It snowed yesterday, followed by some freezing rain and sleet, and the roads were not very safe to drive on. A lot of people were getting stuck and the emergency personnel were telling everyone to please avoid driving if at all possible. I stayed in last night, and the power even went out for a …
I first started hearing about intermittent fasting a year or two ago. I believe there were some people like Rich Roll, who were making some videos about the benefits. And then I encountered another discussion about this on GitHub, where they were publishing some articles in Chinese there and one of the topics was the …
My friend sent me a picture of the socks, and I had a little difficulty finding the meaning. Especially the first character was hard to read, but I finally figured out that it says: 踩小人 which basically means step on small people. I’m not sure I fully understand what it means but it’s kind of …
This came out pretty good. It’s a crêpe with scrabbled eggs, black forest, ham, multicolored peppers, some pepper, jack and cheddar cheese mix, shiitake, mushrooms, power greens, and a drizzle of green goddess dressing on top.
Is it just me or is Facebook putting more ads inside the feeds these days? When I scroll down, I feel like there’s more ads than before. I just to comment on this kind of thing… Sometimes a company can dominate the market for quite a number of years. But I think we’re probably gonna …
Too many ads on Facebook and Google means declining market share Read More »
Well, my mom has been living at generous care personal care home for nearly a month now and I’m pleased with the results so far. There’s many things I can’t control, but I feel like she is in good hands with people who know how to deal with people who have Alzheimer’s disease and mobility …
Perhaps 20 years ago I worked for Showtime dance shoes in Atlanta, Georgia and I learned a lot about dancing shoes. Many moons ago there was a dealer in Seattle Washington and I helped her with her dancing shoe website. I don’t know what happened, but she sort of dropped off as a customer, but …
I think everyone experiences the feeling that they are procrastinating sometimes. That’s often just because the path to completing something or moving forward with something is not clear. I got a couple of New Year’s resolutions. First, I don’t want to drink alcohol anymore. I never really had a problem with drinking a lot, but …
Overcoming procrastination is part of most New Year’s resolutions Read More »
This is a painting that hung in my grandparents house for many years and was hung in my parents house. My grandmother, Mary Vogt DuVal painted it. It seems likely it was an oil painting, since that was generally her choice of medium. You can see the beautiful reflection of the mill on the water …
Painting of an old mill in the fall, likely somewhere in North Carolina Read More »
I don’t know whether to call this a plaque or a surfing tray, but this hung in my grandparents house for many years. I can see at the bottom of the artist is named H. Wein and the inscription says: Mr. and Mrs. William Vassie Vogt request the honor of your presence at the marriage …
Marriage of Mary Bonita Vogt and James David DuVal Read More »
