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From husband Bill, Sept. 8, 2026

The symbol started as a combination (ligature) of the letters e and t, which form et, the Latin word for "and."

From husband Bill, Sept. 8, 2026

Nah.

From husband Bill, Sept. 8, 2026

Review: Ginger Beer

I created and uploaded onto my YouTube channel another beverage review: Summit Ginger Beer. It is non-alcoholic and is described as a "craft soda sold exclusively at ALDI." (length: 1 minute, 39 second)

Beverage Review: Summit Ginger Beer (Sept. 7, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/hKvD0rYLGvg?is=zZnEHtXFIfXCThtS

Sept. 7, 2026

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From husband Bill, Sept. 7, 2026

I attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, a prep school in northern Massachusetts, during the 1979-1980 school year, when I was 18/19 years old. During the autumn into the winter of 1979, I was a member on the crew team, rowing on the Connecticut River with seven other guys and a coxswain in a long skull (boat). When we weren't rowing, we were running many miles. One afternoon, while running, I got lost. I stopped at a house to ask for directions. The woman who answered the door owned a rather large German Shepherd. She informed me that I had accidentally ran over the border into New Hampshire. She then pointed in the proper direction back to school. I ended up running (and partially walking) at least five miles that day. The next day, my coach asked me where I was. I told him that I got lost and accidentally ran into New Hampshire. His response? "Oh, good." Of course, he was happy that I had exercised more than what was required.

From husband Bill, Sept. 7, 2026

One of my occasional self-indulgences is a fried "Swami" sandwich. I fry thinly sliced salami in butter until crispy and then put the pieces between two slices of Wonder (white) bread. My cousin Scott introduced it to me in 1985, but he made it for us using small chunks of fried salami placed in a crusty piece of Italian bread.

From husband Bill, Sept. 7, 2026

My favorite beer is Mohrenbräu, which is a famous Austrian beer. I first drank it in my Austrian cousins' living room in Dornbirn, Austria, in the early 1980s, when I was in my early 20s. I have enjoyed it on many subsequent trips to Austria. I have never found it in the United States. Mohrenbräu is brewed in Dornbirn.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohrenbrauerei

From husband Bill, Sept. 7, 2026

I am certainly more than grateful, especially with my nine surgeries between March 2022 and May 2026: 1 heart, 2 chest, 2 spine, 1 right ankle, 1 both legs, 1 left foot, and 1 left leg.

From husband Bill, Sept. 7, 2026

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From husband Bill, Sept. 6, 2026

I like coffee ice cream, especially with some kind of chocolate.

From husband Bill, Sept. 6, 2026

I have read many books in my lifetime so far, especially during my studies for my two university degrees: a bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in the French language and a master's degree in journalism. Hey, during my undergraduate-degree matriculation in the early 1980s, I had to read FIFTEEN (15) Shakespeare plays in three months.

Also, when I was working as a reporter/writer for a wire service on commodities (futures and options) trading in 1997, I studied a HUGE textbook (with hundreds of pages) in the evenings. At the start, I had no knowledge, except that I was personally familiar with the products I was covering - coffee, sugar, cocoa, cotton, orange juice, and milk - but not the markets. I wrote 13 to 16 articles/stories EVERY DAY.

Also, in the 1980s, I read a fair amount of German philosophy: Hegel for university; and Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on my own.

What did/do you read?

From husband Bill, Sept. 6, 2026

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From husband Bill, Sept. 5, 2026

What are your favorite pizza toppings? Mine are: pickled capers, "fried" eggs, artichoke hearts, anchovies, and pepperoni. Actually, raw eggs are cracked over the pizza before baking, so they are technically baked eggs that look like fried eggs.

From husband Bill, Sept. 5, 2026

I was typically late on personal occasions, but never on professional occasions. When I was young(er), for some unknown and incorrect reason, I typically would leave my home at the exact time I was supposed to be where I was going. I never factored in traveling time. Maybe, I was embracing the concept of being "fashionably late." I have since reformed.

From husband Bill, Sept. 5, 2026

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From husband Bill, Sept. 4, 2026

A good Italian Chianti is my favorite wine, specifically Chianti Classico.

From husband Bill, Sept. 4, 2026

I particularly like Indian Curry. The seven foundational spices used most often in everyday Indian cooking are turmeric, cumin, coriander, mustard seeds, red chili powder, cardamom, and garam masala. Garam masala includes ground roasted spices like cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and cumin, usually sprinkled on at the end of cooking.

From husband Bill, Sept. 4, 2026

I like macadamia nuts, but not often. Macadamia nuts are the highest in calories among common edible nuts, containing about 204 calories per one-ounce (28-gram) serving (or roughly 718 calories per 100 grams).

From husband Bill, Sept. 4, 2026

My Steinem Video

From husband Bill, Sept. 3, 2026

Gloria Steinem, feminist and founder of Ms. magazine, has died at age 92. I created and uploaded a video onto my YouTube channel. (length: 53 seconds)

BREAKING NEWS: Gloria Steinem Dead At 92 (Sept. 3, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/b5JJ860OSnU?is=UzT6jA7iO9k6Sk7e

Gloria Steinem Dead !!!

Gloria Steinem, feminist and founder of Ms. magazine, has died yesterday and announced today, at age 92.

In the 1990s, the staff of Ms. magazine spelled the word "feminism" wrong on the cover of an issue. At the time, it made me laugh. This photo is NOT digitally altered because I actually bought a copy at a newsstand in New York City, thinking that it may be worth something someday. This is the actual cover, however it's not my issue. I still have the magazine in a storage unit. It now could actually be worth something.

I know it's not nice to celebrate the death of anyone, but I have been a Men's Rights Activist since the early 1990s, when I was in my early 30s. Nah. I'm not celebrating. It's just that death is inevitable; she lived a long life; and I am not as headstrong, having mellowed over the years in regard to Men's Rights Activism. I'm still a warrior, but now, I'm just a keyboard warrior, hence this post.

We were distant and indirect adversaries, fighting on opposite sides of the same coin, trying to meet in the middle. Well, she and her followers were and still are fighting for female superiority over men, basically the oppression of men by women, but that's a different story.

It's somewhat like liberals wanting the death of Donald Trump, but WITHOUT the malice. NO malice and NO hatred toward Steinem comes from me.

It's more like that Star Trek episode, where that old space sailor's spaceship was stuck inside an alien monster. He was finally liberated after many years by the Star Trek people. The last scene shows him navigating his ship back inside the monster, seemingly because he misses their adversarial relationship. I never read "Moby Dick," but I think it's similar. Is it?

Everyone needs an adversary. That's the popularity of sports and related rivalries. Anyway, it's sad that she is gone, but then again, there are plenty more adversaries in this regard.

Trivia: I remember reading in the 1990s that WOMEN had more subscriptions to Playboy magazine than to Ms. magazine, which went from a monthly magazine to being published every other month due to low readership. I'm not sure if they ditched the print version and are just sticking with the digital version.

Sept. 3, 2026

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From husband Bill, Sept. 3, 2026

I like Welsh Rarebit, but I haven't eaten it in a long while. You can sometimes find it packaged by Stouffer's in the frozen-food section of supermarkets. While Welsh Rarebit is basically toasted bread topped with cheese, it has a reputation of causing bizarre and disturbing nightmares after being consumed. Some say this is the truth. Some say that it is just a myth. A basic explanation is that eating cheese promotes the REM sleep state, which is when dreaming occurs.

From husband Bill, Sept. 3, 2026

I have had beards on and off throughout my adult life. I currently have somewhat of a beard because I haven't been able to stand to shave because of recent surgeries and other medical issues.

From husband Bill, Sept. 3, 2026

I would often go bowling when I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s. I never played in a league.

From husband Bill, Sept. 3, 2026

Murderer?

From husband Bill, Sept. 3, 2026

I wasn't going to post anything about this because it involves one family in a world filled with billions of families, but it seems to be the topic of the moment. The government, no matter what party is in charge, loves stories like this because it takes attention off of what the government is doing. Anyway, what do you think?

Should Lindsay Clancy be found guilty of "allegedly" killing her three children? INFO: She admitted to doing it. She told her therapist that when she was strangling her three children to death, she said, "Go to God. She jumped out of a window and is now in a wheelchair. She told her husband that she was going to do it.

Yet, millions of women around the world support her (think she's not guilty). There has been millions of dollars raised for her defense. Why? Do some women support other women regardless of anything, even killing their children? Is it because she killed more boys than girls? It doesn't make sense to me. I thought murderers should be criminally punished.

I don't know all of the facts, but from what she said, she seems guilty to me. She admitted to doing it, with details. I say, "Lock her up, and t'row away da key," said and heard in a New York City accent.

NOTE: Nine out of the 12 jurors are women, and at the time of this post, there's a hung jury. No surprise, as well as no surprise if found not guilty.

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VJ Day & Blueberries

From husband Bill, Sept. 2, 2026

On this date in 1945, the formal surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, officially ending World War II.

From husband Bill, Sept. 2, 2026

I have never eaten a blueberry Popsicle.

From husband Bill, Sept. 2, 2026

WNBA

From husband Bill, Sept. 1, 2026

I created and uploaded onto my YouTube channel this short opinion video about the WNBA. (length: 1 minute, 27 seconds) ... I may make short opinion videos a sporadic or a regular feature of my channel.

Opinion: The WNBA (Sept. 1, 2026)

https://youtube.com/shorts/1l3F_ghegOI?is=-X_O9-mzhaL3WEFg

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From husband Bill, September 1, 2026

I am participating, so, sincerely, if I have ever wronged you, I am sorry. Please forgive me. Remember. Forgiving someone is partially for the other person, but it is mostly for yourself.

From husband Bill, September 1, 2026

Today, we recognize words that do not rhyme with any other words in the English language, like the word orange. Eminem said that it "pisses me off" when people claim the word orange does not rhyme with anything, explaining that you can make it rhyme by bending and breaking down syllables. In an interview, he famously freestyled the lines: "I put my orange, four-inch, door-hinge in storage and ate porridge with George."

From husband Bill, September 1, 2026

I have not knowingly eaten burnt ends.

From husband Bill, September 1, 2026