Monday Stuff on the Way to Other Stuff: Snow -- and The Rock

(Yes, I'm posting this on Sunday. Think of it as getting a headstart on the week...)

A late week snowstorm gave the weekend a peaceful start, and made for better sleeping. Sure, we got more than a foot of the white stuff, with the attendant icy roads -- but we're used to that here in Colorado. We've learned to hunker down and wait it out. 
     Others haven't fared as well, based on the level of power outages, smashups and stranded travelers reported.  It's been extra-snowy in Europe, too. A huge wall of snow actually smashed into a Swiss hotel, decimating cars and people in its path. Weird.

Here's a timelapse video of several snowfalls, for those of you who are experiencing spring/summer right now -- like my Australian buddies:

Sometimes I forget that people are actually reading my posts on this blog, and elsewhere! Some helpful readers (Shelly Burge and Chuck Harnish led the fray on my Facebook page) pointed out that, in spite of his recent published interview with the Daily Star...
The Rock says he didn't say it. The interview is long enough, and complicated enough, though, that I wonder if he DID...maybe casually... then was embarrassed when it appeared in print. 
     I don't agree with the Snowflake Generation label. It's not right to typecast an entire group of people based on age, location, income, etc. People are people -- individuals. They don't all think, respond or act alike, however tempting it may be to lump them into one category. (Social media, take note.) Both our girlies are millenials. They are treasures, and I love them dearly -- smart, intelligent women I'd choose for my side anytime. 
    But I DO like this statement attributed to the Rock, whether or not he said it:

"I don’t have to agree with what somebody thinks, who they vote for, what they voted for, what they think, but I will back their right to say or believe it," The Rock said. "That’s democracy."

Shades of Evelyn Beatrice Hall. (I was told in college that it was Voltaire.)
(Here's Dwayne's original interview, as the Daily Star published it.)

What else is going on in this upside-down world...

A tale of excessive emergency room fees -- particularly because the insurance company will only cover a certain amount. Been there, done that...this is for Zuckerberg San Francisco General, though.

A Milwaukee bus driver rescues a nearly-one-year-old boy wandering... on a freeway overpass. Thank God.

A 'quotidian' (i.e., everyday) photo look at a family's life these past few months. (From Jennifer Murch)

A helicopter rescue in the French Alps-  the crazy way!

Ham and cheese sandwiches stole the show at the Golden Globes. Really!

The 10 most-wanted famous paintings...still missing.  (From Culture Trip) On that subject:

A famous deKooning, Woman-Ochre, returns -- after it's found, more than 30 years later, in an estate.  Also, a Degas painting accidentally recovered last year -- in a suitcase left behind on a French bus!

Start 2019 by applying $50 toward that goal you've wanted to accomplish.  (From Budgets Are Sexy)

Ten BIG celebrity money mistakes -- they did it, so you don't have to.

A great recipe for old-fashioned pancakes. This might be my go-to if the Krusteaz mix runs out...

Five hot springs in Wyoming that you should try. (Colorado's got more than its share, as well.)

63 strange abandoned places. These aren't all technically abandoned (Alcatraz is included, for example), but the photos are certainly creepy -- and intriguing.

Ten crime writers who personally had something to hide, as well.  (From Listverse)

Plan ahead, plan ahead, plan ahead.  (From Benjamin Hardy)

DIY snowglobes - 13 of them. I love these guys.  (From Country Living)

This one uses a plastic cup from Target.

Waves smash a lighthouse pier light and wash it into Lake Michigan.

Can you travel the world for a year -- for less than $35,000? YES, according to Millenial Revolution.  Nomad Numbers did six months' travel for less than $15,000.   Ooh, I am jealous...

How to make a killing in the Old Masters art market. Keeping that in mind...

Seven strategies for buying Old Masters that should maximize your investment.  (Both of these via Artnet)

Fighting off a funk.  This should help, if you're fighting off cabin fever. A classic from Thrifty Mom in Boise.

My Make Nine Fail...a sewer/crafter's analysis on what worked in 2018, what didn't, and why.  (From Made By Rae)

A HUGE waterspout, off the coast of Cyprus. They're rare in that location, too.

Chew Time -- something our dogs love to do, when Karma the granddog is staying at our house. This is Ruby and Karms participating -- but Charley's usually the main instigator, with at least one Chew in the morning, and usually one at night. (I know -- this is silly.)

Have a great week. And stay out of those snowbanks...