Another Monday is almost here!  Let’s watch videos. Don’t forget to support local and national NPR and PBS stations. Check out the Presidential Term Countdown Clock. 858 more days.   

Kintsugi  9/13/26

 

One of my favorite people, gone now but not forgotten.

 

 

You go, Kardea Brown!

 

 

Unanticipated consequences.

 

 

Always fresh.

 

 

Joke.

 

 

Great sounds.

 

 

Yummy.

 

 

Protect yourself from gaslighting.

 

 

When in Rome…

 

 

 

Labor Day! I’m laboring… Lots going on, as usual. For the first time this year, fall is in the air. Nice. I grew up with Walter Cronkite on CBS. Look at what we have now.  Ticks continue to be a menace.  Don’t forget to support local and national NPR and PBS stations. Check out the Presidential Term Countdown Clock. 865 more days.   

Wild Cooking Woman  9/7/26

 

 

What are the dirtiest places in your home?  I was thinking of places like doorknobs and handles, and maybe places in the kitchen. I didn’t think of coffee machines and toothbrush holders.

 

 

 

In most states, there is no constitutional right to clean water  – and no federal right at all!

 

 

 

Long-term melatonin use has been linked to 90% higher heart failure risk, according to sciencedaily.com.  Spicy food is linked to longer life and lower heart disease risk, according to ynetnews.com.

 

Can you guess the real size of each country on the new world map? Take the quiz here.

 

 

Are you looking for a new news source? Try Ground News. Read the news from multiple perspectives. See through media bias with reliable news from local and international sources.

 

Republicans control all elected federal institutions (Senate, House of Representatives), the executive branch, and the Supreme Court. They generally bear the greatest responsibility for budgets, executive policy, appointments, and the legislative agenda. So why isn’t America great?

 

 

Do you participate in Bible study?

 

 

My September reading list

• Foods of La Frontera: New Taste Frontiers and Recipes from Both Sides of the Border by Pati Jinich
• I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney
• The Blue Flame by George Pelecanos
• The Best Dog in the World edited by Alice Hoffman
• Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutanto
• Women of a Promiscuous Nature by Donna Everhart
• The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore  
• Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead  
• Dèy: A Novel by Edwidge Danticat