DID I MISS.....?

 

Did I miss Valentine's Day? Love is very often misconstrued. Methinks it's merely infatuation or lust. Infatuation fades quickly when reality sets in. Lust can.....last....awhile

I've been infatuated dozens of times. I've been in lust hundreds of times. Really.

I've been in deep, passionate, unrelentingly devoted true love only once. Until death do us apart.

And that person is now gone, having died much too young.

There are no happy endings.

Nothing new here. I'm still trapped in this #*!!%#**!! Gainesboro rehab facility (you fill in the blank).

The horrific "wound" on my ankle still drains and bleeds. I had two bouts of antibiotics. It is VERY  painful and never heals.

Today the wound care nurse said it's looking better.

It's impeding me from having physical therapy. Among other things.

I'm not in the mood to write about "other things".

Dinner, anyone?

One of the workers here told me that Walmart now delivers perishable food here, like they do in Jamestown.

The thing is, Signature Health Care in Jamestown is about a mile from Walmart.

Here in Gainesboro, the nearest Walmart is 30 miles away, in Algood (that's the name of the city). A big difference.

In Jamestown I got fresh food quickly.

Here in Gainesboro..........

Well, 

last Sunday I ordered deli food from Wlmt. It was supposed to be delivered at 4:00 p.m.

Got a delayed message.

And another one.

My food finally arrived at 7:00 p.m. I wasn't angry. Unexpected things happen.

I had an apple and walnut salad and a New York deli sub. A bottle of Coke and a nutrition drink.

The apple/walnut salad has long been my favorite.

Apple slices, candied walnuts, cranberries, chicken, blue cheese.....a sweet onion vinaigrette dressing. (sp?) I don't spell it that way, but Google does.

Unfortunately it was wilted and not fresh, but I ate every morsel.

The Coke tasted good because the company finally improved the flavor.....using the old flavor.

Nutrition drink?

I aways buy Bolthouse (curious name), they never use preservatives or anything artificial.

They have other unusual flavors, but chocolate is my fave (don't you hate people who use unnecessary abbreviations?).

The deli sub sandwich didn't taste fresh at all. So late in the day, I undoubtedly got the last of everything.

So....

will I order deli food from Wlmt. again? 

Hell, yea. I'm a masochist.

Jon ❤️

waiting to see how many people liked this post, compared to the precious three (or was it four?) who loved my previous post.

Relax. It's only bleak sarcasm.

UNINTERESTING NONENTITIES

It's Friday the 13th. I'm not superstitious. Bad luck can find us on any day when we least expect it.

Would a black cat have bad luck if he walked under a ladder?

Change of subject

Today I'm going to bore you with a haphazard collection of uninteresting nonentities.

This wooden box belonged to my paternal grandmother, which she had in Hungary. I've had it since I was about twelve, and I keep some of my treasures in it. The old wooden mirror above is from Italy.

In that wooden box is my very first photo, taken by my father. Not exactly attractive.

What's this?

It's  my senior class photo. I was sixteen.

I was fifty in this photo. Any resemblance to my first photo?

These were my baby shoes, well preserved.

These were my boots when I lived in Texas. I always wore them in my house, because there were scorpions on the floor.

A wooden pencil box that my paternal grandfather brought from Hungary.

When I was 18 or 19, I always wore an old Army jacket that I got from the Army Surplus store on Main St. in Los Angeles. I sewed these patches onto it.

Match books, anybody?

The Green Cafe was one of my favorite hangouts. My "very close companion" Phil always went there with me. He was the ex-con, who was in prison for robbery and attempted murder. Unbelievably handsome

 Lots of celebrities went to the Green Cafe.....unfortunately the place no longer exists. It's now a store that sells wine.

Remember when I said I was caught in a midnight raid in the notorious Drake Theater? Here's a match book that I still have.

Those were my reckless years. I existed in danger and cherished it.

A certificate nominating me to be a member of the American Film Institute. This is because of the numerous articles I published in movie magazines. I have an entire box of them, most of which I had forgotten.

Samples from Movie Collector's World and Classic Images.

Dracula: In the Beginning

I was nineteen when I started writing for Classic Images, a very popular movie magazine back then.

The cover featuring my article about silent star Ramon Novarro, who was in the 1925 epic film Ben-Hur. My name is in tiny print on lower right.

A few of the many letters that I have from celebrities. Photo from Shelley Winters, after I met her. The blue envelope is from Olivia de Havilland (when she lived in Paris). The pink envelope is from Joan Rivers. She was really nice in person. Other letters from Jimmy Stewart, George Burns, can't remember all.....

Onto art....

I still have all the pen and ink things when I was 19 or 20.

This is the very first picture I drew in ink.

And another treasure:

This is the very first oil painting I did when I was eleven years old (yes, 11).

 I did many oil paintings, but most of them are lost.

I have dozens and dozens of ticket stubs from operas and ballets that I saw in the Los Angeles Music Center.

Can you believe the very best tickets in the Founder's Circle was only $12.50  back then? The cheapest in the balcony were $3.50.

That envelope is from the famous Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood.

I have a LOT more of my treasures to share, but this post is long enough.

What's this?

My new ring, a tangerine sapphire. It looks much better in real. I'm holding the phone in my clumsy left hand to take these photos.

Holy Crap!

Don't forget my (old) poetry books, still available on Amazon and other places. 

And my book for children

That's enough for now

Jon, ❤️  almost fascinating

I finally tried to correct the MANY spelling errors!