Messing about with empathy
Happy birthday, Josef!!! My best friend’s son turns twenty-one today. It is quite a milestone. I wanted to find other things that turn twenty-one in 2021. This was not as easy as I thought it would be. Twenty years is easy, twenty-one, not so much. But I did find a few interesting lists. I hope…
I have no desire to ever own a fancy car. In fact, my favorite car is a 1995 Honda Civic hatchback. I want my cars to be super-reliable, inexpensive to maintain, and run forever. However, I love seeing unusual and/or expensive cars on the road. The day I saw a Lotus in London was a…
Welcome to meme Monday. As I go through the annoyance of moving (and it is annoying), I remind myself that change is good. Once we are done rearranging our world, we will look back and know it was all worth it. If you are in the muddy middle of a project or life plan, remember…
This post is a PSA. Despite the desires of Woody Harrelson in Zombieland or any urban myths you may have heard, Twinkies that have expired in 2014 are not edible. You can trust me on this.
Today is Tell an Old Joke Day. I think you should tell jokes every day. Humor is the best remedy. In honor of today, I want to share a list that I found on a website for Big Frog 104, a new country radio station in Central New York. I hope they read these on…
Tonight is the Buck moon. I will be walking during the full moon because it is on my challenge list. Why is it called a Buck moon? I haven’t looked this up yet, but I’m going to guess it has to do with buck deer. Let’s find out if I’m right. Yep. I was right.…
I’m at a friend’s house, and I picked a book off their shelf called Random Illustrated Facts by Mike Lowery. I like these kinds of books, so I thought I would share some of these random facts. And yes, I googled each of these to see if they were true. I don’t trust books of…
Is your birthday in July? Did you know your birthstone is the ruby? I’ve never been interested in gemstones, but it was fun to learn about the ruby. I may have to do a series on the birthstones. Rocks are cool. Ruby facts: Ruby is one of four precious gemstones. The other three are emerald,…
I often encourage you to watch the videos I share. Today I’m begging you. Watch this short video. It is mind-blowing. I’ll explain why below. Happy Moon Day. Humans landed on the Moon for the first time on July 20, 1969. In 2021, this historic event has been overshadowed by news that the Moon wobble…
Happy Meme Monday. I like this meme. Part of packing is making decisions. Do I keep this or not? Can I pack this now, or will I need it before we leave? Sigh. So many decisions. Now that I have a deadline, decisions are easier. Even if I pack something we want to use, it…