Today is Name Your Car day. Please don’t do this. I beg of you. It’s just weird. Do you name your kitchen appliances? Do you name your furniture? Do you name your clothes? Of course not. Then why in the name of all that is holy would you name your car?? I have a custom license plate. Some people think… Read more »
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done one of these so let’s get right to it! #1 I am allergic to cats. I take Allegra every day year round and I am used to my own cats. But other cats make me sneeze and make my eyes itch like crazy. But I want to meet them all anyway! #2… Read more »
You might think that is an insane question, but there are a lot of very smart people who think we are in fact living in the Matrix. One of the big things they point to as a “proof” of this is the Mandela Effect. This of course is named after Nelson Mandela and the sheer number of people who are… Read more »
It’s very easy to feel hopeless right now if you live in the United States. And sometimes I do feel that way myself. But I still see reasons to have hope and I think it’s important to share them and get conversation going about the good things that are still happening all around us. #1 The resistance is alive and… Read more »
Last week I asked what you are reading. But I know that not everyone reads. So this week I’m posing a different question- what are you listening to? I’m not looking for what kind of music you are into, but I am open to suggestions! I’m specifically looking for podcasts. And yes, there are a couple I already listening to… Read more »
As I mentioned some time ago I have thrown myself into more reading of books and less reading of screens. If you missed it you can read it here: https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4856 Specifically I was promoting use of your local library, but I have bought quite a few books too. I’m happy to report that I am still reading tons of books- both… Read more »
I have been on a journey to reduce the amount of waste in my bath products. I use shampoo and conditioner bars. I switched from disposable razors to refillable ones. I’m trying different kinds of bar soap – that’s still a work in progress. While spending a TON of time online looking at all kinds of soaps I have stumbled… Read more »
It seems that my adopted home state of Iowa is developing a reputation for people saying and doing dumb things. I don’t think we have quite reached “Florida man” status yet, but we are well on our way to becoming the Florida of the north. And unfortunately, another new entry was just logged into our permanent record. On May 30th… Read more »
One of the biggest news stories of that past week was the selection of the new head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV. aka the former Cardinal Robert Prevost. Leo XIV is the first American pope. This was long thought would never happen, so this is a big deal. Born and raised in Chicago, he’s spent most of… Read more »
Donald Trump has been President for just over 100 days at the time I’m writing this. If you listen to him it’s been a roaring success- egg prices are down 87%, dozens of nations are begging for trade deals with the US, we’ve shipped thousands of violent criminals out, and we are cutting wasteful government spending. But if you live… Read more »