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Alice’s Restaurant

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And it came to pass one day that I was representing someone accused of littering. The deputy, with a straight face and in all seriousness, said he found an envelope with my client’s name at the bottom of the pile of garbage. I burst out laughing. The deputy looked at me as if he had no idea why I was laughing. “Alice’s Restaurant.” He was still confused. “Arlo Guthrie” He was still confused. I gave up.

In order to use photos at a trial, the prosecution (that would be the deputy) had to disclose the photos to me 10 days in advance. Except he didn’t.

“I’ve got photos,” he told the judge. And he showed 27 4 by 6 colored glossy photos maybe with circles and arrows on the back. The judge wasn’t going to look at the photos.

I never saw the deputy again.

When I was in law school, I wanted to join the JAG corps. I was given a piece of paper with questions on it. I was supposed to explain, with four part harmony, the details of all my crimes, the arresting officers’ names, and any other thing I wanted to say about the crimes. They wanted to know about my parking tickets! MY PARKING TICKETS!!! Even the ones I beat!!! I got rejected.

I keep meaning to go up to a recruiter on campus and sing: You can get anything you want at Alicve’s Restaurant. And walk away.

I saw Arlo Guthrie in 1970 at Kleinhan’s Music Hall in Buffalo, NY. Tickets were $5. Arlo sang Alice’s Restaurant. I saw Arlo again in 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. Tickets were $50. It was the 50th anniversary of Alice’s Restaurant Massacree. Arlo had given up on singing Alice’s Restaurant, but he made an exception that year for the Alice’s Restaurant 50th anniversary tour.

The original is still the best.

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Jewelry, Quilting, and other Mysteries of Life

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I am working my way back to healthy by going to the gym and working out, doing exercises at home, and riding a bike. I am prone to vertigo so a two-wheel bike is a horrible option. So I got a tricycle. An electric tricycle with pedal assist. I got an expensive helmet and flashing lights so people would see me when I’m riding my tricycle. I took my trike for a ride. Everything was going great until a telephone pole jumped out in front of me. When I hit the pole, I rammed the handlebars into my abdomen and slammed my tailbone against the seat. I put a serious scrap on my shin. Although I was bleeding, my sock never ripped. This getting in shape business is tough work. The shin is healing, the bruises are starting to disappear, and my tailbone hurts. Fortunately, my helmet had a great warranty. Because I fell, I got a new helmet for free.

I got the little person sewn down. I was doing hand quilting along the bars, but if it hurts to sit, I’m not going to get much done. I do want to translate this into a painting. 

I’ve been having success with my Spoonflower shop. People have been buying my designs. My shop is here: https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/deb_thuman

I’ve added some jewelry to my online store, Deb Thuman Art. I’ve got a pile of jewelry that I made and I need to get it all in my store. If I put three items into my store each day, in about a month, I’ll be up to date. Maybe. Provided I don’t make anything new.

These are all in my store here: http://www.DebThumanArt.com. There’s a necklace to match the blue/green earrings.

The photos are a tad odd because I had to crop them like crazy to use them in my store. Now when I put them in a blog post, the background gets a little weird. It’s always something.

We lost power for a couple hours because we had a rollicking thunderstorm with pouring rain. This made for some rain photos.

Raindrops on cactus is not a frequent sight.

Here’s what the sky looked like.

I’m linking with Nina Marie here: https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com

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Oof! And other mysteries of life.

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I hate buying what I can make, so soap is hardening on the patio. Jim has an allergy to fragrances, so I have to keep smelly stuff away from him. I use melt and pour goat milk soap, add almond oil, and tea tree oil. Yes, I’m 72. Yes, I STILL have an acne problem. I need to use soap with tea tree oil in order to stop acne before it starts. I use a moisturizer with retinol – a substance used to treat acne. If I use a regular moisturizer for a few days, I break out.

The acne was supposed to stop after I finished going through puberty. It didn’t. It was supposed to stop if I took oral contraceptives. It didn’t. It was supposed to stop after I went through menopause. It didn’t. It was supposed to stop after my face stopped producing more oil than an oil well. It didn’t. Maybe it will stop after I’m dead. I want to go to medical school when I’m dead and the med students might be in for a surprise if my corpse keeps on making pimples.

Hearts.

Pigs.

Fish.

After the soap hardens, I’ll put it in a plastic bag to keep under the sink until I need to use the soap.

I’ve been working out at the gym at least once a week. Stop laughing. That’s better than the once a month I had been pushing myself to go to the gym. I feel stronger after each workout although I’m still limited to how long I can stand or walk before I’m in pain. I’ve been doing exercises that help with the hip pain. I’ve been riding my exercise bike.

Soon, I’ll be riding an electric tricycle. Because I’m prone to vertigo, it’s not safe for me to ride a two-wheel bike. I live at the top of a hill and just the thought of having to pedal manually up that hill after a workout is enough to keep me off of a bike. This bike has a pedal assist. I’ll have to pedal up the hill, but the motor will make that much easier for me. In theory, the tricycle will go 16 mph on a flat surface. I’ve no intention of discovering if that’s true. At least not right away. Jim hit a snag putting my bike together and he has to call the company on Monday for advice. I eventually will have one of those big flags for the back of the bike. I want to be visible. I think I still have some flaming orange dye so I can dye a tee shirt and be more visible.

Along with being more stable than a two-wheeler just because there are three wheels, this bike has a lower center of gravity to add even more stability. There’s a basket for the back of the bike. I’m looking forward to doing some exploring with this bike. Of course I’ll need to have something pithy embroidered on the front of a tee shirt now that I’ll be a bad-ass bike rider. Perhaps a flaming skull.

I’ve discovered my health insurance gives people an incentive to be healthy. I got $25 for my annual checkup and $25 for having a mammogram. I don’t get actual money, but I can trade the “money” for gift cards. I chose a Barnes and Nobel gift card. I can get “money” for working out. I can get a whole lot of reading done this way.

I put more new designs in my Spoonflower shop this week. You can find them here: https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/deb_thuman

My online store, Deb Thuman Art, with one of a kind jewelry and fiber art is here: http://www.DebThumanArt.com

I’m linking with Nina Marie here: https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com