1. When I first saw this picture, I thought someone’s back woods still had been moved inside. But no. This is the broken toilet on
the space station Destiny module. This keg on wheels costs millions of dollars. Thirteen people. Two toilets. And while they’re docked, there’s no ejecting waste water. Wonder what a plumber would charge for this service call?
2. I Binged and Googled myself. Just the fact that people know what that means is both disturbing and astounding. I mean, who ever thought I’d be saying such things in polite company and not be reported to the vice squad?
3. Since my early 20s, I’ve been semi-religiously applying various costly goops to my face to delay the onslaught of wrinkles, crow’s feets, droopy eyelids, and other gravity-induced signs of aging. And, for the record, my fingertips are the softest and smoothest they’ve ever been.
4. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, the one with the honey in Argentina when he already had a hive at home, said that God will make him better. Newsflash for the gov: God made you better from the beginning. The rest was/is up to you.
5. Do you know all the ways you can recycle used coffee grinds> I didn’t either until I read this:
- Touch up furniture and other wood scratches with grounds and a Q-tip.
- Sprinkle around areas where pesky insects, slugs and snails dwell to drive them away.
- Mix with soil as a natural fertilizer for plants.
- Dye clothing or paper.
- Rub into your dog as an organic flea dip.
- Fill old nylons and hang in your closet or fridge to repel odors.
- Use to fill old pin cushions.
- Scrub away grease and grime from pots and pans.
- Throw on ashes before cleaning out the fireplace to reduce dust from spreading.
- Feed to worms to help with your garden.
- Rub on your hands to eliminate odors.
- Mix ¼ grinds with one egg white and massage onto face like a mud pack.
6. School starts August 5th. Last year I blogged about different ways I thought students and their parents could start the year with success. Well, at least that’s what I intended. Apparently, a few students and parents thought otherwise. So, perhaps this year, I’ll just write what they want to read. Or not.
7. I might have to stop watching the news. Screaming at the newscasters is not having a positive effect on the economy or my blood pressure. Pres. O’s stimulus package should have included a free massage for every taxpayer.
8. Natalie Jost, my talented web designer queen, is creating lovely and useful stationery at Olive Manna. I ordered a set of jotters to use as prayer journals. Just the right size for the purse, the pocket, or even to put inside my Bible.
9. Heidi Bowers is a local photographer who just took pictures of me just in case Oprah might even so much as sneeze out the title of my book and give the cover five seconds of air time. Heidi is adorable and one of my new best friends because she magically made me look like I was half my age.
Generally, I’m annoyed by sites that start playing songs when they load. But Heidi’s site has the such a happy little tune that sometimes I go there just to hear the song. The real reason to visit Heidi’s site, even if you live too far away for her to make you look half your age, is to gaze upon the precious, precious, precious faces that she captures.
So, what are you thinking about today?
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