Monday (okay, Friday) Stuff on the Way to Other Stuff: Taking A Little Time Off

      Yep, that's right. 

      We have some commitments coming up -- and I won't always be able to post. So I'll be incommunicado for at least a week, plus a day or two.

      Be good while I'm gone. Mama don't allow no rowdiness playing 'round here.

Meanwhile (just a few this time):

Want to save on milk? Dilute it, the Mavis way.  (Thanks for listening, One Hundred Dollars A Month!)

The ten best scammer conversations from 2025:

Frugal tips from TikTokers.  Some good -- some just plain weird. But inspiring, nonetheless.

An easy quilt pattern that uses up a LOT of scraps -- a classic from yours truly. 

Do you have this Pokemon card??

If so, it just sold for more than $16 MILLION DOLLARS.

Robert Duvall died - age 95. An amazing actor who did his work subtly -- and very, very effectively.

Chernobyl workers' children are showing some odd DNA mutations. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to be disease-causing. But still, it makes you wonder. 

An easy way to make meatballs! 

And finally -- a song inspired by getting caught in Colorado (actually, the Boulder area) during a blizzard. Ridin' The Storm Out  by REO Speedwagon. (The Brick knew this song -- I did not.)

Take care -- talk to you soon.

Nocturnal Bliss

     I was looking for something else when I bumbled onto an old favorite...and thought you'd like it, too. 

Her Morning Elegance - by Oren Lavie.

Enjoy.

Mew!

 I missed out on this wonderful antique photo on Ebay -- but you don't have to. 

Especially if you like cats. 

Details are here. 

Makes Sense...

I once used one of those drinking bird toys

 to keep a motion detector from turning the office lights off.

 ...especially if you've ever been in one of those National Parks bathrooms -- the light turns off every few minutes. Maybe I should start bringing one of these on vacation!

More "it's not stupid if it works" ideas here.

Woof!

 “When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” —Nora Ephron

And will anxiously wait until you get home...

Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: Still Shuffling...

 Or plugging along. Trudging. Flying. Whatever.

This flu will not let go. If I stay quiet, I have a reasonable speaking voice -- for a while. If I stay down and quiet, I'm generally okay. But get up and move around, and the nausea/achiness/headache gets worse. Sing at church today? Ha -- I can only get 5 or 6 notes out, then the voice completely goes. So the Brick went, and took care of business. I am very grateful for him. 

I have several things to finish up. The Brick has some items on his roster, too. And we must get done before commitments this weekend. 

Upward and onward, I guess. 

We got more snow than the weather people posted -- about 6". The dogs went nuts because the local herd of 'teenage girls' (does) decided to weather over in our woods. However, it (the snow, not the deer) is melting fast.

Meanwhile:

Overheard remarks -- that hurt.

The hermit painter of Purgatoire Canyon.  Fascinating. 

How much does the average American have saved for retirement?  I really, really hope this isn't completely true.

A very classy apology -- and gracious response -- at the Winter Olympics.

Mickey Lolich dead?  Say it ain't so, Detroit Tigers.

A rare strain of rye found on a Michigan shipwreck may lead to a whole new revival in whiskey.  You'll want to read both articles -- here  and  here, too.

Have a good week. Hopefully you're on top of the world.

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Enjoy...it's okay to buy candy hearts for yourself!