HIP UPDATE

I set a new PR of 11,229 steps yesterday, thanks to a long walk in the morning & another long walk after we finished watching "Black Widow" with Brianna last night. 

INSULTED OR ASHAMED?

After reading about President Biden's speech the other night, I suppose I'm in the half of the country that is an enemy of democracy. Whatever.

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE CALIFORNIA

"Newsom promises there will be enough electricity for all Californians after everyone moves to Florida." Babylon Bee

"CA power grid pushed to limit . . . Facing chance of blackout amid brutal heat wave." Drudge Report, 9/6

GAMBLING

"Rise of mobile gambling leaving people ruined--unable to quit." Drudge, 9/6. Some of you know that I serve on the Nebraska Gamblers Assistance Commission. Our primary job is to fund problem-gambler providers. Although we are technically supposed to be apolitical re:  gambling, most if not all of us are not happy with increased opportunities for people to gamble.

HERE'S TO YOUR HEALTH

"Best way to fend off dementia at any age? Break a sweat." Drudge, 9/6. Uh oh.

FINDING POSITIVE VOICES IN OUR HEAD *

* Source:  Column by Sharon Randall in Norfolk Daily News, 9/1

"One of the people I've admired most in life is my husband's late father. In his 80s, when he was hospitalized for a diabetic infection in his foot, I listened as a doctor suggested changes in his diet to improve his health. Bob listened politely, nodded & said, 'You're an excellent doctor. I appreciate your advice. I've had a great life. I don't plan to change it. Whatever time I have left, I just want to enjoy it with my family & friends.' The doctor smiled. 'Sounds like a good plan,' he said . . . I, too, have had a great life, more happiness & blessings than I ever dreamed possible. I wake up each day just to see what will happen next. But even on the best of days, there are always things I'd like to change, or a least, try to do a little better. Here are a few:

"I want to sit less & move more, so I can keep moving. I want to think less & trust more to feel more at peace. I want to ask more questions & do less talking because asking is how we learn & learning keeps us alive. I want to be a better person as a wife, mother, grandmother, friend & even a better cook because the world needs our best in everything we do. I want to enjoy life with the people I love & know that they love me, too, just as I am. We aren't meant to be perfect. We are meant to be ourselves, just trying to do the best we can. I wish someone would explain that to the voice in my head."

DEPT. OF SHAMELESS JOKE-STEALING *

* Compliments of Reader's Digest, Feb. 2022

"In England, 'booster shot' is spelled 'borchestershire shot.'"

"Grandpa always said, 'When one door closes, another one opens.' Great man, horrible cabinetmaker."

FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES TO ELECTRICITY *

* Compliments of Babylon Bee, your trusted source of fake news.

> Buy an electric car so you can burn it for warmth:  Those lithium batteries really light up!

> Sacrifice a virgin to an ancient pagan god so he'll give you mild weather.

> Become Amish:  Wait--they use electricity now? Never mind.

> Use your neighbor's electricity:  That's socialism!

> Become a very important billionaire or politician:  Their electricity doesn't count. Life hack!

> Have lots & lots of good intentions because they make you feel warm inside:  Entire cities can be powered by good intentions.