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Random Thoughts

Today’s post is a list of random thoughts, unrelated to art, things that one of my tens of readers might be interested in.

  1. Crocs shrink if you leave them in the sun. Mine are too short to wear now. Isn’t that weird? Rubber shoes shrink in the sun! (maybe it is related to #2. . .))
  2. After it has been 107º for a week, 97º feels balmy.
  3. I’m editing a previously published book about the Visalia Electric Railroad. It was first published in a hurry, the Tulare Co. Historical Society is ready to re-order, and author Louise Jackson and I know we can do a better job of both the text and the photos. So, we are working on it and hope the TCHS will agree to publish it in a real book format instead of 8-1/2×11″ with dark photos, “Foreword” misspelled, the stock market crash happening in 1939, and someone joining Pancho Villa’s cantina band, as if he were a guitar player. Intrigued? I’ll let you know if this turns into a book.  
  4. What I’m reading (or recently finished): 41:A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush, Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman, Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough, Alone Together: Why we expect more from technology and less from each other by Sherry Turkle (If you click or tap on any of the book titles, you’ll get to the Amazon page that sells the book. If you buy, I might earn 15¢ or something. . .)
  5. Samson still bites.
  6. What I’m listening to: The Smartest Person in the Room, Brian Buffini, Gretchen Rubin, The Road Back to You, What Should I Read Next
  7. No memorial services this week for me. 2 in 2 weeks is 2 too many.
  8. I think white flowers are boring. Did you think this post was boring? (Go ahead–tell me the truth; I can take it!)
Ranger Buttons, a white wildflower

12 Comments

  1. No, they’re not boring! Neither was your post :-)! Leah

    • Aw shucks, thank you, Leah! Someone else said that white flowers are her favorite, so I will try to be nicer to white flowers.

  2. I especially love white flowers, Beautiful photo

    • Wow, Sally, good to know you love white flowers. I’ll try to stop saying they are boring. . .

  3. Not at all boring — am checking on the alone together book…sounds good.

    • It is really good information, Sally. Her more recent book, “Reclaiming Conversation” is fabulous.

  4. Hey Jana,

    Not a boring blog at all. Some white does help a garden, but not too much, I prefer more color!! The blog: Real. Perfect, Thoughtful. Always love to see what you are reading:)

    • Thank you for checking in, and for your kind words, Melissa. We have been talking about books together for years and years and years. . .

  5. Jana, white flowers may seem kind of boring in person, but in the photo those Ranger Buttons look quite striking against the green background. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen Ranger Buttons so thanks for showing me! 🙂

    p.s. Good luck with the editing project!

    • Thank you, Cheryl, for checking in! I am spoiled by all the blue and purple flowers, but am quite pleased to see any, even the boring ones. Thank you for pointing out the nice contrast of the Ranger Buttons.

      The editing project is SO MUCH FUN!

  6. I like getting a peek inside your mind Jana. ??
    Muse on!!!

    • Kathryn, it is a little scary in there sometimes, sort of like a bunch of tangled yarn of all colors and fibers. Thank you for not running away screaming!

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