Messing about with empathy
I often have a problem with historic and historical. I learned when to use one or the other, but I can’t remember, so I was happy to hear a Grammar Girl podcast that explained the difference. If you want all the details, listen to the podcast. I’m going to jump to the critical part. A…
Except for Walmart, I haven’t been shopping. However, I’ve needed to replace my Nike running shoes since February. I like to buy them at the Nike Outlet store in Centralia. Their prices can’t be beaten! Of course, they were closed for a while, but when they did open, I never made the time to go,…
Summer is here, and it’s been hot. To me, anything over 75 °F is hot, so needless to say, I melted during the past week. I have a lot of family in Arizona and southern California, where triple digits are common. I know we weren’t that hot here in Washington, but it was hot for the…
I know about spring cleaning, but why isn’t there summer cleaning? Usually, August means traveling, playing, and spending time outdoors. 2020 is not usual, so you might be spending more time at your house. This is a great time to do some cleaning, organizing, or rearranging. I’m talking about this on Wednesday, so you have…
I’ve lived in my current home for six years. For all those years, the mixing bowls that I use daily have been on two shelves behind a narrow door. To reach most of them, the bowls in front have to be moved, and I’m too short to reach the ones further back. I’ve done it…
Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day. I have three cats, and two of them are black, so I approve of this holiday. All black cats should be appreciated. I also have an orange cat, and I wondered if orange cats had their own holiday. The answer is no. Here is a list of all…
Happy National Tell a Joke Day. I love jokes, the dumber, the better. My favorite general-purpose joke is: Q: Why does a chicken coop have two doors? A: Because if it had four doors it would be a chicken sedan! You’re welcome. For those of you who like science, especially quantum physics, this joke is…
I read Macbeth for the first time this year. I love Shakespeare’s plays (except for Romeo and Juliet) and had wanted to read Macbeth since high school. However, my TBR list is enormous, so I never got around to it. I finally bought Macbeth on Audible and listened to it on my runs last spring.…
I am Team Coca-Cola. All my life, I have drunk Coke. Now I drink Coke-Zero, but I have never liked Pepsi. So, when I saw that Tic-Tac had a Coca-Cola flavor, I couldn’t resist buying it. They even made the container look like an old-time soda vending machine. But are they good? Yes! Not only…
Happy Left-Handers Day. As a left-handed person, I obviously like this holiday. 10% of the world is left-handed, so most people might not celebrate Left-Handers Day. However, that number might be higher than we think. A lot of people do some things with their left hand but call themselves right-handed. Lefthandersday.com has a test you…