Monthly Archives: December 2024

Day 4362: Adulthood

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Ann Koplow

In my late adulthood, I facilitate six groups a week for adults, who often discuss the physical and emotional pains of adulthood.

I share the Daily Bitch calendar with my group members and I think they will appreciate today’s comment about adulthood.

Here are some quotes about adulthood:

I wonder about those children too, since 75 million USA people who had reached adulthood voted to return a very dangerous non-adult back to power.

Do you see adulthood in my other images for today?

Here’s the first thing I find when I search for “adulthood” on YouTube:

Thanks to all those who are here for this adulthood post, including YOU!

Categories: 2024 USA elections, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: 12 Signs You Are a Psychologically Mature Adult, books, cats, December 11 2024, gratitude, quotes about adulthood, Salmon with pomegranate, The Daily Bitch Calendar, The School of Life, Twitter | 14 Comments

Day 4361: The Little Moments

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Ann Koplow

Yesterday, at the hospital where I work in-person on Mondays, I saw this sign about the little moments.

I greatly appreciate that reminder to appreciate the little moments. As usual, I’ll share the little moments in my images for today.

I just spent little moments looking for the Jascha Heifetz performance that made Holly smile (see above) so we could all enjoy these moments together.

Thanks to all who help me appreciate the little moments, including YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Cod dish, December 10 2024, feelings chart, gratitude, hospital gift shop, Jascha Heifetz performance of Paganini’s Caprice 24, pets, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter, what makes you smile, Yogi Tea | 7 Comments

Day 4360: Place and Time

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Ann Koplow

In this place and time, “Place and Time” seems like the right title for today’s blog.

Let’s start with a definition of a certain type of place.

I hope this blog is a phrontistery. I also hope it’s a place for feeling, but I don’t know if there’s a word for such a place.

Now let’s turn to time.

I wasn’t sure where to place these other images, but there is no time like the present.

I don’t believe that most people are narcissists; I do believe that too many of them have access to power during this place and time.

Here’s what I find when I search for “place and time” on YouTube.

And while I originally placed the following image in a past blog, I think this is a good time to repeat it, as I head in to my work as a therapist.

Here and now is a good place and time to express my gratitude to YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: Bluesky, cats, December 9 2024, Elon Musk, narcissists, psychotherapy, Queens of the Stone Age “Time and Place”, quesadillas, The Daily Bitch Calendar, time travel, Twitter | 8 Comments

Day 4359: Gatherings

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Ann Koplow

It’s the time of year for gatherings, isn’t it?

As I was gathering photos for today’s blog, I snapped this photo while people were gathering in a supermarket gathering items to buy.

These day, I’m dealing with the gathering storm in the USA by focusing on gatherings with buddies and other like-minded people — in real life and on social media.

Here are the other images I’ve been gathering for today’s post:

I’ve been gathering more verses of my poem “There’s No One I Like Better Than My Cat” and sharing them with people gathering on TikTok. Here’s the latest one, which has been gathering many more views (613) than the previous one (16), which I shared in yesterday’s blog post.

No matter how much information I’m gathering about social media, I’m usually stumped about how to increase my gatherings there.

For those who are gathering their thoughts and feelings about this “gathering” blog post, feel free to share them in the comments- gathering section, below.

Now I’m gathering my gratitude to thank all who are gathering here, now, including YOU!

Categories: life in the USA, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: cats, December 8 2024, Letter Writing Day, mercury retrograde, poetry, social media engagement, Stop & Shop, TikTok, Twitter, writing a letter to your younger self | 8 Comments

Day 4358: Buddies

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Ann Koplow

I don’t know what I would do without my buddies, human and feline.

When people who are bad buddies or who are buddy-less have control and power, I especially like to focus on good buddies.

During the first Trump administration, I watched reruns of The Match Game because the panelists seemed like real buddies. During the next Trump administration, I plan to spend less time listening to the news and more time listening to good buddies.

What buddies do you see in my images for today?

This latest video of my buddy Joan is getting very few views on TikTok.

I don’t know how to reach more buddies on TikTok, so I am happy to share that with my buddies here.

What to do you think about this buddies post?

Many thanks to all my buddies, including YOU!

Categories: 2024 USA elections, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: “There’s No One I Like Better Than My Cat”, buddy movies, cats, December 7 2024, gratitude, self-care, The Daily Bitch Calendar, the Match Game, TikTok, Twitter | 13 Comments

Day 4357: A Life

Posted on December 6, 2024 by Ann Koplow

This morning, I finished listening to the audiobook of Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris.

Mike Nichols — improv comedian, writer, stage director, and film director — had quite a life. While listening to A Life, I’ve been revisiting his routines with Elaine May as well as his many films, including Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Graduate, Catch-22, Silkwood, Working Girl, The Birdcage, Wit, and his amazing version of Angels in America. In A Life, I found out that he was one of the writers of a TV special I adored as a child — Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall.

Mike Nichols was committed to living a life of creativity, connection, curiosity, excellence, and growth. He lived that life while grappling with depression, disappointment, criticism, self-doubt, and many public failures as well as successes.

I am always inspired by a life like that.

Do you see a life in my other images for today?

I’m so grateful that I get to live a life with Joan…

… and with YOU!

Categories: personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: accomplishments, Angels in America, cats, creativity, December 6 2024, Elaine May, inspiration, Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall, Mike Nichols, Mike Nichols films, The Daily Bitch Calendar | 4 Comments

Day 4356: Words and Music

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Ann Koplow

As a songwriter, I think a lot about words and music. Lately, I’ve been writing words but not so much music.

Spotify is the app I use to listen to words and music and here is some year-end data from them:

I love the way Joni Mitchell puts words and music together.

Here are more words and images for this words-and-music post.

I’m thinking I might put new words to old music and write a parody song about technology, since technology has been driving me crazy.

Thanks all who help me put words and music together, including YOU!

Categories: Music, personal growth, photojournalism | Tags: "In France They Kiss on Main Street", chicken dish, cookies, December 5 2024, Joni Mitchell, pardons, Spotify, The Daily Bitch Calendar, Twitter, Word of the Decade | 18 Comments

Day 4355: Breakdowns

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Ann Koplow

I know many people are trying to avoid breakdowns as we approach feared breakdowns in the USA system of government.

Last night, I had a dream in which I had several breakdowns because our beloved cat Joan seemed to fall down from the ledge of a skyscraper. I kept breaking down as I tried to make my way back to the top of the building in the hopes that she hadn’t really fallen. In this nightmare I also worried about how I was going to break down the tragic loss of Joan in this blog.

Right now, Joan is trying to break down the door of the bedroom because she wants to be fed.

What breakdowns do you see in my images for today?

I just asked for this breakdown on Twitter:

In a few minutes, I’m going to use my home monitoring system for a breakdown of my blood’s coagulation, which I have to measure at least every two weeks because I take Warfarin. Two weeks ago, I had a mini-breakdown because the number was too low; last week it was too high. When I got a pedicure last weekend, I thought the manicurist was going to have a breakdown when she nicked my toe and it wouldn’t stop bleeding.

I don’t know how to break down what increases views on social media, but here are my two latest TikTok videos of Joan.

Thanks to all who help me deal with breakdowns, including YOU!