The Daily Picture Theme for 29 May 2024 is #Guard.My Squadron HC-1 provided Plane Guard during flight operations at Yankee Station aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard – CVA-31.
Daily Journal – 29 May 2024 (Wednesday)
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.”
— Mary Oliver
I watched the 2024 commencement address by Ken Burns at Brandeis University, Highly recommended viewing. Qi Gong and Ta Chi on the Temple Green this morning. Lots of attention to proper form. Afterwards John Rosenfelder drove me in his truck to retrieve a couch in New Boston that belonged to my Mother,
TIL (Today I learned)
While John and I were moving the couch my sister asked if we had “pee shivers”. Such an odd question. Apparently a percentage of men shiver when peeing. A smaller number of women also shiver, but that might be because they usually sit while peeing. Such an interesting question from my odd sister. I had no idea what she was talking about but since I like to “do my own research” I asked Google and Google answered:
"The nervous system releases neurotransmitters in the body called catecholamines in an effort to restore blood pressure. This creates a mixed signal between the two components of the sympathetic nervous system, which causes you to shiver when you pee."
I also learned today that I am done moving big heavy things. I just don’t have the juice to do it anymore. The couch is in place and it is very nice. The old one is on a truck bound for the transfer station on Saturday.
James Roger Family
Carl Toko has been cleaning the gravestones of the James Roger family. Since I have posting his diary entries every day for a few years, I paid my respects at this graveside, Carl has done a great job on these stones.
New Ipswich Historical Society
The New Ipswich Historical Society will be open for the season on June 8, 2024 at 1 PM. We are planning to have some live music so we practiced a few tunes. It was much more enjoyable than wrestling couches through narrow doors and shivering when peeing.
On This Date – May 29th
What was happening on May 29th in previous years? I went through the archives and found this collection. The year is specified in the captions. Welcome to the time machine.
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And Mary Oliver is one of my favorite poets