OTHER COOL THINGS is the blog page where I go off topic. In other words, this is a page where I ramble about a wide variety of subjects which have nothing to do with the Cross House restoration or Emporia.

OTHER COOL THINGS is where I might suggest a great new restaurant. Or a movie I enjoyed, or book. Or a favored blog.

OTHER COOL THINGS may — fasten your seat belt — open discussions about dangerous subjects such politics or religion.

OTHER COOL THINGS will, in short, be a page where I ramble about anything which captures my special attention. Like, perhaps, a nice moment I had with my favorite cat Gilda.

I love comments, so please do not hesitate to toss your two cents in, even if you disagree with me.

My blog posts are below. Enjoy!

 

Gilda. My favorite ever cat.

Gilda. My favorite ever cat.

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NOPE

This is a political post. If interested please scroll down.                                                 Trump claimed that Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities were: “completely and totally obliterated”. NOPE. Trump claimed that there was a ceasefire between…

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No Kings

This is a political post. Please scroll down if interested.                         She’s also, IMO, working hard to justify Trump’s destruction of democracy in America. This is what MAGATS do. They rationalize every horror, every bit of injustice. MiChielle is also wrong. Since the founding…

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Handsome Dan is Screwing up. ARGH!!!!!!

          This was my first indication of alarm. I have been watching every episode since he purchased the chateau during, I think, the Covid lockdown. Then Dan recently pulled down the only remaining plaster ceiling and plaster cornice remaining. Why? Then he recently pulled out the only remaining wood wainscoting and…

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Wanna Meet My New…

An order I placed a while ago arrived today, from a land far far away:          

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My Favorite…

         

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Guess What I Did Today?

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THE OTHER HOUSE: 3

So, last November I revealed the house I actually live in. I decided to make the house my own Project 2025, and work on it every day, even if only just a tiny bit on some days. I have not been wholly diligent about this but progress has been made!   When I moved into…

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My Latest Online Purchase

   

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5 Words

This is a political post. If interested please scroll down.                                   I stand with Ukraine 100%    

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Announcing a New book by Dr. Seuss…

   

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Strike A Pose…

     

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My Sad but Necessary Vigil

I thought of them as Calico 1 and Calico 2. These were two stray cats that, for at least the last 15 years, I fed twice daily on my front porch.. They were part of the “Front Porch Kitties.” None of them were mine, but all were in need of care. Eventually, things got really…

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Wanna Meet My OCD Diva?

On several occasions, after giving a tour of the Cross House, my guests said: “You have OCD. Like me!” “What makes you think that?” “Because the house is immaculate. I’ve never seen a construction site so clean.” “Ahhh. But, that’s not OCD. That is learned management. Long ago I learned how vital it was to…

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Decades of Ross

The other day, while washing the dishes, a thought occurred to me: A pattern in my life is that every decade, my life proves unrecognizable from the previous decade. Really, it is uncanny.   1968 I was eleven. Very scared. Living, obviously, with mom & dad and 3 siblings in our home in Westland, Michigan….

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Remember This

This is a political post. If interested, please scroll down.                                                     I’ve gone cold turkey regarding all news. I refuse to have more years of my life dominated by an…

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THE OTHER HOUSE: 2

If you want to learn about My Other House, click here.                         Working on my house every day, no matter how small or large the effort, is my own Project 2025. And, so far, I am very pleased. I find it diverting and satisfying….

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THE OTHER HOUSE: 1

To fully understand what The Other House is, click here.   Room #5 was built in the 1970s. It was a long room, a laundry, and Mrs. Lawrence slept along the north wall in a cot. After I moved in, in 1996, it became my workroom. Later, I expanded the house with several additions, cut…

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The Other House. Introduction.

NOTE: This is a very long post. Make sure you have the time. And some wine.     I have been hiding a house from y’all. It is the house I actually live in, in Strong City, 20 miles west of the Cross House. Upon buying the Cross House in 2014, not in my wildest…

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Kidnapped by Aliens?

This is a political post. Please scroll down if interested.                                                                    

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HOW????????

This is a political post. If interested, please scroll down.                                                   I’ve yet to process one central question: HOW did Harris get about 14 millions fewer votes than 2020 Biden? HOW…

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