"Outside a dog a book is man's best friend, inside a dog it is too dark to read!" -Groucho Marx========="The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid." -Jane Austen========="I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book."-JK Rowling========"I spend a lot of time reading." -Bill Gates=========“Ahhh. Bed, book, kitten, sandwich. All one needed in life, really.” -Jacqueline Kelly=========

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Sunday Salon

Cousins horsing around in the hot tub

Weather: It was HOT and muggy early in the week but it cooled off on Thursday. The weekend would have been lovely except the smoke from forest fires moved into our air space. Sigh.

Cousins: My grandsons only have two cousins, but they have scads of 2nd and 3rd cousins. They seem to delight in playing with all their cousins above all others. Hilarity and bedlam always ensues. When I was scheduled to babysit my cousin's daughter's son (my grandson's third cousin) this week I invited my daughter and her sons over to play. We served corn dogs for dinner (big hit!) and the boys ran around for two hours straight. We only had to get Boo-Boo Bunny out of the freezer once and only needed three band-aids. This old song, "Cousins" by Tom Chapin, sort of sums up the whole experience. By the end of the evening all three boys were belting it out, too. "Cousins. Cousins, Here come the boys. Bedlam, Mayhem. Noise. Noise. Nosie."


 
Joe Biden’s 23 greatest achievements as president of the United States … so far. Here are the three to get you started, read at The Smile News ---
  1. (1.) Passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package to increase investment in the national network of bridges and roads, airports, public transport and national broadband internet, as well as waterways and energy systems.
  2. (7.) Cut child poverty in half through the American Rescue Plan.
  3. (18.) Created more jobs in one year (6.6 million) than any other president in U.S. history.
Cruelty: Ever wonder how so many people can follow leaders who are so cruel? For some, cruelty is the point. They are cruel themselves and so they like a leader who is also cruel. But there is a connection between cruelty and stupidity. Listen to this short 2 minutes segment of a graduation speech by the governor of Illinois. He makes the point that kindness and being smart go hand in hand.


Reading and blogging:
Library kids ---hope for the world!!!
On the lighter side:

1. Check out this TikTok link. Hilarious. https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8NTjKpH/  
(I couldn't figure out a way to embed it, but click the link if you have TikTok.

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Lego hats on toes! Showing off!

 Happy Sunday!

Anne

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