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We're back in the fifth-wheel. Stuff is EVERYWHERE. But in between coughing fits, the Brick and I managed to get everything moved, and the house scrubbed to near-perfection. (Ask an engineer to clean, and you get sparkling results.)
This week, I've got a few days to rest -- then appraisals to do. Friday afternoon, if you're in the Woodland Park, CO area, I'm speaking to Quilters Above the Clouds. The subject: Crazies.
You're invited!
An American Airlines jet engine catches fire, after hitting a flock of geese. Kudos to the pilots -- who managed to land the plane intact, with no casualties.
We've started watching Signed, Sealed, Delivered, a 2013-2014 series from Hallmark. (It was cancelled after a season, when the channel changed its focus to movies, instead of series.) Four people in Denver's Dead Letter Office start investigating iportant letters that end up in their office. Other than the 'Colorado' scenes (which aren't), andfrequent Colorado references (which are usually ok, though not always on the mark. A transfer to Tincup??). The occasional hokeyness is bearable, and more than once I've had tears in my eyes. This is a show with a lot of charm, a little romance... and a few mysteries thrown in. Well worth following.
Recap of the Colorado Buffaloes first game, featuring spring snow), with Deion Sanders as their new coach. But no final score!
Wanna buy an island in Scotland, for only $190,000? (I do, but the Brick wouldn't go along with it.)
Ouch -- a bunch of very funny fails. (Funny, if they didn't happen to you, that is.)
For those Grand Rapids area Michiganders out there -- Sparta Township has a new website, and it's just jammed with history and photos. I grew up on a farm outside Sparta, but my family comes from some of the very first settlers in the early 1800s. This is VERY kewl.
'Hateful content' -- an amazing interview with Elon Musk and a BBC reporter -- moderated by JP Sears. Warning: this is going to make you uncomfortable -- but it's needed. Musk is asking some very important questions of this journalist. (Yes, sometimes it's the other way around!)
NFL and NBA athletes who went broke after retiring.
Tiling with penny tiles -- ideas for you! And me, quite frankly. And for the purists... doing it with real pennies.
This lady just committed to living on a cruise ship for three years. I would, too... if they had better internet and didn't keep repeating the same programs over and over.
Charles Stanley died this week. He was 90. We have been listening to Stanley's sermons for literally decades, and benefitting from his common sense look at the Bible and Christianity. Franklin Graham tweeted:
Dr. Charles Stanley was a straight arrow—he stayed true to the Word of God. I challenge pastors today to do the same. If you’re true to God’s Word, He will bless you.
By the time you read this, Elizabeth Holmes should be starting her jail sentence. Which is meaaannn of the judge to impose, considering she is an active mom of two small children. And she might get Covid...another common excuse trotted out. For a while there, sentence was delayed because she was pregnant. That, unfortunately, can't be used again -- at least for a while. Oh, and everyone else in her company did something wrong -- except her. (She was resoundingly convicted by a jury, by the way. The sentence was actually increased because the judge said she showed zip remorse.)
The top ten most valuable signed objects. At least according to Listserve. Another winner:
Ten valuable comic books found (usually accidentally) in homes. One saved a house from foreclosure.
How to live to 109? Drink a glass of milk and some coffee every day...and keep moving.
How many of these "old things" do YOU remember? (I'm embarrassed to admit how many...)
Nanuq, this feisty dog, disappeared during his family's trip. (He lives on an island east of Alaska.) He reappeared a month and 240 km later, on the other side of the Bering Strait. Somehow he'd crossed it.,
According to his family, his condition was good, except for a 'swollen leg with bite marks.' What tried to get him -- and failed?
An Indian climber survives THREE DAYS in a crevasse before being rescued from Annapurna. Wow...
Two early Roman coins were found on an uninhabited island between Sweden and Estonia. How in the world did they get to a island that shows no record of villages or inhabitants, except for some lighthouse keepers in the 19th cenutry?
"Interestingly, during the 19th century, one of the Gotska Sandön lighthouse keepers said that he had found a Roman coin, but no one believed him. This discovery suggests that he was probably correct and that these are actually the second and third coins from the island."
Ten things you should always keep in your carryon bag...from a New Zealand flight attendant.
AI chatbots are now being documented announcing 'information' accusing public figures of all sorts of horrible crimes. Unfortunately, although their families and careers can be badly affected, it's not true. (And frankly, the chatbots know it -- if it can be said they know anything. Say it loud enough, and people listen.)
This goes right along with the fake interview AI concocted (not conducted) with Michael Schmacher, a Formula One racer. His family is VERY angry -- and I can't blame them. The magazine, though admitting it at the end of the interview, apparently thought it would be cute.
Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey may be brothers. Weirder things have happened!
Why McDonald's fries taste so good.
A journal has been found on the wreck of the HMS Erebus! It's being analyzed now -- maybe we can find out more about what really happened to the Franklin Expedition.
The guy who won the auction for New York City's Flatiron Building apparently can't pay for it. Oops! (P.S. He says he still wants to keep it. I'll bet.)
'Parents should not pay their adult children's bills.' A straightforward argument -- plainly expressed.
Currant scones -- these sound tasty. (From Mavis at One Hundred Dollars A Month)
Pizza casserole -- also sounds delicious!
Could you fight off four people trying to steal your car? This man did...
Twelve successful people who began life 'dirt-poor.'
Joe and Jill Biden's tax return for 2022. Boy, 3.5% given to charity. (The Harrises gave a bit more.) Could they afford it?!? (I can be rude about this because we give at least 10% - and often a little more. Have for more than 40 years now.)
The Senate Armed Services committee gets testimony about UFOS.
An incredible photo -- taken when a whale breaches near the kayakers watching it.
More snow predicted here in Colorado. Have a great week.
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