We got the bad news today, New Years’ Eve 2021, that the near 100-year-old Betty White had passed away. She was an American actress and comedian born in Oak Park, Illinois, on January 17, 1922.
Betty White Dies
The First Lady of Television
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Star Crossed by Kacey Musgraves
I’ve been to hell and back, Golden hour faded black
The vinyl edition of Kacey Musgraves’ 2021 “Star Crossed” album comes complete with a tri-fold cover that forms an appropriate broken heart. Fifteen songs are taken from the 40 she wrote during the pandemic. This is a tragedy in three acts, star-crossed moves through sadness, anger, and, eventually, hopeful redemption after her divorce.
World Views to my Blog
I was looking at my blog stats and thought it interesting the non-United States readers. They have come from all over the World but these listed in the pie chart were the top ten non-US.
Must turn mobile device landscape to view pie chart.
Cubicles
A partially enclosed workspace, made up of partitions, separating you from your office neighbor. Why? They save space. Cubicles make it possible to house multiple employees in a single space without altering the layout of the building. Offices for each employee take up a lot of room and as the number of employees grow leave little options. In the past, they would just put everyone in a big open room at desks with no privacy.
Rocket Launch (02/20/21)
Another beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky and 50 degrees. The winds very variable from 0 to 12 mph, a few gusts and it changed directions often during the day. It was great and we had a wonderful time with some great flights.
Clothes Folder
My good friend, Rose, gave me this “As Seen On TV” Clothes Folder for Christmas many years ago. I was terrible at folding and storing my shirts so this was a great gift. I’ve used it so much over the years that I wore out the center fold, which, as you can see, I have repaired with multi-purpose duct tape.
Mulan (2020)
I watched the 2020 Walt Disney Pictures action drama Mulan on Netflix DVD. It is the live action adaptation of the 1998 Disney animated Mulan. Hua Mulan goes into training for battle, against invading Rouran warriors, hiding her identity as a female. The movie was directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider) and produced by Chris Bender (American Pie, Final Destination, The Butterfly Effect, The Hangover, I Am Number Four, 2015 Vacation, Rings, My Spy).
Murphy’s Law
If anything can go wrong, it will
Murphy’s Law
Murphy’s Law is the adage that if anything can possibly go wrong it will. I’ve lived this countless times and I know this law is factual. Anytime I do work around my house I prove it over and over. Where it came from nobody really knows. They have guessed possibly in the 1940’s, just after WWII, Capt. Edward A. Murphy Jr., engineer working for the Air Force in Project MX981 started the ball rolling.
Sotp and look as these Construction fails!
These are really funny – check it out!
Corner Gas
Craig Northey, a Canadian singer and founding member of the band Odds, got together with Jesse Valenzuela, of the Gin Blossoms, and created an album called Northey Valenzuela. The song “Not a Lot Goin’ On” was on that album and is the opener for the comedy sitcom Corner Gas.