There are a lot of crazy myths out there.  There are a couple categories that I see over and over again that really bug me.    And they finally bugged me enough that I have to say something before I lose it. #1 NO ONE is putting Nair in shampoo bottles and making their roommates/ former lovers/ stepsisters/ etc. go… Read more »
			 
		
		
		
	
							
	
		
		
		
		
				
					
			
										
						
						
								It’s National Cat Day! Of course, every day is national cat day here at Casa Palmer!  Of course we currently have 3 cats- Boots, Lilly and Oreo.  And today is a good day to report that the “garbage can kitten” is named Joey and is thriving in his new home! I cannot say this enough- get a cat.  There is… Read more »
			 
		
		
		
	
							
	
		
		
		
		
				
					
			
										
						
						
								In recent weeks I’ve gotten both my flu and COVID shots for the year.  My husband mentioned this in passing and someone made the comment that I was “living in fear”. Ummmmm no. I’m vaccinated against all kinds of diseases including measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, shingles, tetanus,  influenza and yes, COVID.  Once I hit 60 I’m going to get… Read more »
			 
		
		
		
	
							
	
		
		
		
		
				
					
			
										
						
						
								There’s an epidemic sweeping the world.   It’s gotten so bad that businesses have had to add signage trying to stem the tide.  What started as a lazy editing trick for second rate reality TV shows has now become the bane of polite society. So we all need to go back to school and re-learn something we never should have forgotten-… Read more »
			 
		
		
		
	
							
	
		
		
		
		
				
					
			
										
						
						
								Today is a wordy one- it’s Dictionary Day! One might think in the era of Google dictionaries are irrelevant.  But you would be wrong. They are the best and most reliable source of the history of a language. They document the changes in a language.  Did you know on average there are 1000 new words added to dictionaries every year?… Read more »
			 
		
		
		
	
							
	
		
		
		
		
				
					
			
										
						
						
								Anyone who knows me even a little knows that my niece and nephew are my heart.  I love them almost as much as I would if I’d actually given birth to them. Luke is 21 and that is really hard for me to comprehend.  I feel like it was just a couple years ago I held him at his baptism… Read more »
			 
		
		
		
	
							
	
		
		
		
		
				
					
			
										
						
						
								If you’ve been around here any length of time you know that I am not a fan of an over the top wedding.  My advice to anyone who is planning a wedding is to not.  Just elope and use that money for something useful.  Buy a house.  Pay down debt.   Get a better vehicle.  Your grandmother and that one aunt… Read more »