Today’s post about upsides and downsides is sponsored by the Daily Bitch Calendar.
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For many people, one of the downsides of adulthood is having to go to the dentist (especially if they eat ice cream for dinner). For me, the upside of that is I get to see Dr. Luis Del Castillo, dentist extraordinaire, fabulous bassist, and longtime reader of this blog.
I hope Dr. Del Castillo knows what an upside he is for me and many others.
Can you see upsides and downsides in my other images for today?
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Here’s what I find when I search for upsides and downsides on YouTube:
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Thanks to all who help me deal with the upsides and downsides of life, including YOU!
Yesterday, I chose an adventure that included facilitating a remote therapy group while my internet stopped working, a dental appointment at the wonderful Beacon Hill Dental Associates, and seeing the Broadway-bound musical The Queen of Versailles with my adventurous friend Deb. During that adventurous day I saw this at Boston’s Prudential Center:
Yesterday, when I spoke to some lovely people at Samaritans (where I got the title Ann 1360* when I volunteered for their suicide hotline in the 90s) about contributing proceeds from my June concert and album to them, I mentioned my song with the title “Don’t Kill Yourself.”
I don’t know if “I Love Myself” is a great title, but I started writing this new song yesterday:
Thanks to all who help me find great titles, including YOU!
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* Everyone who volunteers at Samaritans gets a great title comprised of their first name and a number; while I do remember my first name, I’m not sure about that number.
Yesterday, in my first “show biz” coaching session with the Not F-ing Around Jeff Leisawitz, Jeff gave me some homework, which he prefers to call “invitations.”
One of Jeff’s invitations was for me to write (or otherwise express myself) about my very hilarious and performing-loving late father Aaron (known as Arkie), my wonderful ex-stand-up comedian son Aaron (known as Aaron), and me (known as however people know me). Jeff’s invitation included the suggestion that this writing might be in the form of a dialogue.
Taking Jeff’s invitation, I started writing something early this morning, including this:
I really appreciate Jeff’s invitations and now here’s an invitation from me: please peruse my other images for today.
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I see interesting invitations from the Daily Bitch and the universe today.
Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “invitations.”
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I shall now give invitations for people to comment on this blog, below.
Thanks to all who help me offer and accept helpful invitations every day, including YOU!
Yesterday, I was talking about wall hangings with Matthew …
… while he was taking x-rays of my teeth at Beacon Hill Dental Associates. Matthew told me that after considering other possible wall hangings for his home, he decided to frame this panoramic view of his teeth …
… and hang that up on his wall. That wall hanging reflects Matthew’s creativity and his obvious love for his work.
Do you see possible wall hangings in my other images for today?
Today’s list of National Days would make a very long wall hanging.
Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “wall hangings.”
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Many thanks for reading this “Wall Hangings” post and for hanging around with me here.
Today is April Fool’s Day, so let’s start out with a definition of “fool.”
If I were at a restaurant and somebody said “that damn fool waiter” to me, I would get away from that person as soon as I could, and I’m not fooling.
That reminds me of the time when I was waiting at my favorite restaurant to meet a guy from a dating site for the first time who had a very prestigious job, and he was late. The waiter kept refilling my water and when I started to feel like a fool I let the waiter know what was going on. When the guy finally showed up, I wasn’t fooled by him — he seemed insensitive, entitled, and humorless — and after a few minutes I said, “Look, I don’t think this is going to work out. I don’t want either of us to waste our time,” and I said goodbye and left. It’s a good thing I wasn’t fooled by him, because later that week I met my husband, Michael, who, if he is a fool, is the same kind of fool I am.
Also, the next time I went back to my favorite restaurant, the waiter (who was no damn fool) told me that the staff who saw everything loved it when I walked out.
Here are some quotes about fools:
I obviously don’t write for fools.
In my images for today, can you spot the fool who took the photos?
Somebody who is no fool shared that image on Twitter yesterday in honor of National Crayon Day.
Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “fools.”
I look forward to reading all the comments on this “fools” post and thanks to all who helped me create it, including YOU.
I have a special talent for including links in these blog posts, so please click on the paragraph above for more information about the incredible Shaun White.
Can you find special talents in my images for today?
It takes a special talent to celebrate every day.
This is what I find when I search YouTube for “special talents.”
What’s your special talent?
One of my special talents is expressing gratitude, so thanks to all who help me create these daily blogs, including YOU.
My plans for yesterday included seeing my fabulous dentist Dr. Del Castillo about an unplanned missing filling.
My plans for today include singing my new and timely lyrics for Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” at a remote Open Mic, which you can hear in this planned YouTube video.
My plans for my vacation this week included testing out a new microphone before tonight’s performance. Because of the distortion on the high notes, I plan to post a new video of “Vaccine” tonight right after the Open Mic.
Before I share my other plans for today with you, I plan to share some thoughts about plans:
I enjoy plans when they combine structure and creative freedom.
There is a big difference between worries and plans, although we tend to confuse and combine the two.
It is possible to plan without worrying and I plan to continue to get better at that.
My plans for today include sharing all my planned and unplanned photos from yesterday with you.
I hope your plans for today include leaving a comment about this “Plans” post.
Every day, my plans include ending my daily blog with gratitude, so thanks to all whose plans included stopping here today, including YOU.
When my non-crazy patients worry out loud about being or seeming crazy, I often say, “You’re not crazy, and I’m the expert on crazy.”
The expert on crazy thinks the President of the United States is crazy.
The expert on crazy thinks this is driving many people crazy, including me.
The crazy expert on crazy, in attempts to remain sane, captured these images yesterday.
The expert husband of the expert on crazy made a crazy good risotto yesterday. I would have been crazy not to marry him last December, before things got really crazy.
