Random Musings
Ever wonder why every hotel drawer has a Bible? It started in 1899 when two traveling salesmen shared a room and realized weary travelers needed comfort. By 1908, their group, the Gideons, began placing them worldwide. Check out more wild history facts here.
If I ever have a spacious home, this is the vibe I’m going for. A copper tub and wood-burning stove are pure magic! Imagine soaking here while looking out at the woods—it’s the ultimate rustic dream. This level of cozy tranquility is needed.
Word of the Day
Heteroflexible
/ˌhet-er-oh-flek-suh-buhl/ • adjective, sometimes noun
Primarily heterosexual, but open to same-sex attraction or same-sex experiences in some situations.
A label some people use when heterosexuality feels like their main identity, but not an absolute one.
I learned a new word today while reading HuffPost. The article is about the rise of the label heteroflexible, what people mean when they use it, and why some people embrace it while others are critical of how closely it stays tied to heterosexual identity.
It is heartbreaking to see this happening.
A 12-year-old should be hiding safely, not guarding a military checkpoint. Iran’s IRGC recruiting children as young as 12 as “homeland defending combatants” is a gut punch. HRW calls it what it is: a war crime. Kids deserve protection, not deployment.
Studying for my driver’s permit. Hoping to take the test next week. I haven’t driven a car in 30 years. Wish me luck. The road should be nervous, not me.
Tomorrow is April 1. March was a blink. Where did it go? What was I even doing? Scratching my head.
There are only 51 Rice’s whales left on Earth. They live exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico — that’s their whole world. Today, the Trump administration’s “God Squad” voted to strip their Endangered Species Act protections so oil drilling could proceed unobstructed. No energy company even asked for this.
That would be devastating if those whales are gone. No more whale watching. Can you imagine that?
As one law professor put it:
“If Trump is successful here, he could be the first person in history to knowingly extirpate a species from the face of the earth.”
Most streaming services default captions to the smallest size, don’t carry across devices, finding where to adjust them varies. The How-To Geek article breaks down where to find the settings. For Deaf/HoH viewers, that’s not a minor annoyance. It’s a barrier.
“Three central components of subjective well-being were considered: life satisfaction, positive emotional states, and negative emotional states.” - Dr. Susanne Bücker
Research points to the 70s as the happiest decade of all.
But for me, at 50 is my happiest time of my life, living in a tiny house in the Appalachian hills, working a side job on my own terms, sitting on my porch watching the mountains do nothing fast — I think I’ve already found it. Maybe happiness isn’t an age. It’s a life that fits.
But I’ll check back in at 70. Just to see.