I read an article that summaries a study. The study was conducted by the National University of Singapore and spanned over two decades. The study’s results reveal that drinking 4 cups of coffee per day at midlife may be associated with a reduced likelihood of physical frailty late in life. You can read the article here.
If caffeine is key, the strong stuff I drink should take me into my golden years as one extraordinarily robust female. My kidneys might be shot, but at least I won’t be frail. 😁
Lady bugs are out in full force during the warm-up.
It was 80° yesterday in the Ville and my doggos enjoyed sunning themselves while I listened to a book on the deck. (You can read about my latest audio book experience on shelleyerwin.com.) Just when you thought all the lady bugs and stink bugs were gone, we have a warm-up and they’re back!
Check out Dharma’s new buddy riding on her ear… (left side of the photo)
It sure is pretty outside the barndo this time of year. ❤️
Now you know: Steven Spielberg’s daughter is an adult film star.
Crazy that Motel 6’s advertising line, “We’ll leave the light on for you” has been around for 36 years. Tom Bodette came up with that line ad-lib in a studio because that’s what his mom always said to him.
If you didn’t know anything about the budget-priced chain, just hearing the phrase would probably make you think of safety and comfort. If you do know about Motel 6, you understand that it’s just an advertising illusion.
We really do leave the light on here!
Now that fall is in full swing, I’m sure we’ll have the solo stove fired up this weekend. Fall isn’t as good as summertime for outside activities, but it’s close. 🙂
My extended family — good and bad.
Jerilyn and Tader are on a cruise and having fun. Good for them! Katie’s closing on her house was today, and that’s so very sad. Engaged to a jerk that decided to jet AFTER they purchased her childhood home, she could no longer afford to keep it. Dude had a baby and married someone else (2 days from the date of the wedding he planned with Katie).
Although she dodged a bullet, she’s hurting and it makes me feel awful for her. And in other news, the McKain family reunion is this weekend. So. Much. Drama. Back in the day we had reunions often. I don’t know if it was because I was younger and just thought everything went smoothly — or if it really did.
I heard through the grapevine that I was mad at Jerilyn over the gathering. We had a good laugh about that. Anyone that knows me would know if I had a problem with Jerilyn, she’d be the first to know about it. Good grief! 🙄
Now you know: Salman Mirza, 25, reunited with his ex-fiancée for a drug-fueled romp at a hotel in India when he decided to slather the epoxy adhesive on his genitals to avoid getting her pregnant. He died.
My prescribed drugs are all gone. I’m hoping that means I’ll finally start getting more than 4.5 hours sleep at night. That alone would make for improvement.
I previously mentioned that I was taking a couple months off starting 10/15/23 because of my favorite brother’s rotator cuff surgery. His surgery — and my planned hiatus — have been bumped up a month. ARG. Nothing like working on a Monday you thought you’d be off.
The outside flowers are now inside.
All the flowers brought in before the first frost are doing ok. None are dead yet anyway. Trying to find sunny windows downstairs is a challenge when there are so many. But if I move any upstairs, I’m afraid I’ll forget to water them. I’d be more reliable with some sleep, so that may change.
Taking the dogs outside last night just before midnight, it was COLD! 🥶 Fifty damp degrees with rain and a bit of wind, it felt more like winter than fall. I know it’s probably because we’re just not used to it yet, but still. Brrr! This morning as of 9:00 AM, that temp is still here.
What about the leaves?
In Indiana, the peak of fall foliage is mid to late October (depending upon how stressed trees are from lack of rainfall). While the calendar matches up, the trees around the barndo were obviously relaxed because we’re just now starting to see some color.
Now you know: In the 18th century, there was a practice in England known as “wife-selling.” This unusual custom involved a man publicly auctioning off his wife to the highest bidder, often in a marketplace or a tavern. It was sometimes seen as a humorous way to escape an unhappy marriage.
I’m just now starting to feel a bit better. Jerilyn said her son, Jonathan, just got back from Disney and he’s sick. Sure hope it’s not the same thing I have… or if it is, I hope he’s young enough to shake it easier than me. I’m still struggling hard with sleep though… first because I coughed when lying down, and now because the medicine has me wired up.
The ole’ diet is shot for awhile. The antibiotics make me sick if I don’t eat before I take them, and I’m on a 9:00 AM/9:00 PM schedule. That “no eating after 7PM” thing? Not happening! 🙁
It’s almost THIS time of year…
I felt good enough early yesterday morning to venture out and check the hot tub. The lid hadn’t been up for about a month and everything tested perfect. The FROG @ease Floating Sanitizing System is the bomb! If you have a hot tub, try it out. You won’t have to smell like bromine and the chlorine fumes won’t choke you.
It sure is a scary world right now, isn’t it?
Stay away from Drudge Report if you prefer to remain ignorant of what evil, barbaric humans walk the earth. However, if you don’t think closing the borders is paramount — then please, go read every single article on there.
There’s a video of an unconscious young woman (German citizen) in the back of a vehicle, being paraded around Gaza. One gunman had his leg draped over her waist; the other holding a clump of her dreadlocks. They were cheering, “Allahu Akbar,” — “God is Great,” in Arabic. I will never understand how humans — any human with a soul — could justify that.
Now you know: All 15 members of the United Nations Security Council need to vote unanimously for them to release a statement. (On 10/9/23, not all member nations condemned the Hamas’ attacks.)
My Facebook memory yesterday was a post I made 13 years ago about being sick. Is October a bad month for me or what?
This time around, I know what I have… and you don’t want it either!
Also, 13 years ago, I became friends with Katie. We’ve been buds now for 13 years. 🙄
7 more days until my work break. Yes, I’m counting.
I have things around here that I’ve been putting off that I plan to start once I’m feeling normal again. Lots of it involves paint. The rest will be all about relaxing and taking a break from the pressure of work.
So many of my friends and former classmates have already retired. I’m not there yet — but I’d be good with being a part-timer. 🙂
Now you know: “Golden Week” in China is a 7 day holiday where workers receive 4 paid days off between 2 weekends so everyone can travel and visit distant family.
