Odds and Ends

I've been afflicted with writer's block lately.  I will get a post in every now and then so you won't forget about me. Today I took it upon myself to change the looks of things around here and I managed to lose all of the pictures of my followers. All 73 of you - GONE in a flash! And I have NO idea where you went and therefore I have no idea how to find you and put you back. If that wasn't an "Oh Shit!" moment, I don't know what is... other than pouring myself a triple instead of just a drink. 

Also, the cute bunnies are cut off. That is not right, and isn't how they looked on the preview. Does anyone know how to add height at the top of the page? It's probably some obscure number in the HTML which is scary territory for me to venture into. But I accept any and all suggestions.  Otherwise, this is how things will be through the Easter season and beginning of Spring.

We sprang ahead last night!  I can't tell you how pleased I am about that.  It hasn't happened yet, but it means warmer days are on their way, and I. Can't, Wait.

I saw a typo in our minutes from our February meeting,  regarding a play that several people were going to.  It said, "Legally Blind, the musical."  For some reason it struck my funny bone, and I laughed, and laughed, and laughed.  It felt good to have a belly laugh.

I am more than a little frustrated that no progress has been made in getting my hand controls moved from the Olds to the Mercury. I am not looking forward to driving the tank, but I do enjoy having the option. 

I've noticed that I have a bit of a pet peeve at supposedly well-educated people (ahem, newscasters, ahem) who misuse the word decimated incorrectly. Since the evening news is all about promoting a culture of fear, they lead with bad stories from around the country. Not only is it NOT local news, but they sensationalize everything. That's only a part of my pet peeve, though. The word that is so often mis-used is decimate. They talk about something that has been completely destroyed as having been decimated. Well, no. It was not decimated; it was destroyed,  obliterated, wiped out, washed away, or burned to ashes. If it were decimated, 90% of it would still be standing, now, wouldn't it?

Now, I'd like 10% of your pay check, please.

I have to go to the library to renew my library card. Have to do this every year, even though nothing has changed. AND NO, I can't do it over the phone. Since I have been using downloadable audio books for the last year and a half (apparently!), I tried to get some more books to listen to, and it refused me! What a PITA, especially in cold weather. Otherwise, I might enjoy going up with the scooter and taking care of it. In my current situation, I have to have someone drive me.

I finally tried again, and found several You Tube videos that helped me to understand how to work with Sachet yarn.  I have had this skein for a year, and could not make heads nor tails out of the Red Heart tutorial. Apparently, I was not the only one with this problem. Several nice people made some easy to understand videos, and now I have crocheted myself a new ruffled scarf! Yay for me!

Well, that's it for today, folks. If anybody knows where your pictures are, would you please let me know?

Good Night, TTYL, and Be Well,