It wasn’t as spectacular as the one in 2017 where it went almost totally dark, but it DID get a bit shady, and the shadows of the leaves had that weird ripply effect to them. Read the rest of this entry »
The big eclipse, 2024
April 8, 2024The “other” 1970s.
April 3, 2024Ruby and Jodi. Accountability.
March 28, 2024Ruby the “8 Passengers” diva out west and her life coach, defrocked therapist Jodi are now facing the reality of living in a fantasy world.
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Grieving Normal
March 27, 2024There they are, in some gathering, “My kid just got a full right schoarship to the prestigious University of their choice and are double-majoring in radiology and some sort of medical program. When they aren’t studying and pulling down high grades, they are leaders in their Greek house, and she’s a cheerleader or he’s the quarterback and they have a volunteer job with the poor and they have perfect teeth and they are already getting job offers from last summer’s internship in New York City.”
I get it, your kid is P.E.R.F.E.C.T. Read the rest of this entry »
Perfectionism and the Spectrum
March 24, 2024Though undiagnosed, I suspect I’m on both Spectrums – at 57, why bother to go to the expense of a diagnosis? Anyway, in my ramblings around the Web, I keep seeing references to “perfectionism” in Spectrum folk, be it ADHD or Autism, or both. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday’s Complaints
March 19, 2024I have come to the conclusion that people with tidy houses, be they some sort of influencer, Martha Stewart, or most of the people who aren’t me that live in my neighborhood, are people with no interests outside of football, frosted tips, and or decorating their houses with things other people made, usually in China, and therefore easy to swap out and replace with the next big trend. Read the rest of this entry »
Thoughts upon Jim Jones and Jonestown
March 14, 2024Listening to a podcast episode about Jim Jones and Jonestown from the P.O.V. of a retired FBI profiler, a few things struck me, someone who was old enough to remember when the news broke. And oh what a stink it raised! Read the rest of this entry »
Dresser Reborn… or something like that.
March 11, 2024Picked up an ill-used 1930s dresser at our local Habitat for Humanity Restore Shop a few weeks back with the intention of taking off the “after market” modernization (badly applied gaudy fabric, cheap drawer pulls, and spray paint.) and restoring it. Read the rest of this entry »
Slowly Restocking, or was it Taxes?
March 8, 2024Holiday season is more or less over, and the summer festival season is just around the corner. Have been working on restocking various shops and preparing orders for a few wholesale customers while looking for new wholesale customers. Read the rest of this entry »
What is the last thing you learned? Response
March 4, 2024I have learned that the following native woods in my region naturally glow under black light. Read the rest of this entry »