I thought cattail, too, Kathaleena. It is a beautiful photo.
We had a big long storm last night. At least it came in after the heat of the day so not as much turmoil as if earlier. It feels cooler today.
I hope everyone has their taxes complete or at least in the works. My friend was going to take hers to her preparer this week. From my perspective, I wish everyone would get them done early out of consideration to the preparers. There are always going to be some emergencies that require a last minute/hour appointment, but plan old procrastination is rude, IMO.
As Jo mentioned, I make my chili once a week and have it all week. Very basic. A variety of dried beans cooked up and then mixed with tomatoes and v8 or tomato sauce and some chili peppers and seasoning. I make a piece of flat bread to go with it. Quite satisfying and keeps the blood pressure where it belongs.
Husband fixes other things for the others and I fix my dad’s meals. I cannot eat what husband makes for people. I had oats this morning. Others had, eggs, bacon, sausage gravy, asparagus…..
We’re going to my brother’s house in Southern Missouri for the eclipse next Monday. It;s interesting how the news says it’s a “once in a lifetime” event. this will be my 3rd total eclipse of the sun. We lived in Sedalia, MO in the early 90s when there was one there, and the one in 2017 was here, but it was overcast that day so I only saw the effects of the eclipse.
Afternoon! Windy and a chill in the air too. But the sun shines and the sky is blue.
We filed our taxes a few weeks ago. Last week I mailed our payment (ouch)! and it has not arrived in Cincy yet. I had a tracking number for it. They say the weather has delayed some transits. Sure hope the good ol USPS can deliver it by the 15th!
I read this article with great sadness this morning. Lord help us….
Cru has set a new policy it is training its staff to use: that it’s okay or even advisable to practice “pronoun hospitality.” And yet to do so is to accommodate the lie that a man can be a woman, and vice versa.
Staff members Uriah and Marissa Mundell voiced biblical objections to this policy recently, and a supervisor told them to comply for the sake of being “winsome.” When they took their objections public, Cru fired them.
We will get about 99% coverage by the eclipse here in Ann Arbor. My daughter and I might join some friends in Ohio for totality, but the weather forecast isn’t great either here or there, so we’ll see.
When I was in college in 1979, I drove with three buddies from Pasadena to northern Oregon to see a total solar eclipse. We had a thin overcast so we could see the sun’s disk but no spectacular detail. Mostly I remember it as a fun buddy trip, 1000 miles each way to stand in the dark for five minutes.
That’s when I learned to drive with a manual transmission. We went in my friend’s 1959 Beetle. He told me it was my job to check the radiator at each gas stop.
Oh, the fun of a VW manual transmission. When I first learned I stalled out a lot for the first several days — and it was at a time when I had to drive up a super-steep-hill with a light in Hollywood where I was working. Yikes.
I quickly learned the trick of using that emergency brake at a precarious stop so I could get a little “jump” on starting up before backing into the car behind me.
Good advice in this article/book review on the value of church confessions and creeds at The Gospel Coalition today: (Confessional Confidence in a World Gone Mad)
And it does seem like the world is going mad right now. Time to dig deep into what matters. The writer notes that there have been big changes in the church in even just the past decade in America.
I learned to drive stick on a deuce and a half in basic training. Took me about 4 hours to get it down. Scary for me, apparently hysterical for my instructor, who cracked up the whole time.
Subarus have had a feature for decades that holds the vehicle in place on hills just by letting the clutch out a little. Other manufacturers have it too now. Quite handy, especially for those new to driving stick.
IA just heard a news story about a man, 55 y/o, who suffered his third kidney failure. He now has five kidneys in his body but only one works. His daughter donated it. His other daughter donated a kidney to a thirty something lady because the family knows the difference it makes for people. Such a sweet story!
There was a tornado in a nearby town last night. My friend who lives cose by had limbs that put holes in her roof. Thankfully she got it repaired today.
I learned to drive stick in a ’79 Firebird. Loved that car – great on the highway.
Our taxes don’t need to be done until April 30th but I dropped them off at my friend’s house on Monday and are in the queue for her to do them for us. We can’t usually drop them earlier because we need to request paperwork from Sask Health for our travel credits (we live far enough from doctors and such that we can claim that mileage).
Oh, so good to know they put a little “help” in for manual transmissions. My Jeep Liberty was actually my first automatic. My left foot now gets to coast.
This will be my second total eclipse, though the one in 1979 I barely remember. I remember the teacher talking about it ahead of time, and I think we made pinhole viewers, but I’ve seen so many photos of eclipses through the years that I have no memory of the actual view of it. (I was 11 or 12.)
We’re supposed to have vast numbers of visitors, so I don’t plan to drive anywhere Monday or Tuesday, and wouldn’t do so Sunday either except we have church.
In the warm 70s here today, but coming up for us in the next 2 days:
Warm spring temperatures will give way to winter-like weather as a cold storm moves into Southern California on Thursday, bringing low-elevation snow, showers and the possibility of severe thunderstorms.
“Widespread precipitation is expected from the coast to the mountains for late Thursday night into Friday evening with the snow level lowering to 3,000 to 3,500 feet,” according to the National Weather Service. …
I learned to drive a stick when my dad bought a used car (with my money) for me without me knowing anything about it. I just got off the school bus and saw the car in the driveway. After one lesson (which ended up with me in tears and words) I took my mom’s advice and took it, by myself, to a nearby dirt road and taught myself.
I lived on a hillside for one summer. It was a nightmare to drive a stick on those streets. Nothing like being at a red light with a car close behind you and try to get going again.
I also learned it is not good to shift a car when you are on a hill in ice. I hit the car that hit the light pole and then was hit from behind.
Our taxes are in to the preparer. I know what we owe, because he called to make sure of how it will be paid and another question. We do have to wait for paperwork, so cannot do them early. However, I would do them earlier than my husband wants. Our preparer is technically retired but has continued to do them.
I am a good stick shift driver which really helped in PNG. Most younger folks could not drive stick. If someone wanted to drive my car I just asked if they could drive stick. Most couldn’t. One national told me he could and then I watched him leave. Never did that again
Wandering Views 
Is the fluff from a cattail?
Good morning everyone.
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Yes, a huge one. 🙂
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I thought cattail, too, Kathaleena. It is a beautiful photo.
We had a big long storm last night. At least it came in after the heat of the day so not as much turmoil as if earlier. It feels cooler today.
I hope everyone has their taxes complete or at least in the works. My friend was going to take hers to her preparer this week. From my perspective, I wish everyone would get them done early out of consideration to the preparers. There are always going to be some emergencies that require a last minute/hour appointment, but plan old procrastination is rude, IMO.
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Good morning, all. A beautiful rainy day here.
As Jo mentioned, I make my chili once a week and have it all week. Very basic. A variety of dried beans cooked up and then mixed with tomatoes and v8 or tomato sauce and some chili peppers and seasoning. I make a piece of flat bread to go with it. Quite satisfying and keeps the blood pressure where it belongs.
Husband fixes other things for the others and I fix my dad’s meals. I cannot eat what husband makes for people. I had oats this morning. Others had, eggs, bacon, sausage gravy, asparagus…..
nobody starves here.
mumsee
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Cattails are edible!
mumsee
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My taxes are complete. I just need to send in the state forms.
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We’re going to my brother’s house in Southern Missouri for the eclipse next Monday. It;s interesting how the news says it’s a “once in a lifetime” event. this will be my 3rd total eclipse of the sun. We lived in Sedalia, MO in the early 90s when there was one there, and the one in 2017 was here, but it was overcast that day so I only saw the effects of the eclipse.
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Art brings home interesting articles for me to read. Thought some here might enjoy this one:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/02/business/why-americans-drive-on-the-right-and-the-british-on-the-left/index.html
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Glad you’re on top of the taxes, Peter. And how wonderful to see all those eclipses. We’ve seen our ‘once in a lifetime!’
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My taxes have been turned in to ‘the guy’ who does them. Just waiting for the news and his bill.
Stressful week, I actually went to bed at 8:30 last night (read until 9) and slept all the way through until 7:30 a.m.
And now for another stressful day in a stressful week.
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Afternoon! Windy and a chill in the air too. But the sun shines and the sky is blue.
We filed our taxes a few weeks ago. Last week I mailed our payment (ouch)! and it has not arrived in Cincy yet. I had a tracking number for it. They say the weather has delayed some transits. Sure hope the good ol USPS can deliver it by the 15th!
I read this article with great sadness this morning. Lord help us….
Cru has set a new policy it is training its staff to use: that it’s okay or even advisable to practice “pronoun hospitality.” And yet to do so is to accommodate the lie that a man can be a woman, and vice versa.
Staff members Uriah and Marissa Mundell voiced biblical objections to this policy recently, and a supervisor told them to comply for the sake of being “winsome.” When they took their objections public, Cru fired them.
Nj
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We will get about 99% coverage by the eclipse here in Ann Arbor. My daughter and I might join some friends in Ohio for totality, but the weather forecast isn’t great either here or there, so we’ll see.
When I was in college in 1979, I drove with three buddies from Pasadena to northern Oregon to see a total solar eclipse. We had a thin overcast so we could see the sun’s disk but no spectacular detail. Mostly I remember it as a fun buddy trip, 1000 miles each way to stand in the dark for five minutes.
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That’s when I learned to drive with a manual transmission. We went in my friend’s 1959 Beetle. He told me it was my job to check the radiator at each gas stop.
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Oh, the fun of a VW manual transmission. When I first learned I stalled out a lot for the first several days — and it was at a time when I had to drive up a super-steep-hill with a light in Hollywood where I was working. Yikes.
I quickly learned the trick of using that emergency brake at a precarious stop so I could get a little “jump” on starting up before backing into the car behind me.
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Good advice in this article/book review on the value of church confessions and creeds at The Gospel Coalition today: (Confessional Confidence in a World Gone Mad)
And it does seem like the world is going mad right now. Time to dig deep into what matters. The writer notes that there have been big changes in the church in even just the past decade in America.
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/crisis-confidence/
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I learned to drive stick on a deuce and a half in basic training. Took me about 4 hours to get it down. Scary for me, apparently hysterical for my instructor, who cracked up the whole time.
Subarus have had a feature for decades that holds the vehicle in place on hills just by letting the clutch out a little. Other manufacturers have it too now. Quite handy, especially for those new to driving stick.
Allen
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IA just heard a news story about a man, 55 y/o, who suffered his third kidney failure. He now has five kidneys in his body but only one works. His daughter donated it. His other daughter donated a kidney to a thirty something lady because the family knows the difference it makes for people. Such a sweet story!
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Tomorrow is Burrito Day. Enjoy!
There was a tornado in a nearby town last night. My friend who lives cose by had limbs that put holes in her roof. Thankfully she got it repaired today.
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I learned to drive stick in a ’79 Firebird. Loved that car – great on the highway.
Our taxes don’t need to be done until April 30th but I dropped them off at my friend’s house on Monday and are in the queue for her to do them for us. We can’t usually drop them earlier because we need to request paperwork from Sask Health for our travel credits (we live far enough from doctors and such that we can claim that mileage).
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Oh, so good to know they put a little “help” in for manual transmissions. My Jeep Liberty was actually my first automatic. My left foot now gets to coast.
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This will be my second total eclipse, though the one in 1979 I barely remember. I remember the teacher talking about it ahead of time, and I think we made pinhole viewers, but I’ve seen so many photos of eclipses through the years that I have no memory of the actual view of it. (I was 11 or 12.)
We’re supposed to have vast numbers of visitors, so I don’t plan to drive anywhere Monday or Tuesday, and wouldn’t do so Sunday either except we have church.
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Stick driver here, too.
My daughter will be flying east during the eclipse. We’re curious what she’ll see/not see!
And wasn’t it here I pointed out the shadow is passing seven Ninevahs?
LOL
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We are supposed to be in the 40s tonight. Back to sweatshirts and jackets.
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In the warm 70s here today, but coming up for us in the next 2 days:
Warm spring temperatures will give way to winter-like weather as a cold storm moves into Southern California on Thursday, bringing low-elevation snow, showers and the possibility of severe thunderstorms.
“Widespread precipitation is expected from the coast to the mountains for late Thursday night into Friday evening with the snow level lowering to 3,000 to 3,500 feet,” according to the National Weather Service. …
* dj
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yes it is interesting to drive on the other side in Australia, New Zealand and PNG. Very confusing when one returns home
driver in the middle
jo
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I learned to drive a stick when my dad bought a used car (with my money) for me without me knowing anything about it. I just got off the school bus and saw the car in the driveway. After one lesson (which ended up with me in tears and words) I took my mom’s advice and took it, by myself, to a nearby dirt road and taught myself.
I lived on a hillside for one summer. It was a nightmare to drive a stick on those streets. Nothing like being at a red light with a car close behind you and try to get going again.
I also learned it is not good to shift a car when you are on a hill in ice. I hit the car that hit the light pole and then was hit from behind.
I will be happy to never drive a stick again.
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Native Americans (or Indians, as many prefer) used that cattail fluff for diapers.
Cattails are edible but can be mistaken for wild iris or some such, which is poisonous.
I would love to be in the area of totality. If we don’t have clouds, we should see quite a bit. We shall see.
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Our taxes are in to the preparer. I know what we owe, because he called to make sure of how it will be paid and another question. We do have to wait for paperwork, so cannot do them early. However, I would do them earlier than my husband wants. Our preparer is technically retired but has continued to do them.
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Good morning, all. Another beautiful rainy day. Yesterday we went to the museum, today may be a drive to local historical markers.
mumsee
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I am a good stick shift driver which really helped in PNG. Most younger folks could not drive stick. If someone wanted to drive my car I just asked if they could drive stick. Most couldn’t. One national told me he could and then I watched him leave. Never did that again
Jo
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