Tumbled Words

I love change even though I am normally content to just do the same thing repeatedly. Too much of the same old same old in the past 9 months or so has me not just wanting change, but needing change. I tried changing apartments, and we all know where that got me, so it is time for change of a simpler kind - and less expensive.

Blog change seems to be the easiest, most promising - and least expensive change I can make. And, as I say that, I know that when I get my new glasses in the coming weeks, one of the obstacles I face to blogging more, needing new glasses, will be solved and I will want to go back to blogging too much, rather than less than before. But, I, also, know that once my glasses are a done deal, I really need to focus on the business paperwork instead of going back to my old habits of compulsive blog writing/reading.

That is fine. I’m bored with my writing: I am not taking the time to think it out, and while I prefer writing my poems instinctively, my regular posts, including this one, could certainly use a bit more time spent on them.

So:

Tumbled Words will no longer capture the tumble of new words, though it isn’t going anywhere for awhile.

MeeAugraphie will follow suit.

Shh? No! Speak Up will probably remain for occasional rant or raves, if only because I love the template. It is different. Though, the real reason is to have a place for future rants and raves.

RV Poetry was intended to be our blog when we RVed, but when I asked Leon to title it, as we were driving down the interstate near Seattle, he misunderstood its purpose and came up with that title. I loved it and my instincts took over when I wrote the description; it was more in line with who Marcia is than with just RVing and it fits much of my poetry. I know in my heart it is and will be the blog I dreamed of creating, much more so than Tumbled Words or even MeeAugraphie, though that one is a close second.

For now, McLeesBogaert will wait in the wings, most likely to chronicle our travels once we get our RV - or the day Leon has time to write along side me. For now I “broke” it when I upgraded to Wordpress 2.6.

That’s it. RV Poetry is my now and my future. It is NOT all about poetry or even RVing. It is about life lived and the recreational vehicles we choose to enhance our lives, be they RVs, hobbies, or just immersing ourselves in nature or family. It is to quote it’s tagl:…A state of mind: ReVisit, ReValue, ReVise our lives….

So, now to research a new camera so I can post photos for y’all, more like these.

Speaking of change, Hanna appears to want to bypass us (Leon just described her as “a Friday night female looking in her closet for a dress for her date”.) (I don’t make this stuff up.)

Ike, however, already more vicious, seems to have his mind made up and is heading right for us.

On one satellite view it appeared he was trying to catch up with Hanna. I sure hope they aren’t planning a date together in Palm Beach.

Tags: blogging, change

The Atlantic ocean was kicking up yesterday and I tried to get a photo while riding through Palm Beach. How on earth my iPhone took these next two pictures this way, I will never figure out. These are untouched, though in reverse order. As I clicked the button, I saw the photo split, both times, how strange.

The next photo after these two came out normally.

Twin View

Wind Split

And this is the real peril of this wonderful, though still warm, wind we are experiencing, our view through the car windows:

Salted Windows

Hope your view of the world around you is clearer than ours today.

Tags: Photos

After playing nobody there with GPS, we arrived at a Walmart. Oops, smells like urine inside. Walk over to bank inside, realize it is a different bank than in the other Walmart. Can’t use it. Run out of store.

Head all the way back to the mall area for the Target to get the Hepa Filters. See one on the way, walk in store, almost like an air freshener of some kind, but got the feeling it was powdery, bothers eyes and sinuses. Walk quickly, find filters and needed lamps, try to find another air cleaner, but none right for us. Hurry out to fresh air, trying to ward off headache.

Stop at Staples next door, thank goodness, not too bad air in there. Spend too much time and money there. Head for original Target we had driven past seemingly hours ago, go in, smell so strong, almost like they had just done the floors, turn around and walk out. My system had had enough!

Head North for Apple store to get portable scanner we need before Wednesday. We never thought to call store since they had them online. Of course, they didn’t carry them in the store. They did however replace our laptop cord even though I did not have a receipt or the serial number or the credit card number we used to purchase it. They thought twice about it, but did it anyway. Now, that is customer service!

So, happy we walked out of their store with Altec Lansing speaker for the iPhone so we could have music again. It cuts the music when the phone rings. Perfect! Yes, we could have gotten it cheaper at Amazon, and had planned to order there, but after Apple employees were so great about the cord, why not just buy it there. Besides, with Hannah heading this way, the delivery would probably be in its midst.

Next stop Starbucks, yummy, then AT&T where Leon found a case for the phone that is much sturdier than the one that broke. Maybe it will stay on when he leans over this time.

To cap off the day, our long detour to find the elusive Walmart(s) — meant we got home in the middle of a band from Gustav, had to sit in the car to avoid the driving rain and the winds buffeting the car.

Now to see what Hannah is going to do. Sure hope GPS is not her driving force.

And for those of you in Gustav or Hannah’s path, please, be careful, your safety and that of your family are important.

Tags: customer service, shopping