I told Lois that she needed to embrace her mistakes. She hugged me.

WHAT I'M WATCHING

* We're watching Longmire on Netflix. I watched this series some years back. Lois seems to be enjoying it, although it's loaded with testosterone.

* Lois is out-of-town, so last night I watched "The Dark Knight Rises" & a Brian Regan special on Netflix. He's one of my favorite comedians.

WHAT I'M READING

I've been into travel adventures, which I'm reading on Kindle. I recently finished "Bad Tourist:  Misadventures in Love & Travel," by Suzanna Roberts. A little racy but hard to put down. Now I'm reading "The Wonder Trail:  True Stories from Los Angeles to the End of the World," by Steve Hely.

WHAT I'M LISTENING TO

Lois & I listen to The Message [Christian music] on Sirius radio when we're traveling in her car. We recently watched "Jesus Music," a documentary. If you appreciate Christian music, you should track it down. I'm listening to a Steven Curtis Chapman CD in my car. [Sadly, our Buick Encore doesn't have a CD player. I think we were ripped off.]

FISH

Last night I treated myself to Fish Fry Friday at Jerry's Hilltop Cafe, about 20 miles north of Norfolk. I've treated myself to this before. It's a must for lovers of fried fish.

TRAVEL

"Amid summer flying 'meltdown,' add lost luggage." Drudge Report

"Three lessons learned through travel mistakes. 1. Cobbling together flights isn't worth the savings. 2. Ensure you're insured. 3. Beware 3rd-party booking sites." Column in Norfolk Daily News, 7/7

NATIONAL PARKS

"Yosemite top attraction engulfed in wildfire." Drudge. It's a Sequioa grove, which Lois & I couldn't visit with John & Wanda in Mar. 2021, because the road to it was blocked by snow.

HERE'S TO YOUR HEALTH

"Feeling 'hangry' may be rooted in science & not in all our heads:  New study." Fox News Online 

"US life expectancy falls behind China." Drudge

Supplements for Sleep *

* Source & Disclaimer:  Column by Barbara Intermill in NDN, 6/27. I am only reporting what I read. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this blogger. The author notes that not all of these supplements have been proven to be beneficial.

> Valerian, an herb used historically for the treatment of nervousness & stress.

> Hops, flowers from the plant used to make beer. Beer is good.

> Ashwagandha extract, made from an evergreen shrub that grows in Asia & Africa.

> Chamomile (the German type)

> Passion flower, a climbing vine that has been used as a sedative.

> Melatonin, a hormone in our brain that makes us sleepy. I use this. It helps.

CRIMINAL MINDS

"NYC women attacked fast food employees over dipping sauce fee." FNO

WIT & WISDOM OF THE BABYLON BEE

"Update:  Number of safe abortions performed in all of human history still at zero."

"Apostle Paul calls out critics for deadnaming him as 'Saul.'"

"Biden:  'I apologize for my latest teleprompter gaffe, end apology.'"

"Success! Climate protesters block traffic causing cars to idle extra 3 hours."

Ways to Help Your Wife without Putting in Too Much Effort

* Rinse a dish & leave it near the sink.

* Avoid the toilet seat debate by peeing in the sink.

* Never shower so she'll have fewer towels to fold.

* Helpfully gather all the dirty clothes & passive-aggressively place them in the washer.

* Leave her helpful instructions on sticky notes around the house so she'll know how to do things properly. I've tried this with Lois when it comes to loading the dishwasher. It doesn't work.

* Say helpful phrases like "My mom didn't do it that way."

* Send her pictures of the messes around the house while she's away so she can mentally prepare for the tasks ahead of her.

* Place all the sandwich ingredients together on the counter to cut own on her lunch-making time.

TRENDING ON FOX NEWS ONLINE

"Dodge reportedly working on a corn-powered muscle car." Good news for Nebraska, the cornhusker state.

"Greg Gutfeld:  The real offensive language was comparing border patrol agents to slave owners."

Imagine if the term 'birthing parent' replaced the word 'mother' in these hit songs.

> "Mother's Little Helper" by the Rolling Stones becomes "Birthing Person's Little Helper."

> "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" by Three Dog Night becomes "Birthing Parent Told Me Not to Come."

> "Mother & Child Reunion" by Paul Simon becomes "Birthing Parent & Child Reunion."

> Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne becomes "Stacy's Birthing Parent."

> "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys" by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson becomes "Birthing Parent, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys."

> And Mama Cass Elliot of the Mamas & the Papas becomes "Birthing Parent Cass Elliot of the Birthing Parents & the Papas.