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Day 4941: Buyers Regret

Yesterday, when I was returning some running shoes and buying new ones, I said I might write a new song called “Buyers Regret” because even though I loved my new shoes in the store, I was sure to have second thoughts about them soon.

Here’s my first attempt at “Buyers Regret.”

©️ Ann Koplow, 2026

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Here’s a definition of buyers regret/remorse:

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Here are the rest of my images for this buyers regret post (none of which I regret).

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Here’s what I find when I search for “buyers regret” on YouTube.

Thanks to all who are here for this buyers regret post, including YOU!

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Day 4260: It’s showtime!

Today is my concert/fundraiser for ActBlue, which supports the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz ticket as well as Democrats nationwide.

Yesterday, I practiced my new song “Artificial Intelligence” as well as the rest of my set list, including “I Left the House Before I Felt Ready,” “It’s Hard to Get Shit Done When You’re Scared Shitless,” “Triggers,” “Don’t Kill Yourself,” “Shameless Appeals for Applause,” and “I’d Like to Win the Grammy for Best New Artist.”

My singing teacher, who plans to be there at showtime today, thinks that once I get good recordings of my material out there, I’ll go viral, but time will tell.

For now, I’m just glad that it’s showtime!

It’s time for me to show the images I captured yesterday.

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The Daily Bitch is reminding me that I forgot to eat anything when it was showtime for me at the Lilypad two months ago, so I’ll be sure to Eat Outside before my show today.

Here’s what I find when I search for “it’s showtime!” on YouTube.

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It’s showtime! Thanks to everybody who is here for me, now, including YOU!

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Day 4165: Sleepless in Boston

I am sleepless in Boston because I’m excited about giving two concerts of my original songs this week and also attending my 50th college reunion.

Because I’m sleepless in Boston, I’ve been making more mistakes. For example, last night when I was trying to clean up my phone, I accidentally deleted two apps: Threads (a Twitter-like site) and another one I’m hoping isn’t important.

Another thing about being sleepless in Boston is that it’s harder to tell what is and isn’t important.

Do any of my photos reflect that I’m sleepless in Boston?

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Whenever I’m sleepless in Boston, I remember the helpful book The Sleep Solution, and how my takeaway from that was “Don’t worry about it!”

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “sleepless in Boston.”

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Seeing that Epik High video might keep me sleepless in Boston as I try to figure out how to get crowds like that at future concerts. Maybe my new song, which I just started writing, will help.

©️ Ann Koplow, 2024

Thanks to all who are keeping me company while I’m sleepless in Boston, including YOU!

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Day 3960: What to do with that extra hour

Well, we gained an extra hour last night and while I usually lament this fall time change, this year I’m doing something new! I’m going to reframe my attitude by creating a list of all the things I might do with that extra hour.

  • Sleep
  • Spend more time on my daily blog.
  • Reread a beloved book.
  • Read one of the many books I’ve ordered because of people’s recommendations.
  • Catch up on late night talk show TV.
  • Watch more episodes of The Yorkshire Vet.
  • Write a new song.
  • Practice playing the ukulele.
  • Plan for a spring concert of my original tunes.
  • Start posting excerpts of my songs on TikTok as “The Singing Therapist.”
  • Give my swollen ankle a rest.
  • Ignore my swollen ankle and go for a walk.
  • Take our cat Joan out on her leash and let her walk me.
  • Listen to music.
  • Try to remember how to reset all the clocks that need resetting.
  • Try really hard to think of any good reason why we still do this yearly time change.
  • Arrange my images of the day in a more coherent order.

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I could also research all the days on those two lists of November 5 holidays in 2023, but instead I’ll search for “what to do with that extra hour” on YouTube.

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Okay, I think I’m well on my way of spending that extra hour.

Thanks to all who’ve chosen to spend their precious time reading this what-to-do-with-that-extra-hour blog post, including YOU!

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Day 3941: New words

Out of all the words I’ve been reading lately, I noticed a new word yesterday.

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Are there new words in my other images for today?

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Is “mulligan” a new word to you?

Here’s what I find when I search YouTube for “new words.”

I have great thankitude for those who read the new words and old words in this daily blog, including YOU.

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Day 3583: National Mole Day

Today, October 23, is National Mole Day in the USA.

What kind of mole would you guess is being recognized?

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Have you made your guess? If not, I’ll wait.

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Okay! Here’s the answer:

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Even though Avagadro’s number is something I learned in high school Chemistry that I simply CANNOT FORGET (although I can easily forget almost any other number that exists), I still didn’t put it together that the date 10/23 was related to 10 to the 23rd.

I do not have 10 to the 23rd images to share with you on National Mole Day, but the number is somewhere between 10 and 23.

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Here’s what I find when I search for “National Mole Day” on YouTube.

Thanks to all who are helping me celebrate National Mole Day, including YOU!

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Day 3472: Alone in the presence of others

Years ago, inspired by the work of Dr. D. W. Winnicott and by my own experience, I made this t-shirt:

As I create this blog alone in presence of others, here are my images for today.

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On National Mac & Cheese Day, I’ll be alone in the presence of others wearing these socks:

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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “alone in the presence of others”:

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As always, I am grateful to be alone in the presence of YOU.

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Day 3472: Alone in the presence of others

Years ago, inspired by the work of Dr. D. W. Winnicott and by my own experience, I made this t-shirt:

As I create this blog alone in presence of others, here are my images for today.

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On National Mac & Cheese Day, I’ll be alone in the presence of others wearing these socks:

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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “alone in the presence of others”:

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As always, I am grateful to be alone in the presence of YOU.

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Day 3472: Alone in the presence of others

Years ago, inspired by the work of Dr. D. W. Winnicott and by my own experience, I made this t-shirt:

As I create this blog alone in presence of others, here are my images for today.

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On National Mac & Cheese Day, I’ll be alone in the presence of others wearing these socks:

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Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “alone in the presence of others”:

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As always, I am grateful to be alone in the presence of YOU.

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Day 3454: Belonging

As a group therapist and as a human being, I think a lot about belonging. Here’s a definition of belonging:

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Now I be longing for a longer definition, so here’s a definition of “belong.”

From what I’m reading and experiencing, more people, here and now, are feeling like they do not belong in the USA because of a vocal minority gaining more power over the majority. It’s difficult belonging to a country where gun rights are protected more than human rights.

Do you see belonging in my images for today?

My sense of belonging is all about being with those I love, so happy National Beautician’s day to Mia, the beloved beautician for my friend Barbara (pictured above), my friend Deb, and me!

Here’s what I find on YouTube when I search for “belonging.”

I look forward to reading the comments, belonging below, about this belonging post.

Thanks to all belonging here, including YOU!

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