Messing about with empathy
This post comes from a conversation I had with a friend at a writing event. He was telling me about a woman he knew who canned water during the Y2K scare. I had all sorts of questions about that, so I googled “canning water”. Unfortunately, I didn’t get my questions answered (most of the sites…
Yep, I sorted my cats into Hogwart houses. I knew Hela was going to be a Slytherin, and she was. I thought either Chewie or Alfred would be a Gryffindor, but Alfred turned out to be a Hufflepuff, and Chewie is a Ravenclaw. I think Chewie is a Gryffinclaw (Gryffindor and Ravenclaw), but that wasn’t…
I’m fighting fleas right now. We’ve made progress since we fogged the house while the kittens were at the vet. They also have flea collars and have stopped scratching. I realized I know nothing about fleas. They may be a pest, but they’re still animals just trying to live and reproduce. I hope these flea…
I don’t know why I never wondered about the origin of the word “noon.” We use the word all the time, but I never thought to ask where it came from. Then I was listening to the Court Appointed podcast last Monday (everyone should listen to this funny legal show) and was floored to learn that noon…
2w I’m at a friend’s house and Magic (a large black cat with a short tail) decided to write my blog post for me. Thus the 2w on the first line. I left it there as a reminder that we should all back up our computers in case a cat gets ahold of our keyboards…
It’s World Hello Day. Unlike a lot of odd holidays, this one was created in 1973 to promote world peace. I can get behind that. All you have to do is say hello to people, friends and strangers. I don’t say hello, but I always give a nod and a smile to people that I…
My office is a mess. It’s not as bad as it used to be, but I’m in the middle of finishing gifts, wrapping gifts, shipping gifts, occupying cats, hiding hubby’s papers from the cats, and reading a huge stack of books. All these projects are out in the open, so my office is a mess.…
Thanks for responding to my questions. Apparently, people like stuffing. Some people like cornbread stuffing, which I’ve never had, and others like a more traditional stuffing. I do not eat stuffing but I like fixing it. My recipe came from my grandmother, and I feel close to her when I make it. It’s a very…
I’m having two Thanksgivings this year. Since my moms-in-law are visiting us this week, we had turkey with all the fixings yesterday. We’ll do it again on Thanksgiving with friends. What I forget every year, until I do it again, is how much I like cooking a turkey. It’s simple, hands-off, and the results are…
You probably know my feelings about Christmas music. I like it, but I prefer to listen to it during the Christmas season. I can’t help but hear it when I go into stores and even restaurants, but at home, I wait until the day after Thanksgiving. This year I gave in. Not wanting to listen…