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| Agapanthus flowers in our front yard |
The Hodgepodge questions for this week are below. If you want to link up and/or answer the questions on your blog, click here.
1. Are you feeling more reset, restart, or full speed ahead as we move into May? Tell us why.
I'm not sure I can differentiate between "reset" and "restart." Just climbing aboard the blogging habit after a break is where I am. Perhaps my "reset" is the tweaks I made in my blog design; and my "restart" is deliberately putting one foot in front of the other in the dailyness of life.
2. Painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, cinema, theatre, music...what's your favorite form of art? Elaborate.
Oh, without a doubt, my favorite form of art is music, especially inspirational. On a fun (musical) note, often my husband sings to me! He is a fan of Elvis, but "our song" is by Rod Stewart.
Have I Told You Lately
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doCIvWFEgN4
Then there is this: every time I begin a conversation with him about yesterday, Gary breaks into song with his version of Paul McCartney's "Yesterday." 😆
3. What time is dinner at your house? How do you feel about leftovers?
“Dinner” is lunch at our house, our biggest meal of the day. We don’t usually have leftovers because our meals are often prepared for just two servings. But with that said, when we do have leftovers in the fridge, it’s nice to have something that’s already been prepared to eat for a light supper (around 5pm).
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| Last week's lunchtime Pepperoni Rolls at Piesanos gave me some wonderful leftovers for that night's supper! |
4. What's the last thing you fell down a rabbit hole investigating?
I have questions!! With the research tools available to us now (Internet, Artificial Intelligence, and ChatGPT), it's super-easy to spend a lot of time investigating those things that baffle us. In my childhood years, I enjoyed reading about many things in my family’s set of Encyclopedia Brittanica and The Book of Knowledge. Research today is so much easier, and faster!
Discernment as to what is truth and what is a ploy to outwit us out of our money is really important, so we need to be careful.
A list of my recent (and most frequent) "rabbit holes," includes the following:
commentaries on scripture
product reviews
psychology
5. And now for a question from the book Marilyn (Memphis Bridges) gave me...
At what are you 'self-taught?'
Blogging. I read some informative books and websites, but in large part I had to figure out the quirks of blogging platforms on my own. That all began in 2009. I have had many blogs over the years for different interests, but now it's just this one, Journal Memories.
6. Insert your own random thought here.
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| hand brakes on my bicycle |
Know Your Options
Recently while on our morning bicycle ride, figuratively speaking, my mental tires weren't fully inflated. I nearly "met my Maker" as an approaching car and I almost collided. The driver had the right of way, and I did my best to yield to her, but my brakes were not working!
Blessedly, the driver slowed down to a stop while I helplessly careened right in front of her. All the while Gary was behind me shouting "use your brakes!!"
Finally stopped on the other side of the road, thanking God for protecting me through that near miss, I learned something I had been told before but clearly had forgot, information I had not been using.
I've got TWO hand brakes on my bicycle but I've been using only the ones on the right handle, never the other ones on the left. Each one serves a specific purpose and the one on the right had been sufficient -- until this one time.
When we got home, Gary saw the problem with my brake and fixed it. He also explained (again) when I should use the brake on the right and when the one on the left is necessary.
Clearly, I was not aware or paying attention to my options. I learned that in the case of bicycle brakes, this option is not just a matter of preference but more an issue of which is necessary for specific situations.
You can be sure I am wiser for the experience! Now I am more inclined to look around other aspects of life, asking myself if I'm overlooking any other options that need my consideration.
"..... a [person] of understanding
and knowledge maintains order."
Proverbs 28:2b NIV
Until next time, grace and peace.
Barbara
3 comments:
Oh boy, thankful that braking incident was a learning experience instead of a deadly experience. I enjoyed your very thoughtful answers to the questions. I'm a little out of kilter right now and behind on bloggy visits. Hope the end of April and very beginning of May are lovely in your corner!
I love the flower!
I'm so glad you're ok, very scary and I know it was for both you and Gary.
I thought your comments on research were interesting. It certainly is much easier to investigate than it was when we were younger.
I struggled to find the difference between reset and restart too.
Aww! That is so sweet what you said for question #2. Have I Told You Lately is such a beautiful song.
Oh gosh! That sounds scary with the near miss on your bicycle ride. I am glad you are OK and Gary could fix the problem.
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