This One's For the Brick...

 

Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: More of Same

     I wish I could tell you we're doing something exciting -- but we're not. 

     On the other hand, we're finishing up the current batch of jobs, and getting ready to start new ones:  hunting (for the Brick) and elections (for me). So I guess that's something. Meanwhile, the Brick just has a corner four rows on the roof -- and I have a few reports that need final touches. Then it's on to a quilt restoration, plus two longer reports.

     It feels nice to be making progress.

Meanwhile:

Really clever clothing mends -- great ideas here.

Fifty - actually, 80, if you click on the link -- weird facts.  One strange example -- gorillas have learned hundreds of words...but so far, at least, never have asked a question.

A time slip -- to see your grandpa at a younger age? Check out this intriguing story. 

Did you ever see The Ghost and the Darkness? This Michael Douglas African hunter movie covered the real story of two man-eating lions that terrorized villages and railroad crews. The real hunter eventually killed both, and sold them to a museum.

    Now hairs caught in the lions' teeth are being analyzed. Scientists know their prey...besides humans, that is... and a bunch of other discoveries. For one thing: they may have been brothers! 

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Weird stuff from recent hurricanes:

Disneyland sells food 'rescue kits:'  jam, peanut butter and bread for $10! Ummm...

A man wraps his Corvette in plastic -- and gets made fun of for it. But guess what comes out pristine after Milton is over...

The Coast Guard rescues a man out in the ocean, hanging onto a cooler.

A wedding ring, lost for nearly a decade. resurfaces in a yard after the rain stops.

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Why J.D. Vance looked at the camera during the debate -- turns out he wasn't. He was watching the timer -- and his wife's face, to see how he was doing. 

Martha Stewart admits to having an affair while her husband was doing the same thing -- 'but it's okay, because Andy never knew about it.' 

A feast from the days of King Midas, recreated from items found in his dad's tomb. (But no gold!)

An easy and less-caustic homemade toilet bowl cleaner.

Tuna melt tostadas -- fast and surprisingly good.

The story of the Hoxne Hoard - the largest collection of Roman artifacts ever found in Great Britain. (Plus links to other interesting treasures.)

A megladon tooth -- found by a 9-year-old on a Maryland beach!

Twenty 'awkward moments' from the tv series Finding Your Roots:

This time, the Colorado Supreme Court shuts down a lawsuit against the Denver baker who refused to make a 'trans' celebration cake. (There's a lot more to this story than the headline.)

Apple pie filling.  Donna Freedman says it's incredible, canned or not. (From Surviving and Thriving)

Have a great week. Why not go out and dance in some leaves, before they all crumble?

An Interesting Halloween Tale For You

 

Great story, huh?

Odds are, though, that it's a fake.

Go figure...

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

 To our friends Up North -- 

Have a great day. 

(For more about this holiday, go here.)

My Article's Up on Money Diaries!

 If you ever wanted to know more about yours truly and her family... here's your chance. 

It just posted today on Refinery 29's Money Diaries -- an interesting 7-day experiment on how you spend your money...and why.  Go here for more. 

They're Probably Not Heading to Florida...

 

Ahhhh...

 

Creede, CO.

The fall leaves are fading here...kind of sad.

We're both fighting off some kind of (flu? strep throat?) while working on fall chores and reports. It's steadily getting cooler here, but no frost -- yet.