Monday has one kind of feeling, Friday another, at least for me, since I work a traditional five-day week. Thursday is getting close to Friday, Tuesday is the day after I get caught up on whatever came in over the… Read More »Mid-week, Mid-work
This video is a slow-motion take on a cat leaping upwards (described as more than seven times the length of her tail). My dear cat, now deceased, would leap from the floor to the top of the refrigerator with no… Read More »Leaping Cats
I was talking with some friends about giving gifts versus experiences and thought about the different things that matter to people. The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People is a book talking about what… Read More »Languages of Appreciation
Today, as I read my way through yet another book, I’m pondering, why do some books tug me into them and stick with me while others are fun? It is love at first sight? Or something that grows as the… Read More »What Makes a Good Book?
I came upon this video – an actual cat race over a racecourse set up in a house. Truly amazing to see both cats racing though rooms and over jumps. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=cat+races&docid=603534327785812576&mid=8561480C49680F2043238561480C49680F204323&view=detail&FORM=VIRE I wonder how much time was spent training the… Read More »Actual Cat Race
As I continued watching more episodes of my British mystery series (Shakespeare & Hathaway, a mix of comedy, drama, suspense, and dark, per the boxes on the television), I started to think about what makes a story that really draws… Read More »Where Everybody Knows Their Name
I’m watching a Briish television series and thinking part of the joy of British television is the different perspective on life compared to American television. The actors aren’t as beautiful or handsome, there’s a sense of the absurd, and I… Read More »The Unexpected Twist
I found this cat video today. This cat should be a lazy cat, and indoors she is, but outdoors she turns into a speedracer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RK4z_INJkg People can surprise you that way, too. They’re smart or funny or athletic when they… Read More »Racing Cat!
Today the sidewalks turned slippery as the temperature dropped. The walks looked clear, but occasionally a step would skid sideways. I’d flail to keep myself upright and walk carefully for awhile until my footing stayed solid and the walk looked… Read More »Slipping Away
This has been a great weekend for television! I was able to see M3GAN, the horror movie, from the comfort of home. It’s a movie about a four-foot doll designed as the hot new toy to bond with a child.… Read More »Good television watching