I read an article stating that age specialists have identified an entirely new stage of life. It’s called gerontolescence and includes those aged 50 to 75. This phase is supposed to be about self-discovery and identification, and is described as a kind of “second adolescence.” It’s a time to begin new careers or pursue long-dormant hobbies.
That’s all great for some, I guess, but I can’t imagine embarking on a new career at my age. I could go back and do something I’ve done previously pretty easily — like banking — but I figure I’d better do the long-dormant hobby thing instead. Only… I don’t really have any hobby I used to do that I’ve stopped.
At close to 100, Gracie is out of the gerontolescence phase and has advanced to the standard older than dirt phase. Still, she’s into self-discovery — and discovering anything that steps foot in her yard.
After a week of migrating websites to another server, good ole’ whatifitdid.com came out on the other side intact. The stress of downtimes and other challenges gave Gracie a headache… but Dharma kept her cool and retained her typical diva persona.
Two more sites to migrate — I left the most important ones for last. The official site of my money-maker and the anchor site for the old server. Editing zone files combined with the set-up process the new server uses for SSL certificate installation, the probability of email going down for a bit is right at 110%.
For the record, if you have a site whose main page will load but all others throw a 500 server error… edit the .htaccess file and review your server cache settings. And finally…
I’ve been thinking for awhile now about selling this house. I called a realtor and today he’s showing us a few potential homes.
While it makes me sad in one way to think about parting with the 1980s house after I’ve done SO MUCH to it in the five years I’ve lived here — it also makes me happy to think about cutting costs and downsizing too. I have a living room that is NEVER used — except by the dogs as a shortcut to the backdoor. Basically, we use less than 1/3 of the space here.
I have certain things that are a must — a decent sized backyard, 2 bathrooms, a place for a washer and dryer on the main floor and a garage. 1500 square feet is plenty — I don’t need 4000. I don’t want to do laundry in a basement.
So today begins the the search. Gracie could simply care less one way or the other so long as she’s allowed to sleep.
There are a ton of things dogs do that humans don’t, but I only want to mention one specific thing — leg licking after eating.
Every single time Dharma and Gracie eat something they enjoy (peanut butter is Dharma’s all-time fav!), they lick their legs. After watching Dharma do it again about 5-minutes ago, I wanted to know why.
The first link I clicked from Google said it’s because of a food allergy. I somehow doubt they are BOTH allergic to everything they like to eat (people food). The next link said it might be to ‘clean off the tongue,’ and yet another said it’s because dogs love food more than they love you. Maybe you “get it,” but I fail to see whyTHATwould cause them to lick a leg!
Basically, I still have no clue why my puppies lick their legs after they swallow their favorite treats. See? Google doesn’t know EVERYTHING!
One thing I’m sure of? Neither Colette nor I licked our legs at El Nopal.
I’m pretty sure neither of us combed our hair before going there either. 🙂
I know the second you start reading this you’ll know I’m old as dirt. Because of that, I might as well start with BACK IN MY DAY…
So… back in MY day, Trick-or-Treat night was always on Halloween — October 31st. I remember years it was so hot that I’d sweat behind that plastic pirate mask — and years it was so cold that the princess wore a winter coat that hid her costume. And yes, there were years it would actually rain.
I guess we were just tough back then (or stupid) because around here, the topic of concern on Facebook is rescheduling Halloween to November 2nd because it’s supposed to rain and be chilly. Some local communities have already rescheduled while others have yet to make a decision. Safety first!
Obviously, parents back in MY day didn’t care about safety! They put us out on the street with masks that you could barely see out of and no one left home until it was DARK! Now, ghouls and goblins start at 6:00 PM and are home by 8:00 PM. (Sunset is around 7:00 PM.)
I wouldn’t care except for the fact that Gracie already has her John Belushi (Blues Brothers) costume.
