Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: So It Begins

     No church for us today -- a foot of snow stood (lay?) in the way. The water hasn't been on for days -- temps around here haven't gone above freezing. I'm hoping tomorrow will be different, because I need a shower. 

We load up our furniture and canned goods tomorrow, and head for Fort Garland. Closing is 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Then I work elections during the day -- and reports at night. It isn't exciting...but it is important.

Meanwhile:

For Halloween -- spider cookies!

Moneysaving tips.  Hey, we can always use more...

Famous memes done the 19th century way -- by AI. 

A long list of women who were asked to Do Stuff...just because they were women. Lesson here: Say "No," calmly and succinctly -- but say it. Or ask for extra pay!

Let's all faint... Kansas City falls to Denver 24-9!  And the Chiefs had all sorts of excuses for losing, too: snow, cold, lack of oxygen -- and Taylor Swift wasn't there.

Ten hacks for cleaning your bathroom better.  Turtle wax on a shower door??

A Van Dyck masterpiece that hung unnoticed in a Spanish family's home for generations. Well, it's been noticed now...

A behind-the-scenes look at the "croo" of the AMC mountain huts in New Hampshire's White Mountains.  (I used to teach backpacking and rockclimbing in the White Mountains while in college; we often stopped at the Lakes of the Clouds hut for a rest and a leftover pancake.) This link includes a recipe for the huts' 'hot bread.'

Unsinkable Sam -- the cat that survived three shipwrecks in WWII.

Dealing with haters -- especially if they sic their followers onto you.  Ben Davis learned this the hard way.

This 'influencer' was told to knock it off with the obnoxious videos -- so he recorded a few more. Oops... jail time.

Why Morgan Freeman always wears gold hoop earrings.  (And it's not what you'd think.)

Floorboards Shakespeare may have walked on -- uncovered during a theater renovation.

Overnight cinnamon rolls.  (From The Frugal Girl)

The latest 'Chicken Daddies' calendar. (No, I'm not making it up.)

Four ancient Roman swords found in a cave in Israel -- archeologists are thinking they were hidden by Judean rebels.    

An elk calf, stuck on a fence, is rescued. Poor guy.

A batch of stolen paintings are returned.  This, after a stolen Van Gogh painting was returned, stashed in an IKEA bag.

Secrets found by x-raying old paintings. I love a good secret...

Entitled parents. Who really aren't. Maybe they need:

Some terrific parenting hacks!

Chocolate billionaires -- the recipe! This will do it, too...

(And here's a recipe for caramels, if you'd like to make them, as well.)

NFL stars -- who went (or are going) broke. 

'Rags to riches' -- a look at Horatio Alger and his classic novels, from yours truly.

How to spot an AI fake.

Incredible Pulitzer prizewinning photos.

Deion Sanders on the whole Michigan 'they're stealing our signs!' thing:

Eating well in lean times.  (A classic from Happy At Home)

Dimes stolen! As in hundreds of thousands of dollars in dimes.

Dick Van Dyke -- "Step in Time." Feisty as ever!

The "Sorry" sketch -- via Carol Burnett:

BAD mistakes people made. Really bad.

Washington D.C. Mayor changes her mind -- about crime laws and police funding. Hmmmm...

A life-sized chocolate statue of Russell Crowe as 'Gladiator?'  Yup. I'm not making this up.

Have a good week.