Thoughts in My Head

Why I Have Watched A Charlie Brown Christmas Every Year My Jewish Charlie Brown Christmas This NY Times article articulates perfectly why I and many others love A Charlie Brown Christmas. It is one of three must-watch movies or TV shows. The others are the original animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim.

The big excitement around our apartment complex this week is that a coyote has been spotted in the area.

Chocolate Fudge

The big excitement around our apartment complex this week is that a coyote has been spotted in the area.

I hate buying contacts, especially when your insurance has run out for the year.

Finished reading: Legends&Lattes by Travis Baldree 📚

I love my Uni-ball Signo but I keep forgetting to put the cap on and they dry out. 🙁

this is a test

As a big fan of Wallace and Gromit, this was good news Clay Shortage. Although I am still worried about the future, hopefully a solution will be found.

Currently reading: Legends and Latte by Travis Baldree 📚

I entered a different door to my apartment building than usual and was completely confused. I felt like I was in the wrong building.

I love the sunlight on autumn trees

Had an excellent old fashion diner breakfast yesterday with a nice cup of coffee at Chet’s diner.

This passage from Orphan Train hit me hard this morning

Learning a new keyboard.

Last week, I purchased a kinesis freestyle pro it is a split-style keyboard that is also programable. I am now using it to learn the Colemak keyboard layout. I don’t have a reason for doing this, other than I like to try new things. Have you tried to learn anything new lately, for no other reason than you wanted to try something new?

• Over the Counter Decongestants don't work
• According to the FDA, over-the-counter Decongestants, like Sudafed PE and Vicks NyQuil containing phenylephrine, aren't any more effective than wishing a person feels better. I find that a bowl of hot and spicy ramen does a great job of clearing nasal congestion.

I agree 100% with @manton the grid of photo challenge pictures are wonderful

Just finished switching my fountain pens 🖋️ to autumn colors. Does anyone else do that?

My grand niece had her first day at kindergarten today. Yes I am feeling old.

Death Among Life

I believe that people today feel more lonely than they ever have before. Loneliness is about feeling disconnected from the world and people around you. Social Media, especially influencers, can drive this feeling by making you feel different from those around you. According to an ars Technica article which was originally published in Psychological Science, every lonely person see the world in a unique way even from each other, while non-lonely people tend to see the world similar to each other. Finally, loneliness and being alone differ; loneliness is about feeling disconnected.

Finished reading: Good Omen by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 📚

Currently reading: Atomic Habits by James Clear 📚

I just finished pitting 4 plus cups of cherries, and now my hands look like I went on a murder spree.