Tuesday is Back Again

Body: I got more-or-less enough sleep, so I don't know why I feel so tired. My left ankle is also bothering me.

Book Review: I gave up on Utopia: Thomas More, and instead read a childhood favorite Understood Betsy. It's not the best book ever written, but the points it makes about the benefits of letting kids be somewhat self-reliant are just as valuable today as when the book was first published almost 100 years ago.

Reading: I'm between books right now.

Hearing: The Commonwealth Club of California for the first couple hours here, then music.

Etsy find: Rose flavored lip balm! I love the idea, and I love the minted rose stuff that I'm using right now, so I suspect I'd like this.

Project Follow-up: I combined walking with hitting Crossgates for clothes shopping. I ended up with 2 new bras and 3 new shirts. Victory!

Tonight's Project: Walking, including a stop at the post office.

Randomness: I'm considering making cookies sometime this week. The problem is, I can't decide between no-bakes, chocolate crinkles, peanut butter, snickerdoodle, or some variation on chocolate chip. What do you guys think?

Tuesday is Back Again

Body: I got more-or-less enough sleep, so I don't know why I feel so tired. My left ankle is also bothering me.

Book Review: I gave up on Utopia: Thomas More, and instead read a childhood favorite Understood Betsy. It's not the best book ever written, but the points it makes about the benefits of letting kids be somewhat self-reliant are just as valuable today as when the book was first published almost 100 years ago.

Reading: I'm between books right now.

Hearing: The Commonwealth Club of California for the first couple hours here, then music.

Etsy find: Rose flavored lip balm! I love the idea, and I love the minted rose stuff that I'm using right now, so I suspect I'd like this.

Project Follow-up: I combined walking with hitting Crossgates for clothes shopping. I ended up with 2 new bras and 3 new shirts. Victory!

Tonight's Project: Walking, including a stop at the post office.

Randomness: I'm considering making cookies sometime this week. The problem is, I can't decide between no-bakes, chocolate crinkles, peanut butter, snickerdoodle, or some variation on chocolate chip. What do you guys think?

Of interest to my Gluten-Free friends:

P.F. Chang’s expands gluten-free menu - Table Hopping - Steve Barnes - Restaurants and Dining Blog - timesunion.com - Albany NY

Of interest to my Gluten-Free friends:

P.F. Chang’s expands gluten-free menu - Table Hopping - Steve Barnes - Restaurants and Dining Blog - timesunion.com - Albany NY

Is this Genius or Insanity?

Or maybe both. We can never rule out both.

What I need is a small toy goose. Something about the size of a Beanie Baby. I will proceed to wrap a green and white scarf around its neck, attach a (miniature) basket of cherries to one wing and a (tiny) car to the other wing. Other accessories may be added if I can think of them.

The end result will be...


A MichiGander.

Actually, if the test one turns out cute I might make a bunch of customized ones as gifts.

Is this Genius or Insanity?

Or maybe both. We can never rule out both.

What I need is a small toy goose. Something about the size of a Beanie Baby. I will proceed to wrap a green and white scarf around its neck, attach a (miniature) basket of cherries to one wing and a (tiny) car to the other wing. Other accessories may be added if I can think of them.

The end result will be...


A MichiGander.

Actually, if the test one turns out cute I might make a bunch of customized ones as gifts.