Messing about with empathy
Perseverance, the newest NASA Mars Rover, lands on the red planet today at 3:55 p.m. EST. Starting at 2:15 p.m. EST, you can watch the NASA coverage of the landing. I was glued to my computer when Curiosity landed on Mars in 2012. It was a tense 14 minutes as everyone waited to see if…
I was halfway through my pepperoni pizza dinner last night before I remembered that I was having pizza for lunch today. I don’t mind having pizza that often, but it made me wonder how much pizza people ate on average. I figured it was a lot, and I wasn’t wrong. Whether the following facts are…
Today is Fat Tuesday, but I’d rather call it Skinny Tuesday. I’m getting fitter for my June races and trying something new. It isn’t a new diet or eating plan; it’s a checklist. I watched this Youtube video by Matt D’Avella on the power of checklists, and I thought maybe I could use one to…
I once again signed up for Disney+ and am watching Wandavision. I’m catching up, so no spoilers. I’ll be back tomorrow with a new post once I’ve figured out what the heck Marvel is doing.
Happy Valentine’s Day!!! Many of us may write XOXO on a card today, meaning hugs and kisses. But why do we do that? First off, X means kisses, and O means hugs, right?. I think it would make more sense the other way since the X looks like crossed arms (or a hug), and the…
We are experiencing our first and possibly only snowfall of the season. I’ve enjoyed watching the snow bury the grass and flock the trees through my office window. It has been snowing for two full days, and since I have nowhere to go, it’s a wonderful change. We have several deer that live on our…
Happy Chinese New Year!!! It is the year of the Ox. I was born in 1973, also a year of the Ox. I love reading Chinese zodiacs as much as I love reading western horoscopes. Here is a description of people born in the year of the Ox. People born in the Year of the…
I have decluttered 1,000 pieces of paper in just February. Ninety-nine percent of it was scanned before I recycled it, and this doesn’t include all the photos I’ve added (which is in the hundreds.) What amazes me is that, even though I have scanned about 3,000 paper items in 2021, I still have thousands left…
My list is long, so I thought we could all use a little encouragement. When you feel a little overwhelmed, repeat, “I can do this.” Because it’s true.
I searched for a recipe to use up a bag of peanut butter chips and found one that called for all sorts of ingredients from my pantry. Oh, and it tasted good too. I have a clear bin where I keep food that comes in bags like taco mixes, rice, and chocolate chips. Of course,…