No Thirteenth Floor Today is Friday the thirteenth and many people are superstitious of that date. There are many condos in our area that have no thirteenth floor. For me, the number thirteen doesn’t bother me at all. We live in a tourist town and it looks strange to get in the elevator and have the floors go from the 12th floor to the 14th floor. But there are people who don’t walk under ladders, get upset if a black cat passes in front of them and yes, even
NATIONAL BIG WIND DAY Today is National Big Wind Day and the first song that popped in my head about wind was “Wayward Wind” May artists have sung this song but my favorite is Tex Ritter also known as one of the original singing cowboys. He was born January 5, 1905 and in 1928 he was making radio broadcasts and moved into films in 1936. In 1942, when he was 37 years old, he was the first act to sign on to Capitol records who was newly created. He had
BEST DESSERT EVER EATEN The Ultimate Blog Challenge is moving right along and for day 11, the suggested topic is to share a photo of the best dessert ever eaten. Well for me that was a no brainer, I has to be the delicious chocolate mayonnaise cake my grandmother would make when I was a young girl. The cake was so moist and delicious and with the fluffy white frosting, topped with coconut is something I will also remember. I was lucky to find her recipe and I’ve made
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS MEDICATION SIDE EFFECTS Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease where the body mistakenly attacks healthy tissue which causes inflammation that can damage joints. This is an entirely different disease than Osteo Arthritis. One of the differences between the two is the pain and stiffness from RA is worse in the morning and the pain occurs in pairs of joints such as both hands, ankles or knees. OA usually just attacks single joints with the symptoms getting worse throughout the day. With RA, permanent joint damage can occur
Quick and Easy Potato Meal There are times when I forget to plan dinner before leaving for work. It’s days like that when I open the refrigerator or pantry and pull out whatever I see. That’s how I came up with my quick and easy potato meal the other day. I took four baking potatoes, washed and stabbed them then put in the microwave for three minutes, just enough to get them partly cooked. When they come out of the microwave they will be very hot when they are