Hm. Didn't do anything worthwhile today. Ran low on gas. Brought the girls to choir, brought them home, left purse at church, went all the way back to get it. Did newspaper puzzles. Read blogs.
Must find a more exciting life somewhere! Maybe tomorrow I can blog about why I'm blogging, and try to actually get somewhere with this project.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Not As Smart As I Look
Yesterday I helped a friend shovel her driveway. She's getting older, she has a very long driveway, she always says she's "too cheap" to hire it done, and she needed to get out to visit her elderly mother at the nursing home.
I've always enjoyed this woman's funny stories about her cheapness. She keeps her heat set even lower than mine, never uses her dryer or air conditioner, and has a million little ways of saving money. What didn't occur to me until yesterday was that maybe she does all this because she actually doesn't have the money to turn up her heat or run her dryer.
Now I know this woman isn't starving, she has a nice house and car, and lives a pretty nice life. But I think that inflation may have eroded her savings to the point that she has exactly enough to do what she does, and no more.
Why would stuff like this never occur to me? Am I incapable of seeing past people's facade? I must try to do a better job of actually listening to & learning about people.
Here is an only-slightly-related video about people who are more than their appearance implies. Not quite the original version, but still pretty good.
I've always enjoyed this woman's funny stories about her cheapness. She keeps her heat set even lower than mine, never uses her dryer or air conditioner, and has a million little ways of saving money. What didn't occur to me until yesterday was that maybe she does all this because she actually doesn't have the money to turn up her heat or run her dryer.
Now I know this woman isn't starving, she has a nice house and car, and lives a pretty nice life. But I think that inflation may have eroded her savings to the point that she has exactly enough to do what she does, and no more.
Why would stuff like this never occur to me? Am I incapable of seeing past people's facade? I must try to do a better job of actually listening to & learning about people.
Here is an only-slightly-related video about people who are more than their appearance implies. Not quite the original version, but still pretty good.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Past My Bedtime
Only day 2, and I stayed up too late to write anything. I've got some good stuff from today, but I guess I'll save it until tomorrow. Here's a song I heard earlier though--I love KT Tunstall!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
First Post
Last year, one of my favorite bloggers did blog365. Every day, I could click on her blog and hear her unique perspective on the world. I loved it; it was great. But now she's done! She's not doing it again for 2010! I feel a little lost--isn't the internet all about other people providing free entertainment for me?! Maybe not. Maybe I need to pick up my (tiny) share of the load.
I've thought about starting a blog before, but never had the guts to. I always got stopped right at the part where you have to name your blog. I don't have a cute nickname, or any fun ideas for a cool handle. So tonight I just grabbed a beer out of the fridge, and named myself after it--luckily it was a New Glarus Snowshoe, not a Heinekin or a Bud!
Here is the song I was listening to as I wrote this:
I've thought about starting a blog before, but never had the guts to. I always got stopped right at the part where you have to name your blog. I don't have a cute nickname, or any fun ideas for a cool handle. So tonight I just grabbed a beer out of the fridge, and named myself after it--luckily it was a New Glarus Snowshoe, not a Heinekin or a Bud!
Here is the song I was listening to as I wrote this:
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