Why Spelling Makes All the Difference

 

Oh yeah?!?

And this gem:

Remember:

Monday Stuff on the Way to Other Stuff: Israel Attacked

     I had lots of bouncy stuff to mention... but can't, anymore. I'm feeling sick over Hamas' attack on Israel. Rockets, murders...even grandmas kidnapped and dragged into Gaza. 

    The Israelis have no choice but to respond. And as Americans, we have a responsibility to help. Are we headed into another war? 

    It remains to be seen. God help us -- and them. 

These seem trivial, in comparison. But here they are...

A 30-minute pizza, including a scratch crust... really??  (From Little House Living)

Strange garage sale experiences. Quora people hold forth...

Weird things given out to trick-or-treaters. 

'Magic cake:' three layers, four ingredients.

The best biscotti recipes.  (From One Hundred Dollars A Month)

What -- humans may have been walking around in America much earlier than posited??

I don't understand. Why is wearing a Mexican stole considered 'bad' for a high school homecoming queen??

Democratic mayors (and others) are forced to view the issue differently, now that their towns and cities are being inundated with illegal migrants. (Texans and Arizona people might find this especially amusing, since they deal with it ALL THE TIME.)

Dog/Cat driving commercials, prompted by my fondness for this one:

Be careful what you say -- because you may be held accountable for those words years later.   Has Rep. Tlaib learned this yet? Apparently not.

28 things you (probably) didn't know about Steve Jobs. The man was brilliant...but like many brilliant, famous men -- mostly a pig. Definitely not a 'nice guy' to many.

Weird (mostly family) historical feuds.

Using the lounges at airports -- maybe this would work for you? (I wouldn't get Power of Thrift's credit card offer, though.)

The Manzanola Trading Company, oldest in the state, has permanently closed.

A Babylonian tablet found suggests that the Pythagoras Theorem is actually hundreds of years earlier.

 Dine and dash -- to a different country!

A Chinese sub is caught in one of its country's own traps -- everyone is dead. 

Another curator confesses to looting the museum he's supposed to care for -- this one substituted fake paintings for the real ones.

Best and worst celebrity customers. I don't know why I enjoy this silly stuff -- but I do.

AI fails -- including salmon filets swimming upstream. (How are they going to release those eggs?) This was funny, at first -- but ended up just darn creepy.

The strange tale of Denver's Spider Man.

The nine most dangerous drives in Colorado, according to a local. Some of these are four-wheel-drive roads...but the stretch of I-25 we often travel is included! (It is scary on snowy days.)

'Loopholes' people took advantage of.

'Best-ever' breadsticks... to go with 88 different one-pot (or pan) meals.OR if you prefer, easy ground beef dinners -- including stromboli. Oh my.

A prankster terrorizes a mall shopper -- then is actually surprised when the guy shoots.

Anna Delvey (er, Sorokin) is back on the move again -- in spite of spending 99% of her time on house arrest. I even notice she's got that starey-eyed "I didn't do nuthin" look again. Deport that girl!!!

What a multimillion dollar family of four spent in a year -- and it's a heck of a lot less than you would think.  (From White Coat Investing)

And finally, one of the more interesting commercials of the decade: Lucid Dreaming by Honda's HR-V.

Have a good week -- but keep alert. Things could change very quickly.

Albuquerque, NM -- Oct. 7-15 -- Hot Air Balloon Festival!

 Albuquerque's colorful festival starts Friday -- don't miss it!

And while you're at it, stop by and visit Daughter #2 and Son #1's booth, Phenomenal Gems. 

Go here for previews and more.

They have a huge variety of gem and rock specimens, both natural and carved. Good stuff. (I had hoped to be there -- but have work to get done, and deadlines to meet.) 

Hey, It Could Happen...

 

(Bill Watterson's comic, 3/1/15.  You go, Calvin!)

All Things Pumpkin - And Updates

 Oooh, I just luvvvv pumpkin. 

(Not really.) 

Before I launch my annual diatribe against pumpkin spice coffee, tea, cookies and whatever, I thought you'd be wondering what's happening at the Brick fifth-wheel.

*We had a home inspection and radon test done at the Fort Garland house last week. The results were generally what we knew already -- that the upstairs windows are fogged over and need replacing. Shingles are gone from the barn roof, and the back wall isn't painted. At all. (I am embarrassed to admit I didn't even notice this until the report!) There are some other items that need fixing and/or painting. 

*The 'objection statement' was due yesterday. The Brick spent hours checking and getting estimates before sending that out. Now on to:

*Insurance for house, the fifth-wheel and the truck. 

*Firming up hunting plans for next week. 

Meanwhile, I've been doing some appraisals, working on reports and trying to figure out royalty statements. More appraisals tomorrow. I staggered home tonight in time to put some potatoes and pork chops in the oven to bake. Then a footrub and hot shower. 

I'll stay put next week with Ruby while the Brick goes out with our friends, hoping for a nice fat elk. 

Exciting, huh?

We are making progress, though. 

Now on to that wonderful (gag) fall flavor. I do have friends who love it. Poor things.

Our chickens loved pumpkins...especially when they got soft and mushy.

Enjoy, pumpkin-lovers everywhere. Meanwhile, I'll wait for Thanksgiving-- and pumpkin pie.

Something to Ponder

 

"The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go."

                                  --Anonymous

Michigan's version -- Colorado's is just getting started. 

Monday Stuff on the Way to Other Stuff: Back

    We spent most of last week in Las Vegas, doing some appraisal work for a client., then taking a few days off We also, thanks to them, attended a DuPrees concert (with 3 of the original guys!)

We also went to the Carroll Shelby museum, which was great, too. Although I was a bit surprised by just one mention of Ken Miles, and absolutely no reference to the movie "Ford vs. Ferrari." 

A lot of the cars were out on a Shelby Club outing, but we looked at the production area, talked to the guide (who gave us a scoop on Shelby's personal life -- 9 wives, "not counting the ones in Mexico") and gawked at all the racing photos. Did you know that George Lucas helped his friend do some detail/repair work on Shelby autos??

Oh yes, we also slept in, ate at a few buffets, watched a ton of movies and went swimming. But no gambling. Other than more than two hours spent sitting on the plane, belted in because 'the paperwork will be here in 5 minutes,' we had a good time. (Thank you, friends!)

Meanwhile:

A "mysterious golden orb," found in the ocean near Alaska. It's 'biological,' whatever the heck it is. (Scientists are still trying to figure it out.)

Back-to-back cruises -- 51 of them -- because to these Aussies, it's cheaper than a retirement home! (I would enjoy this. The Brick, alas, would not -- he'd hit the gangplank after a month or so.)

The market for Basquiat paintings has tanked.  As in 50% lower, compared to 2022.  I'm not real surprised, quite frankly.)

A major wine collection goes up for auction -- as high as $50 million!

Why was a Golden Retriever found nursing three tiger cubs up in the mountains? 

Life hacks -- weird, but these people say they work.

Stacy London and Clint Kelly are speaking to each other again. (I was a big fan of their show, 'What Not to Wear.')

Strange stories -- stranger plot twists at the end.

Homemade brown sugar. (From a blogger I enjoy very much -- Noncomsumer Advocates.)

The Biden government's plans to stop and/or punish hunting and other outdoor classes is shut down. Thankfully.

Travis King, the soldier who suddenly defected, laughing, into North Korea, is back. Evidently they didn't want him - his record wasn't exactly sterling. (But I'll bet they pumped him for every bit of information possible before they shipped him back.)

An 85-year-old billionaire tells some of his secrets. Actually, they're just common sense.

Do Hunter Biden's minions have a mole in the FBI who keeps them informed?

Spending more money on food, rather than less -- Financial Samurai's take on 'decumulation.'

A 1726 time capsule, found in a Polish church steeple, is opened. 

David McCallum died. I enjoyed his work so much.

Canadian twins got a ton of financial aid for school and their business, because they were Inuit. Oops, maybe they weren't. This particularly ticks me off because Son #1, who is 25% Inuit, doesn't scam, based on his DNA. (He doesn't do it for the Irish and Italian parts of his heritage, either.)

A theater ticket for the night of Lincoln's assassination just sold -- for $262 thousand! (The original tickets for 'dress circle' sold for a total of 75 CENTS.)

   

His last photo, taken not long before his death (Wikimedia Commons)

The 'scariest sound in the world,' the Aztec Death Whistle, is replicated. 

The FBI confiscated a bunch of safety deposit boxes during a raid. Now the contents of some of those boxes, including thousands of coins, have just up and 'disappeared.' Hmmmm...

And just to finish off -- "Check Yourself" by the DuPrees. Very Seventies boogie-boogie.

Have a good week.