Here's hoping your Christmas celebration was a peaceful one. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were in The Mama's room, opening presents and having dinner. (Lots of leftovers, including ham.) The girls and Son #1 called via Facetime, so we could not only see their faces, but hear about their version of the Seven Fish Dishes. (You can see theirs here.)
We came home to collapse and open our own stockings. Today was the usual, in spite of our 40th anniversary -- music at church, lunch of Christmas leftovers and a long, satisfying nap. (We'll celebrate our anniversary next Monday, when things calm down some around here.)
A lot of time this month was spent watching Christmas movies, but we also got hooked on a new series, Alex Rider. It's about a kid who's looking for revenge after his dad is murdered...but the only way to do it is to become a spy. Dark, quirky and not quick to give up what's really happening -- we love this kind of show. (Update: Gobbled down two full seasons in short order -- now we have to wait for the third.)
Desmond Tutu died yesterday, Dec. 26. A huge influence on world rights for PEOPLE, not just color.
Largest hoard of Iron Age coins EVER...more than 69,000, all in a closely-stuck mass. Found by two metal detectorists under a hedge!
Easy holiday cookies -- homemade, and using ready-purchased cookies for a homemade look.
Nine time-and-true frugal strategies that save you money. Including strategy #9: waiting.
Microwave caramels. Oooh... (From Simple As That)
"How I cut back on my utility bills" -- Part 1 and Part 2 (From Life After Money)
Actual headlines from 2021 that were NOT satire. Really.
Ten Bigfoot/Yeti/Sasquatch reports that involved more than footprints.
Ways to make celebrating the holidays meaningful -- even when you do it alone. Works for New Year's Eve and Day, too.
Financial Samurai's 'Best of 2021' articles. A number of these are very helpful.
One of Colorado's most unusual (and highest) railroad passes: Boreas Pass.
Betty Crocker's most popular recipe ever.
Ten creepy tales of cave diving.
What you can learn from celebrity money mistakes. And...
Frugal habits of the rich and famous.
How do you get rid of raccoons -- with snow crab legs? This very funny thread tells you how.
Joan Didion, a remarkable novelist, died last week. I loved her nonfiction, too.
Want to see a troll in his natural habitat?
Grabby people who ruined Christmas...a gallery.
'What are some actions poor people take that rich people don't?' Quora holds forth.
The missionaries taken captive in Haiti -- escape!
A six-year-old buys her first house...with her allowance! (Actually, the full story is a bit more complicated -- but interesting.)
Guess who's responsible Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren, both 'jabbed' with every vaccine and booster possible, catching Covid? Why, it's the "maskless Republicans," of course.
A million dollars worth of silver bullion -- stolen off a truck in Melbourne.
Another cancer scammer gets caught. What an underhanded thing to do...
Beef Wellington - easy, and makes maximum use of that expensive tenderloin. (Thanks, Betty Crocker)
Odd facts about the Countess of Castiglione. One of the world's first supermodels.
A grocery worker gets handcuffed and dragged off by the police -- for trying to cash his own paycheck.
How inflation really affects low income families. (Ms. Psaki and President Biden, are you listening?)
Musicians who eventually regretted their hit songs.
Have a great week.
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