Think you know the Earth like the back of your biodegradable hand? This quiz question will have your brain composting facts and fiction faster than a worm in a watermelon rind. Let’s separate the sustainable truth from the eco-lies.
Month: April 2025
This We Have Now ~ A Poem by Rumi
This We have Now
Rumi
This we have now
is not imagination.
This is not
grief or joy.
Not a judging state,
or an elation,
or sadness.
Those come and go.
This is the presence that doesn’t.
Healthy Foods: 4 Foods That Flirt with Being Healthy… Then Ghost You”
These foods start off as nutritional sweethearts—then BAM!—you overdo it and they ghost your health like a bad date. Here are four kitchen regulars that need portion control or they’ll portion out trouble.
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1. Nuts
Why They’re Good: Packed with healthy fats, protein, and fiber, nuts are heart-friendly and satisfy hunger quickly.
Why to Watch It: A handful = awesome. A bowlful = calorie ambush. These little guys are nutrition ninjas… until they sneak in 500 calories during your Netflix binge.
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2. Avocados
Why They’re Good: Avocados are full of monounsaturated fats, potassium, and fiber—great for heart and brain health.
Why to Watch It: One avocado is great. Three in a guac-fueled frenzy? That’s a fat bomb disguised as a green gift from the gods.
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3. Red Wine
Why It’s Good: Red wine in moderation can support heart health and provide antioxidants like resveratrol.
Why to Watch It: The first glass might toast your health, but the third starts giving your liver a dirty look. This grape goes from classy to trashy real quick.
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4. Tuna (Especially Albacore)
Why It’s Good: Tuna is high in lean protein and omega-3s—great for your heart and muscles.
Why to Watch It: Eat too much, and mercury levels sneak in like an uninvited guest at your wellness party. It’s like a seafood soap opera—delicious, dramatic, and possibly toxic.
Healthy Tips: Channeling Your Inner Introvert Without Starting a Cold War”
Not all heroes wear capes—some just need a night off and a hot bath. Want to skip the gathering without being labeled antisocial?
Tip: You might say, “I’ve had a really people-heavy week and need a recharge night to show up better tomorrow.” Here’s the formula: Emotional honesty + no blame = peace, quiet, and your reputation intact.
Today’s Quote: Stay Strong, Your Best Days Are In Front of You
Tears are a river that takes you somewhere…Tears lift your boat off the rocks, off dry ground, carrying it downriver to someplace better. ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Surviving Game Day with the Frenemy Fan Club: When Loyalty Meets Lunacy
Ever been trapped at a watch party where everyone’s cheering for the team you can’t stand—and your team is getting clobbered like a piñata at a toddler’s birthday? I have. And I brought an exit strategy so slick, the CIA is jealous.
Here’s part of the conversation I had with my friend. There will be somethings I was thinking but did not say to my friend. I will put these thoughts in parentheses.
My friend: “Yes! Yes! Yes! Touchdown.”
Me: (One yes would have been sufficient). That was a good pass.”
My friend: “You’ve got no defense. We can do this play all day.”
Me: (I’m not play, fool, nor are you. We’re only spectators). Hopefully, they’ll make an adjustment at half time.
My friend: “I’m not worried. Our coach is best in the country.”
Me: (What excuse can I make to leave at half time.). “He’s good, maybe the pros will snap him up.”
My Friend: “I don’t think they can. He loves beating you guys. I hope we try an on side kick.. The more points the better.”
Me: (I’d like to try an onside kick against the side of your head. I know what I’ll do. I’ll text my daughter my secret word. She’ll call me and I’ll say I have a family emergiency. E A G L E, send).
My friend: “What are you doing with your iPhone?”
Me: “Checking out the other scores. Hey, it looks like we’re about to score.” (Please, please, please answer my secret word).
My friend: “No way, we’re too good on defense. Is that your phone?”
Me: “That’s my daughter’s ringtone. I’ll only take a second. Let me know what happens. “Hello. No. No. Uh huh. I can’t believe it. Okay, I’m on it. (I owe you one, Angie). “Sorry, family emergency. I”ve got to run. This was fun. Thanks for inviting me. We’ll have to do it again .”(Not in my lifetime).
Eye on the Fly: A Hawk, a Lizard, and a Driveway Drama
There was an exciting moment in front of my home yesterday. I witnessed and a life and death event. No, I didn’t call 911. I didn’t try to save the victim. I stayed on the sidelines. Here’s how it went down. Circling around my home perhaps two hundred meters above the ground was a red tailed hawk. Now, I have good eyesight, 20/20, my eyesight does not come close to that of a red tailed hawk. I image if the red tailed hawk circling above my home went to the optometrist for an annual eye exam, the hawk would start with the bottom line. Well, the sharp eyed hawk suddenly goes into a dive that would make an Olympic diver envious. The hawk had perfect form. All Olympic judges would give the hawk 10’s. The hawk’s speed increased as it headed straight for my driveway. I glanced at my driveway and spotted the victim, a large lizard. The hawk extended a talon and boom, grabbed the unsuspecting lizard and headed off to a large oak tree on the other side of the street. Brunch I thought. The lizard made the hawk’s morning. The hawk put a big damper on the lizard’s plans. The message for me? Enjoy the moment.
Today’s Quote: Change is Inevitable
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man. Heraclitus time is it
Ask Me ~ A Poem by William Safford
Ask Me
William Safford
Some time when the river is ice ask me
mistakes I have made. Ask me whether
what I have done is my life. Others
have come in their slow way into
my thought, and some have tried to help
or to hurt: ask me what difference
their strongest love or hate has made.
I will listen to what you say.
You and I can turn and look
at the silent river and wait. We know
the current is there, hidden; and there
are comings and goings from miles away
that hold the stillness exactly before us.
What the river says, that is what I say.
