Trump proposes 50% increase ($500 billion) in defense spendingThe President has had yet another of his more enlightened turnabouts. Earlier this year Russel Vought, the director of the OMB, proposed a real cut to the regular defense budget. However, after a series of highly effective deployments of the US... (...)
The Summer I Turned PrettyHas anyone read this book? Watched the series? I just started reading it yesterday and I’m hooked. I just found out today there is a TV series which I’ll watch once I’m done the book. It’s about a teenage girl who spends her summers at her... (...)
If you canTry to live east of where you drive to work, so you don't have the rising sun in your eyes in the morning, the setting sun at night. I'm retired but just came back from running an errand at the wrong time and place. Rush hour traffic! Blinding... (...)
I'm going homeWe don't want to leave Star alone but my buddy and I have been here since yesterday evening. She is stable and doing much better on the ventilator. All her stats have improved but we still need someone here I need to go home I need to see our... (...)
For gentlemen onlyLisztomania Think less, but see it grow Like a riot, like a riot, oh Not easily offended Not hard to let it go From a mess to the masses 🎵🎵
Health and wellnessYour body keeps score of everything you don’t say out loud. Rest when you need to. Drink water like it matters—because it does. Move your body gently, feed it kindly, and protect your peace. Wellness isn’t perfection; it’s choosing yourself, one... (...)
Is it bad juju to repurpose an old table?The price of wood these days is ridiculous, especially if you want nice wood, real wood, not plywood like oak or hardwood. I see people selling solid oak tables for $20 or sometimes giving them away. Cut them up and re-purpose, but will the gods of... (...)
Be that check on the bucket list.....of crows. When I really dont wanna....do: There are times when the presence of the public eye is is not the apple I wanna be. So I imagine there are group of birds that are " people watchers " who've been waiting their entire bird lives to... (...)
WHEN CHOOSING YOURSELF OFFEND OTHERS!🌹Thank you to every woman who reached out with kind words after my last post, your encouragement truly means more than you know. One thing I’m learning is this is that the moment you choose to change, some people will see you as the problem. When... (...)
Update on StarIt's never easy sleeping in the hospital especially with the bright lights and the nurses and doctors checking on Star almost every hour. But somehow I did manage to get a little bit of sleep. I woke up this morning to see Star awake. She looks... (...)
I sought the Lord, he heard, he answered! 2023 in March, i found this red cardinal setting on my porch eating the sunflower seeds from the birdfeeder. Every morning he'd come and eat, then sing for me. After the snow in November of 2023, he didnt show up for a while. I prayed and asked... (...)
Winter: Homeless people in UK Estimated over 350 000, of which 176 000 children, according to Shelter. Consider giving to organisations like Shelter, Emmeas, Crisis or Centepoint.
A gentle reminder Remind me what it’s like To be lost in train of thoughts Then to be found by silent misery Where our weeps are often mistaken as raindrops, Our feelings falsely Accused of rage Our laughter comes off As childish.. mindless Remind me For my youth’s... (...)
Diamond Gem Art I used to always tell everyone that I didn't have a creative bone in my body, but my daughters didn't believe me, so once in a while, they would buy things that they thought would get me into being creative. 🙂 I still have coloring books I have not... (...)
🌹2026 IM CHOOSING ME🌹I’m walking into 2026 with clarity, not excuses. I’ve learned that staying silent doesn’t make you strong , choosing yourself does. This year is about truth over comfort, peace over chaos, and freedom over fear. No more shrinking. No more... (...)
Asking for prayers for StarStar was rear-ended at a red light. The car was probably totaled. The airbag went off and she probably broke her nose, her head and neck are hurting and her knees are very bruised up. I just got her to the ER. Her Dad is in court until 2 so I... (...)
Quick update before I eat dinnerStar was taken to her room and within a few minutes she crashed, bp dropped and they rushed her to surgery. She had internal bleeding that was missed because they were so worried about her head and neck trauma. They had to remove her spleen and... (...)