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Technical Difficulties, Please Stand By

December 11, 2017 - By ginny

A horrible thing happened Friday night. My iPhone went for an unexpected swim. There was a scream of horror, right after the most awful kerplunk sound ever. I fished it out and turned it off as quickly as I could, but I wasnâ€™t quick enough. David had pounded upstairs to see what was the matter, and quickly found a container of rice we still had – we stopped cooking rice for dinner quite a while ago. Into the rice it went and I waited, phoneless, for 2 days. I blame a phone commercial that shows someone dropping their phone in…

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Trump Is Spoiling Our National Parks

October 28, 2017 - By ginny

And I hate him for it, so much. Trump is spoiling our national parks

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Listened to @waitwait and @petersagal with Brian May – this was next in my feed

October 28, 2017 - By ginny

Link: Brian Mayâ€™s 3D pictures capture Queen in all their pomp | Music | The Guardian

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What Iâ€™m really thinking: the mother of a redhead via @TheGuardian

October 28, 2017 - By ginny

I bet my mom could have related to this article. She got comments about me like this ALL the time. Her hair was auburn; my dad’s hair was fiery red when he was younger. I had no choice in the matter. Cereal is still the best meal of the day. We are not supposed to be offended. Yet if you replace ginger with any other unusual body part, it suddenly seems less acceptable Link: What Iâ€™m really thinking: the mother of a redhead | Life and style | The Guardian

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Hot Off The Presses - SABRE2th Tigress: Book 'em, Dano.

The collapse of Monarch: inside the doomed airline in its last days | Business | The Guardian

October 7, 2017 - By ginny

Iâ€™d never heard of this airline before last week. Then I caught a call from someone whoâ€™d been booked on them. There was no other way to help him, had to sell him a new ticket on a new carrier, and heâ€™ll pursue refund with them himself. In the week running up to the collapse of Monarch Airlines, one crew member noticed that something was awry. The soap had run out on a flight back to Gatwick and a request to replenish supplies was left unanswered. A few days later, on Monday this week, Monarch was no more: almost 2,000…

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Airplane’s Terrifying Landing May Put You Off Flying For Good

October 7, 2017 - By ginny

As a corporate travel deranger, Iâ€™ve booked people into DUS – Dusseldorf Airport – many times. Maybe wonâ€™t recommend it, or should mention the airportâ€™s reputation for big crosswinds. Via Huffington Post: Airplaneâ€™s Terrifying Landing May Put You Off Flying For Good

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Parish: Holy Moly (ECUSA) - The Never-Ending Bloga

Stress-Induced Total Immobility Syndrome: Too Much SITS, not enough getting ‘er done (till now).

September 17, 2017 - By ginny

Here’s one of my church chums giving the sermon today, in a badass ensemble consisting of a prayer stole or preaching stole and a fine Cubs T-shirt. We’re still in Summer Casual mode at Holy Moly. When I’m under pressure and feeling overwhelmed, I SITS around a lot watching TV, goofing around on Twitter, and sending texts and postcards to random Congresspeople and government departement secretaries. Yesterday, I was up against a hard time limit and solved a technical issue with one of my website/blogs that’s been frustrating me for months. So, finally, I went back to church at Holy…

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Emmy Awards: Jeffrey Wright @jfreewright deserves to win. #Westworld

September 15, 2017 - By ginny

Absolutely, hands down, Jeffrey Wright deserves the Emmy for best supporting actor. Will he get it? Deserves to win: Jeffrey Wright Critics love him on â€œWestworldâ€ â€” he has a magnetic screen presence and the ability to deliver a big twist. Link: Emmy Awards 2017 predictions: Who will win, who deserves to win and who could surprise us all – The Washington Post

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Ryanair plane makes emergency landing after losing nose wheel (Woops. Glad no one hurt).

September 15, 2017 - By ginny

East Midlands is a small regional airport but they do have some international flights. A Ryanair plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after losing one of its two nose wheels. Link: Ryanair plane makes emergency landing after losing nose wheel | Business | The Guardian

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Tweetdeck May Save My Sanity

September 4, 2017 - By ginny

Spent past 2 days manually excluding retweets, to cut down on duplicate posts. Tweetdeck can do it with one click in a column. Wish I had tried it FIRST. One of our favorite Twitter clients is so good that Twitter itself bought it in 2011. With real-time scrolling, advanced filtering options, and a host of useful features, TweetDeck is the obvious choice for anyone who wants to take Twitter seriously. Here’s how to make sure you’re getting the most out of it. Source: TweetDeck Tips and Tricks To Master All Things Twitter Years ago – I mean 7 or 8…

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Insurance season is almost over, thank Dog

Avoid health sharing plans, they're not that great a deal. A friend had one while getting some pretty serious treatment, and he struggled to get the care he needed.

Link: Not serious enough to turn on the siren, toddler’s 39-mile ambulance ride still cost over $9,000
Charm Patch Quilt: On Point

From Sew Can She - this looks like a great way to use up charm squares and scraps that can be at least 4 1/2-5 inches square. The contrast fabric and on-point arrangement add good visual interest without being too busy.

Link: Charm Patch Quilt Pattern: Free Throw quilt Pattern for Pre-Cut Charm Squares!
Tea Towel Hems

Bought some tea towels for gifts, looking for tutorials for adding colorful hanging cuffs after hemming.

I lean toward Method 1, mitred corners. Will decide once the towels arrive in case the selvage edges are good quality.

https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2023/03/26/tutorial-how-to-make-a-tea-towel-three-ways/
Sorry About The Mess: Trump Wrecking World Economy

Post: He’s nuts if he thinks manufacturers will move to the US; they like paying rock bottom non-union wages and they’ll pass the higher costs to American consumers. Lose-lose! What can possibly go wrong?

Since he lives in his own bubble universe, I’m wondering how long his big donors, the few relatively sane conservatives in Congress, and his “IKEA cabinet” will hold out until the murmurs behind the scenes become screaming fights in the Oval Office.

Spine of steel? Nope. Skull of rock.

Global economy rocked again as rates on imports to the US from dozens of trading partners rose further, with China hit by 104% tariffs

Link: Donald Trump unleashes new wave of tariffs against dozens of countries
Now Listening: Joni Mitchell | Black Crow

Text:

”Black Crow - There's a crow flying Black and ragged Tree to tree He's black as the highway that's leading me Now he's diving down To pick up on something shiny I feel like that black crow Flying In a blue sky I took the ferry to the highway Then I drove to a pontoon plane I took a plane to a taxi And a taxi to a train I've been traveling so long How'm I ever gonna know my home When I see it again I'm like a black crow flying In a blue blue sky In search of love and music My whole life has been Illumination Corruption And diving diving diving diving Diving down to pick up on every shiny thing Just like that black crow flying In a blue sky I looked at the morning After being up all night I looked at my haggard face in the bathroom light I looked out the window And I I saw that ragged soul take flight I saw a back crow flying In a blue sky Oh I'm like a black crow flying In a blue sky”

Link: Check out this song I heard on Radio Paradise

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