Yay for us midlife career changers! Check out the tagline for my blog is see that I am a bonafide career changer. Here is a link I found today on cnn.com about career changers. Pretty interesting stuff. The only difference between their situation and mine is that they went from a more lucrative career to a more risky one. My original career, writing and editing, was never very risky, but I went to a more potentially lucrative career: law. But nonetheless, changing courses midstream is sometimes scary, but also exciting. Go for it!
http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/01/14/extreme.career.makeover.midlife/index.html?hpt=Sbin
Friday, January 14, 2011
OK, I Did Visit The Onboard Casino
In my post the other day, I mentioned that I was boycotting the onboard Holland America casino, because they had gerryrigged their slot machines to only allow higher bids. They would only allow you to bid 9 lines at 5 bids each for example on the penny machine, rather than 1 line at 1 bid.
Well, I figured out how to change the machine. You go to the game menu, and there you can change your lines and bids. Wala! So I did that. Although I shouldn't have because I lost $80, after winning $164. I should have let sleeping dogs lie.
But one thing I am still annoyed at is the difficulty of changing the bids,. You can go to the game menu, as I mentioned, but you have to change the game info on a touch screen. It is very cumbersome, to say the least. So I am still annoyed that they are 1) counting on you not figuring this out, and 2) not having the patience to actually sit there and work with an unresponsive touchscreen. I finally got the bids the way I wanted, but as I said, I am kind of sorry. $80 sorry.
Well, I figured out how to change the machine. You go to the game menu, and there you can change your lines and bids. Wala! So I did that. Although I shouldn't have because I lost $80, after winning $164. I should have let sleeping dogs lie.
But one thing I am still annoyed at is the difficulty of changing the bids,. You can go to the game menu, as I mentioned, but you have to change the game info on a touch screen. It is very cumbersome, to say the least. So I am still annoyed that they are 1) counting on you not figuring this out, and 2) not having the patience to actually sit there and work with an unresponsive touchscreen. I finally got the bids the way I wanted, but as I said, I am kind of sorry. $80 sorry.
Mt. LeConte--Beautiful And Strenuous Hike
I used to do some strenuous hiking and went to the top of Mt. LeConte twice. There are several different paths to take to the top. The shortest takes 5 hours; the longest 8 hours. Both times we took the shortest way up and the longest path back down. That was a pretty good strategy. I am not sure I could do it again, as I have hurt both knees and wouldn't want to chance getting into a pickle along the path. I wouldn't want to be put in the position where one of the llamas might have to come rescue me and take me up or down.
You can either hike up and down both during the day, or make reservations to stay at their lodge, which is what we did. I would not want to hike up and down in one day, but there was one older man who did that very thing almost everyday. He was amazing. He passed us on the way up, and he outbeat us kids.
One thing for sure, you want to be prepared for such a hike and have the proper clothes. Most of us had on hiking books, something that looked like Lowa boots or some such. Good tennis shoes would also suffice. But we came down the mountain one time, and there were several people in their 20s contemplating going up. One woman had on little summer shoes, and we told her she would probably not make it wearing those. You would hate to find yourself shoeless halfway up, and or get severe blisters on your feet that were not protected with good boots. Wonder if she ever hiked on up that day? Hope not! If so, maybe a llama had to come to get her.
You can either hike up and down both during the day, or make reservations to stay at their lodge, which is what we did. I would not want to hike up and down in one day, but there was one older man who did that very thing almost everyday. He was amazing. He passed us on the way up, and he outbeat us kids.
One thing for sure, you want to be prepared for such a hike and have the proper clothes. Most of us had on hiking books, something that looked like Lowa boots or some such. Good tennis shoes would also suffice. But we came down the mountain one time, and there were several people in their 20s contemplating going up. One woman had on little summer shoes, and we told her she would probably not make it wearing those. You would hate to find yourself shoeless halfway up, and or get severe blisters on your feet that were not protected with good boots. Wonder if she ever hiked on up that day? Hope not! If so, maybe a llama had to come to get her.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Should I Try HGH?
As I am getting older, of course I want to stay younger. I look good for my age and act younger than my age (but not ridiculously so). I used to be very vigil about skin care and taking anti-oxidant supplements, but law school and studying for the bar exam took my concentration from it. I still look good, but not as good as when I really was up on what was the best skin care. I am wondering if I should try hgh
--that human growth hormone. I was just reading an article the other night about how it is safe--just don't use the synthetic versions. Maybe I will check into it. I want to look as good as can as long as I can!
--that human growth hormone. I was just reading an article the other night about how it is safe--just don't use the synthetic versions. Maybe I will check into it. I want to look as good as can as long as I can!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Need To Buy New Linens
Now that I have a little more time and money to spend on my condo, I am taking stock of what needs to be done. I need to get some repairs done, declutter, and replace some furniture. The other day when I was cleaning out my guest room, I took a glance at the sheets on the bed. I was shocked. They were clean but worn and old looking. I just haven't had time to pay attention to things like that. When I get home from vacation, one of the first things I will do is get some new linens. I don't even know what is out there right now. I may look at some lines like Ann Gish, HomeSource, Sferra and others. I need to get some sheets and curtains that I am proud of. I bought a new suitcase before coming on the cruise, and just that little thing made me feel so much better. The luggage I had was fine, except that it had been pilled by the cats. And that didn't look good! So now I feel spiffy with my new suitcase. I want to feel the same with new linens and curtains. Little by little, I am getting my act together!
Music Caribbean Style
I am on a cruise ship headed for the Caribbean. There is plenty of music on the cruise. Of course there is, because it is a music cruise. Plenty of music of all kinds until the wee hours. It is really fun. There is so much music, it is almost hard to do other things, like read, sleep, eat, and sunbathe. I am do my darndest to do all of the above We have our first port stop tomorrow. I am going to have fun swimming on the beach, snorkeling, sunning, and eating. I am sure there will be a steel drum band somewhere along the way. I love steel drum music. That is one kind of music we cna't hear on our cruise, but we will for sure on the island.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Boycotting Shipboard Casino
I am on a cruise on a Holland America ship and am boycotting the casino. Now understand, I am not a high roller--definitely a low roller. I only play slots and the cheap ones at that. I can milk a $5 bill in a penny or 2 cent machine for quite a while. Sometimes I win a little, but usually lose. But over the course of a week's cruise, I probably spend $50 to $100 in the casino.
Well, not this year. I ran to the casino last night between activities and looked for a penny slot. Found one and ran through my dollar bill in record time. WTH? I looked closely at the machine and saw that they have gerryrigged the machines to only allow multiple lines to be played. So, instead of a penny slot, it is really a 9 cent slot, And that is the way with every slot machine in the casino--even quarter slots.
That is terribly unfair. And there are less people playing slots this year. Good. They won't gt my money for sure.
Well, not this year. I ran to the casino last night between activities and looked for a penny slot. Found one and ran through my dollar bill in record time. WTH? I looked closely at the machine and saw that they have gerryrigged the machines to only allow multiple lines to be played. So, instead of a penny slot, it is really a 9 cent slot, And that is the way with every slot machine in the casino--even quarter slots.
That is terribly unfair. And there are less people playing slots this year. Good. They won't gt my money for sure.
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