.” A moment later, several members of the group stood up, and the leader began a prayer.,. Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei rabbah … as soon as I heard the opening phrase of the Mourner’s Kaddish, I had to stop walking and join the prayer. Shabbat shalom. (Of course I lit candles when we got home.) As we were leaving we had to drive past the theater, so we got caught in the traffic heading to the Tim McGraw concert.  But otherwise it was a great ...
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And still more ramblings

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 Another one bites the dust.  A Chinese restaurant we’ve gone to many times suddenly and unexpectedly closed.  Sigh.  I’ve barely gotten started on my summer plans but I’m already seeing autumn and Halloween merchandise in the stores.  I like autumn, I love Halloween, but come on … We’re invited to a wedding on Halloween. Yes, really, it’s at a winery on the North Fork, a winery Drew and I really like. The couple’s website says 98 days until the wedding.  Dress code is casual, wear a costume if you like.  Should be fun. My cousin had a  Halloween-themed wedding  back in October 2013.  I loved their cake. They honeymooned in Salem, MA.  Of course.  Just found out that next month  music star Candelita a/k/a former NY Met Jose Iglesias is joining the cast of a Broadway show, Buena Vista Social Club .  Remember him? I’m wondering if we should try to get tickets.
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Saturday 9

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  This Is A Very Special Day Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to  answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions! Saturday 9: This Is A Very Special Day (1953) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . 1) In this song, Peggy sings that she feels good enough to climb a hill. Will you be doing anything athletic today? Not particularly. We’re going to an art museum and then to lunch. 2) However she was also tempted to climb back in bed. Is a nap in your plans for today?  Nope. 3) She tells us that she looked in the mirror and told herself it was time to "lose the blues....
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Feline Friday

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 Look who’s on the yoga mat! She’d be a natural for cat/cow …
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More ramblings

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 So the stupidity of the health insurance industry never ceases to amaze me. My doctor prescribed medication, told me to take it twice a day.  My old health insurance happily paid for the prescription. It worked well.   My new health insurance will only pay for one pill a day. One dose a day isn’t doing it hit me.  So my doctor has now prescribed a second medication, which the insurer pays for, to take along with the first.  Crazy, right? We’re finally getting nice weather for an entire weekend.  I am so looking forward to that! Tonight’s plan includes a walk at Jones Beach and take out from a Chinese place that has gluten free choices.  I’m so glad I can walk at the beach, I haven’t really been able to go for a walk all week. I did manage a short walk last night.  Twilight.  And the bunnies were out in force! And on my own front lawn … Yes, front yard bunny lives!
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#skywatchfriday

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 Moon Over Levittown #skywatchfriday
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Ranblings

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So last week two of my coworkers were gushing over a musical artist I’d never heard of.  Said he was a modern Bob Dylan/CSN type, that he was absolutely wonderful.  Guy named Noah Kahan.  I said he sounds interesting… Saturday night, while Drew and I were getting drenched at the Ducks game, people were gathering at Citi Field for a concert.  Eventually the concert was cancelled because of the weather.  The artist?  Noah Kahan. I would never have recognized the name of the artist who was supposed to appear if I hadn’t been talking about him earlier that week.  Guess that means I’m going to have to explore his music.    So of course after the monsoon on Saturday we get perfect summer weather Monday.  Sigh. Though we’re expecting bad weather today and tomorrow. We can’t catch a break, can we? I haven’t seen front yard bunny in person recently, but he did show up on my Ring camera Sunday.  Yay! There have been no further sitings of back...
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