Gave myself a day off

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Today, I opted for a nice, quiet Sabbath.  Not thinking of tasks, things to do, or anything of that sort.

I needed it.

The issues are still there, but for my mental health, today I closed the door on them.

I may take tomorrow off, too, for Labor Day.

The weather was also lovely today, quite cool in the morning.

Tomorrow I want to check and see if we are having more volcanic activity than usual, or whether we are just being made more aware of it.

Was very happy to see that one of my regular readers came back today–I hope she was on vacation, doing something fun.

That about covers it.

Have a good night, all.

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Patty

Krakatoa is erupting right now

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What the heck is going on?  Krakatoa was the eruption that affected the worlds climate a while back, I believe, giving us the year without a summer and is a live system.  Here’s some footage caught by fishermen.

Incredible pair of vets rescuing in the Ukrainian war zone

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I can’t praise this couple enough.  They are doing a monumental job against odds that would turn many people away from even trying.  As far as I can see, their work is funded by donations.  Bless them.

Dog cheats euthanasia

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This story sounds familiar.  Please excuse me if this is a duplicate.

Poor cat had head stuck in a jar…

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This poor fellow had his head stuck in a jar–fortunately he was taken care of.

An important reminder

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For some reason, WordPress is not sending emails to notify readers of any of the blog reprints.  There is some awfully good stuff there, and I’m concerned it is getting missed.  All the regular repeat items that many readers enjoyed are sometimes getting zero views.  So I am letting you know to check the actual blog, rather than relying only on the email notices.

Going to the blog, you will see everything.

All of Lee’s articles, Joe College, Byron the quokka, and Oy Rodney are reprints, as are reprints of Chalcedon articles, so you won’t get emails about them.

Just to let you know.

I am going to contact Jill at Chalcedon to see if there is any workaround for this problem.

I’ll keep you posted.

Patty

Does Your Dog Watch TV? REPRINT

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Here’s one of those bulldogs who’s become famous by reacting to what he sees on TV. And yet a lot of other dogs completely ignore it. Ditto with cats: some get into TV and some just don’t.

I have to admit the barks scared me more than the movie.

Violet Crepuscular: A Living Legend REPRINT

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Oy Rodney – Lee Duigon

We are  coming up on the climax of Oy, Rodney, Violet Crepuscular’s epic romance–over 700 chapters so far–and it seems the conclusion of the saga cannot be more than a few light-years away.

How will the story be wrapped up? Lord Jeremy Coldsore marries Lady Margo Cargo, and their first child looks suspiciously like a chicken… The Royal Millipede Inspector is rescued from the Picts… Small, creepy dinosaurs infest Coldsore Hall… Man, how will the epic romance end?

Ms. Crepuscular has achieved a literary monsterpiece. She has already been nominated for the Beef-Boy Kollowski Award. (The person who nominated her has since gone into hiding.) She has appeared as a guest in Mr. Pitfall’s back yard. Fame is just around the corner!

Ms Crepuscular admits that regardless of how or where or when she finishes her novel, there are bound to be loose ends left hanging. “This is how you achieve realism!” she pulusticates. “Holy moly, the loose ends left in my own life–you could paper the walls with them. I’m still trying to find out whether I ever graduated high school!”

With honors, we’ll bet.

So-so day after a crummy start

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My computer monitor had starting acting up a few days ago.  By acting up, I mean it would go dark, then come back on again.  The interval got shorter and shorter, until it was just about useless.  How can you do anything with a dark screen?

This morning it was really bad, so I called my computer man and he did a lot of stuff remotely.  It needed a lot of updating, etc., which took quite a bit of time.  He is coming late on Monday morning with a new monitor, as well.

This afternoon, I was so tired of it all that I decided to throw in the towel and watch a movie–the computer worked well for that, so I will return to it after supper.

Hopefully, this will be all settled in a day or two.

Still no word from the landlord.  I hope that situation does not get ugly.

Have a good night, all.

See you tomorrow.

God bless everybody.

Patty