Thanks for sharing Ann. My father lives in South Texas, he is 90 and the heat is taking a toll on him too. He normally walks for his health and now he can't with temps in the 100's and heat index in the 110's. His AC cannot keep up with the constant heat and its like eighty something in the house most of the time. I hope the heat breaks soon.
I cannot get into your gallery, it asked me for a password. Gonz On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 8:13 AM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: > Hi Ann! > > Good to hear from you! > > Today seems to be a break from the heat here in Chicago because of a major > thunderstorm we’ve had for about two days, so maybe some relief is on the way > for New York—maybe the thunderstorm will head by you and wash away the > humidity and heat. It was so bad here Sat & Sun we had air quality alerts! > > Totally simpatico about summer & the humidity—makes it so annoyingly > miserable to move about! > > The tapes to cd project sounds really interesting. I’d keep working on that > and finish your book! > > Darrel & I saw the Gordon Parks and Ralph Ellison exhibition at the Art > Institute—it was excellent! If it comes your way, try to see it. > > Sorry to hear about your friend Chris. Your photos are a nice tribute to him. > > Hugs, Christine > >> On Jul 24, 2016, at 12:57 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: >> >> Long post... spilling my guts >> >> The political stuff has me glued to the tube, ebay is really really slow and >> that is causing anxiety . Some sweet and sad memories have been occuring >> that are distracting and maybe not the very worst bu very stressful is the >> heatwave we have been having - Isimply have a very low tolerance for summer >> weather - >> I can barely walk in temperatures as high as we have been havingthis year >> and have a hard enough time moving when it is merely 80° let alone over 90° >> with high humidity for days and days.. . >> >> My apartment is wonderfully airconditioned but not being able to walk more >> than a few steps outside without wiltingis torture. several things I'm doing >> to >> help. I got a 30 day Metrocard that allows one to take as many trips as one >> wants for a fixed price. I got it on July 12 and so far have taken about 35 >> rides >> when I hit 42 I'll have spent the same amount as my normal senior rate and >> the rest of the time will be essentially free but I had to put out $58 up >> front >> to get the pass. >> >> I have to walk at least one block to get to a bus stop , and I only go out >> when I can see that once side of thestreet is under full shade. I wear a >> cold cloth around my neck , douse my head underwater before going out and >> carry lots of ice water with me... and basically I'm so remarkably healthy >> compared to >> most of my friends and others pushing 80 that I'm fortunate.. but the sun >> and heat turn me into an invalid rapidly. Did I mention I HATE summer? >> >> Another thing that has been keeping me away from you guys is a big project >> I'm almost finished with... transferring about 40 - 50 cassette recordings >> from 90 minute cassettes to 80 minute CD's. These are tapes from the 2 month >> trip across country just after 9/11 (the first month was planned before >> that date and extended to make sure I didn't get back home until the dust >> settled more, literally). I still had a little bit of money left and also >> used the trip as a way to gather more ebay items, visit family, get notes >> for a book I was writing I've never finished. The trip was amazing.. and >> afterI did a few tape to cd's I started listening to them again, and >> following my trip on google maps and such. a number of years ago I had help >> transcribing most of the notes Iwas taking >> as I went along , to documents but stopped before the last few days of the >> trip, as that was homeward bound and not as interesting. >> >> >> The 2002 trip was yet to be listened to, except for a couple of tapes where >> I knew I wanted to review stuff... so I took that journey first, looking at >> the >> photos I took, looking at the places on google, following my route... so >> that was and is both sweet and sad because I can't really do it anymore. It >> did >> make me every so grateful to Richard, who insisted I leared to drive in my >> 40's - a practical matter as he wsa 15 years older and knew he would >> probably reach the age when he couldn't drive himself - or shouldn't. Now >> I'm at that age... haven't driven in years - but I did so love driving and >> driving alone across >> the country.. >> >> Then there was the memorial service for a friend who was one of a family I >> had become a part of and it took placethat was on where his mother lived >> and I had spent hours and hours over the years - since the mid 1960's and >> found I could not bear to be at once she was gone - that was in 2007... >> I started my 2002 trip there, ather 80th birthday party , and had both begun >> and ended my 2001 trip there as well. I'm really such a glass half full gal >> that this stuff, mixed with financial anxiety and theugliness of the >> atmosphere these days, well - it made it difficult to chit-chat and >> critque... >> >> ONe of the reasons I like facebook is thatmany of you who I know well, or >> fairly well are there too andone can just keep in touch, view photos, >> make quick one-liners and like each ohters ideas with a click - not to >> mention playing Words with Friends with one of you :-) . I can understand >> the reluctance to get on facebook, but it is no longer that thing for the >> kids- except when they are grandkids of grandmas and dads whoare there. >> >> Today is one of the worst heat days, so I decided not to even go out . I >> have gotten those extra free listing days on ebay so I'm more enthused about >> listing stuff, the second convention has not yet started, I had some really >> yummy chinese dumpling yesterday - a good report from my eye doc on my >> glaucoma, >> I'm down to 130 lbs, and Inspector Lewis is back on PBS this evening. >> (re-runs until August 7th, but hey, i'ts still Whatley and Fox) AND I'm >> almost finished >> doing the tape to cd thing. >> >> Oh yeah, after replace the fridge, the next thing to go was my flip phone... >> can't hear anyone very well on it and the ringtone is too soft... so I"m >> getting >> a samsung galaxy t-379 which has a little keyboard, a larger screen, and a >> place for a micro sd... >> >> On a photo note - Went to see The Diane Arbus exhibit at the new Met Breuer >> - terrific stuff. I had also seen the "Unfinished" exhibit, which is quite >> wonderful as well. The Breuer took the building that housed the old Whitney >> and it is a good manageable and user friendly space . The Met is still Pay >> what you will so I give'em my two bits. >> >> Here is one photo from the memorial for Chris Fisher - if it doesn't let you >> in, the pass word is simply "chris" It was a Celebration of his life kind >> of thing and a distribution of his ashes in places he loved... not my sort >> of thing, but I went with the flow... and I was asked to do the photography >> to document it , asI >> had the memorial for Nora , his mom - and to document the house she lived in >> before it was changed by hergranddaughter , who is living there now.. >> >> https://annsan.smugmug.com/Friends-and-Family/Remembering-Chris-Fisher/i-q3CdjjL/A >> >> So that's all the news from Gotham for now... 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