Monthly Archives: July 2023

Forget tranquilizers, booze, pot, illegal drugs, and shopping therapy. If you want to add some tranquility to your stress-full schedule, just go outside and listen. Especially if you’re near a tree-filled walkway, or a park, or a lake, or – … Continue reading →

They’re calling it “the grandmother effect”. In a new study published on Thursday in Current Biology, there’s some interesting details about the post-menopausal orca mamas swimming around our Pacific Northwest coastal waters. Unfortunately, Octo-woman, who wasn’t consulted before the study … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking a lot about duct tape this week, all because of a visitor we had recently – my niece Leanne. I had my first introduction to duct tape – not by Leanne, of course, – but by my … Continue reading →

I love a parade. Especially when we have front row seats! And perfect weather! The population of Enumclaw, Washington is 12,700, and they all seemed to show up for the town’s Fourth of July parade this week. At least, it … Continue reading →

I don’t understand what the iPhone has against me but it kinda hurts my feelings. Yes, I know I’ve dropped it a few times and it has suffered a tiny hairline crack across its face (but then, haven’t we all?) … Continue reading →