Monday Stuff on the Way to Other Stuff: Waiting

    We are starting to think of ourselves as caretakers. We've been living in the fifth wheel for a few weeks now, on the other side of the fence. Every morning and night, we sneak over to the house to surreptitiously vacuum, mop, clean the toilets and water the plants. The dogs wait outside for us -- they've gotten used to this schedule. Once everything is tidy again, it's back to the trailer. 
    The house looks terrific still...it just feels weird. It's been on the market about 1 1/2 weeks. We've had 4 days of open house, and a bunch of extra showings. Just waiting for the next step. 

Gotta keep those little fires out...

Meanwhile:

I was thrilled to death to see that CheapChick, one of my favorite bloggers, has included a link to my blog from hers, Living Rich on the Cheap. Thank you so much! (I was wondering why I was getting so many visitors from your direction...now I know.)

"Six reasons I'm no fan of Suze Orman -- and you shouldn't be, either." A little scathing -- apparently Suze isn't allowed to mess up, No Matter What -- but interesting, nonetheless. But they don't mention my favorite 'Suzism:' that you shouldn't pay off your credit cards every month.  (From MoneyTalksNews)

At least 10 unexploded WWII bombs are 'hiding' in Pompeii's ruins.

From the Department of "I Needed That:" A son gifts his dad a truck, after Dad's had broken down.

Some very cool hotel hacks. Including dealing with unwanted smells and noise.

Strawberry pudding cake. Oh my.  (One Hundred Dollars A Month)

A Russian sub catches fire...with a number of sailors dead. Yikes.

Some of the strangest fossils ever found. Including a dinosaur tail, covered in feathers, and preserved in amber! (From Ranker)

Mix parents, cellphones and texts...and sometimes you get some weird stuff. Ask our girlies.

Some very weird (but logical) explanations behind mind-blowing special effects.  (From Cracked)

Ten times sound was used as a weapon. (From Listverse) There are still arguments about the persistent noise in New Mexico that many people call the Taos Hum...
   Also:

'Ridiculous' health myths that actually have some bearing in fact. (I notice that not swimming within 30 minutes of eating -- a favorite of The Mama -- is not included here. Sorry, Ma.)

Watermelson rice krispie treats. Oooh...thanks again, One Hundred Dollars A Month.

Membership choices when thinking about a pension.  (From the Finance Buff)

Hispanic pastors toured the same detention facilities AOC faulted as so horrible -- a few days after she did -- and noticed none of the stuff she was griping about. In fact, apparently some of the most vocal people in her delegation didn't even visit the areas they criticized most. Hmmmmm.

How one man made an autistic kid's plane flight fun. Good for him! Better that than this one:

A boy (traveling alone) set to board a flight for Sweden ends up on one for Germany, instead. Yow.

The bigfoot who became a farmer's pet.   Really.

Breatharianism? Don't try it.


Have a great week.