songbird's crazy world

 So I saw the doctor who prescribes Wegovy, and he is pleased with my progress. I solved the problem with my other prescription.  The doctor sent it to the wrong pharmacy — there are two CVS stores in Hicksville — but at least I have my medication. And now I’ve got an issue with my orthopedist. Nothing too serious but I do need to follow up. Annoyed with my dentist. One of the reasons I chose this practice is that they had an office just five minutes from my house.  They just announced they’re closing that office, and now I’ll need to drive about. 35 minutes to their other office.  Sigh. Dinner last night … Drew wasn’t home, it was just me.  I bought a package of heat-and-serve chicken with fajita vegetables.  Not bad, but … The package said “four servings”.  Really?  More like two small servings, it would not have been enough for me and Drew, even with the yellow rice I added as a side. I’m hoping the pad Thai is better … I think this weekend I’m...

 So yesterday Drew and I grabbed some breakfast at  Thomas’s Ham & Eggery .  It’s a Long Island staple since 1946, one of the best breakfasts in the area.  And something interesting happened … one of Drew’s former students was sitting at the next table.  The young man graduated from high school 10 years ago.  He went to trade school and became a mechanic.  And he credits his teachers, including Drew, for making him realize that the real world isn’t like school and he had to be serious about his future.  It’s always nice to get positive feedback! I had a wonderful cheese omelette, home fries and Canadian bacon.  Way too much food on my plate, I brought half of it home to reheat for the next day’s breakfast. Funny how they used to say eggs were bad for you (cholesterol) but now they’re considered a healthy source of protein.  I’m trying to get more protein in my diet. Afterwards I took a walk in the neighborhood.   Couldn’t really...

Barry Manilow has been ill lately.  He had to cancel and reschedule all of his concert appearances.Another  artist showing his age.   I am a fanilow. Yes, I like Barry Manilow, and yes,  I've actually seen Barry Manilow perform live, once at Radio City, and then at his one-man show on Broadway. So today I am presenting some of my favorite Manilow songs. His first big hit, "Mandy", was actually a cover of a Scott English tune; English called the song "Brandy", but Manilow changed the name to avoid confusion with a song by The Looking Glass. And then there was "Could It Be Magic".  He'll often sing this one and "Mandy" as a medley. He paints quite a romantic picture: Then there was his "Very Strange Medley", songs he wrote or performed that you probably didn't know were his: Who writes the songs? Her name was Lola 

 I’m loving Gary Burghoff as Charlie Brown … We are baseball fans.  We root for the hapless New York Mets.   Fortunately we also root for the Long Island Ducks, who play in the independent Atlantic League. And so last night we ventured to the ballpark in Central Islip for our first Ducks game of the season. It was 54° at game time.  Jeans and jackets weather. Coffee during the 5th inning. The Ducks played the Lexington Legends.  And Trevor Bauer was the starting pitcher for the Ducks! To quote Wikipedia: “Trevor Andrew Bauer  (born January 17, 1991) is an American professional  baseball pitcher  for the  Long Island Ducks  of the  Atlantic League of Professional Baseball . He has previously played in  Major League Baseball  (MLB) for the  Arizona Diamondbacks ,  Cleveland Indians ,  Cincinnati Reds , and  Los Angeles Dodgers . Bauer has also played in  Nippon Professional Baseball  (NPB) for t...

Someone accepted my invitation to build a nest. My azaleas are in bloom Unfortunately so are the dandelions  My neighbor has a weird sense of humor Yes, that’s the skeleton they put up for Halloween. Saw this on Instagram Yes, the McMansions are under attack. And we still have lots of traffic in the sky. We went to Food Truck Friday … the one at the church, not the one at the VFW.  Yeah, there’s a story …the woman who organized the event at the church had a falling out with the pastor, so she organized a competing event less than half a mile away.   So we drove over to the church.  They had about a dozen food trucks, selling everything from Jamaican to Greek to Cuban to dessert items.  They also had a couple of flea market vendors selling jewelry and crafts. There was a bounce house for the kids, and two singers entertained the crowd.  We ordered our meal from the  Cousins Maine  lobster truck.  I had lobster bisque and shrimp tacos.  Dr...

  'll Get By 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: I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) – 1944 Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . 1) "I'll Get By" was very popular song in the 1940s, and we're taking a look at the recording by Dick Haymes and Harry James because it got the most airplay. Can you think of another song that has been recorded by more than one artist? Many songs! Here’s one. 2) In this week's song, vocalist Dick Haymes sings that he won't complain about the rain. D...