tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198553472024-03-18T19:38:40.556-05:00Forgetfulone"I've Slept Since then."Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.comBlogger2802125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-90345505378267577682024-03-18T19:37:00.005-05:002024-03-18T19:37:54.311-05:00Random Happy Tuesday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5DVtRC11k09QvH9DJ1OUF3h098cx-_K1zvUmJY5gH9AFneju7N0U2gw5XjzkwosQzPGZut7FbcGyv_CaJo9Dc744DyJHqX3dR2s_rkt2CLTNkm6SI6sw2rWnfUGg5EGA0oGp39TGorZdDxlcKrVjSIUpbDGCSSHk1StIIIIVaUqGoGyHSxnU8A/s520/tuesday%20memes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="520" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5DVtRC11k09QvH9DJ1OUF3h098cx-_K1zvUmJY5gH9AFneju7N0U2gw5XjzkwosQzPGZut7FbcGyv_CaJo9Dc744DyJHqX3dR2s_rkt2CLTNkm6SI6sw2rWnfUGg5EGA0oGp39TGorZdDxlcKrVjSIUpbDGCSSHk1StIIIIVaUqGoGyHSxnU8A/w200-h166/tuesday%20memes.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /> Hello! I didn't forget this week! But, about the time you read this, I will be under the knife getting a partial shoulder replacement (hemiarthroplasty). Oh what fun (sarcasm)! But it needs to be done! This may be more info than you want, so keep scrolling if medical procedures give you the heebie jeebies.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflnFI0VplblIe4mN8YNyYhL7c8vtT0O2s40rJgLmjTBlfv_puuPYMdjlwS_CaZ9DXXEu0ymzhcxZhaOiOodN3Ii6G9VPjo-TyIbUVZvpMwFp4PNunzqh6_E-2Erg1HItzWAVwwfNBJGgRaMPj8X-jOKzypTsKUQ__-_OTw0YWfCzGBswl1cuiRA/s512/hemi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="341" data-original-width="512" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflnFI0VplblIe4mN8YNyYhL7c8vtT0O2s40rJgLmjTBlfv_puuPYMdjlwS_CaZ9DXXEu0ymzhcxZhaOiOodN3Ii6G9VPjo-TyIbUVZvpMwFp4PNunzqh6_E-2Erg1HItzWAVwwfNBJGgRaMPj8X-jOKzypTsKUQ__-_OTw0YWfCzGBswl1cuiRA/s320/hemi.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It will look something like this.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I wonder where the phrase "under the knife" came from. Let's find out! Here's no suprise: It originated from the field of surgery (duh). It refers to the instrument used to make incisions such as a scalpel. It's been used as a metaphorical expression since the early 20th century.</p><p>Well, that was not nearly as exciting as I hoped it would be! I so love looking up the origins of idioms. Maybe I can find something to make you laugh, although that's not what I'll be doing!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirUgyULN1Wx7jx0f37824EbdpZR_th8jWVdMm3auR0g54TiH8b3WVkQqBNzGg70e2OXBMLV-srSZxXsgMY5rMOpDKwPy_Twu2EOLeTt32BIm9aQSU6DMjQi6W-m2w6B2bQluxvKLTq6_uDJpyQRYLoNagTGK3Hu1DaNVD4cGwqAKmpLWzhELKNA/s482/doctor%20cartoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="482" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirUgyULN1Wx7jx0f37824EbdpZR_th8jWVdMm3auR0g54TiH8b3WVkQqBNzGg70e2OXBMLV-srSZxXsgMY5rMOpDKwPy_Twu2EOLeTt32BIm9aQSU6DMjQi6W-m2w6B2bQluxvKLTq6_uDJpyQRYLoNagTGK3Hu1DaNVD4cGwqAKmpLWzhELKNA/w532-h640/doctor%20cartoon.jpg" width="532" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praying this doesn't happen to me!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="The Inmate" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1653271523l/61149872._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61149872-the-inmate">The Inmate</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7244758.Freida_McFadden">Freida McFadden</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6249753129">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Brooke Sullivan's parents have died and left her the house she grew up in. She returns to town and takes a position as a nurse practitioner at the men's prison where she's been warned not to get too close to the prisoners. The problem is, one of the prisoners is her ex-boyfriend Shane and father of her child, though he doesn't know it. He's in prison for murder, and Brooke's testimony was the strongest evidence that convicted him.<br /><br />Brooke has also begun seeing her son's school assistant principal with whom she was best friends growing up. He has always warned her that Shane is dangerous. And when he began spending more time with Brooke, some strange things begin happening and Brooke thinks that maybe the wrong man is in prison, that it wasn't Shane but Tim who killed her friends.<br /><br />This novel has some twists and turns. You think you have figured it out, then there is a twist. But I do think part of the ending was a little ridiculous due to lack of motive from the character. <br /><br />Freida McFadden is a new author to me, and I like the way this book had me thinking one thing, then the oppositve would happen. She's not as polished as an author as some others yet, but I think that will improve as she continues to publish.
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Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-41173488595376088692024-03-04T22:20:00.002-06:002024-03-04T22:20:56.498-06:00A toast!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUfam0jZynfRIRnj1z9C-j2ZCSfuknvN-pCm0qlZBGM385c2Z16FltWZbowjvr1d45sNcvo-zbouIj0TU2Yh0VO6QQULO4ybillVB1bm9M4n5V_6DkMtUG4cKRpB0OL8pVdCCDGrgnoGGa1WBH9XOmTMQ1supi4kbZ-5Z1J64-FwqixcCKAJRWg/s520/tuesday%20memes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="520" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUfam0jZynfRIRnj1z9C-j2ZCSfuknvN-pCm0qlZBGM385c2Z16FltWZbowjvr1d45sNcvo-zbouIj0TU2Yh0VO6QQULO4ybillVB1bm9M4n5V_6DkMtUG4cKRpB0OL8pVdCCDGrgnoGGa1WBH9XOmTMQ1supi4kbZ-5Z1J64-FwqixcCKAJRWg/w200-h166/tuesday%20memes.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />While watching <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_q_northern%2520exposure">Northern Exposure </a>(never watched it when it was on back in the 90's), Maurice told a story of how the "toast" came to be, and I looked it up thinking he was wrong. But he was right! Or the writers were right. Maurice is just a character!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIkBodGWIimT4Yz2ZTGwodlEaT7z7eLOSWBG-n23rNk8uEVq_s4U-ItzCMZ5QCfI7OVrX1ywNLpQGIe7DMbyQMTFRFzDR3_U7Ag9U4r_5_yYv8MTyX5h-OtQopg3IfJk8qxeT5IojNIv_3g_-2Z50yVfShvAjnT2PRfURiJ9tc0YbToYBZc4SPw/s148/maurice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="148" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIkBodGWIimT4Yz2ZTGwodlEaT7z7eLOSWBG-n23rNk8uEVq_s4U-ItzCMZ5QCfI7OVrX1ywNLpQGIe7DMbyQMTFRFzDR3_U7Ag9U4r_5_yYv8MTyX5h-OtQopg3IfJk8qxeT5IojNIv_3g_-2Z50yVfShvAjnT2PRfURiJ9tc0YbToYBZc4SPw/s1600/maurice.jpg" width="148" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the character Maurice.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>But back to the toast! According to <a href="https://www.sazerachouse.com/inspiration/stories/origins-of-the-toast/#:~:text=Here%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2s%20to%20Ancient%20Greece,in%20hopes%20for%20long%20health.">Sazerac House</a> (which we visited in New Orleans last week), in the late 17th century, it was customary to put a crouton or a burned piece of toast in your wine. Supposedly, it made the wine taste better, and perhaps helped the toast taste better, too. It became a party snack! That is why it is <u>called </u>a toast.</p><p>But the origin of saying "Cheers" or encouraging words before taking a drink came about in the 6th century with the ancient Greeks. At first, the sayings were blessings to gods for bringing them health and long life. While the toasts themselves changed over the years, the custom was, and is still, used by many different cultures for many types of celebrations. The good wishes last even after the drink is gone.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5J-DHxLX11CjzPqUszlz8g4YkZb-VBHsNK9gPTvtJNWgz9Ie-wxS5WnApeHbS_q7nxGXX3uy0NOAO7f8a7WBsckGsvZ9ZWEJAiUnJJ3BgEPpWdxX-SBBy8kCqxvv2wJLrS26qnqHIaVDEBTK8Cv5LKce2UtMwC_KDtDVs46kcYqT0DvGDvKSNOg/s259/toast%20and%20butter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5J-DHxLX11CjzPqUszlz8g4YkZb-VBHsNK9gPTvtJNWgz9Ie-wxS5WnApeHbS_q7nxGXX3uy0NOAO7f8a7WBsckGsvZ9ZWEJAiUnJJ3BgEPpWdxX-SBBy8kCqxvv2wJLrS26qnqHIaVDEBTK8Cv5LKce2UtMwC_KDtDVs46kcYqT0DvGDvKSNOg/w479-h640/toast%20and%20butter.jpg" width="479" /></a></div>But actual toast, now that's under-rated. There's nothing like a lightly golden piece of buttery toast!<p></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyJEmdlUJvAXOJVfNQdX0jgQ5N2Asw3P5reJvsclN4npxpy0_EYosz6EqvGjel6JFLxupdCoQU0mSjwMO9Ofev96mj2RUAUopkckxkq68jfVSZipczwdl8_dG8SBpvOt4FyyYvGH1hCgDve6HJmGzYeG6ZyE2mstMp2RZ6U4jSM4y0VGbaMWzMg/s242/toast%20cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="208" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyJEmdlUJvAXOJVfNQdX0jgQ5N2Asw3P5reJvsclN4npxpy0_EYosz6EqvGjel6JFLxupdCoQU0mSjwMO9Ofev96mj2RUAUopkckxkq68jfVSZipczwdl8_dG8SBpvOt4FyyYvGH1hCgDve6HJmGzYeG6ZyE2mstMp2RZ6U4jSM4y0VGbaMWzMg/w550-h640/toast%20cat.jpg" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This cracks me up!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqb2-Xn4WqeWhKLVZVI3DRYZXCjRi4F-vMgKT9oyQpBYa9L6Do7H-Ww9_Vf7SO9kGZ_YShsv1C973QFWQdcXNo23gw_zy5IoqAovE6nPV2ckMvVjv044H4pnBrgM0TMMoID-fQgAyeLghGhVg1LoNFgm6pRE4Fa1qHnyiGBLBKyqxPRIZcPN4tw/w564-h640/bartender.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><br /><div>Remember to visit my friends at <a href="https://comedy-plus.com/tuesday-fun/">Happy Tuesday</a>, <a href="https://stacysrandomthoughts.com/2024/03/launching-march-with-random-funnies-random-tuesday-thoughts/">Random Tuesday Thoughts</a>, and <a href="https://www.crafteverly.com">Crafteverly</a>.</div><div><br /></div><!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src="https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=313538" type="text/javascript" ></script><!-- end LinkyTools script -->Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-82497432140307010352024-02-27T18:39:00.002-06:002024-02-27T18:39:20.840-06:00Random Happy Tuesday<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A day late and a dollar short! Well, not quite a day and with inflation, who knows what dollar amount! Did you ever wonder where the phrase, "A day late and a dollar short" came from? I bet you can guess that it is believed to have started during the Great Depression when so many people lived in poverty. The first record of the phrase being used in print was 1939, but it surely came about many years before that. But that's me today... late. It's still Tuesday where I am, though. How about we just move on?<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDxh7rC0vQ5YXOr-oljSEl5eVxN1ffg3KwkDUUD1_ygaK1xaDoIek3d8OyEsxbyeDzoRhS4kb_KhIQBTOJb2fU2srsH8UHyFpGM78iEgbrDsn0w0p4kyxkeSEwwXu7bTajuuMv-1PEoOqvEjBmqvnu2zE8zsJZwk97vAXX_ad4HhPY583ZTzCqw/s526/book%20not%20written.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDxh7rC0vQ5YXOr-oljSEl5eVxN1ffg3KwkDUUD1_ygaK1xaDoIek3d8OyEsxbyeDzoRhS4kb_KhIQBTOJb2fU2srsH8UHyFpGM78iEgbrDsn0w0p4kyxkeSEwwXu7bTajuuMv-1PEoOqvEjBmqvnu2zE8zsJZwk97vAXX_ad4HhPY583ZTzCqw/w640-h640/book%20not%20written.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Run, Rose, Run" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1628699768l/58505877._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58505877-run-rose-run">Run, Rose, Run</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/144067.Dolly_Parton">Dolly Parton</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6233067477">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I was pleasantly surprised by this book! At times it was a little hokey, corny, or cheesey. I felt the authors (Patterson and Parton) tried a little too hard to give it that "aw, shucks" country feel. But getting past that, it was a good story that was told quite well.<br /><br />AnnieLee Keyes shows up in Nashville hoping to make it big in the country music industry. It is easy to tell that she is running from something in her past, but the reader will not know exactly what until near the end. Thankfully, the story has a satisfying resolution.<br /><br />AnnieLee meets Ethan Blake at a honkey tonk where she asks to get onstage and sing during "open mic" time. Ethan is mesmerized by Annie with the first notes out of her mouth. He also happens to know the owner of the bar, Ruthanna Ryder who also happens to be a retired country music star. Eventually, as much as AnniLee will let her, Ruthanna takes her under her wing and tries to guide her in her quest for country music stardom. Things are going well for AnnieLee until her past catches up with her. <br /><br />The story is a good mix of description about how the music industry operates with a little humor stirred in with the drama. As I was reading, Ruthanna Ryder always conjured images of Reba McEntire in my head, yet I'm wondering now if I was supposed to be picturing Dolly Parton. Well, it doesn't matter. <br /><br />This is a fast-paced book with dynamic characters, a well-developed plot, and an actual ending. It is also less grizly that some of Patterson's other books.
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Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-2397668274673743972024-02-19T21:34:00.001-06:002024-02-19T21:34:19.816-06:00Random Happy Nonsense<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkweq-ShdAJxp7DL76JgsmUC9ApAHh-cPJqpdj88tMgryfWOmXeO2Es9ueJuQZZ2p8XrsXI7ckPncQ2NSzTkoeeItpCSMLm1uvW4tXOOrZi_8dCvLjLk0QAFyq4mzaUQ5XTcV2ahr0Je-BfKH9vtbCq8NstSRkHZLeePdJSPTW_sCdD0iMRvc7w/s520/tuesday%20memes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="520" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkweq-ShdAJxp7DL76JgsmUC9ApAHh-cPJqpdj88tMgryfWOmXeO2Es9ueJuQZZ2p8XrsXI7ckPncQ2NSzTkoeeItpCSMLm1uvW4tXOOrZi_8dCvLjLk0QAFyq4mzaUQ5XTcV2ahr0Je-BfKH9vtbCq8NstSRkHZLeePdJSPTW_sCdD0iMRvc7w/w200-h166/tuesday%20memes.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /> Hello, friends! I'm so excited. We're going to New Orleans tomorrow. We are going to a basketball game at the Smoothie King Center, and we have reservations at Brennan's restaurant. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0pMCcuWbaHYJOkb3BCM9VPjOknRGCimgHqdSELpe5wxWJajyPaMabGMPEU12YB7wY3xZNYvMcrZVRsB_3-tZBse7hY97stiiaNf3X9V9HdASXvUyCvPVEeBW_B9FWzVHwUYD0hUqUBT_IH12G7eWLYt-p_A7ZJcA-YIjSSEdc1TjhqTDxFfbLQ/s275/new%20orleans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0pMCcuWbaHYJOkb3BCM9VPjOknRGCimgHqdSELpe5wxWJajyPaMabGMPEU12YB7wY3xZNYvMcrZVRsB_3-tZBse7hY97stiiaNf3X9V9HdASXvUyCvPVEeBW_B9FWzVHwUYD0hUqUBT_IH12G7eWLYt-p_A7ZJcA-YIjSSEdc1TjhqTDxFfbLQ/s1600/new%20orleans.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /> My husband and I love the food in New Orleans! Gumbo, muffalettas, roast beef po' boys, grilled oysters, and so on. I don't know what else we are going to do. I'm sure part of it will involve Bourbon Street and Harrah's. I've been on a swamp tour and sight-seeing in different sections of the city, so I'm open to suggestions if you have any good ideas about what to do. 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padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Out of the Ashes" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1659827526l/61260774._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61260774-out-of-the-ashes">Out of the Ashes</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14047408.Kara_Thomas">Kara Thomas</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6233012074">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I would have liked to give this more than three stars because the premise is interesting, but it's really only a 3 star read at best. The main character, Samantha, is back in her hometown to help her uncle take his own life (she's a nurse; he has cancer). 20-something years ago, her parents and sister were killed and her home completely burned in a fire. She was only 13 at the time and ended up living with her aunt (Michelle, also know as Mitch which was confusing) and her cousin. There is no love lost between her and the aunt and cousin, but that is beside the point.<br /><br />This is a story of lies, secrets, and betrayals, which sounds like a great story-line. However, the author went off on tangents with the numerous characters, many of whom added nothing to the plot. There is a big twist at the end, but an avid reader of thrillers can probably guess at some of the details. There really was not a satisfying ending, either. Big bomb drops, no follow-up.<br /><br />Maybe the author is going to write a sequel. If she does, I hope it will have fewer characters, more character development, events directly related to the conflict rather than tangential events that change nothing, and a satisfying conclusion, all of which were missing from this book. Which makes me wonder why I gave it three stars. Hmmm.
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Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-18652818138983384632024-02-13T01:11:00.001-06:002024-02-13T01:11:14.451-06:00Happy Tuesday and Random Nonsense<p> I imagine that most of you watched the super bowl like we did. It was tense, to say the least! What did you think of the half-time show? It was pretty spectacular, but not my favorite. I think Lady Gaga's and Katy Perry's are my favorites in recent memory.</p><p>What did you think of the commercials, because, let's face it, that's why many of us watch! According to <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/Ad-Meter/2024/02/12/best-super-bowl-2024-commercials-ad-meter-rankings/72538932007/">USA Today </a>and the 160, 000 people that registered to vote for commercials, the best one was State Farm's "Like a Good Neighbaaa."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyAdfQeMGQHwqZsILIFv3hvT3bFxEJsUZvTbfiFR7c_r3l-ntBSZIQkc8hFC8CrnADbZtittXHogKXmYsjFO0QSpPjBXS2EqGIfUfaFzStECO3pbLMC-en8i44-9KhQvvvWq9sn1xIsymm57XdsR-h-_4PH2iOLdid02RY9L10ZUNnKrQGwWHSQ/s290/commercial%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="290" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyAdfQeMGQHwqZsILIFv3hvT3bFxEJsUZvTbfiFR7c_r3l-ntBSZIQkc8hFC8CrnADbZtittXHogKXmYsjFO0QSpPjBXS2EqGIfUfaFzStECO3pbLMC-en8i44-9KhQvvvWq9sn1xIsymm57XdsR-h-_4PH2iOLdid02RY9L10ZUNnKrQGwWHSQ/s1600/commercial%201.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /> That was pretty funny, but my favorite was the "Mayo" commercial from Hellmann's, which only ranked 12. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcQSRjitNUS9tcyOyJ6GZ8QtjczueuVOCxj5oStcGB-A9p7igLspUYDAt3AiUxj8f_G4G7SzP039mfBFaoTc9rwuhmcmSXHMTRquod1T36hXiKdN4oPbnefgBhykC9CSpqnaq7hoCDrlwcnTZ2qdDl-NnyQAQTQJgWDU4kyH_iHalYjVrZO_VLA/s317/commercial%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="159" data-original-width="317" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcQSRjitNUS9tcyOyJ6GZ8QtjczueuVOCxj5oStcGB-A9p7igLspUYDAt3AiUxj8f_G4G7SzP039mfBFaoTc9rwuhmcmSXHMTRquod1T36hXiKdN4oPbnefgBhykC9CSpqnaq7hoCDrlwcnTZ2qdDl-NnyQAQTQJgWDU4kyH_iHalYjVrZO_VLA/s1600/commercial%202.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /> What can I say? I'm a cat lover! <a href="https://youtu.be/aUnKqXTSJWU?si=3meehuJ4keETCbEU">Here's a link in case you didn't see it. Mayo/Meow!</a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/aUnKqXTSJWU?si=3meehuJ4keETCbEU" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMu79O5SSSP9-pxfHQGziuqIfWNTq9hbiqT49sI2xo_u-3EOWjE7JBroU5cbAEbSFRyncyJawNT1hr93gjLGCWuRUP8JvaX01yDj8OBRI3fQi-iMauZDz7KQRI67O1LQt-n6TRp0paCTT1RhQEqT2WW_AxZd_pobZtkK3oGv33HlWWiuYpyUC_g/s1600/commercial%203.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Some of the Superbowl memes are pretty funny...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Joc2cWlKf5D5wcyeT8MG8aAWDsLty3X7AvJx69tPH-ZSJtccDYLChdFH4gk-kNzVsab-n1rLWTnsUoMns8AoZ_M-CUBVjLiUipsIXbO5-T-DOUh6ietf2mZNynXStHp0fehUDnXA3NdHSFBxCpJZC8SdkP-grfYtJqYuRSaCuws1-QpBzWmPJw/s468/2024%20sb2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="468" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Joc2cWlKf5D5wcyeT8MG8aAWDsLty3X7AvJx69tPH-ZSJtccDYLChdFH4gk-kNzVsab-n1rLWTnsUoMns8AoZ_M-CUBVjLiUipsIXbO5-T-DOUh6ietf2mZNynXStHp0fehUDnXA3NdHSFBxCpJZC8SdkP-grfYtJqYuRSaCuws1-QpBzWmPJw/w640-h492/2024%20sb2.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my fave, and probably true!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvm0xcRfcq0PTvUhIBCl7nzJUYwpLRkTgdB-oVrqT_qgzE_Wk5A9YdQLvAtgAROZoz1aF0YJ-oB0iYdCYp8BPWq_ijYQ_9DKFy5ufxDR3-WJGxEKKx9sSQ8N8x4TeWwmf9A6f_UpHibJfPpkUba7ud8MXNlSTRJnSGlITZUEhdU3QM27C0N3K6g/s409/2024%20sb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="409" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvm0xcRfcq0PTvUhIBCl7nzJUYwpLRkTgdB-oVrqT_qgzE_Wk5A9YdQLvAtgAROZoz1aF0YJ-oB0iYdCYp8BPWq_ijYQ_9DKFy5ufxDR3-WJGxEKKx9sSQ8N8x4TeWwmf9A6f_UpHibJfPpkUba7ud8MXNlSTRJnSGlITZUEhdU3QM27C0N3K6g/w640-h458/2024%20sb.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4OtRau_KMDdPEMo3jkPhbi5cJZB36UE3b86uTvmU0etE1SOA1Iv_YXPIbZplwowtcVS35ht0Q3oxAbtBd1KlbIsqDP-5nY6GYTH5Twz_oyONheqd3gYeDfP6wl8qzE59HwHtl-ay4O0nyKgusnwlaHmV4xg43xxW5fxZjpxkwWMFhcp6ZbeXpg/s464/2024%20sb3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="464" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4OtRau_KMDdPEMo3jkPhbi5cJZB36UE3b86uTvmU0etE1SOA1Iv_YXPIbZplwowtcVS35ht0Q3oxAbtBd1KlbIsqDP-5nY6GYTH5Twz_oyONheqd3gYeDfP6wl8qzE59HwHtl-ay4O0nyKgusnwlaHmV4xg43xxW5fxZjpxkwWMFhcp6ZbeXpg/w640-h602/2024%20sb3.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Travis Kelce's mom!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Have a good week, and please visit my friends at <a href="https://comedy-plus.com/tuesday-fun/">Happy Tuesday</a> and <a href="https://stacysrandomthoughts.com/">Random Tuesday Thoughts</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86PTUjEYURKsrtpxBj1fAzOh2xTtH0Y_ZI0umn3RA29sOfEJlSBQKVYHgfvtYGxZ5o5OSfNZ8eCgb9oIJ5L8kLJo2iRXGiBV3tJKkYAAIrkkC-E_M8QBv8nK7d5fhh5RzcolujGkHXi66ICejM56sBf-p7Yc5apAu32pHQz4Yb_29u1-bpd2EeA/s1300/vday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86PTUjEYURKsrtpxBj1fAzOh2xTtH0Y_ZI0umn3RA29sOfEJlSBQKVYHgfvtYGxZ5o5OSfNZ8eCgb9oIJ5L8kLJo2iRXGiBV3tJKkYAAIrkkC-E_M8QBv8nK7d5fhh5RzcolujGkHXi66ICejM56sBf-p7Yc5apAu32pHQz4Yb_29u1-bpd2EeA/s320/vday.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src="https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=313384" type="text/javascript" ></script><!-- end LinkyTools script -->Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-80430407412393124712024-02-08T00:37:00.000-06:002024-02-08T00:37:49.950-06:00R.I.P. Toby<p> Heartbreaking news. His music reminds me of both good times and bad in my life, but it especially reminds me of when my children were in elementary school. Good times listening to Toby with them,<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu_OvE9u2y6rUE-aF2od8jbQL2ZxR3bPW2K_OfFdyMOsYCzvLFy6tq9lttq3kc2KXpFQLdnVaZGKg1ZUpNNfH8cAjEyoIc5kqr-R5ZCxqmlwHL3w50BfmzKIT7liy1zFdeKqzdFRh1L-jProUHuDJAFF5zUzIhsP7Mapl8tuXWG6xYrLfrmWXZQ/s600/toby%20keith.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="600" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvu_OvE9u2y6rUE-aF2od8jbQL2ZxR3bPW2K_OfFdyMOsYCzvLFy6tq9lttq3kc2KXpFQLdnVaZGKg1ZUpNNfH8cAjEyoIc5kqr-R5ZCxqmlwHL3w50BfmzKIT7liy1zFdeKqzdFRh1L-jProUHuDJAFF5zUzIhsP7Mapl8tuXWG6xYrLfrmWXZQ/w640-h536/toby%20keith.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/tobykeith/">Image Credit</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-74879272975224156912024-02-06T00:00:00.003-06:002024-02-06T00:00:58.566-06:00Happy Random Tuesday- Getting Ready for the Big Game!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOo-YV2ti_wHCM-7HM53Ga6M5fFNOA2M-RwXxwP-ISCmPrZKuDO8z6OdT2b9XEHvgEOJP2z_uti4pO9_I_aWPM4JPcVea4rsw75f57Vkhi2f9_vz1F8GN0H9S5814FXvVL1teU-bqhNpdeF4SDBDpKf-Wu7qisV3jOXp8nNlCvHZQtVHMhrLg95A/s520/tuesday%20memes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="520" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOo-YV2ti_wHCM-7HM53Ga6M5fFNOA2M-RwXxwP-ISCmPrZKuDO8z6OdT2b9XEHvgEOJP2z_uti4pO9_I_aWPM4JPcVea4rsw75f57Vkhi2f9_vz1F8GN0H9S5814FXvVL1teU-bqhNpdeF4SDBDpKf-Wu7qisV3jOXp8nNlCvHZQtVHMhrLg95A/w200-h166/tuesday%20memes.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /> Are you ready for some football? I'm not a huge fan, but I'll be watching, of course. Mainly for the entertainment and the commercials, though. Which team will win? I have no idea, and I have no dog in this fight, but I do know that it is the same matchup as 2020, and KC won that one. I also know that however old I am, that's the same for the Superbowl. The SB started the year I was born. Now if I could just remember those darn Roman numerals! 😉<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5THyt61iwpBntMxgiD0pBNPRW9EzCNWhcgE65DzPkcSohoGO7gNHjjUi7TKJ5_8vRRPdKKQFBvXs81fZbQ0-s2UEim3zmkJApcLKsQ01HsmMCRo4k-dH3qF9TeXBErdfvczIAHoLI60q3mJcV4pus6ymtxBQaQasElGCrP998sZNMqmxai8LeA/s225/bring%20commercials.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5THyt61iwpBntMxgiD0pBNPRW9EzCNWhcgE65DzPkcSohoGO7gNHjjUi7TKJ5_8vRRPdKKQFBvXs81fZbQ0-s2UEim3zmkJApcLKsQ01HsmMCRo4k-dH3qF9TeXBErdfvczIAHoLI60q3mJcV4pus6ymtxBQaQasElGCrP998sZNMqmxai8LeA/w320-h320/bring%20commercials.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I hope the commercials are better than they have been the last few years. The halftime shows have been pretty good. The performer is usually someone I'm a little familiar with, but not someone I listen to frequently. For example, I only know a handful of Lady Gaga songs, but she is amazingly talented, and her halftime show in 2017 was dazzling! Anyway, I think Usher will be fun to watch. <p></p><p>Moving on...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMbFs0GSShaGFdiDFCnefZIZ41LF-jsAzbgPd0TmCmESc-LcyxT2sao-cpKWRqM05ha1fhah4i_sEVf9wuBG5LmFxPrz2BQAr4Qgcqtj_Rq1tHFVYXzbYIqMxeM0fYhGVkDxo3ojHY-nSvrlmvwTu6dioC5pVarEeRrUwvefLO9-cxszf9cxQZQ/s526/brain%20use.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="526" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMbFs0GSShaGFdiDFCnefZIZ41LF-jsAzbgPd0TmCmESc-LcyxT2sao-cpKWRqM05ha1fhah4i_sEVf9wuBG5LmFxPrz2BQAr4Qgcqtj_Rq1tHFVYXzbYIqMxeM0fYhGVkDxo3ojHY-nSvrlmvwTu6dioC5pVarEeRrUwvefLO9-cxszf9cxQZQ/w640-h628/brain%20use.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcGzygqkVjFHVz0Q1jMPunprvvwUMHOUaA-16YnVLS9_CL09NPhoHFWlJTot3jLTuTVypE6FWHB6EBZyYQGSmyXEXTLxZTNwkCQ7NC2yTuyzdTXA985vSJHHsM4De7ZUgH0oN0tlHFcZIgrsnUtsDDYYASpi39IkoWS-DdH3Moa2MqO-JYL1QBg/s400/cacti%20airbag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="Turbo Twenty-Three (Stephanie Plum, #23)" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1454028318l/28796396._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28796396-turbo-twenty-three">Turbo Twenty-Three</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2384.Janet_Evanovich">Janet Evanovich</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2306529148">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
This has the typical Stephanie Plum plot sprinkled with humor. You basically know what you're going to get when you read a book in this series. And what you get it pretty fun.<br /><br />First, I'll mention two things that annoy me. Obviously they don't annoy me a lot, or I wouldn't read them anymore, but... It annoys me how Morelli's character hasn't evolved much over the course of 23 books. Second, the overuse of the word, "Babe," coming out of Ranger's mouth is getting old. It was cute and a little funny at the beginning, but now, not so much.<br /><br />In keeping with the rest of the series, Stephanie goes about her job as a "bounty hunter" looking for FTA's (failure to appear) for her cousin's bond company. She's assisted by Lulu, a plus-size former lady-of-the-night who tends to wear clothes that are several sizes too small and carries her gun in her purse like it's no big deal. Stephanie, on the other hand, keeps her gun in the cookie jar and doesn't even have bullets for it.<br /><br />The main plot (there are always subplots with the various FTA's) revolves around an ice cream company owner whose employees end up dead or almost dead. One was coated in chocolate and nuts and left in the owner's office. Another died when he got locked in the deep freeze which is supposed to lock from inside. And there was a near miss for Stephanie and the ice cream truck driver.<br /><br />Ranger has been hired to assist in security for the company, so he factors heavily in the plot of this book whereas Morelli is absent from a lot of this book. No Stephanie Plum novel would be complete without including Stephanie's grandma who lives with her old-fashioned parents.<br /><br />Janet Evanovich never fails to come up with wacky, twisty plots, humor, and easy-to-read novels. This one, like the others, was a lot of fun.
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Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-67355866609022581022024-01-22T21:35:00.005-06:002024-01-22T21:35:36.392-06:00Happy Random Tuesday<p> I've been reading some <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bass-pro-shops-aquarium-nude-man-arrested-1e3cd9caf8a5eea6e1c4718498c914b3">bizarre news</a> again, so today's post is brought to you by bad decisions!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU-lI4NU45VKofJ6ueVyvBbJT6ONYI7rUJkHiB2xH6f8Ifq93cOM1fHdtbabUjAknBqS1__j5N0WbKQSz9NYj5AidEscEJjfH6WTH5kVdzlLrMyzkeL0hjSpeM5swZFHIhHIWf4YEyPr3HgAk0jpHLqao8wV0LnstT2Ycp7DGY0MpVM-5ffk2rw/s278/bass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="278" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTU-lI4NU45VKofJ6ueVyvBbJT6ONYI7rUJkHiB2xH6f8Ifq93cOM1fHdtbabUjAknBqS1__j5N0WbKQSz9NYj5AidEscEJjfH6WTH5kVdzlLrMyzkeL0hjSpeM5swZFHIhHIWf4YEyPr3HgAk0jpHLqao8wV0LnstT2Ycp7DGY0MpVM-5ffk2rw/s1600/bass.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br />Have you ever been in a Bass Pro Shop or Cabela's? (They're actually the same company.) If you have, then you know they all have a large aquarium, usually with a waterfall, that is decorated and stocked with fish that are local to the area.<p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMin7HZZHba0_xLdt5V2GoessZnNPLH5mYdrVmoiFfLgbIkiUbs6EaKjK6wQcB1rIfoGR4I25pYs1noUqlsX4K48JwDMLQ18aswDokCRXcBItPKtQM-jkUENOjxtoQXhXbYq_Pfei2Y-9HJr3eEf-NkMJMfvgtnbLyYIMss4f-TOYAhmDinI53A/s1024/aquarium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTMin7HZZHba0_xLdt5V2GoessZnNPLH5mYdrVmoiFfLgbIkiUbs6EaKjK6wQcB1rIfoGR4I25pYs1noUqlsX4K48JwDMLQ18aswDokCRXcBItPKtQM-jkUENOjxtoQXhXbYq_Pfei2Y-9HJr3eEf-NkMJMfvgtnbLyYIMss4f-TOYAhmDinI53A/s320/aquarium.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is not the aquarium from this story, just an example.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Today I read about a 42 year-old man in Leeds, Alabama (near Birmingham) who crashed his car in the Bass Pro Shop parking lot, proceeded to unclothe himself, went inside, and cannonballed into the aquarium. He stood under the waterfall for a while (probably to the horror of shoppers) and swam around about five minutes before going over the side of the aquarium and falling to the floor. He was promptly arrested. Doesn't that just beat all?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3iVFxM5KRv1QM0QuSvf8XsBUIlkV0S6lSQi9o2__2CRk6qjBSkZ7d6iUDRufjGBeV1PTLBj5tKAvIKIOD5YLDCCEQgrgR8pmfcfSPaC5OC-RaCZ2uAy4IxCeiOI44niBO1Ik-AeEJz1qofDj5w7niMWAoFQtNJKjuQ9ZI-SEuAf3fRw4eAMQiA/s828/bad%20decision%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3iVFxM5KRv1QM0QuSvf8XsBUIlkV0S6lSQi9o2__2CRk6qjBSkZ7d6iUDRufjGBeV1PTLBj5tKAvIKIOD5YLDCCEQgrgR8pmfcfSPaC5OC-RaCZ2uAy4IxCeiOI44niBO1Ik-AeEJz1qofDj5w7niMWAoFQtNJKjuQ9ZI-SEuAf3fRw4eAMQiA/w618-h640/bad%20decision%201.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QOYtseJE3bIUgtvVjP3Yh7BDAGgFu9KsdEJ3Qaos4bukgRGS6HmJtlGdAVgHARtNyoQ8riKeRX_pGvEyWvWR75MVOxPpj5XjyFFCfrYuaeW5LkjJ-x8MHwTK0ehDOSo8WCyWs1hV58o15raC8ya4EUGpXGYXd76bxN6gfh-t-9K-xokj4lzHPw/s611/bad%20decision%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6085806858">3 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
A pregnant Amish woman, Ida Stutzman, died in a barn fire in 1977. Her death was ruled an accident. Twelve years later, her son Danny died, most likely by the hand of his father Eli Stutzman, a man once married to Ida. Greg Olsen wrote a book about "Little Boy Blue," as Danny was known, called <i>Abandoned Prayers. <br /></i><br />When Eli Stutzman left the Amish, rumors abounded that he was gay and had relationships with other Amish men as well as the sheriff of his Ohio town. He left a trail of dead in his path when he left the Amish. But author Greg Olsen always believed that Eli's crimes began with his wife's death.<br /><br />Olsen returned to Amish country where he had at least one person on his side: Ida's brother Daniel Gingerich, also a member of the Swartzentruber Amish community. Through dozens of interviews with aging witnesses and old family letters that were finally shared with him, Olsen gets to the truth.<br /><br />I found this book well researched but a little repetitive. The details of the night of Ida's death were hashed and rehashed numerous times with rarely few new details added. I think there would have been a more concise way to present the information. The book was a little dryer than most of Olsen's books because it was not written in typical story format; however, it was interesting.
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Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-36264094567809954622024-01-15T23:08:00.003-06:002024-01-15T23:08:55.726-06:00Hope We all Survive the Cold!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfd_L9DRRXZfVwd50cOWlOBm6hNkaxq7SZhgw90t1C6rYquWKuBqMiFIG0C4Xi4nbvBpBmXkj2FA34P7Nx5FwV9mfuJ-mo-V3bnlAsCuP2XAPhqs8sXkjmE9QTe2YNdrFMbxnNfmdK3aVQFBIrvuTTv_S38pXJEiq0u_Y8fLJz1y_Mdt17sgV4g/s1140/brrrrr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1140" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfd_L9DRRXZfVwd50cOWlOBm6hNkaxq7SZhgw90t1C6rYquWKuBqMiFIG0C4Xi4nbvBpBmXkj2FA34P7Nx5FwV9mfuJ-mo-V3bnlAsCuP2XAPhqs8sXkjmE9QTe2YNdrFMbxnNfmdK3aVQFBIrvuTTv_S38pXJEiq0u_Y8fLJz1y_Mdt17sgV4g/w400-h225/brrrrr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Here in Texas, particularly near the Gulf Coast, we are NOT prepared for icy weather! We are accustomed to a humid, subtropical climate. We can brave a hurricane with little problem, but give us some ice and freezing temps, and all bets are off!<p></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vAQENB0O3EFAYVAheSbOdoctAHULHgb9CaieCEQpWZOSzikYdc2h-tFXbvnnUp96zPBPz6xQf9T4HO-bDxtUF2kaZJQpvoiNrZfxHZ5odgmLZQkXm99mFwcYUNg7eVeXmmj8T-Xt2SwMe3pnz2s63fXoSiH_p0VD0ou3cGv42xIExIOSoCER5w/s251/cold%20school%20closed.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="201" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vAQENB0O3EFAYVAheSbOdoctAHULHgb9CaieCEQpWZOSzikYdc2h-tFXbvnnUp96zPBPz6xQf9T4HO-bDxtUF2kaZJQpvoiNrZfxHZ5odgmLZQkXm99mFwcYUNg7eVeXmmj8T-Xt2SwMe3pnz2s63fXoSiH_p0VD0ou3cGv42xIExIOSoCER5w/s1600/cold%20school%20closed.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><br />Our average low temperature in January is 53 degrees. Tonight, we will likely hit the teens, and with any precipitation at all, there will be ice on the roads. We DO NOT know how to drive in icy weather (we have little or no experience) nor are our vehicles equipped to do so, and it happens so infrequently that most of our cities are unprepared as well! I just pray the grid doesn't fail like it did three years ago. That was nuts!<p></p><p>Make fun of us. We don't care! We will be back in the 50's and 60's within a week! I'll even get in on the making fun!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHmWwrYGG-sGDTLz61U_QEOMgra1rfB_jEOUdgu-O85voDar1rdTu1xFS_8-79kfaP6sCa1cktqzG71DjAwpxWepKuonOhF2PbepwvfvoeEUeeObU6joza6enOpjqQqdrEffV7WoiKYMGMQo76Fd__aj0cxqiLJIZwMZ2jlumJyBCN_01UTlOWA/s300/cold%20houston%20closed.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHmWwrYGG-sGDTLz61U_QEOMgra1rfB_jEOUdgu-O85voDar1rdTu1xFS_8-79kfaP6sCa1cktqzG71DjAwpxWepKuonOhF2PbepwvfvoeEUeeObU6joza6enOpjqQqdrEffV7WoiKYMGMQo76Fd__aj0cxqiLJIZwMZ2jlumJyBCN_01UTlOWA/w640-h358/cold%20houston%20closed.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCRwQB16cRt7rLhK3oH1WvoDkLcwboIE8ZNftdedpleD_aIWTQgnYEAdP6MqqMVYAZctS7uNPYZwEtS1dBxfCTVKItQw8xi0NtkJDWpN7vdvIGNRBbR6EvBUSHpalTSyyeSLeN3mJFxDjx9U_v07EgvRnwWVov_K624WPAHejmZNu3pHgIq0GeQ/s259/cold%20cancel%20school.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONXV1kIsTlbBVTCYhA4SfBLBuSiHfVTSTY60wydNLZXbWdgI4jFhV3tcZcocmLW_RYEATnu4HatRwiKsqQbboPZRHgb6tLmCBRsQZ_E1Z4K0wlTYJa74mxy7KOkqT6CSWCw3zQ6p_FCoZYdaKJQPurN4h6F7vMdixY283EPCz446loa_RUK4Z4g/s520/tuesday%20memes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="520" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONXV1kIsTlbBVTCYhA4SfBLBuSiHfVTSTY60wydNLZXbWdgI4jFhV3tcZcocmLW_RYEATnu4HatRwiKsqQbboPZRHgb6tLmCBRsQZ_E1Z4K0wlTYJa74mxy7KOkqT6CSWCw3zQ6p_FCoZYdaKJQPurN4h6F7vMdixY283EPCz446loa_RUK4Z4g/s320/tuesday%20memes.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />I really hate to admit this thought, but...<p></p><p>have you ever looked at a picture of a baby and thought, "Oh, that poor baby!" </p><p>Why do I feel so bad for thinking it? I would never say it out loud!</p><p>What put the thought into my head was the ugly baby episode of Seinfeld which is really called "The Hamptons." Season 5, episode 21 in case you want to watch it. Everyone thinks Elaine's friend's baby is ugly, except her friend, of course. Here is Kramer's reaction.<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wJ7YPuHT8tY?si=6YY7wJcEk8cbspDF" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p>Anyway, I feel so guilty about my thoughts on an acquaintance's grandchild who I'm sure is bringing them great joy! 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ycwoUU3h-LfADXvfV0hLtpfU-xV5Sg8fEXebpRWt9hiFETQq8ZOeNjAN40m8wL45SU59K0tu-AXtjbHDBXj7K7AB3Hb8IS9-sx76Rzf0BCn-HqQ2sqGYU3f6Ez8o34wq7HlPrpqQOtNMnGyKKKEOSqiLY7OUPVb6MvLGygS0ZXahsLxlCw7qFQ/s800/Christmas%20tree.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="800" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ycwoUU3h-LfADXvfV0hLtpfU-xV5Sg8fEXebpRWt9hiFETQq8ZOeNjAN40m8wL45SU59K0tu-AXtjbHDBXj7K7AB3Hb8IS9-sx76Rzf0BCn-HqQ2sqGYU3f6Ez8o34wq7HlPrpqQOtNMnGyKKKEOSqiLY7OUPVb6MvLGygS0ZXahsLxlCw7qFQ/s320/Christmas%20tree.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h1 style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">MERRY CHRISTMAS!</span></h1><p></p>Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-16819134393720465032023-12-20T22:00:00.001-06:002023-12-20T22:00:17.537-06:00Christmas Traditions<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdoaVjChXYGT7fVIXL3bV3Ra62ev5It3A8kKRvVbA4ViMCCjjI0GpImysfuzmaNJYEttWPIw8eOY_szozeyr6ElFKYITNrAUwjhClA5-xw7Q49Q6VP4pgoOO8x8sU-8PRJjWLFAt_I86Fv3ILxCYoRnwrmZDcO5hdxgBIECmd_TFQ_7tV4IJw5A/s200/T13%20Christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="200" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdoaVjChXYGT7fVIXL3bV3Ra62ev5It3A8kKRvVbA4ViMCCjjI0GpImysfuzmaNJYEttWPIw8eOY_szozeyr6ElFKYITNrAUwjhClA5-xw7Q49Q6VP4pgoOO8x8sU-8PRJjWLFAt_I86Fv3ILxCYoRnwrmZDcO5hdxgBIECmd_TFQ_7tV4IJw5A/s1600/T13%20Christmas.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p> I love the Christmas season! Have you ever wondered how some of our holiday traditions came about? <div><br /></div><div> 1. Santa Claus - This holiday hero had his beginning in the 3rd century with a man named St. Nicholas who lived in Patara (present day Turkey). He made his debut in America in the 18th century. The name Santa Claus came from the Dutch nickname for St. Nicholas, Sinter Klass. There is actually a whole lot to the story of Santa Claus if you'd like to read it at the <a href="https://www.stnicholascenter.org/">St. Nicholas Center website. </a></div><div><br /></div><div> 2. Twas the Night Before Christmas - This poem was written in 1822 by Clement Clarke Moore as a gift to his three daughters. It was called<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas"> "An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas." </a></div><div><br /></div><div> 3. Rudolph - The most famous reindeer of them all! <a href="https://www.npr.org/2013/12/25/256579598/writing-rudolph-the-original-red-nosed-manuscript">Robert L. May, </a>a copywriter for Montgomery Ward (I remember that department store) wrote the story of Rudolph in 1939. The store sold over 2 1/2 million copies of the story. Years later, the story was written as a song recorded by Gene Autry and sold over 2 million copies. It has been translated into 25 languages. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPefbZYII8vRTcNFYNhkkfj6wV3pm_1rsjY8Q3LPQf5k2oLMlXK0-L_ue7YjOzPORocitY-g5EoMGMrjZ9SPRiqPXNFWj2o3nrV_VQ8jJuYoZdnIcfA_7svQToo_OVPW_T4vsFmHbcgGeQZ64QhIdXvVYmEV-VV6O__oLDAOTbVOURyKLMhWaepQ/s200/rudolph.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="140" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPefbZYII8vRTcNFYNhkkfj6wV3pm_1rsjY8Q3LPQf5k2oLMlXK0-L_ue7YjOzPORocitY-g5EoMGMrjZ9SPRiqPXNFWj2o3nrV_VQ8jJuYoZdnIcfA_7svQToo_OVPW_T4vsFmHbcgGeQZ64QhIdXvVYmEV-VV6O__oLDAOTbVOURyKLMhWaepQ/s1600/rudolph.jpg" width="140" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> 4. Christmas Trees - The Germans get the credit for the modern-day tradition of a decorated Christmas tree. It first became a popular thing to do in the 16th century among Christians. </div><div><br /></div><div> 5. Wreaths - We have an evergreen wreath on our door right now. It provides a festive atmosphere at Christmas time. Long ago, people worshiped evergreen holly as a sign of eternal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaX9NZoB2bVh1Sl2OQ0D4TafsipgrcJ-lQFsBiEA13Fj8vH9MPPLeNT7Alov1LQpxvBTenbjHwaDOS6HqgyuYZJY-V41QsyuobDIqSUBci1GcYtKSdEaY2WmipAlPVgKAycghyphenhyphencU0BRALsJyuXhRHoUuL0_WDB9zCj6VOjXHsGqRM9X6b5XfMJPQ/s225/wreath2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaX9NZoB2bVh1Sl2OQ0D4TafsipgrcJ-lQFsBiEA13Fj8vH9MPPLeNT7Alov1LQpxvBTenbjHwaDOS6HqgyuYZJY-V41QsyuobDIqSUBci1GcYtKSdEaY2WmipAlPVgKAycghyphenhyphencU0BRALsJyuXhRHoUuL0_WDB9zCj6VOjXHsGqRM9X6b5XfMJPQ/s1600/wreath2.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /> life. </div><div><br /></div><div> 6. Stockings - In the days of the real St. Nicholas, it was said that he threw three coins down the chimney of three poor sisters. Each coin landed in a separate stocking that was hanging by the hearth to dry. Good fortune for everybody! </div><div><br /></div><div> 7. Candy Canes - The first candy canes were actually sugar sticks that were bent to resemble the shape of a shepherd's crook. In 1670. the <a href="https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/candy-canes">choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral </a>gave his young charges these sticks to keep them quiet during long ceremonies. What was he thinking? The red stripes and peppermint flavor weren't added until the early 1900's. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0j8fgyS8Zs6Fw5H9t_lzs3gS91u_6nrHcRxtmZOsce-LHnca7j-Ds50ZLmRWSSNZ7bEllvAqGVOtUBQVvXzRI_dqok8o36IaLJjekmw2Xanh1TrHqe02ZXhgd2kMpKjYKtVzn7kkbqK0pep1LSm64Q9nGkPYgMKMb4Pjpqigh3R9iYFlZuKaDA/s200/candycanes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="200" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0j8fgyS8Zs6Fw5H9t_lzs3gS91u_6nrHcRxtmZOsce-LHnca7j-Ds50ZLmRWSSNZ7bEllvAqGVOtUBQVvXzRI_dqok8o36IaLJjekmw2Xanh1TrHqe02ZXhgd2kMpKjYKtVzn7kkbqK0pep1LSm64Q9nGkPYgMKMb4Pjpqigh3R9iYFlZuKaDA/s1600/candycanes.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> 8. Christmas Cards - The first Christmas greetings were written by boys who had to practice their writing skills, but Sir Henry Cole, director of London's <a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/a-brief-history-of-victorian-christmas-cards">Victoria and Albert Museum</a>, is credited with the first actual Christmas card in 1843. </div><div><br /></div><div> 9. The 12 Days of Christmas song - Apparently, Roman Catholics in England were forbidden from openly practicing their religion during the years 1558 to 1829, so the song was created with hidden meanings in order to teach their faith without being discovered. Go to the <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55904/the-history-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas">Catholic News Agency website</a> for the hidden meanings. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm4Y3qjq_j5ksyMEVy9fxIWB6Oz9UCGC6W2SIW-oDHtJcM2mQouwThA4ubptjO4S7UXR_kgS4KCq-X-O2cxGR2TV95G2kdGfdn45r86PEBndA3fzXx_mPpqY7HF-7_eYUuKujjvio7Qox4sdBrDoUfEvSBkolfb3aG-brCMHb123kUiI10Maw6w/s200/12days%20of%20christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="146" data-original-width="200" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm4Y3qjq_j5ksyMEVy9fxIWB6Oz9UCGC6W2SIW-oDHtJcM2mQouwThA4ubptjO4S7UXR_kgS4KCq-X-O2cxGR2TV95G2kdGfdn45r86PEBndA3fzXx_mPpqY7HF-7_eYUuKujjvio7Qox4sdBrDoUfEvSBkolfb3aG-brCMHb123kUiI10Maw6w/s1600/12days%20of%20christmas.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> 10. Gift-Giving - This custom most likely originated in ancient Rome and Northern Europe when people gave gifts during year-end celebrations. The exchanging of elaborate gifts began in the late 1800's. </div><div><br /></div><div> 11. Red and Green Christmas Colors - Green symbolizes the hope for eternal life that Jesus brings. Red symbolizes the blood of Jesus and the sacrifice He made for mankind. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGggV4aDDRWHd-GiyZF5T-Bj0vdnkV7imw2CNehg5m_mDcdjZvkFQSsC8YENrwoyjWB7Z58S0Gk3slz52O_sR0yQeBE57gBbl_r3-c7dhXa6HGv3o4s13z_bwPtDdEG2To-w6kUoVPRbkdGxx-SyyIPfYXlbMEt310Kg1EqQmA5UW2wrpSUzBSVQ/s200/redandgreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="200" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGggV4aDDRWHd-GiyZF5T-Bj0vdnkV7imw2CNehg5m_mDcdjZvkFQSsC8YENrwoyjWB7Z58S0Gk3slz52O_sR0yQeBE57gBbl_r3-c7dhXa6HGv3o4s13z_bwPtDdEG2To-w6kUoVPRbkdGxx-SyyIPfYXlbMEt310Kg1EqQmA5UW2wrpSUzBSVQ/s1600/redandgreen.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> 12. Christmas Carols - Victorian England is credited with the revival of caroling which, for a long time, was repressed since Christmas was not a widely accepted holiday in England until Victoria came to the throne. </div><div><br /></div><div> 13. The Nativity Scene - The story of Jesus' birth is recounted in the Bible in Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 2:1-20. But when did people begin creating the visual Nativity Scenes you see during the Christmas holidays? St.Francis of Assisi is credited with creating this scene as a way to share the Christian faith with those who could not read. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB7OeVUe4upffyxQrOSf_MFsMKOdYYkgw531hD014yoN6qqSd22G7IMY3kq5teM-q-f_MDtzOU7bDsIToytFcFP2g7R6hPH7I2dPkYv1X62WS08Gs-45opzdcz0hoEiapLGdSbQgZQXwdyHWow3z50iww4_wj-VlJ57cpMB-9T0LllK49RYfMmg/s200/nativity%20(1).gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="158" data-original-width="200" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhB7OeVUe4upffyxQrOSf_MFsMKOdYYkgw531hD014yoN6qqSd22G7IMY3kq5teM-q-f_MDtzOU7bDsIToytFcFP2g7R6hPH7I2dPkYv1X62WS08Gs-45opzdcz0hoEiapLGdSbQgZQXwdyHWow3z50iww4_wj-VlJ57cpMB-9T0LllK49RYfMmg/s1600/nativity%20(1).gif" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> Join the fun at <a href="https://newthursday13.blogspot.com/">Thursday Thirteen</a>! </div>Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-56716924735161017902023-12-18T22:02:00.002-06:002023-12-18T22:07:33.970-06:00Not This Year!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVdz1C9W2mVhkzUc19U5UY3Bbh6Clx5JwQNosP3gKhykefr1WFlDKEWXRR7RTt43ij8d1L4Ugoxlg366MpyKZq3okhIwk9NV1nZD6zg7GPxbS9P2rz__VfFJm80u185hwS6grqnFFrAJzgfeVHN-SG819mdyFO4t4AJZdDR7J-RadeXvBCej53A/s520/tuesday%20memes.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="520" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVdz1C9W2mVhkzUc19U5UY3Bbh6Clx5JwQNosP3gKhykefr1WFlDKEWXRR7RTt43ij8d1L4Ugoxlg366MpyKZq3okhIwk9NV1nZD6zg7GPxbS9P2rz__VfFJm80u185hwS6grqnFFrAJzgfeVHN-SG819mdyFO4t4AJZdDR7J-RadeXvBCej53A/w200-h166/tuesday%20memes.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />Happy Tuesday, everyone! It IS a happy day because I am officially finished shopping and wrapping presents! Last year, I was still wrapping on Christmas Eve. That sucked! Not this year! This year, I can actually sit back and enjoy myself. Well, almost. I finished my daughter's wedding scrapbook - all 151 pages of it - and I just have to get the page protectors on. That won't take as long as it sounds.<p></p><p>The whole family will be in town for Christmas this year including our granddaughters! What are your plans? </p><p>Let's do some funnies!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-XZyvDLvTvWmeTyAhbODLz2L86PwexrtzOa0q1l1ot1fEC-hrO_zVfBxk9cQdogVxuL_dwnVxqvgGt7kZ6CzpjyDwA6c9aaQp72BZI83fmxev3Cmq2DCTSxubmqECXerJLeB4GnQJDKc1VTICzJV9ML0MnXeLLYEUIkCm-JSbP0LG3Yzc5rz4A/s499/Santa-Claus-watching.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="499" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-XZyvDLvTvWmeTyAhbODLz2L86PwexrtzOa0q1l1ot1fEC-hrO_zVfBxk9cQdogVxuL_dwnVxqvgGt7kZ6CzpjyDwA6c9aaQp72BZI83fmxev3Cmq2DCTSxubmqECXerJLeB4GnQJDKc1VTICzJV9ML0MnXeLLYEUIkCm-JSbP0LG3Yzc5rz4A/w640-h636/Santa-Claus-watching.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kinda creepy if you think about it.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtIEYFCmokRCD156Yb5pd4e2akwdv0FH4FdAn4_LZTtQAMg5SCSAVuiTCnXo0EoejuXoUNATuqyp_0ltPxxAovdlUKk-dJBsT-FF0yftU8fRgYypSkyiYFQEjuB9ssl1GQ2P3jAKUDe4Zrg1fT5kTl9Q9KkAu6l06ZQLNm00kAcwNWm55VN4rdQ/s526/santa.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtIEYFCmokRCD156Yb5pd4e2akwdv0FH4FdAn4_LZTtQAMg5SCSAVuiTCnXo0EoejuXoUNATuqyp_0ltPxxAovdlUKk-dJBsT-FF0yftU8fRgYypSkyiYFQEjuB9ssl1GQ2P3jAKUDe4Zrg1fT5kTl9Q9KkAu6l06ZQLNm00kAcwNWm55VN4rdQ/w640-h640/santa.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right?!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3zuNoc4Oy-bfPBVESYCQXY5vBmi6iC8riP7OCuLlDc3iGOI33zR5kETiYTjvni7mAIdrLMWqrI_ektyiYUmocufoJqQ9DPYvCgcGWeblo8B4hHtBqbMjjQhfbxxM5rO6RadGGKQjKC400niLon1vQtdHsAaWCdHnxXM_NrOXSHiOcmmu48ue4w/s259/santa%20flat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMf_3YeoGggu19VWH8y61xgfPgg7QYQjR-vDzCxnO7chgMOcAfwqNld74haXlm8aBUujmfNeGMrnP3qI6Wu_KOBG9Q2P9lFtUX0au1BrzIgqRTUByAXcpYrrZC97Cm6qHgf0vmSvmOT3jWBx-5Dnbe3zwuji1V5YxZWhOq-_oBkxLPf9Rbi1NdBg/w591-h640/christmas%20tree%20elves.jpg" width="591" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the opposite of how you decorate when you have a cat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSm6fgdw9JCgv4GQAi-Mq6c3isT_mmZ7dgpiEIp2SqsLxEEn1EzaEitatiBcnMIhcRqepsrujLRJ6yPyd08pLJWkYfIWO6ZoCoW4HVoZSc5xx7mNXGB5DOhm3Z4lKeOauBOtfhxWWliidpriNJKietei8qcuAa6b1xQv6xsOuTE77tZV-GrK9PQ/s681/Christmas%20movies%20or%20docs.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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Is everyone getting ready for Christmas? We are getting the downstairs part of our house painted this week, so I haven't been able to put the tree up yet, and I just can't wait! It's my favorite season of the year! Not the weather, mind you, just the jolly Christmas season.<div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUYksYWGhsGRgQjGf4567iTdTnLmP4UJINlM9RA70xys6eItIwAweHYWhCXNNpLeZhlEoaXpDWZ1VwBBzuw0NiixsOL838V51NPKVlwZCLoMIU0AaFQpJxfgsSPNIYLYL2EJydOPYZASkU82CUO1EGnW5Zt312HbWhjcgn5BEgqgHWpQJp9UDRQ/s626/ant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="626" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUYksYWGhsGRgQjGf4567iTdTnLmP4UJINlM9RA70xys6eItIwAweHYWhCXNNpLeZhlEoaXpDWZ1VwBBzuw0NiixsOL838V51NPKVlwZCLoMIU0AaFQpJxfgsSPNIYLYL2EJydOPYZASkU82CUO1EGnW5Zt312HbWhjcgn5BEgqgHWpQJp9UDRQ/w200-h148/ant.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br />But today, I have a quick question for you. How do you pronounce the word Aunt? Some people pronounce it ont. Some people say ant. Still others say ont-ee or anti. I grew up my whole life saying ant. I never called anyone anti, but my mom had an anti. My husband's parents were British, so they pronounce it ont and ont-ee. Thus, my question. How do your pronounce the word for your parent's sister?</div><div><br /></div><div>Now on we go to more delightful things!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXqb69Hh3IMHCO15N9RemkSVGZzNoPUtgr_9IGwWHIGpZLUB_mPbMOLD4hFJByXtn3kv7SyirqxLQIyqRkwrKMsMTR5ZE_lkUSPmlj1Vgok5gd-MwpWBDIEKuMJbyoQ9ZLAK69Hv8gYSEUMWOgQkTBeiWUutikBd0fEcgRMjwPjaFA0voGscaWw/s640/weather%20freezing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXqb69Hh3IMHCO15N9RemkSVGZzNoPUtgr_9IGwWHIGpZLUB_mPbMOLD4hFJByXtn3kv7SyirqxLQIyqRkwrKMsMTR5ZE_lkUSPmlj1Vgok5gd-MwpWBDIEKuMJbyoQ9ZLAK69Hv8gYSEUMWOgQkTBeiWUutikBd0fEcgRMjwPjaFA0voGscaWw/w640-h640/weather%20freezing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6003957799">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
You may have seen a Clint Eastwood movie called The Changeling. I have never seen it, but as I understand things, it covers the events in about half of this true crime story. The book is always better, though.<br /><br />Sanford Clark was only 13 when his mother sent him from Canada to a chicken ranch near Los Angeles to live with his uncle Gordon Stewart Northcott. She may have known what she was getting him into since her own mother, which was also Stewart's mother, actively participated in some of Stewart's crimes and turned a blind eye to others. <br /><br />From 1926 to 1928, Sanford Clark was tortured, sexually abused, beaten, and forced to participate in the murder of several young boys that Stewart lured to his farm for his own sick pleasure. He bore witness to Stewart's crimes (kidnapping, molestation, murder) and came out on the other side, heavily guilt-ridden. In fact, he spent most of the rest of his life trying to make up for his past even though as a boy who was held captive he had no choice but to participate in this hell that was forced on him or be killed himself.<br /><br />This story is terrifying because these gruesome acts actually happened. I don't know how Sanford survived, but he did, unlike the kidnapped boys who were as young as 9 years old. Sanford got an education, served his country during WWI, got married, had children, and by all accounts was a respected father, husband, and member of the community. Not that the hell ever actually left him. There were dark hours and dark days. But he came out on the other side.<br /><br />In this book, his son Jerry is a co-author and adds details that no one else would know about Sanford's life after the Wineville chicken coop murders except Sanford's son. It's an excellent and well-written true tale.<br /><br />Interesting side note - Wineville changed its name in 1930 due to the negative publicity surrounding this case. It became known as Mira Loma.
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Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-27749803440569453732023-11-27T19:31:00.001-06:002023-11-27T19:40:24.381-06:00To Pot Luck or Not to Pot Luck<p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ66H-P61HklKI6-DcPL4tu2WqqfdYNR4-U-Vt3dsDnmdjuXsgl3e-DggnvwtPX3nkFAtPHrPH5WEgIKjGgZYZ-p5cbQ4ziBonOxPX5x4q8vLzaR45PvcQ2Qb_XnWFVIaQfuov3xXkP1Ndwc1jxDMeKTjrxGmXWLyP1ABsYf1B3b1zh6pmnyMNA/s326/hello.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="154" data-original-width="326" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ66H-P61HklKI6-DcPL4tu2WqqfdYNR4-U-Vt3dsDnmdjuXsgl3e-DggnvwtPX3nkFAtPHrPH5WEgIKjGgZYZ-p5cbQ4ziBonOxPX5x4q8vLzaR45PvcQ2Qb_XnWFVIaQfuov3xXkP1Ndwc1jxDMeKTjrxGmXWLyP1ABsYf1B3b1zh6pmnyMNA/w200-h94/hello.png" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I hope your Thanksgiving was good! Did you cook the entire meal? Or did each person bring something? I cooked chicken and dumplings for lunch, then our cousin cooked dinner: turkey with all the fixings. It was ah-mazing! No pot luck this year.</span></div></span></span><p></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> I used to enjoy pot luck lunches and dinners. I loved eating new dishes and trying all the different ways people can make potatoes or macaroni, and don't get me started on the variety of desserts!</span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71kXz6YZyU5I2_hTxmARO8GUTjbdEOxJQftTi2I17StaqAPEXucAEdbfUVVCzihp3IiYBYADyNuylrmRQYiQJ6xGdAKSKi4pMvZlWkIP7zlRLYkyr5Zy3ufXQNzhNHP3hV3axpQZ1CqYbaoDgET2QUd3S-bOvslW_Z70ecLSnANooLAMy9A5E_Q/s275/dog%20in%20grass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71kXz6YZyU5I2_hTxmARO8GUTjbdEOxJQftTi2I17StaqAPEXucAEdbfUVVCzihp3IiYBYADyNuylrmRQYiQJ6xGdAKSKi4pMvZlWkIP7zlRLYkyr5Zy3ufXQNzhNHP3hV3axpQZ1CqYbaoDgET2QUd3S-bOvslW_Z70ecLSnANooLAMy9A5E_Q/s1600/dog%20in%20grass.jpg" width="275" /></a></span></span></div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><br />But... I thought too hard about it. I thought, "What if people play with their dogs who just rolled in the grass then don't wash their hands before they prepare the food?" It happens!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs0wWw-y4o0A-ks4HOIfvG0_LMaTqcJcOlMSdaXKGaBiMuBjp8okQB7hwoPGZ4TegNe9b619qFBJSaSPSa5LWe-FHhJuKEyK2ABF_kIWQg1bESGbBVqsMxQn0iKp8GPJqE1Si4mvkpqNFa0UGAsNkQ6Oe7jRmCD3mdctqVLuBb-Uz8w4DOfyP-A/s260/cat%20on%20counter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="260" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUs0wWw-y4o0A-ks4HOIfvG0_LMaTqcJcOlMSdaXKGaBiMuBjp8okQB7hwoPGZ4TegNe9b619qFBJSaSPSa5LWe-FHhJuKEyK2ABF_kIWQg1bESGbBVqsMxQn0iKp8GPJqE1Si4mvkpqNFa0UGAsNkQ6Oe7jRmCD3mdctqVLuBb-Uz8w4DOfyP-A/s1600/cat%20on%20counter.jpg" width="260" /></a></span></span></div><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><br />And, "What if they let their cat on the kitchen counter to lick the bowl, or feed their sweet kitty pet food out of the same dish they are using to prepare the food without running it through the dishwasher first?" It could happen.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Or, "What if they have roaches, ants, or other critters around the food preparation area?" I shudder to think!</span></span></p><p><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">So, I will still eat pot luck if I actually KNOW the people providing food, but thankfully, I don't have to eat any more pot lucks at work, not that anyone ever forced me! That big buffet of pot luck dishes is mighty tempting. I'd have a hard time saying no despite my excessive thinking! How about you?</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E0PdN24c1uYGMP3OllegOpvB50OhnQYL-V8y5DkGcK8kTgyw8FCNWlkh0jAmlNL6DUgZ9t0V2O2ZrQOLWMK_7CK3EwQ00SQjR72cfmsvkHIhaAPqwbnItHbvuRBvPduRJS-m8rjZ6S6HYY63Z4Si1zx6H-19v1a7j3V67GBWsS3y_t2yOVeB5A/s666/pot%20luck%20no.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E0PdN24c1uYGMP3OllegOpvB50OhnQYL-V8y5DkGcK8kTgyw8FCNWlkh0jAmlNL6DUgZ9t0V2O2ZrQOLWMK_7CK3EwQ00SQjR72cfmsvkHIhaAPqwbnItHbvuRBvPduRJS-m8rjZ6S6HYY63Z4Si1zx6H-19v1a7j3V67GBWsS3y_t2yOVeB5A/w480-h640/pot%20luck%20no.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CE7y3iiCQPSGh-jaaWrWMBN9S7QDW-q1hMHF9CNVAVWa6RiQYdX-3_eaLQxO46ZggFy-0cGbTWRqtanLVmD66aquRz-7dVPwraSVLM44Qvja_ECgRPw5F5FC4LFIgiEzlUjB_bfhfJ_Qfyu9g_SN1WquAWvZsiCRUNdulsjhuydABM_AeDxi3A/s315/kitty%20in%20the%20dish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And don't forget to visit </span></span><a href="https://comedy-plus.com/tuesday-fun/"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Happy Tuesday</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"> and </span></span><a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">Random Tuesday Thoughts</span></span></a><span style="vertical-align: inherit;"><span style="vertical-align: inherit;">.</span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJa0CaHrkDuviUafUesEU-aRZ_FcKmocDEKbQakF1cJ2Rk1Gvyo9KZq8FXZhTOWSVNOwWnDCzUEnxP5Dc5sqorftdTErnnvV-w0k38lCXvsaoKLLgL5jp5n6qzSttrZ2M93vzfjc_S_bdalLta5Oq0nLlBRrMBkEATVEUXkPqokePwsqwR15OuKQ/s120/forgetfulone.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="120" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJa0CaHrkDuviUafUesEU-aRZ_FcKmocDEKbQakF1cJ2Rk1Gvyo9KZq8FXZhTOWSVNOwWnDCzUEnxP5Dc5sqorftdTErnnvV-w0k38lCXvsaoKLLgL5jp5n6qzSttrZ2M93vzfjc_S_bdalLta5Oq0nLlBRrMBkEATVEUXkPqokePwsqwR15OuKQ/s1600/forgetfulone.jpg" width="120" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><!--start LinkyTools script--><script src="https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=312540" type="text/javascript"></script><!--end LinkyTools script-->Forgetfulonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19855347.post-31509887820077703862023-11-27T00:12:00.004-06:002023-11-27T00:12:46.530-06:00Cyber Deals<p> There are some great cyber-Monday deals going on at Amazon! 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