The Brick has been a champ through it all. He took many of the photos for the book, then scanned them, tweaked them and sent them. He's also listened to all sorts of yammerings and thinking-out-loud questions, and patiently corrected some very silly geographical errors. Not to mention the sad fact that I can't remember what certain items are called right now. (Like 'manhole covers' and 'dry' vs. 'wet' counties. I know. Pathetic.)
I plan to do something wonderful for him when all this is done. Maybe brownies, and my full attention to whatever he wants to tell me. And a movie.
We are both astonished (and pleased) to see our beloved Meechigan toeing the line at the men's college basketball championship! Villanova, you'd better watch out...
Go Blue!
Update: Michigan looked great in the first half, but something went wrong by the time halftime was over. They missed shots repeatedly, and ended up losing 62-79 to Villanova.
Ouch.
Meanwhile:
An intriguing mystery: was a Viking longship seen in the California desert? Read this carefully before you just dismiss it out-of-hand. (From The Wanderling's blog)
A couple decides to remarry -- 50 years after they divorced!
Free fishing days in 2018. What days does your state offer?
The Frugalwoods -- before they were the Frugalwoods. This is fascinating reading for us frugal types, and really explains a lot about their lifestyle -- as well as how they managed to save all that money for a Vermont homestead. Amazing.
Should the Second Amendment be repealed? An interesting discussion about the subject by someone who's obviously not fond of guns...but isn't pro-repeal, either.
Another megachurch pastor finds himself embroiled in financial controversy. Even if he's innocent of the $3.5 million fraud accusations, there's a lesson here: NEVER EVER invest in stuff your pastor is marketing!
In fact...why is he marketing stuff, in the first place??
Inside the secret workshop of the Louvre. (From Messynessy)
Eighteen amazing celebrity answers to (often stupid) questions. Or obvious ones. (From Cracked)
These are very funny, too: People (and animals) that immediately regretted their decisions.
Comfortable travel clothes... for your next trip.
John Mahoney left behind $5 million in his "surprising will" to 38 people. If you watched (and loved, as I did) Frasier, he was the dad -- with the ratty chair he refused to get rid of. Ironically, of the cast, he was the one best-acquainted with opera, fine wine and other cultivated pleasures. (From the Wealth Advisor)
A poor lady in Longmont, CO comes home, to find people ransacking her house. They thought she was holding an estate sale, with everything free! (She wasn't.)
A mongoose, a snake...and a fight-it-out at a pro golf course. Who will win?
What ever happened to Heritage U.S.A.? Turns out Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's 'Christian Disneyland' is still there... sort of.
A lady leaves a tidy sum to her hometown. Turns out she was a millionaire...but no one knew it. Smart.
Pizza potato toppers...and other pizza-flavored delights. (From Taste of Home)
Financial lessons learned from the NBA. Or the NCAA. A classic from yours truly.
Josh Childress explains WHY NBA players and other athletes go broke. This was particularly illuminating. (Childress, who played for Stanford and the NBA professionally, avoided it, by the way.) This article on the same subject is even better.
The best investment advice I ever got. I agree on this one...it's what we did, and it helped -- big-time.
Movie lines that were never meant to be said -- but we're glad they were. Like this one, when a taxi driver accidentally turned in front of Dustin Hoffman, while filming Midnight Cowboy:
Have a good week.
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