Inaccurate invoicing
When you get a bill clearly showing a zero balance, you think, great, I’m up to date and you pay it. And if the following invoices declare the same? But wait, you’d be in error, at least if you’re a …
Please don’t take my picture
This really hit home for me tonight, because honestly, this is how I’ve felt for the past few years. In fact, I’m horrified when I see photos of myself now. You see, I’ve always looked ten to fifteen years younger, …
Thank goodness I was absent
There’s a damn good reason why I don’t listen to the radio, and today after listening to Rick Beato’s latest video, Top 20 One Hit Wonders of the 2010’s, I confirm my reasoning. As I said to my husband minutes …
We all wanna be big, big stars
A surprising story of wanting fame, attaining it, then discovering that maybe it wasn’t what he wanted after all. Who are we talking about? Adam Duritz, the singer/songwriter from Counting Crows, one of the biggest alternative bands of the 90’s. …
Latest entries to the dictionary
“The ick” and “boop” are among more than 3,200 new words and phrases added to the Cambridge Dictionary in 2024. The latest to gain prominence in recent years – are expected to be more than a fleeting part of the …
KaBOOM! X1.5 flare & sun stuff on the way
The sun released an X1.5 solar flare early this morning (2:33 UTC on July 29). This flare, along with many of the M flares over the past two days, has a coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with it. CMEs from …