Looking back

I've been blogging for fifteen years now and decided to peruse as many of my over 2700 blog posts as I could stand to. While I can't read them all, word for word, it seems to me I brought up a lot of subjects that I never followed up on.

Like I talked about cleaning rent houses a lot. My husband sold them several years ago so don't have to deal with that anymore.

I talked about hoping I'd live to see my town habitat a good mature one. It now is, and I'm still alive. Today I got a better photo of the Blue-headed Vireo that's been hanging around. That was fun!

And I talked about being sick a lot. I don't remember being sick all that much. I think I'm in good shape for my age. I have aches and pains that slow me down, but I keep on going. I barely notice my vertigo anymore, and I eat quite normally with my implants. The secret of living long is to not think of yourself as old, having a passion that you focus on, and getting plenty of exercise.  I should live a long time yet. The only meds I take is a low dose blood pressure medicine, but I don't know anyone my age that doesn't. I didn't mention all the many days I felt great, only when I didn't, so that gave a wrong overall impression.

I mentioned several times about working crossword puzzles. These days, I work the New York Times crosswords online as much as time and my painful shoulder joints permit. I started with the first ones online and working my way to present. I'm currently in 1997 (from 1993), so doubt I'll catch up in my lifetime. I also play online scrabble with my daughter.

I talked about trips all over the place for odes, butterflies and birds. I have no desire, or intention, to travel anymore. I'm perfectly happy between my two habitats that have really come into their own in the last 15 yrs. 

I talked about hating winter. I don't hate it as much now that I have my water feature right outside the window in town, and I  don't have to water the oasis as often, so I'm less stressed by winters compared to what I used to be. I'm happy to play computer games. While I still maintain my Ancestry tree, I don't work on it much, and definitely don't want to grow it. I'm only mildly into odes and butterflies, not enough to travel to see new species. So cabin fever isn't really an issue anymore.

I talked about the tank patching, etc. a lot, but now it's not possible for me to keep them maintained. I've cut down on watering. It is what it is. I know when I'm gone it'll gradually disappear, so no need stressing over it while I'm alive. Water seems to have been my focus, probably obsession, all these years. I'm trying to wean away from that.

I love AI and technology. I must average asking AI questions at least ten times a day. Ebird and AI have enhanced my life immeasurably, not to mention cell phones, computers, etc. So I'm good!

Please ask if there are some long forgotten subjects that you'd like follow-up on.