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Happy Birthday to Mr. William Daniels. I will now date myself, I saw him on Broadway in 1776 when I was 16. I remember that he was great. I guess I haven't seen the film but I thought there was a TV version in which Blythe Danner played Martha Jefferson? Or was that the film?

@Mountainair I have the mammogram and ultrasound done every year also and fortunately have never had a problem. I hope that you will be able to get the result promptly online as my hospital does via MyChart. I did have the BRACA test in 2018 (it was negative fortunately) but was told at the time that I needed to have it before I went on Medicare because they would only cover it if you had breast cancer yourself. Just mentioning for anyone who might be considering it though I am not sure if anything might have changed.

I actually bought a new bedspread just this year, although I think the merchant referred to it as a "coverlet", apparently bedspreads are considered out of fashion it seems. I felt I needed to because my new Vaya mattress is 12 inches tall and I could barely cover it with my mattress pad and covers, and I didn't want the mattress showing. I've since switched to a mattress protector that covers the Vaya fine but I do think the bedspread is a nicer look. I have a too large comforter on the bed but will retire that for the year and put a smaller throw on soon.

I've visited Newfoundland a number of times and at least once I remember seeing flurries out the hotel window in June.

My artworks, meaning mainly my framed photos that were shown at the art club, are also a major part of my need to re-organize. I don't sell that often, and there's only so many times I can reuse the same frame and mat, so I have a number of framed pieces sitting carefully in special bubble bags. I don't intend to junk them, so they are going to have to find a space. I think that they and the cameras are going to partially re-locate in the furniture that housed all the stereo equipment that's now gone. Just this week and next we have an auction and I have 2 small pieces in it, and I really hope they sell and I don't have to bring them home. I have to finish the taxes also, although I've used Turbo Tax for years and almost never have had a problem. One time I did get a notice from the IRS that I owed them a couple of hundred dollars via an investment firm I no longer had an account with. I just paid it. I think also I got a small refund one time for having overpaid.

this is what I am currently going through with the big declutter so that I can have my apartment living room painted later this year. The bedroom was hard because of all the falling paint, but there was less ultimately to get rid of and it's done and repainted now with even a new bed (with a lot of help from my super). The living room has so much stuff, I have had the building guys take out a good 12 or so bags of recycling or junk (I tip well!), not counting the paper shredding which I can toss. Just today I gave one of my young relatives my stereo receiver, turntable, speakers and maybe a hundred records. There's a lot of great recordings there including classic blues artists but I hadn't listened to them in years and no longer have room for them. He's thrilled. Young people love retro stuff. I am really glad it could go to someone who wants them. But @Anduin that is so right. In my mind I wish I could finish this overnight, but it doesn't work that way. It's a process than can feel painful at the time but better afterward. I've gotten a lot more ruthless with asking myself, can this be replaced? So let it go. Hoping that in a few more weeks I will be there and have the contractors look at things that they will need to do later in the year when I can go away and let them do their thing. Regarding sheets I tend to go with the every 2 weeks most of the time (I wear pajamas in bed) but this winter I ended up getting a very large comforter which I'm going to wash and retire for the season soon, so have to take things like that into account. Treking the larger stuff down to the laundry room is always a separate job.

I don't think I've ever had corned beef and cabbage but I loved the seafood chowder and brown bread that are served all over Ireland. Just last month I found a small family bakery on Etsy, Baking with the Brennans, who sell Irish brown bread, scones and more at a reasonable price. So I had some brown bread and a scone on St. Patrick's Day. I still wish I could find seafood chowder somewhere in New York.

I just checked my Peacock subscription and it runs out in July. I paid $79 last time after getting a discount originally. I've put Cancel Peacock on my calendar, if they start to have more things I'm interested in I may wait for a deal.

I'm surprised too that Peacock isn't showing all the seasons. I haven't watched the show since the ep with the Wheelers in Season 1. So I missed all of 2. I will start watching 3 I guess to see how it is. Wendie Malick should be a great foil for John Laroquette, but was she supposed to be an attorney originally?

I replaced my smoke/carbon monoxide detectors this year while the bedroom was being redone. It is recommended to replace them after a certain number of years. I actually wasn't sure when I bought mine.

I haven't kept a diary since high school and I trashed those long ago. However the declutter thing has hit me big time ever since the falling lead paint happened in the bedroom. Almost everything that was there is gone, even the bed is new after my super noticed that the old frame was broken. It's great that it looks so neat but it took so long and was so hard to clear out and now I have to deal with the rest of the apartment so that I can have contractors come and deal with the other issues (more cracking paint, ancient bathroom upgrade) in a couple of months. My super and staff have been really nice about taking away the heavier stuff, and I'm lucky to have them. but I know there's a slog ahead. But at least it should be an improvement when it's done.

As far as I know, my card from the New York Public Library has to be renewed in person every three years. I mainly use it to download e-books, but now that you all mention it, I wonder if it will need to be renewed again soon... Pet peeve, doesn't anyone make mixed nuts that aren't loaded with almonds? I don't mind them generally but the skins are rather bitter and there are so many in the nuts I buy (even from nuts.com who are a great company) that it looks like 60 to 70 percent almonds in there.

When I was having a lot of issues last year between the vasculitis, the side effects of the medication, and the really bad balance issues, my siblings convinced me to get one of those emergency buttons. It can be carried or worn but I leave it at home right now. Actually I put an extra one on the bathroom mirror which in a way is the one I think about the most, I actually stuck my finger in the overflow hole of the sink once...plus it's said that's where older people tend to slip and fall. I am fortunate that I have doormen who I can reach from a phone in the apartment but even so it seems like a good idea.

Yes much as we all hate cable, I decided to record the Oscars on my Spectrum "cloud DVR" and remembered that it gives you the option to return to the beginning of the recording. I was finishing laundry so ended up watching the whole thing an hour behind, as if I was in another time zone. But at least ABC didn't cut off the end of the show.

Overall I enjoyed the show for the most part. I think Conan did a fine job and I hope they bring him back to host again. He really is skillful at combining the self-deprecating jokes with the occasional real zinger ("standing up to a powerful Russian") and yet knowing how to go serious as he did effectively at the end of the monologue. I did miss his "streaming building" segment because I thought they were still on commercial but it's on Youtube. Very funny. I don't know who thought of Nick Offerman as the announcer but I hope he comes back as well. I have to admit that I haven't watched any of the films yet but they seemed to be showing more clips of the nominees than they did the last time I watched, which is good. Wasting time on a James Bond number was ridiculous I agree. I thought the "rock legend" announcement might be a joke and was really amazed when Mick Jagger came out! The In Memoriam was the best in ages but I agree what was all that zooming out? Did they prepare that only for the live audience and not the billion viewers who were watching? The Gene Hackman tribute was excellent especially as he had so recently passed away.

It's a sad thing but I keep remembering the scene in The Royal Tenenbaums with Hackman and Ben Stiller playing his son, and the son being alone (in the ambulance?) with his father when he died. He was wonderful in the film. Very sad.

My understanding is that what is changing is the ability to download books you have bought over Kindle, I guess that means they will exist but only online and could disappear? I have downloaded all of my Kindle books on the Ipad (and will do so on the Android tablet I bought also) but actually I am trying to limit Amazon purchases as much as I can for the time being.

I'm Catholic and I am very concerned. I really hope Pope Francis recovers fully.

So very sorry to hear about Victor Wembanyama and the blood clot. I hope he will be all right.

My coop apartment has a rule that technically requires 80 percent carpeting in all units, apparently for noise prevention. However my super has confided to me that a lot of the owners/renters have hardwood floors (including him, he lives in the building). While fixing my bedroom paint situation he suggested taking out my old wall to wall carpet and just refinishing the original wood floor. I have to say it looks really nice even now before the refinishing. Really after the whole lead paint/dust issue it was almost a necessity anyway. I think that eventually I will have at least some of the living area carpet removed in favor of the wood flooring as well. By the way due to the above issue I bought a very expensive Miele vacuum because they are said to be sealed and don't release any more dust back into the air. I'm sure it works as they say but I really hate that it has something like an eight foot hose. It's a bit much for picking up a few crumbs but it is what it is I guess.

I haven't commented on the Sinner doping case up to now, but I don't know how anyone can feel this isn't a black eye for the sport. I was never a fan of his game or on court persona, and so I imagine I'd have wanted to believe his story if I were - but either way, no matter what you believe, the favoritism being shown here is outrageous. He isn't being penalized in any significant way - coming back just in time to play Rome and Roland Garros! And again, I obviously don't know this guy at all but making comments like Now I know who my friends are - who hired the trainer who bought the banned cream and applied it? By the way the fired trainer was promptly hired by Berretini so he's had no problem getting work again. It's bad enough that the ATP tried all they could to ignore Z's domestic violence cases, and is planning a 1000 in Saudi Arabia - but add in this and it really makes it hard to watch. A lot of observers are said to be really appalled by the favoritism here, even if some haven't come out and said it publicly. I wonder what they will say now.

@Anduin are you buying the treadmill for yourself (you said "assigned")? If so is there a way you could try out the treadmills at a local gym first to see how much you like them and might use them? I'm only posting because my super and building staff recently helped me get rid of a treadmill that was sitting in my bedroom for....years. I bought it pre-internet. I was storing stuff on it, and all of it had to go when the lead paint and dust started coming down from the ceiling. The guys were really nice about taking the thing apart and getting it out of here. But let's face it this is a thing that's so huge and heavy that - aside from the point @EtheltoTillie makes about quality - are you sure you will want one long term? Just throwing that out (no pun intended). By the way my super tells me they now make treadmills with no arm handles. !!!!!!

Pets in grocery stores and restaurants are getting to be a big peeve of mine. It seems to have become a huge issue in NY in particular, apparently a lot of people adopted pets during the pandemic and now think it's cool to bring their pet dogs everywhere, never mind the health codes. I just think it's an extremely inconsiderate thing to do, aside from sanitary issues some people are allergic (and everyone can't just find a pill to take at a moment's notice) and there are children who are afraid of dogs. I was bit by a collie right under the eye at age 5 and was scared of big dogs for a long time. We did eventually get 2 scottie dogs that we loved. But no one in the family would have taken either of them to a grocery or restaurant.

Just when you think it's over...my super was about to finish painting the bedroom after he encapsulated and painted over it after the flaking lead paint issue - and then I saw paint flaking in the closet. Which is full of stuff I will now have to remove and toss most or all of. Worse news, he will have to deal with the other closet there as well before repainting. More stuff to toss...sigh. I can't deal with the rest of the apartment - which also has paint issues but not nearly as bad - until I can go away for a while in May - but there will be so much de-cluttering and tossing ahead. Fortunately my record collection and stereo can go to a young relative who's into that stuff. Also fortunately I guess, I don't live in a house. Much as I would otherwise love to.

Very sad about Marianne Faithfull. I remember reading an interview with her not that long ago in which she described barely surviving Covid. Her obituary mentioned that she had gone through both a miscarriage and the lost of custody of her son. It occurred to me to wonder if any of this inspired the lyrics to Jagger and Richard's As Tears Go By.