The One I Really Didn’t Want To Write

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By now we are all suffering from information overload on COVID 19.  And there are an exponentially higher number of opinions on the topic, with, as usual, the least informed making the most noise.  It’s tiring. The fact is, we have not seen anything like this in 100 years.  Some have compared this global pandemic to the AIDS scare of… Read more »

Skirt Day

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Today is skirt day! Skirts (or skirt- like garments) have been worn by women AND men since the dawn of recorded time.  Now that’s a long lasting fashion trend 🙂 It seems like spring is on its way, so what better way to celebrate than to bust out a skirt that’s been hiding in the back of your closet since… Read more »

Don’t Panic

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There are two kinds of people in this world, and they can be sorted easily by this simple phrase.   Don’t Panic. If you immediately think of anything other than a towel you are to be pitied, as you have clearly never read or listened to Douglas Adam’s classic “The Hitchkhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”.  It was a radio show, a… Read more »

What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day

Well? What if they did? Pretty much everyone loves cats or dogs- some love both.  Regardless of which one you prefer, think imagine if they had thumbs.  Real, working, opposable thumbs.  They could open their own food.  They could open doors and drawers and cabinets (depending on their size and level of agility). Those were the first ones I though… Read more »

What’s In A Number?

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Most of us are familiar with the phrase “What’s in a name?” –  it comes from the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet.   Many of us have bad memories of reading that particular work of the bard’s in school, but I digress. When it comes right down to it, names are arbitrary.   It so happens my parents settled on Becky (well,… Read more »