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My Goals Monday

 Day 43 of 365 days. 322 days left to go.

Friends,

I believe that every Monday, we should make goals for the week.

Here’s my goal for the next seven days…

-Start the book assigned for Book Club. The Book Club meeting is on Tuesday. I think I can do it.

-Cook a healthy meal for five days. Hubby and I rediscovered our love for Oreos recently. Four packs later, I think we have a problem saying no.

-Remember Valentine’s Day.

-Remember my father’s birthday.

-Go to work at least four days this week.

-Go grocery shopping. By that, I mean ordering groceries off the Walmart app.

-And finally, buy new socks. I cleaned out my closet two weekends ago and threw them away.

One way to keep momentum going to have vonstantly great goals.

Michael Korda

Until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

If tales of legend, myth, and fantasy topped with a cup of coffee interest you, I suggest checking out my book, The Writer and the Librarian. It’s a historical fantasy about a middle-aged woman faced with a decision: accept what is written in the history books or find out for herself the truth behind the stories. Limited edition copies are now available on my website (Shop – R.L. Geer-Robbins / Author (rlgeerrobbins.com) or at

Amazon: https://a.co/d/flQhakX

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The Alphabet Murders

 Day 41 of 365 days. 324 days left to go.

Friends,

The world is filled with evil. True Crime Sunday is not to pay homage to the people who committed the crimes- but to remember the victims. Their lives deserved to be remembered.

The Alphabet Murders

In the early ‘70s, three young girls from Rochester, New York, met their end in a very peculiar fashion. Not only were they all assaulted before losing their lives, but each of their first and last names began with the same letter. Even stranger, their bodies were discovered in towns that also started with that letter.

The first victim, Carmen Colón, went missing on November 16, 1971, only to be found two days later near Churchville.

At 4 p.m. on November 16, 1971, she walked two blocks to a pharmacy to pick up a prescription for her grandfather, reported the Statesman Journal. While waiting for the prescription, she left the drugstore and never returned. Carmen was spotted one last time about an hour later on Route 490 West, about 12 miles away from her neighborhood. Witnesses say she was nude, waving her arms, and running away from a car backing up on the shoulder of the road, according to the Statesman Journal.

“Would you believe it, nobody stopped,” Police Captain Andrew Sparacino told The New York Times in 1973. “People told us they were going too fast; they were in a hurry to get home.”

“I know they feel horrible (they didn’t stop) and they were courageous enough to come forward after the fact,” Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Patrick Crough told the Democrat & Chronicle in 2009. He additionally noted that cell phones were not in use, so no one could’ve quickly called for help.

Two days later, two teenage boys on bicycles near Churchville, about 35 miles southwest of Rochester, found her lifeless naked body in a ditch alongside a road, at first thinking it was a “broken doll,” according to newspaper reports. The autopsy results revealed she had been raped and strangled by hand.

Next, Wanda Walkowicz disappeared on April 2, 1973, and was discovered the next morning in Webster.

On April 2, 1973, 11-year-old Wanda Walkowicz walked to the grocery store by herself on the east side of Rochester at around 5 p.m. Wanda bought some groceries nearby and started to walk north on Conkey Avenue, according to the store owner. A witness spotted her near the market about an hour later, holding her groceries and hesitating at the door of a stopped car.

The next day, at 10:15 am, a New York State Trooper found her fully-clothed dead body at the bottom of a hillside at a rest area off State Route 104 in Webster, about fifteen miles northeast of her home. Autopsy results showed she was strangled by a belt or a similar ligature, sexually assaulted — and chillingly, fed before she was murdered.

The last victim, Michelle Maenza, was last seen on November 26, 1973, and found two days later in Macedon.

Months after Wanda went missing, on Nov. 28, 1973, 11-year-old Michelle went to her school nurse’s office in tears on the Monday after Thanksgiving. The New York Times reported in December 1973: “Michelle and her younger sister were tormented by their classmates because they obviously were not required to bathe regularly and their clothing was ragged and dirty.”

The nurse let her leave school, and she was last seen about a fifth of a mile from campus by classmates, reported the Democrat & Chronicle newspaper in 1973. Police received a tip that a girl who looked like Michelle was spotted at a hamburger stand in a man’s car. The witness said the man had “dirty hands” and returned to the car carrying a bag and a cup, according to Real Crime. Witnesses later saw a similar-looking man driving a car with a flat tire, as well as a girl matching Michelle’s description in the backseat, according to the 2009 Democrat & Chronicle report. Witnesses told the police what the man looked like, providing the first description of a possible suspect.

Two days later, Michelle’s lifeless, clothed body was in a ditch in plain sight in Macedon, about 20 miles northeast of Rochester. She had been strangled with a ligature, and the autopsy revealed she had eaten a burger at some point before her death.

Despite a long list of possible suspects, the case still remains unsolved. But, even though it has been over 50 years, four different law enforcement agencies are refusing to give up hope and are still investigating the cold case.

* Information obtained from Oxygen True Crime Website originally posted on 18 Oct 2023 by Grace Jidoun.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

Martin Luther King Jr.

Until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

If tales of legend, myth, and fantasy topped with a cup of coffee interest you, I suggest checking out my book, The Writer and the Librarian. It’s a historical fantasy about a middle-aged woman faced with a decision: accept what is written in the history books or find out for herself the truth behind the stories. Limited edition copies are now available on my website (Shop – R.L. Geer-Robbins / Author (rlgeerrobbins.com) or at

Amazon: https://a.co/d/flQhakX

Barnes and Noble: The Writer and the Librarian by Rose Geer-Robbins, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

Target: The Writer And The Librarian – (the Raven Society) By R L Geer-robbins (paperback) : Target

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True Crime Sunday

 Day 41 of 365 days. 324 days left to go.

Friends,

The world is filled with evil. True Crime Sunday is not to pay homage to the people who committed the crimes- but to remember the victims. Their lives deserved to be remembered.

The Alphabet Murders

In the early ‘70s, three young girls from Rochester, New York, met their end in a very peculiar fashion. Not only were they all assaulted before losing their lives, but each of their first and last names began with the same letter. Even stranger, their bodies were discovered in towns that also started with that letter.

The first victim, Carmen Colón, went missing on November 16, 1971, only to be found two days later near Churchville.

At 4 p.m. on November 16, 1971, she walked two blocks to a pharmacy to pick up a prescription for her grandfather, reported the Statesman Journal. While waiting for the prescription, she left the drugstore and never returned. Carmen was spotted one last time about an hour later on Route 490 West, about 12 miles away from her neighborhood. Witnesses say she was nude, waving her arms, and running away from a car backing up on the shoulder of the road, according to the Statesman Journal.

“Would you believe it, nobody stopped,” Police Captain Andrew Sparacino told The New York Times in 1973. “People told us they were going too fast; they were in a hurry to get home.”

“I know they feel horrible (they didn’t stop) and they were courageous enough to come forward after the fact,” Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Patrick Crough told the Democrat & Chronicle in 2009. He additionally noted that cell phones were not in use, so no one could’ve quickly called for help.

Two days later, two teenage boys on bicycles near Churchville, about 35 miles southwest of Rochester, found her lifeless naked body in a ditch alongside a road, at first thinking it was a “broken doll,” according to newspaper reports. The autopsy results revealed she had been raped and strangled by hand.

Next, Wanda Walkowicz disappeared on April 2, 1973, and was discovered the next morning in Webster.

On April 2, 1973, 11-year-old Wanda Walkowicz walked to the grocery store by herself on the east side of Rochester at around 5 p.m. Wanda bought some groceries nearby and started to walk north on Conkey Avenue, according to the store owner. A witness spotted her near the market about an hour later, holding her groceries and hesitating at the door of a stopped car.

The next day, at 10:15 am, a New York State Trooper found her fully-clothed dead body at the bottom of a hillside at a rest area off State Route 104 in Webster, about fifteen miles northeast of her home. Autopsy results showed she was strangled by a belt or a similar ligature, sexually assaulted — and chillingly, fed before she was murdered.

The last victim, Michelle Maenza, was last seen on November 26, 1973, and found two days later in Macedon.

Months after Wanda went missing, on Nov. 28, 1973, 11-year-old Michelle went to her school nurse’s office in tears on the Monday after Thanksgiving. The New York Times reported in December 1973: “Michelle and her younger sister were tormented by their classmates because they obviously were not required to bathe regularly and their clothing was ragged and dirty.”

The nurse let her leave school, and she was last seen about a fifth of a mile from campus by classmates, reported the Democrat & Chronicle newspaper in 1973. Police received a tip that a girl who looked like Michelle was spotted at a hamburger stand in a man’s car. The witness said the man had “dirty hands” and returned to the car carrying a bag and a cup, according to Real Crime. Witnesses later saw a similar-looking man driving a car with a flat tire, as well as a girl matching Michelle’s description in the backseat, according to the 2009 Democrat & Chronicle report. Witnesses told the police what the man looked like, providing the first description of a possible suspect.

Two days later, Michelle’s lifeless, clothed body was in a ditch in plain sight in Macedon, about 20 miles northeast of Rochester. She had been strangled with a ligature, and the autopsy revealed she had eaten a burger at some point before her death.

Despite a long list of possible suspects, the case still remains unsolved. But, even though it has been over 50 years, four different law enforcement agencies are refusing to give up hope and are still investigating the cold case.

* Information obtained from Oxygen True Crime Website originally posted on 18 Oct 2023 by Grace Jidoun.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

Martin Luther King Jr.

Until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

If tales of legend, myth, and fantasy topped with a cup of coffee interest you, I suggest checking out my book, The Writer and the Librarian. It’s a historical fantasy about a middle-aged woman faced with a decision: accept what is written in the history books or find out for herself the truth behind the stories. Limited edition copies are now available on my website (Shop – R.L. Geer-Robbins / Author (rlgeerrobbins.com) or at

Amazon: https://a.co/d/flQhakX

Barnes and Noble: The Writer and the Librarian by Rose Geer-Robbins, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

Target: The Writer And The Librarian – (the Raven Society) By R L Geer-robbins (paperback) : Target

And on any of your favorite Indie Book Store websites!

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Saturday’s are for fun. Here’s a historical fact to get your day going.

 Day 41 of 365 days. 324 days left to go.

Friends,

Here’s your random Saturday Historical fact that you didn’t know you needed to know.

When the original 3 Musketeers candy bar first hit the market in the 1930s, it came in a three-pack featuring different flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. They had to cut down to one flavor, however, when World War II made rations too expensive.

Whoever thought a tiny candy bar should be called fun size was a moron.

Glenn Beck

Until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

If tales of legend, myth, and fantasy topped with a cup of coffee interest you, I suggest checking out my book, The Writer and the Librarian. It’s a historical fantasy about a middle-aged woman faced with a decision: accept what is written in the history books or find out for herself the truth behind the stories. Limited edition copies are now available on my website (Shop – R.L. Geer-Robbins / Author (rlgeerrobbins.com) or at

Amazon: https://a.co/d/flQhakX

Barnes and Noble: The Writer and the Librarian by Rose Geer-Robbins, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

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The dreaded Daylight Saving Time is introduced in the U.S.

 Day 40 of 365 days. 326 days left to go.

Friends,

Do you think that when President Roosevelt proposed Daylight Savings Time back in 1918, he knew it would become the topic of conversation twice a year for the rest of time?

Or is it just a thing here in the U.S?

I honestly don’t know. Maybe it’s just a U.S. debate.

But today is the anniversary of when Congress pushed a standard time in the U.S. by one hour in each time zone, calling it ‘war time.’

Regardless, here’s some cool facts behind the memes:

Germany was the first country to implement it

Guess that answers my question. Germany implemented daylight saving time in 1916 to save fuel during World War I. The United States adopted the practice in 1918, but daylight saving time wasn’t standardized across the country until the passage of the 1966 Uniform Time Act. This gave the federal government oversight over time changes. As if the country doesn’t have enough power, now they can control time.

It’s not a worldwide or even nationwide concept

Shout out to those states who fight the establishment! Arizona and Hawaii refuse to cooperate and are on permanent standard time. As are Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. And only about 70 countries.

Interesting side note: The United Nations, for example, recognizes 251 countries and territories. The United States, however, officially recognizes fewer than 200 nations. The most accepted answer is that there are 196 countries in the world.

It wasn’t a farmer’s concept

The agricultural industry fought against the concept after it was introduced in Congress. Why? Because animals are like humans- they are chained to routines. Cows like being milked at the same time every day- regardless of what the government wants. Ever tried feeding a toddler an hour later than usual? It’s not pleasant.

We’ve been saying it wrong all this time

While it’s common to hear people say “daylight savings time” or just “daylight savings,” the correct term is “daylight saving time.” There’s a grammatical reason for keeping “saving” singular, but you can also think of it this way: What are you doing during this time? Saving daylight. Thus, daylight saving time.

Why do we have it?

There are a lot of reasons, some of them more recent than others:

Time zones were first introduced in the United States in 1883 by railroad companies. In 1918, they were codified into federal law by the Standard Time Act. This also included a provision for nationwide daylight saving time to save energy during World War I, but it was repealed a year later due to protests.

Between January 1974 and April 1975, the entire country practiced Daylight Saving Time year-round to combat the energy crisis. In 2005, Congress passed a law that extended Daylight Saving Time by a month to keep energy costs down. I’m seeing a theme in energy costs- unfortunately, my bill is showing a different trend.

In the last five years, 19 states have enacted legislation or passed resolutions for year-round Daylight Saving Time: Colorado, Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Idaho, Louisiana, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah, Wyoming, Delaware, Maine, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, and Florida.

In March 2022, the Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021. The bill allows for moving time one hour forward from what the federal government considers standard time, beginning in November 2023. It hasn’t been signed into law yet- but I’m sure it’s part of the latest Budget Plan.

A study by the Brookings Institute has shown that Daylight Saving Time reduces robberies, which tend to happen more under the cover of darkness. With more light in the early evening when people head home from work, there are likely fewer threats.

Anyhoo- we have about a month until we ‘spring forward.’ But does anyone else find it ironic that the government wants to control time?

Until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

I don’t mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be th eonly I’ve saved all year.

Victor Borge

If tales of legend, myth, and fantasy topped with a cup of coffee interest you, I suggest checking out my book, The Writer and the Librarian. It’s a historical fantasy about a middle-aged woman faced with a decision: accept what is written in the history books or find out for herself the truth behind the stories. Limited edition copies are now available on my website (Shop – R.L. Geer-Robbins / Author (rlgeerrobbins.com) or at

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It’s Thursday… only 48 hours to go!

 Day 39 of 365 days. 327 days left to go.

Friends,

Here’s your Thursday tip of the day- Never do anything you wouldn’t want to explain to the paramedics!

Until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

I wish you a tolerable Thursday. That’s all any of us can hope for.

April Winchell

If tales of legend, myth, and fantasy topped with a cup of coffee interest you, I suggest checking out my book, The Writer and the Librarian. It’s a historical fantasy about a middle-aged woman faced with a decision: accept what is written in the history books or find out for herself the truth behind the stories. Limited edition copies are now available on my website (Shop – R.L. Geer-Robbins / Author (rlgeerrobbins.com) or at

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The Umbrella statements have to stop!

 Day 38 of 365 days. 328 days left to go.

Friends,

Broad overarching statements. Umbrella statements. I hate them. Usually used to make a point in an argument. I won’t lie- I used to be impressed by them.

Hell, I even used them.

But recently, they are pissing me off. Now, I don’t talk about it too much, but I make it clear that I love history. What I don’t mention is that I am classically trained as a historian. Meaning I went to college and got my degree in history and historical preservation.

It’s weird to say that because I don’t work in the field unless you count my books and blogs. There are not a lot of livable wages in the world of history, unfortunately.

But there has been a recent shift in the reader’s world. People are beginning to tiptoe back to historical fiction and historical fantasy. They want to explore the lives of those who came before us. YEA ME!

With that, there has been a shift in people wanting to put their two cents into what they ‘believe’ is the fundamental truth of history without doing their research.

May I present some arguments used against my book and other historians’ labor of love?

Terminology in pop culture

The term baby bump was not invented until the 2000s. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, according to this person, no one in mankind’s history has ever used the term ‘baby bump’ until the publication of What To Expect When You Are Expecting. Or when celebrities made it a photo opportunity in the 1990s. We will ignore the term was used in a woman’s magazine in the 1800s. Must have been a misprint.

Physical reactions are a new concept

No one in the history of the world ever rolled their eyes until the 1980’s. So there was no way a woman would have rolled her eyes in ancient times at a man saying something idiotic. We will ignore the fact that Shakespeare himself used the description in his plays. Of course, he meant it as a sign of lust, but he must have made a mistake. No one ever rolled their eyes until the 1980s.

Shaking hands was not a thing

Men never shook female hands unless they were specifically invited until the 1990s. We will silently ignore the fact that it was customary for a man to take the hand of an elder first as a sign of respect. Or that royalty never extends their hand first. And that there were countless monarchs in all cultures of female persuasion.

Women were not educated

Women were silent lambs who didn’t have an education until the U.S. made it a common practice. This umbrella statement always gets my blood boiling because it completely overlooks all the strong, independent, and intelligent women who were highly educated. They made significant contributions to world history. Yes, women were considered ‘property,’ and the majority did not have a classical education. However, that does not mean all women are uneducated. Stop overlooking the ones who were pioneers in the field of childbirth, nursing, or ran a successful business.

Now, these are just a few I have encountered in the last week- and it’s only Wednesday. I don’t know why this bothers me so much. But it is. And here we are. I am making a silent plea to the masses that when you read historical fiction or a paper written by a historian, stop trying to prove them wrong by using google.com as your source of ‘academic’ research. Most of the time, you won’t win.

Now, there are expectations to the rule. I know that. And sometimes we make mistakes. I have done it myself. But for the love of the gods, the umbrella statements have to stop.

Okay, that’s the end of my rant. I won’t bring it up again. And I’ll stop pointing out flaws on social media. Well, that’s a lie. No, I won’t. But I won’t blog about it again. Maybe.

Until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

Conclusion is a technique of propaganda. It ensures you cannot do anyting except repeat cliches, the standard doctrine, or sound like a lunatic.

Noam Chomsky

If tales of legend, myth, and fantasy topped with a cup of coffee interest you, I suggest checking out my book, The Writer and the Librarian. It’s a historical fantasy about a middle-aged woman faced with a decision: accept what is written in the history books or find out for herself the truth behind the stories. Limited edition copies are now available on my website (Shop – R.L. Geer-Robbins / Author (rlgeerrobbins.com) or at

Amazon: https://a.co/d/flQhakX

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Where is Anastasia Tschaikovsky?

 Day 37 of 365 days. 329 days left to go.

Friends,

Unfortunately, I have to make this quick as it is 4:59 in the morning, and I am already running late.

My dog woke me up at 3:15, and I decided to fulfill an order that came in last night. I forgot that it takes an hour to prepare an order.

Silly me.

I digress…

On this day in 1928- a woman arrived in New York City claiming to be Anastasia Tschaikovsky- the youngest daughter of the executed Russian czar, Nicholas II.

She held a press conference, telling reporters that she came to repair her jaw after a Bolshevik soldier broke it during her escape. She was welcomed by Gleb Botkin, the son of a Romanov family doctor, who was executed alongside the royal family in 1918.

Now, interestingly, she was not the first woman to come forward. Over a half dozen claimed the honor. Every one of them was a proven liar.

Society was torn about whether the woman who used the alias Anna Anderson was the real deal. But she had many supporters and became a welcomed addition to high society. Numerous court cases were filed on her behalf, mostly to collect the family fortune, but she lost them all.

In 1968, she married an American history professor by the name of J.E. Manahan and spent her final years in Charlottesville, VA.

It wasn’t until 1991 that the case was finally settled. Using Prince Phillip, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II’s blood (who was related to the Romanovs), a team of British DNA experts proved that Anna Anderson was a fraud.

There are many side roads to this story- little tidbits of facts that all lead to why Anna came to the U.S. and what really happened to the royal family. And I should have spent time exploring them all. But I will save the rabbit hole of exploration for this weekend and present it in a later blog.

But it begs the question, how far will a person be willing to go to prove they are something they are not? How motivated will someone become to claim money and title?

Could a person reinvent themselves to the point that they lose who they once were and become someone radically different?

And until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.

Keri Russel

If tales of legend, myth, and fantasy topped with a cup of coffee interest you, I suggest checking out my book, The Writer and the Librarian. It’s a historical fantasy about a middle-aged woman faced with a decision: accept what is written in the history books or find out for herself the truth behind the stories. Limited edition copies are now available on my website (Shop – R.L. Geer-Robbins / Author (rlgeerrobbins.com) or at

Amazon: https://a.co/d/flQhakX

Barnes and Noble: The Writer and the Librarian by Rose Geer-Robbins, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

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Business decisions vs. Life decisions

 Day 36 of 365 days. 329 days left to go.

Friends,

Life is full of decisions. Stay up late or wake up early. Ice cream for dinner or salad. Get your oil changed or spend the money on a new book.

You know, life-changing things.

These past two weeks, I have been energized to make decisions. Now some of this might be because I haven’t slept more than five hours any given night and am running solely on adrenaline and spite. And I am not 100% sure that all my decisions are sound.

But here we are.

The biggest decision I have had to make lately is how far am I prepared to go. How much am I willing to take a chance and fail? How much of a fool am I willing to make of myself in order to get noticed?

It seems pretty far.

Now in context, let me explain the situation. I have many friends in the different venues of life that I am working outside my full-time job. From up-and-coming authors, vendors, and breeders in the reptile world to artists who will help me guide my youngest in his goals.

Regardless of what anyone says, life is a competition. While they are all friends, business is business, and I am trying to level up with my morals and beliefs still intact.

This weekend, I watched a few of these lovely people take their business to another level of success. They have jumped to an even higher level by growing their operations. It’s impressive, really. Comprehensive websites, YouTube channels, podcasts, reaching out and engaging with other business owners, forging friendships that take energy and time.

The upcoming generation of business owners are hustlers.

Which means I have to pivot quickly. I need to think outside the box. I need to get one step ahead and somehow stay there. I need to know who their suppliers are because there is no way in hell they have this much energy naturally.

But between you and me, I have a bit of a roadblock. A small stone standing in my way, so to speak. An old-school ideology that a good personality and a quiet demeanor will get you far in life.

In the form of my husband.

He fights me over every expansion idea known to man. He’s not a fan of social media or websites. There are too many variables for him. Too many ‘unknowns’.

But isn’t that life? Every single decision that we make in life is an ‘unknown.’ I feel like, recently, we have been programmed to be cautious and limited in our desire to achieve the ‘American Dream.’ Everything is now ‘too much work,’ or ‘there’s not enough incentive’ to try.

Everything becomes a stop sign.

Life is full of unknowns and uncomfortable situations. And this isn’t just about business; this is about how we see life. One of my catchphrases for my book is ‘How far into the darkness are you willing to go to learn the truth?’ It’s profound if you ask me.

It’s a life question.

So, ask yourself this as we march into the 5,678th day of 2024. How much are you willing to sacrifice to live the life you want?

And until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

Everything that exists in your life, does so because of two things: something you did or something you didn’t do.

Albert Einstein

If tales of legend, myth, and fantasy topped with a cup of coffee interest you, I suggest checking out my book, The Writer and the Librarian. It’s a historical fantasy about a middle-aged woman faced with a decision: accept what is written in the history books or find out for herself the truth behind the stories. Limited edition copies are now available on my website (Shop – R.L. Geer-Robbins / Author (rlgeerrobbins.com) or at

Amazon: https://a.co/d/flQhakX

Barnes and Noble: The Writer and the Librarian by Rose Geer-Robbins, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)

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Fun facts for a Sunday morning…

 Day 35 of 365 days. 330 days left to go.

Friends,

When you count the days of the year, time flies. How the hell do we only have 330 days left? Christmas is damn near around the corner. On the other hand, the first 19 weeks of January almost killed me.

But I digress.

Today is a monumental day in American history. It was the day that the first U.S. president, George Washington, was unanimously elected and all 69 presidential electors. AND it is the anniversary of the Confederate States of America being established.

Why did I bring this up?

Just because. It’s not the reason for this post. I have no desire to engage in politics. I just thought it was a cool fact.

Like did you know that Philadelphia was the capital of the United States under George Washington and John Adams, while D.C. was under construction?

Or that water is not technically ‘wet.’ Scientists define wetness as a liquid’s ability to maintain contact with a solid surface. This means that the water itself is not wet- the object is.

Mount Everest isn’t the tallest mountain in the world. That honor belongs to Mauna Kea in Hawaii- a volcano that is 33,487 feet tall compared to Mount Everest, which is only 29,032 feet. Now, in complete transparency, over half of Mauna Kea is underwater, so climbing the full distance is a no-go.

Ants don’t have lungs. They breathe through spiracles, tiny openings in their bodies.

Snails have teeth. Between 1,000 and 12,000, depending on the species.

Horses are not ‘one horsepower’. Technically, they are about 24 horsepower.

Bananas are radioactive due to their rich potassium levels. BUT… your body also contains a natural level of potassium, so technically, you are radioactive too.

A lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun’s surface. So be careful during storms.

And finally…

The “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is believed to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. Go ahead and try it…

And until tomorrow, my friends- Keep Reading and Stay Caffeinated.

Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

Mark Twain

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