Monthly Archives: November 2018

I cheerfully admit, I’m a sucker for inspirational quotes. A lot of people think they’re shallow and trite, but not 95-year-old Wally Richardson and the kids who love him. It’s been about two decades now that Wally Richardson, 95, has … Continue reading →

The Christmas season for most people used to start right after Thanksgiving. Now the stores mostly forget Thanksgving and start the Christmas displays right after Halloween. In the past when we had a lot of presents to send I would … Continue reading →

November 18, 2018  

How would you answer these baby chicks? I posted this picture in August, 2013 — would your answer have been any different then? November 17, 2018  

Andy and I burst out laughing at this one. Did anyone else find it funny? Have you ever known someone who meant well but did more harm than good? November 16, 2018  

I mostly ignore articles about celebrities, but I love this quote and now Meghan. To this day, my pet peeve is when my skin tone is changed, and my freckles are airbrushed out of a photo shoot. –Meghan Markle When … Continue reading →

In a recent post, Wisewebwoman wrote, Which brings me to today. When I’m around the youngsters, and much as I want to, I avoid health broadcasts, my mobility limitations, the aches and pains of an elder, the medication competition. Is … Continue reading →

Andy had to plow yesterday, and when he came home I asked him how it went. He said, “Not very well.” First, the windshield of the Jeep had cracked in the cold, and when he started plowing the blade of … Continue reading →

In today’s post, Hope, Rummuser shares a quote his cousin Shakar sent him: Hope in it’s deep and powerful sense is not the same as joy when things are going well, or the willingness to invest in enterprises that are … Continue reading →

The recent discussion about excitement reminded me of this BBC article: Why the French don’t show excitement. The author argues the French don’t have a word for the way we’ve been using excitement. The French word excité has wrong connotations, … Continue reading →