The pesky neighbors got a new truck yesterday. Katie and Charlie got two (2) new things yesterday…
I did try to steal one of them, but the deed was thwarted.
Merida had never been around puppies before and she wasn’t sure what to think about them. She’s so ROUGH we were afraid to let them roam without supervision. Both of my dogs cared a whole lot more about the human visitors than the doggie ones.
Next, my favorite brother got new glasses yesterday…
Me? Same dogs… same glasses… same vehicle. 🙂
My dogs pee and poop outside. I can see out of the glasses I have. My car gets me everyplace I need to go. I just want walls and a ceiling… and a pool when it gets warm enough to use it.
TIL (Today I Learned): The actor who played Darth Vader, David Prowse, was banned from attending official Star Wars events because he leaked too many plot details.
Monday should not be a day of work if you ask me. Studies show that Tuesdays are the most productive so why not just cross off Monday every single week? I’m all for the TWT culture (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) — so let’s cross of Friday too.
It could be worse — some countries only consider one day a week as a ‘weekend,’ while others work every day. Thanks to Henry Ford, who standardized the 5-day workweek without reducing pay in the mid 1920’s, the US has steadily been reducing the hours worked per week. Except if you work at Walmart. 😏
Less is more!
Per Wikipedia, the New Economics Foundation (a British think-tank) has recommended moving to a 21-hour standard workweek to combat a ton of negative things… like climate change and unemployment. Less work and more play sounds pretty amazing, doesn’t it?
Weekends should be relaxing — and sometimes they are…
But much of the time, weekends are for catching up work required to simply run a household. For example, I had a wonderful weekend spent with my granddaughter and son (when he wasn’t working). But that also means cooking more, more laundry, etc.
Thinking about sitting for hours in front of a computer and on the phone tomorrow doesn’t make me happy — what I would like to do instead is have a quiet day to get everything back in order.
If you’ve got any pull with Mr. Biden, please push for a 3-day workweek.
I hear he’ll fall for about anything — and probably won’t even remember what he agreed to. Thanks in advance. 😉
TIL (Today I Learned): The International Labor Organization (ILO) currently defines a workweek exceeding 48 hours as excessive.
The wind died down before midnight last night but not before it took care of a couple trees near the barndo. One of them was already dead and the other left a pretty alive looking tall stump behind.
Looks like normal is trending for today and I’m ok with that. 🙂
The only non-normal thing is that it feels like Thursday and it’s only Tuesday. And that slow transition into better sleep I promised would begin this week? Welp… so far I’m failing. I went to bed earlier last night — before 1:00 AM — but got up before daylight. ARG!
For the record, it’s hard to get motivated to do projects when you’re sleep deprived. I hit all the “must do” items for work, but when it comes to prepping the upstairs bedroom and bathroom for paint I just can’t seem to get started.
So many holidays… so little time.
Today is National Public Sleeping Day! I’m going with Katie to an appointment this morning and if I snooze, I shouldn’t feel bad since it will really only be celebrating. Even better? It’s National Pancake Day too! I can get into that. However, it’s also National Vegan Lipstick Day.Whaaa?
Who are these humans? You know, the ones that declared, “February 28th should be a National holiday for vegan lipstick!” Good grief!
TIL (Today I Learned): Cheetos were designed to be addictive. A 2013 investigation found that Frito-Lay spent $30 million a year on 500 chemists and psychologists to attain the perfect mix of crunchiness, aroma, and “mouth feel.” They melt in the mouth immediately, tricking the brain into thinking it hasn’t eaten much.
My office is on Pacific time but I live on Eastern time. Our clients work within every time zone you can imagine. My boss and favorite brother has no concept of time. Obviously. He’s a night owl like me — but forgets I’m still 3 hours ahead of him.
Right now, Perry’s schedule is crazy — and I do mean crazy bad. Ben and Coco are here 3 weekends a month… most of the time. Katie is here a LOT. And finally, my dogs require a ton of attention at times they determine. And I’m just hitting the big stuff here.
It feels like it might be impossible to develop a routine… much less keep one.
All this translates to eating dinner sometimes at 11:30 PM and going to bed after 2:00 AM only to be awakened by dogs that want out by 7:00 AM and to be served breakfast directly afterward. I’ve been running on 4-5 hours sleep a night for way too long and it’s time to do something about it.
Starting tomorrow — Monday — I’m going to start fresh.
I’m going to ease into something different. I figure I have a better chance at success if I transition a little at a time rather than trying to do a major flip of lifestyle. There are certain things that I have no control over. Like… dogs gotta pee — but there are other things I can modify.
In the meantime, we’re gearing up for another warm day. With wind. There’s ALWAYS wind when it’s warm in February in Indiana. Sheesh!
TIL (Today I Learned): From 1991 to 2007, tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris successfully marketed Capri Sun to children, based on their executives’ experience selling tobacco to young people.
Near perfect day — except for more darned wind — in the Ville today. My day started with an event and I’ll let you guess what that was:
You’re right! Doctor’s visit and obligatory selfie. An early appointment (after I logged a grand total of 3.6 hours of sleep 😴), and the only thing we gleaned from it was that she can eat a hamburger and has her yearly physical coming up soon.
The stories I hear when in a car with those Pesky neighbors is invaluable.
Even if I already know them by heart — or a close version anyway — it’s still interesting when they talk about times past.
“For it is by listening to stories that we learn how to do the mightiest of deeds.”
Elder Poa
Does it matter that the wise one quoted above is a Walrus Innkeeper in a game I play? (World of Warcraft) I don’t think so! And neither does Dharma…
TIL (Today I Learned): Rusty objects don’t give you tetanus, but a bacteria found in soil. That’s why we associate a rusty nail found in soil with tetanus. A random rusty chair is just a random rusty chair.
