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                                   My Musical Brain Update

I write this with Bryan Adams playing softly in the background. I am struggling to listen to music for my brain growth this week. I am so drawn to concepts, words and ideas so have to really constrain myself in the car to stay off of CBC radio. This morning I drove the 24 kilometres into Fredericton for my hair appointment listening to the classical music station. It is a CBC station as well but the talking is limited. I felt a bit like someone trying to quit smoking. I settled in and relaxed into the music which was  quite nice. Some Handel in the beginning. Without lyrics I am forced to listen to the actual music. I am determined to stay the course. Bryan Adams music is familiar to me although as I type this I am "tuning" him out. I took a pause just now to really listen!

Bryan playing for me.

  Home Improvement Update
We are redoing our bathrooms but I am more interested in myself right now. And I will be doing this at home.

At my hairdresser's I was introduced to a new product (to me) called EyENVY. My hairdresser, Rebecca, does not try to sell me products but I noticed how distinctive her eyelashes were. I knew she had been experimenting with lash extensions and threading. She is a lovely blonde with beautiful cheekbones but fair eyelashes. When I mentioned her eyelashes she told me what she has been using.  She is amazed by what this product did for her lashes. I couldn't resist. Never too old for improvement.

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My eyelashes and eyebrow waiting for the transformation.
Will retake in six weeks.

My Binge-watching Update

My binge-watching hasn't slown down even though I wanted it to. Friends gave us The Wire which took some getting used to but once I was hooked it was all watching from then on. 

They aren't kidding when they say "listen carefully."

Nasty couple 

We watched the first season of the American version of House of Cards. There is a British version but I cannot seem to get into it.  We are now about two thirds of the way through the second season. It is like watching a train wreck with the two stars tearing through people's lives leaving bodies and ruined lives in their wake. The series is described as one where "A Congressman works with his equally conniving wife to exact revenge on the people who betrayed him. "

We have reached that point when you know you aren't going to stop until you get to the end. There is a point in all of these series where I could walk away and I have walked away from a few (too few likely) but you just know when you have passed that point and you are in for the count. You couldn't quit if you tried.

It is really difficult to "like" either Kevin Spacey or Robin Wright as the characters. But I watch Robin's clothes and make up while I tell myself she is really too thin. Today I read in a magazine (at the hairdresser's) that Sean Penn was living with Charlize Theron. I realized that he and Robin had split up although he was with her the longest thus far. What struck me was how similar physically Robin and Charlize are --at least in photos.

Charlize

Sean

Robin

Maybe Sean misses Robin. Not sure who instigated their break up but ......

Current Pet Peeve Update

At a public meeting I attended this week a politician apologized to the audience for showing up in a suit. He told us he usually dresses more casually. Is this an indication of how he views rural residents--not worthy of a suit and tie? Does he think we are too rough and ready to appreciate a suit? I'm peeved.