Messing about with empathy
I love visiting new places. I have taken some amazing trips, and one of my favorites was visiting New York City with my Aunt Patti in 2013. We saw so many wonderful things, but my favorite part was the day we spent at the American Museum of Natural History. I’d live in New York City…
It is precisely twenty-seven weeks until my birthday. This matters to nobody but me, but I’m taking it as a sign that I need to improve my diet. Easter is over and the next big holiday is Memorial Day, so there is no need to eat like every day is a party. I might have…
Happy Easter! Feel free to share this free Happy Easter picture that I colored. No copyright, no royalties, just spread the joy.
Coloring eggs is an Easter tradition. This year I had a lot of fun coloring paper eggs with crayons. Since they are flat and can’t break, I sent them to friends and family in Easter cards. If you would like a non-messy way to color some eggs, sprint out this coloring page and use your…
Sometimes a small task can grow in wonderful ways. I was listening to the Geologic Podcast (it has nothing to do with geology), and George Hrab (the host) suggested that everyone should clean out their pen container. We all have a can or a mug or a jar filled with pens that may or may…
Today I say thank you to my loyal readers. Between the old Footle and Grok and the new Footle and Grok, I have written 1,000 posts and never missed a day. It has not always been easy, but it has been fun, and that’s why I continue. Also, on those days when I don’t write…
A lot of zoos are doing virtual tours and animal videos. I love visiting zoos and seeing the animals, but it is even cooler when one of the handlers teaches you about a certain animal and you get to see the animal up close. And it’s even more cool when it is an animal I’ve…
I made social distancing curtains today. Actually, I would have made new curtains for my office no matter what was going on in the world because my eight-month-old kittens tore down my old ones. And to be clear, my old ones consisted of a green table cloth because I didn’t want them to hurt the…
I love Cadbury Creme Eggs, mostly because of the commercials. My splurge while social distancing has been Cadbury Creme Eggs. I have just one a day, but they make me smile. When I was a kid, I didn’t like these creamy eggs as much. However, I loved the commercials where various animals tried out to…
Today is National Dandelion Day. I was going to give you some facts about this flower/weed (depending on where it’s growing), but the tidbits I found were too ordinary. However, one list mentioned a Ray Bradbury book that I’d never heard of. Dandelion Wine is a novel about a group of people who live in…