Coping vs Escaping
I just read an article discussing adults rereading Harry Potter. It talked about how they are using the stories to cope with rather than escape the political mess in the US.
Good news!
For once, something nice in the news.
What you working on?
This is what I’m working on. Started it last night. A friend made all the rest of the scarves. Turns out I need one more. The friend should be totally sick of making these scarves by now so I’m making the last one.
Old people and technology
I have an older relative that signs all their text messages, “Love, [their name]”
I screwed up (Minor Harry Potter spoiler)
My sister, her husband and my young niece are going to Florida with us. I told my sister my niece should watch the first Harry Potter movie.
Building a website
Anyone have an recommendations for a good and cheap hosting service?
Carrots are healthy, right?
I’m spoiling myself and having a lovely carrot cake cupcake for breakfast. Then it will be time to assemble 14 more gingerbread houses. Isn’t it cute?
Yay science
Fuck it. I’m buying chocolate chips tomorrow and making cookies. Who’s with me?
Peanut oil or no?
A recipe I’m making this weekend calls for peanut oil. I’m hesitant to switch my home fryer over to peanut oil.
Gross poll of the day (Updated)
If the temperature has been hovering at freezing for days would you drink the leftovers of a latte that you’re SO left in your car yesterday? The car is always parked outside.
What have you learned lately?
What cool, interesting, fun, or funny etc thing have you learned or relearned lately?
HAHAHAHAHA
Go home and rest they said.
Career Assesments
I did not realize they still did those in schools.
With or without owls?
We can’t decide if we want to keep the owl plates or not.
Packages matter more than families
Striking pilots with a cargo airline were ordered back to work because of materialism.
Materialism vs what matters
I have two batches of kids. My first batch is adults. This is about the eldest of them.
Let's talk cookies!
I’ve given in to some gentle nudging to do more baking. I’m going to start with cookies since that’s the baked item I’m best at. Plus, I mean cookies. Need I say more?
What were they expecting?
Two-thirds of Americans think Trump should dial back Twitter use
Ivy I made the brownies!
I asked our resident baker extraordinaire for help. I am not a pastry chef. I needed a recipe to push a job over the top. This is the link she sent me.