Update: I played for about 30-40 min. to earn a $15 coupon. Running over these guys is strangely addictive...but you don't get points for that. You have to hit them head-on, so the chipper/shredder can do its thing. I know....sick. But fun!
Did you listen to the night's debates between Romney and Obama?
(Sounded like they were about to come to blows over the whole Libya incident. Gee, I love a good fistfight among our elected officials.)
There are more debates to come -- and some questions to consider. Take a look at my post on Penny Thots for more. Who would I vote for, if the election was tomorrow?
Honestly, I'm not thrilled with either candidate. I'm not sure Governor Romney has ever known what it's like to be hungry...or working at a job he can't afford to lose...or feeling that no one is listening to what he thinks. How much will he consider the worker's needs, as well as the company?
On the flip side, I don't believe President Obama has accomplished a lot of the things he promised. The mounting deficit worries me -- not so much for the Brick and myself, but for our daughters, who surely will have to deal with it in coming years. How do I know the pattern won't continue: big companies making stupid decisions, then expecting the government to bail them out. Where's the discipline, the sacrifice here? We're expected to behave ourselves -- shouldn't they be under the same expectations? More fights -- and insults -- and rhetoric -- to come. Just makes me glad we don't have cable at present; listening to the political ads on the Internet is irritating enough.
A human has broken the speed of sound -- without a plane! Felix Baumgartner jumped more than 24 miles up from a capsule attached to a weather balloon -- and landed safely, thanks to his pressurized suit, a lot of chutzpah and the grace of God. Wow. Read all about it here.
These tidbits from the Internet are more down to earth...but I found them interesting:
18 Spooky Facts You Didn't Know About the National Debt, courtesy of Len Penzo. You might not be happy you found these out, either... Making your own herbal vitamin and mineral tincture. I don't know whether to be grossed out, or intrigued. (Growing up on a farm, and haying every summer, has given me a totally different perspective on putting alfalfa in anything. ) The Brick is a huge vitamin-taker; maybe a shot of this would cut down on all the pills. (Thanks, Keeper of the Home.)
A trip to George Nakashima's studio. If you love wood or Japanese-influenced eclectic design, you're going to really enjoy this. Part 1 is here; part 2 is here.
31 days to make extra money for Christmas. Some of these are a tad wacky, but hey, one should strike a responding chord. The link will take you to Day #4's offering, but they're running all month. (Thanks, Money Saving Mom.)
An insanely cool hydroponics system from Yes, I am Cheap. In other words, the plants feed the fish, whose waste feeds the plants...and so on. Mother Earth News had a similar system for this, incorporating rabbits and chickens. (Yes, I've thought about doing it. Greenhouses don't fare very well out here, thanks to Colorado's high winds and hailstorms. My last greenhouse literally ripped off its foundation. Maybe it's time to try again...) Four life lessons we need to learn. I wasn't surprised at the lessons -- I was surprised that Martha Beck, a national figure on Oprah's network, was advocating them. (Especially the one that argued 'fitting in' wasn't that important. Oprahites are big-time conformers to her status quo.) Interesting, nonetheless. Even better, read: Ten life lessons you should unlearn.These make sense. (So do the others.)
Gray skies...the rain's beginning to spatter on the panes. (I'm not griping; we don't get much of the liquid stuff here in Colorado.) A great day to stay inside and finish off the taxes. (groan) That's what we get, for putting it off.
Got little sleep -- but definitely making progress now.
Appraised all day at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. They've got a terrific exhibit of political quilts in the main gallery, and an eclectic (and slightly quirky) selection of quilts from Pat Moore's collection. I admire that woman's fine instincts for intriguing quilts! (In fact, I have two in my own collection that I purchased from Pat. She's got a great 'eye.')
You only have a week or so left to see these exhibits -- they're getting ready to change soon. The main gallery will feature a large selection of Crazy quilts, many of them from the collection of Allen and Patty Brown. Beautiful.
If you've never been to this place,you won't regret it. Take time to visit both gallery areas -- the one in downtown Golden, and the other at the RMQM offices.
Teaching Hanky Panky tomorrow -- a private lesson. (No smart remarks about that!) Then a few piano lessons to give -- and maybe a short nap.
Well, it's late summer again... sort of. After our rockbottom cold temps (and a rush to get a heat lamp set up in the chicken coop), it's back to warmth and sunshine. Go figure. Needless to say, our frostbitten landscape is not getting the full benefit. The chickies have a new hobby: sitting on top of the 6-foot wire fence, and rocking back and forth. Did we click their wings earlier this summer? Yes. Do we want them to do this? Guess who's getting their wings clipped again Real Soon... No eggs yet. Sigh.
While I'm plugging away at Stuff to Be Done, here's the latest gleaned from the Internet, beginning with a fitting song:
Could you sleep in your car, if you needed to?My Frugal Miser did it for a night...and it wasn't so bad. Considering that my former boss at Tight Fisted Miser does this regularly (he bought a van for the very purpose), it doesn't seem like that big a deal. We've done it ourselves on occasion, when we were driving to/from Michigan to see family. And one night, we got stuck out on a dirt road during hunting season. (Now that experience, I could go without again.)
