Lygenztia *653 (The formula.............) December 16, 2023

I was recently talking to some old friends and one was concerned that he was a bad kid. (He was, LOL.)

Kids....are kids.

If you read the very short Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Jesus killed fellow students and teachers when they pissed him off and he could be quite the naughty little cherub when the mood took him. Granted, this is according to Thomas.

However; there is hope if you think you were a bad kid. Do this; every day that you are a good person as an adult erases two days of bad behaviour when you were a child. At least, that's my formula.

“Not liking the look of this”, tweeted Helen Branswell, science journalist for statnews, on January 2, 2020.

Did you know.....rhubarb can grow to 5 feet high in Alaska?

Have you ever....gone skinny dipping?

WTF is ...............a Cicada?

On this day in history, with a spectacular victory at the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat becomes the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes. In one of the finest performances in racing history, Secretariat, ridden by Ron Turcotte, completed the 1.5-mile race in 2 minutes and 24 seconds, a dirt-track record for that distance.

Today is - NATIONAL DONALD DUCK DAY – NATIONAL EARL DAY – NATIONAL STRAWBERRY RHUBARB PIE DAY

Lygenztia *652 (With apologies to Mark Manson) December 11, 2023

I have stopped texting a certain sect of my friends and relatives. Not to worry, if they do read this they won't know what "sect" means, anyway.

When I go to text someone, my thought process is "I wonder how Ebenezer is doing?, I am thinking of them right now." So, I reach out either with message or funny pic to let them know.

The folks that I have stopped (ceased and desisted??) texting are the type that take their sweet time to answer. (They consider themselves very, very important people, you know..) Then, when they do respond to you they do not reply with something "normal" like..."Hey man, good to hear from you, lets grab a beer."

Instead; they send a photo of them doing something, usually accompanied with a self-aggrandizing caption (Again, they won't have the foggiest notion what that actually means) along the lines of: "LOOK AT ME, I AM THE MOST AMAZING PERSON, IN THE HISTORY OF PERSONS. LOOK AT THE AMAZING THING THAT I AM DOING THAT YOU ARE NOT DOING BECAUSE I AM WAY COOLER THAN ANY COOL GUY IN THE HISTORY OF COOL GUYS. PLEASE PASS THIS ON SO THE WHOLE WORLD CAN BASK IN MY COOLNESS AND SUPERIORITY, TOO."

Yes well...park your inferiority complex, jealousy and general insecurity at the proverbial text message door. And maybe read Mark Manson? Nah, not gonna happen.

“There is everything you know and there is everything that happens. When the two do not line up, you make a choice.” (Mitch Albom)

Did you know.....at night, wintering eagles often congregate at communal roost trees, in some cases traveling 32 miles (20 km) or more from feeding areas to a roost site. The same roost trees are used for several years, many in locations that are protected from the wind by vegetation or terrain, providing favorable thermal environment.

Have you ever....watched ducklings paddling after their Mom?

WTF is ...............Polterabend?

On this day in history, in 1993, Ireland Approves Condom Vending Machines.
Ireland approves the sale of condoms in vending machines. Up until 1979, Irish law prohibited the importation and sale of contraceptives. In 1979, they became legal with a prescription. In 1985, they became legal without a prescription, but couldn't be advertised or sold in vending machines.

Today is - NATIONAL EGG DAY – NATIONAL REPEAT DAY – NATIONAL CHOCOLATE MACAROON DAY