National Cat Day

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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 »

Living in Fear? Not Me!

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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 »

How to Talk on the Phone

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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 »

Dictionary Day

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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 »