A Fresh Cup of Coffee
Continuing Coffee Breaks and Conversations
Friday, June 2, 2023
Five Minute Friday - Quick
Thursday, June 1, 2023
WQ - How Much Further? (Midpoint)

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
What's Up Wednesday Hodgepodge - May 2023
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May 2016 |
I don't know a lot about it, or really understand it, but I do know that unless we have some safeguards and strict ethics as it develops, it's more worrisome than exciting. Just like with any technology or tool, it can be used for good or for ill, and I don't have any real confidence that its intended use is for good at this point.
Last song I listened to was a women's barbershop quartet arrangement of Can't Help Falling in Love, because I was working on memorizing it. Picking a favorite anything is always hard for me . . . movie soundtracks that come to mind as favorites are Forrest Gump, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and many older classic musicals like Grease, The Sound of Music, and White Christmas. There are probably just as many songs guaranteed to put me in a good mood! Might be easier to name some styles. Upbeat swing music like In The Mood or Sing Sing Sing. Big celebratory orchestral music like the 1812 Overture. Lots of upbeat worship music goes in that category as well.
Well, according to my photo folders, my daughter was in the middle of softball season, and my second oldest son had just graduated from high school. It was the end of the school year, but I was already planning the next homeschool year, and apparently I still had reddish hair. Oh, and we would have been starting to plan the family vacation, which would have been Spencer's choice that year since he was the graduate. It's significant because we went to Calgary that fall, and that was the last time we were out there. Spencer chose that trip, which also included Glacier National Park, Banff, and a little bit of British Columbia; and we went in the fall so we could be there for my parents' 50th anniversary. My husband and I are now planning to go this fall for my parents' 60th anniversary. It's crazy to me that it's been TEN YEARS since we were there!
Ice cream? I mean, seriously, is there a better summertime dessert that doesn't involve baking? I submit to you that there is not.
Other than that, I can only think of Butterscotch Confetti as something I often made for summer gatherings. It's basically peanut butter and butterscotch chips and butter melted together, then you stir in colored mini marshmallows and press it into a pan. My kids used to ask for it a lot but I haven't made it for a long time.
As mentioned in the WUW section, I'm really looking forward to my daughter's visit. Also looking forward to rehearsals with the chorus, to warm weather adventures including checking out the pool, and hopefully to starting a job of some kind and getting another vehicle. (I haven't given up on getting a parakeet either!)
I'm frustrated with myself because I cannot seem to consistently manage my time. Things always take longer than I estimate, and you'd think I would have learned that by now and figured out how to be more efficient or prioritize better or something. I'm always able to meet a deadline or timeframe that I can't negotiate (like having to be at work by a certain time, or needing to finish a book so I can return it to the library) but I am not good about setting my own schedule and sticking to it. Another reason to get a job. If I have to fit my personal timetable around a work schedule, I'll have more incentive to be efficient and more focused. And so, here I am, much later on a Wednesday than I would have liked, finally hitting 'publish' on this so I can link it up and see to some other things on my to-do list for the day. So I will be back later on to read everyone else's posts!
What's up in your world this week? Leave a comment and let me know!
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Everyday Images - May 2023
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