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I actually wear a wind up Timex watch that I bought probably on Ebay. It must be from the 60s. I got so tired of watch batteries dying and not being able to replace them, and I don't have a smart watch. I have an Android phone, in fact I have two but I really prefer having a watch to look at. It bugs me that public places rarely seem to have clocks on the wall anymore. I lose scissors too. I've come up with a lot of alternate ways of opeing package. Pushpins. Ballpoint pen tips. Whatever sometimes.

I feel like such a dope to have missed the 90 plus percent eclipse here in NYC that I have half a mind to think of something like this. I don't know how seriously, but half seriously maybe. I was going to go to Ireland in June but I am having a serious balance problem right now and I don't see myself making it at the moment. I could get a credit on the flight and maybe use it for 2026 to go somewhere in Europe for the next eclipse. Although much as I enjoy Ireland it tends to get a *lot* of clouds. Still it might be an extra reason to go somewhere...

I only knew about the limited window for buying Forever Stamps because there was a post about it on my Instagram feed. Must have been an ad because I don't follow the USPS! So anyway when I was on their site to schedule a pickup to send some pictures to a family member, I decided to buy 3 sets of 20 Forever Stamps. I wonder if/when I will ever use them up! I rarely ever send checks, I keep a separate small account for people who insist on them. I don't really want everyone to see checks from my regular account - I had someone misplace a check once and had to get a new account with a new number so I'd rather not go through that again. That said I do prefer dealing with the USPS rather than FedEx or UPS when it comes to pickup. I can schedule a pickup with them when they come to my (doorman) building every day, which is way easier than the hoops the other services put you though. Since I am having a lot of mobility issues currently that helps a lot.

Wonderful photos, thanks everyone! I wish I had known that NYC was going to get a partial eclipse, somehow all the talk I had heard was only about the path of totality. Last night I figured I would use some kind of a makeshift pinhole (I used a "pinhole lens cap" I had bought from an ebay seller for one of my cameras) and hold it over a white plastic sheet to see if I could see anything since I had no glasses for the eclipse. It kind of worked except that the little crescent image I saw was barely visible. Well, I tried :) It was interesting to see all the people gathered around staring up at it though.

I just watched a great match between Naomi and Elina Svitoina in Miami. Naomi looks great! Looks like she is back folks after only I think 6 tournaments? Her game was amazing but she actually looks more relaxed as well. At one point when she was called for a slight time delay she actually showed a little bit of a goofy grin. Things really looking up it seems. Svitolina is making a fine comeback as well. Touching to see Monfils sneaking in at the end to see the outcome.

Here's the official trailer, I guess this is a new one I laughed out loud several times. Looking forward to this.

Thanks @Mittengirl, I just checked in to see if this show was coming back. It's the only thing I watch on Acorn currently now that Vera has moved over to Britbox, so I will keep my subscription for the time being.

I just watched the replay of the Mixed Doubles final, congratulations to that creative genius Hsieh-Su Wei on her 7th major title. For anyone who hasn't seen it and has ESPN plus, i recommend the replay. She is something else to watch. Hope she will be able to take the women's doubles as well. By the way I recognized Paul McNamee her coach and former Aussie doubles champ in her box. Yes I'm old. Hoping for two good singles finals. As far as the women go I'm not a Sabalenka fan so will be rooting for Zheng.

Maybe if you email the photo to yourself you will find that it automatically shrinks? I sometimes see that happening when I share photos of mine by email with my family.

RIP Melanie, I really liked Candles in the Rain. Not only Melanie, but Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the Shangri-Las, has died as well.   I can still remember hearing their teenage angst records on the AM radio way back in the day. Not just Leader of the Pack but Remember, and I Can Never Go Home Anymore. RIP Melanie and Mary.

That seems to be standard for Tuna Melts in my local NYC diners. I order them from Gemini Diner who make a very good one though I ask for rye bread and Swiss cheese and usually save about 2/3 of the tuna to make wraps with it for the following two nights.

The whole Secret Santa brought back an old office memory to me. A *long* time ago I was working as a legal proofreader and we had a Secret Santa draw. I was stiffed. By a very gossipy typist. The irony? We had drawn each other. I did get her something. As far as I remember, that let to Secret Santa being discontinued there!

@oliviabenson can you return those headphones? I've never used the bluetooth kind but it sounds like they are defective.

I just saw the State Farm ad where Jimmy Fallon pops up out of nowhere. It took me a couple of views to think what? I admit I'm not a fan but isn't he all over TV enough already?

So very sorry for Stephen, I just saw the headline and was so scared. Thankful for the care he is getting.