Sunday, February 1, 2026

Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: A New Grip On Life

      Soooo close to being finished -- that in itself is means for cheerfulness. Fighting off some flu -- but hanging in there. Hope you are, too.

Our Karmie -- a Good Dog, sorely missed

Meanwhile:

Now there's a social media platform exclusively for AI -- and what the bots are talking about is downright creepy, if not terrifying.

One hundred dollars a month -- for the food you eat? YES, and nutritionally good, though a bit repetitive.  (From One Hundred Dollars A Month) She even had food leftover...

Were there really 'giants in the earth?'

Mother of two sells her house to send money to romance scammers -- FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES.  Now she's whimpering about being homeless.  Do you feel sorry for her yet? Perhaps she should take a few minutes to read Charley's response to this phenomenon.  It should help. She says now:

    "I did wonder if I had gone too far, but I got addicted to spending this money. I have this attention from someone and I am liking this attention."

Honestly -- I'm speechless.

Peddling hot chocolate and snowshoveling during a snowstorm -- smart!

Scamming -- and us. It's gotten more and more doable. A good warning here. 

New discoveries about the "cloud people" of Mexico.

How to withdraw wisely in retirement -- some actual examples.  (From White Coat Investor)

Saving money -- the 2025 results of an "extremely frugal year."


After years of 'guns are evil,' The View hosts are now advocating gun ownership. Huhh?!?

 The 'Quality Learing Center' in Minnesota is now closed.  Go figure.

Some of the strangest security cam videos --


Have a good week. 




Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: A New Grip On Life

      Soooo close to being finished -- that in itself is means for cheerfulness. Fighting off some flu -- but hanging in there. Hope you are...