Sparks and Butterflies...

But aside from that, she's still completely normal

Book Recommendation

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I want to recommend to you my favorite books – it’s a set. The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.

The whole series.

I love them. Time travel, true love, the Scottish Highlands, the fighting, the mayhem. And yeah, there’s sex too, but they aren’t romance novels in the traditional sense. Sigh. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I married a James of Irish and Scottish descent who happens to be a red-headed warrior (or former Marine as the case may be.) They’re huge books, but so worth it. They are of the very few books that I’ve reread. Again and again and again.

Introducing Betsy – the person not the laptop

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Betsy is a fellow Blogathoner…

I’m not a reader of hers, but I wanted to give a shout out. She blogs at Licentia Loquendi. Her charity is the IAVA, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

From their website:

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America is the nation’s first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the civilian supporters of those Troops and Veterans.

So if you’ve already given to Fisher House (heh) and are still in a giving mood, head on over there! By the way – the Blogathon across the board is up to $36,732.02!

Question – blue whales

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Another one from Amy! And my guess is… It’s from her 3 1/2 year old.

What do Blue Whales eat?

According to Wikipedia – not only is it the largest animal to have existed, “it eats almost exclusively of small crustaceans known as krill.”

Now you know. And can pass it on to curious kids.

A Question on Solar Panels

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My friend Amy – yes, the same one – asked me some more questions. Some of this stuff is just not what I would normally write about, but hey. Content is content when you’re getting through the night.

She asked (again via Facebook):

Will solar power REALLY save you $$?

I haven’t the faintest clue. First off – don’t get on me about the environment here. We’re talking simply about dollars and cents. Not environmental impact.

And after reading about it – I have no idea what to conclude. There seems to be a debate about the whole thing. Basically – you won’t save money until you double what you spent to set it up. And you’ll spend a lot. I’ve gone around and around, and I can’t figure it out. Maybe my brain cells are just depleting. Here’s an argument FOR it and here’s an argument AGAINST the money thing.

Quick Break

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I’m having a quick break while I finish dinner, and get started on the next post.

This is what happens when you don’t have a plan. Sigh.

But I do have more coming up. Still working on the videos, and have some more questions from friends to answer. I’ll make it. We’re more than half way through!!

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