Sickly Sunday

I stayed in bed most of yesterday. I woke up with a terrible cough and headache. I was even experiencing body aches. I felt like I was coming down with a summer cold. I felt awful. By the end of the day, I was feeling some better. Hopefully, I will be feeling much better today.  Have a lot I need to get done. All in all, it will probably be a busy week. There is just too much to do to be sick.

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Was Completed

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. (KJV) ( Genesis 2:1 ) 

How does it feel to complete a project, assignment, or case?  That sense of accomplishment and productivity is very inspiring.  Yet, if we find ourselves in the middle of an overwhelming project, it's easy to drop it and move on to an easier task.  However, lots of loose ends result and nothing ever gets finished.  If you find yourself discouraged and about to give up on your work, try focusing on the satisfaction of accomplishment when you are finished.  This will give you the endurance you need to complete. 

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Moment of Zen: White Briefs

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Air Conditioning

It’s still hot, but my air conditioner came yesterday. No more cooling off in front of the fridge. It really is nice. When I got home yesterday, the temperature inside my bedroom was 95 degrees. I was sweating up a storm trying to get my air conditioner installed. I got it installed and it works wonderfully. I slept in coolness for the first time in my apartment. It was heaven.

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Friend of Dorothy

Many believe that "Dorothy" refers to Judy Garland, who played Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz". However, more likely, this Dorothy was really Dorothy Parker.  

The story begins at West Hollywood adjacent Garden of Allah, built at 8150 Sunset Blvd. by obnoxious lesbian actress Alla Nazimova. In the 1930's, Dorothy Parker, a writer, satirist, and wisecracking partier had a large following of gay men in her famous social circle. It became common for gay men to use the code phrase, "I'm a friend of Dorothy" to indicate they were invited to Dorothy's wild parties held in Garden of Allah's exclusive celebrity villas. The phrase morphed into a secret code all across the country to indicate one was gay. That's right, the phrase was invented in Gay West Hollywood!

The Garden of Allah was shut down in 1959 to make way for what is now McDonalds & El Pollo Loco. Some say Joni Mitchell was referring to The Garden of Allah in her hit song "Big Yellow Taxi", when she sings "They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot", but it is likely a rumor. 

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