in Zagreb
From experience…
I’m sure you can figure this out…
The top 12 states to live in, alphabetized:
-Alaska
-Idaho
-Maine
-Michigan
-Minnesota
-Montana
-New Hampshire
-New York
-North Dakota
-Vermont
-Washington
-Wisconsin
Bada Bing:
Do you know what viagra is made of? It’s 50% Miracle gro and 50% Fix a flat.
Hey Walmart, don’t get mad at me if I forget to scan something.You gave me zero training before making me a cashier.
My new tattoo: Leviticus 19:28
Quit messing up!You need to do butter or find yourself marginalized.
Is being a horse trainer considered a stable job?
What do you call a chameleon that loses the ability to change colors?A reptile dysfunction.
Did you know that before water was invented, people had to carry their boats around?
What starts with an “o” and ends with “nions” and sometimes makes you cry?Opinions.
Bacon is 73% fat and very salty.Me too bacon, me too.
Hostess: Good evening. Do you have reservations?Customer: Yes, but I’ve decided to throw caution to the wind and eat here anyway.
Santa has been reading all your posts this year.A lot of you are getting science books.
It’s not a mass firing of unvaccinated workers.It’s an overdue reduction of unsafe employees.
Did you know muffins spelled backward is what you do when you take them out of the oven?
I don’t know who needs to know this but even if a bear wears socks and shoes, he still has bear feet.
Every single corpse on Mt. Everest was once a highly motivated person.
Jacques Offenbach died on this day in 1880. So, for more beautiful music today we have soprano Anna Netrebko and mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca singing the barcarolle from Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Sit back and enjoy!
I recently finished reading The Lost Apothecary, the debut novel from Sarah Penner. It was recommended by NPR and many others. I found it disappointing.
It’s basically the story of Caroline Parcewell who spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone on vacation in London. She is alone because she thinks her husband has been unfaithful. She discovers an old medicine vial and, with a bit of sleuthing, traces it to an unknown apothecary shop from 18th century London.
Penner interweaves Caroline’s story with that of the Nella Clavenger who was the apothecary and a special sort of apothecary; she sold poisons to women who wanted to poison their husbands, lovers, fathers, and other oppressive men. Visiting Nella is Eliza Fanning, a 12-year old lady’s maid who visits to acquire a potion on behalf of her mistress. Eliza is not unaware of what she is buying and, with some trepidation, does a good job of eliminating her mistress’s husband.
The book goes back and forth between the two centuries and some of it is interesting. The ending is, to me, a bit contrived and, of course, Caroline eventually finds her ‘true self’. It is presented as a mystery, but I didn’t seen any mystery in it.
It’s an easy read but, to me, it lacks depth. The characters seem to be caricatures and everything is wrapped up a bit too neatly. Read it if you like – it apparently is popular. I’m on to something else.
Fun with headlines.
This is a place in Missouri
Nice…
Some people have been waiting for October.
Here is a little music from Jay and the Americans. Note that this is not the original ‘Jay’, Jay Traynor. Instead this is Jay Black, who joined the group in 1963 after he agreed to change his name from David Black to Jay Black.
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