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April 21, 2021
Dining With Mom, Rationalization Edition #1LinerWeds
Mom loved meat possibly more than I do. She would eat pretty much anything with no hesitation or apologies. She thought I was picky because I drew the line at baby animals, land animals without feet, aquatic animals with feet, squidgy critters, organ meat, feet,…
April 20, 2021
Tasty Treat
First, many MANY thanks to the fabulous Dan Antion, who showed me how to do Media & Text in the WordPress blocks. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, more power to you. I promise, there will be food. But first, allow me to…
April 19, 2021
Something Good #MondayRecommends #Nails
I had a nice day Friday: I met some writer friends for coffee and lunch and to talk story. It was my first social outing since the pandemic started, and it did me good. And yesterday was the anniversary of when #4 Daughter issued forth…
April 18, 2021
April 17, 2021
Chickie Prevails #Caturday #TipperAndChickie
HELLO! My name is CHICKIE! I helped Mommy a little this week, like checking the trash to make sure she didn’t throw away anything good. But mostly I relaxed and watched TV. Mommy and #4 Hooman Sister like this show called Supernatural. They’re always oo-ing…
April 16, 2021
Artificial Intelligence Is Better Than None #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline
I’ve been wondering why so many big tech companies are backing climate change solutions, and now I know: The climate change crisis is real, finding quick and affordable solutions is an urgency, and AI can play a major role. …AI will be a major enabler…
April 15, 2021
CoryDoors – Heavy on the Red #ThursdayDoors
Let’s just get right to it, shall we? Rest your eyes a bit. This one used to belong to a friend of mine, whose daughter was a friend of Sara’s. Then it was a tea shop run by the wife of a man I’ve had…
April 14, 2021
What If You Lost Your Umbrella? #1LinerWeds
It’s been rainy off and on around here (beautifully sunny today), but one never knew. #4 Daughter, the amazing Sara Marian, was speaking of popping over to help me with something and she used a phrase I had forgotten Mom used when somebody had to…
April 13, 2021
Salad a la Dan: Lettuce With Grief Bacon Bits
Dan Antion were discussing the term “grief bacon” (emotional eating) in the comments of one of my posts, and he suggested I should add grief bacon bits to my salad. So I did. Charlie’s idea of “salad” was torn up lettuce, so I started with…
April 12, 2021
Unbreakable #MondayRecommends and #Nails
First, I set up my Asmoke Portable smoker and grill AND I DIDN’T BREAK A NAIL OR CHIP MY POLISH. What’s that you say? Pictures or it didn’t happen? Which brings me to my newest obsession, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Its tag line, “Females are…
