Monthly Archives: April 2015

Rummuser’s recent post reminds me of the T-shirt I wore years ago when our organization was about to downsize. It said, Life is uncertain so eat dessert first. Unfortunately Qannik over at The Thundering Herd is on a diet and … Continue reading →

This picture of The Thundering Herd was taken while they were walking along a sidewalk with high winds and crashing surf. The caption for Typhoon was, Hey, Hu-dad, did you see that wave crash over our heads? The fact that … Continue reading →

I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. —Ashleigh Brilliant Last week was like that here. There was a long list of matters that needed to be dealt with. None of … Continue reading →

We had some more moisture! Needless to say, we were happy to see it. April 27, 2015  

The Washington Post has an interesting article entitled, Female-named hurricanes kill more than male hurricanes because people don’t respect them, study finds: People don’t take hurricanes as seriously if they have a feminine name and the consequences are deadly, finds … Continue reading →

Last night I was going to try to work on the technical problems I was having with cheerfulmonk.com — the problems were (1) when I do backups to my computer they won’t open, presumably they’re corrupted, and (2) the technician … Continue reading →

Stay curious and open to life. No matter what happens, keep learning and growing. That approach works for me. A lot of little things needed attention lately, and this afternoon we received a bill from our local medical center for … Continue reading →

This article says many Americans getting $75,000 or more a year are living from paycheck to paycheck because they spend so much money dining out. That boggles my mind, not just because Andy and I were always savers, but because … Continue reading →

I wrote to Kaitlin Monday with the heading Itch, Itch, Itch! Not bad during the day, but the bedclothes rub at night. Too funny. 😀 She answered: Yuck yuck yuck!! Good luck! A perfect response. I’m still chuckling, and it … Continue reading →

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off … Continue reading →