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Amen to that!

November 11, 2025

I’m still doing a little bit of Spanish each day on Duolingo, Spanish Dictionary, and some cartoons. This cartoon made me laugh (click on it for higher resolution):

Perlas Para Los Cerdos

Pig: Hey, Goat, I’m calling to say I’m at old Johnson’s. He returned from the hospital to die there.

Goat: That’s what’s called dying peacefully in your own bed.

Pig: He’s not going to die peacefully.

More baby steps. A little habit that brings a lot of joy.

November 10, 2025

I had an interesting experience the other morning. I was awake and contemplating getting up when I had this great feeling of love — for my comfortable, cozy bed. No, it’s not a new one, it’s the same one I’ve been sleeping in for 59 years now. And when I thought about it, it wasn’t just the bed, it was also my apartment, which I’ve been living in for almost 50 years, and for my life, which keeps changing but which I love more and more.

As I’ve said, I agree with Hobbes. (For higher resolution, click on the picture.)

Calvin and Hobbes

Recently Rita wrote,

Choose joy!! Relentlessly!!

It’s even nicer when you unexpectedly find joy choosing you.

November 9, 2025

Off the Mark

November 8, 2025

The Other Coast

November 7, 2025

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Ben

I like our Novembers and Februaries. Here are some pictures of our local pond I took Tuesday:

What about you? Do you agree with Ben?

November 6, 2025

Weekly group dog walks and cuddling sessions in St Andrews during University term!
—Dog Walking Society St Andrews

These pictures are from their Facbook page.

Angus in Scotland mentioned this, so I now have another place to go for my doggie fixes.

Another thing to be grateful for.

November 5, 2025

I was thrilled to read that they are making a new Air Bud movie, and have chosen the pups that will star in it:

I watched the original over 25 years ago, not for the story, but just to see the pup. So the article made me smile.

Has anyone else ever seen the movie?

There’s way too much story, of course, and not enough scenes with the pup, but thinking about it still makes me happy. It also makes me grateful that I have so many easier ways now to get my doggie fixes.

November 4, 2025

Drabble

Some people start decorating for Christmas as soon as Halloween is over. We don’t decorate down here any more, but when we got our tree from up on the land it was always on December 19. That’s still the official day for Andy turning on the lights on our tree up there.

Here are some pictures taken of it in 2022:

This one was taken with a telephoto lens, from the mesa across from us while we were driving home:

Zoomed:

Do you decorate for Christmas? If so, when do you usually do it?

November 3, 2025

and invented the coffee filter.

This Facebook page tells how she did it.

And this is from Wikipedia:

Melitta Bentz
German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter (1873–1950)

Amalie Auguste Melitta Bentz was a German inventor and entrepreneur known for revolutionizing the process of coffee brewing with her invention of the coffee filter. Her company, Melitta, has long been a significant leader in the coffee industry. Her contributions enhanced coffee preparation methods and influenced coffee culture around the world.
—Wikipedia

I use these all the time,

Melitta Coffee Filter Reviews

So it was fun to read about the story behind them.

November 2, 2025