Well, That's Telling 'Em...

 

I'm not sure exactly what...but hey.

I've Wondered This, Too

 

But the rest of the song makes about as much sense...unless you're high.

Go figure, I guess.

Ummm, Okay...and Updates

 

Before you laugh, consider -- this hasn't been that unusual.

Isaac Singer, the great sewing machine magnate (and serial copier --though he made all the little 'improvements' work together in one machine), had multiple families -- at least five. Did they know about each other? Certainly the kids did -- because they stopped by the office to get $$. Singer's life unraveled when Wife #2 saw him driving in Central Park with Wife #3. She promptly filed for divorce, only to discover that Singer had never officially divorced Wife #1.

What a mess.

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We saw a little blue in between clouds today! They've been rolling out, pushed by the wind, even though it's still dreary. And that strange light -- could it be THE SUN?!? The Blancas are showing a bit of snow, and a frost warning is out for tonight.

These past few weeks, we've seen far more precipitation than I can ever remember while living here. Supposedly we've got more than third of our usual yearly amount. I'm hoping this is starting to refill the wells, streams and reservoirs that have been going dry. It is a strange thing to see rain like this. After growing up in Michigan, and spending time teaching backpacking in New Hampshire, I've lived through plenty of 'soft' days. But here?!?

The Brick hasn't been able to work at the potato harvest pretty much all week, due to the wet. Hopefully that will change soon.

The 'girls' -- in drier days

Another Great One Is Gone: Jo Ellyn Julian

 My heart is breaking. 

One of my (really, our) dearest friends from Castle Rock died last week on Sept. 23. 

Jo had been struggling with cancer for years, but it really hit her hard the past few months. She was able to get to her mom's 100th birthday celebration in Pella, Iowa...but went downhill soon after that.

I called her Josephine -- because she had the elegance and dignity of Napoleon's first wife. Jo wasn't a 'fahncy' person - after all, she had the stoicism, frugality and practical nature of her Hollander blood. And I knew that side very well, because I saw so much of it in my Dutch grandparents and their kids -- including my dad. 

She was smart, clever and kind. She was far more patient than I was, with difficult situations and people. And her faith in her Savior never wavered, even during hard or uncertain times. 

Josephine went through life with me, from happiness to struggles to contentment. We worked years of Senior Luncheons and other events together, sang on Worship Team at First Baptist and Creekside together, went out to eat with our mutual dear friend Chris...over and over and over through the decades. She and Chris were (and are) two of my heart's dearest friends. Our kids, now in their 30s and 40s, grew up together from babyhood.

I loved her -- and she loved me.

Here's her obituary.  Rest well, my dear friend. See you soon.

Wooden You Know...

 

(I know -- gross. I'll show myself out now.)

Good Dog!

 

Monday Stuff on the Way to Other Stuff: Getting Up

 ...and getting the Brick out the door, lunch in hand. This early schedule wears on late-night people like me. I can do it -- but really, things do not start to click mentally until 10 a.m. or so. 

    It's been raining regularly for the past five days. We love it -- we always can use rain around this 'high country desert.' But it's played havoc on the potato harvest. The Brick will leave, then come back an hour or so later. The fields were too wet to work. 

     Which means we got up early for basically no reason. On the plus side, though, the Brick showed up last time with a huge bag of potatoes. (They were delicious.)

Meanwhile:

Very creative insults -- these might come in handy someday.

Texas Trash Dip.  I am not making this up -- weird name, tasty dish.

Financial Samurai Sam says he's broke.  Well, not really, but he's got some hard decisions to make.

A visitor to New Jersey's streets -- a shark!

A 1919 'long-lost' silent flick turns up -- in an antique store in Japan. Go figure.

"What if the good life [later] requires giving up some freedom now?"  (From Millenial Revolution)

The Tylenol murders in Chicago decades ago may finally be solved. I remember these clearly -- people in Michigan were terrified. 

A HUGE Viking period fortune found. 

A Deutscher WWII motorcycle found in the Danube. Plus the soldiers that rode it. 

Have a good week.