Don,
Thanks for getting the riddle answers to
me. I was way off on both. Ah well, another day, another try.
I’m not into perfume. Never have been.
There seems to be something about the formulas or the intensity of the smells
that cause me to have an allergic reaction. I don’t even use hair sprays or
whatever they call it now days on my hair. And I smell every bottle of shampoo
and hand cream to make sure that I can get along with that smell all day. One
thing I found most interesting with perfumes was the smell could change once
the chemical formula mingled with the body chemistry. What was good smelling an
hour ago often times became skunk later.
I have friends who seem to be aroma
disabled. One, bless her heart, you can track throughout the school because of
the lavender smell she bathes in in the morning. Our class rooms are small, and
thankfully a number of students have stated they are allergy prone which means
I can announce in class that everyone needs to pay attention to the olfactory
smell they bring to the class and not offend anyone. I include the need to take
a bath. For the most part, it has worked so far. 
I should be having this part of the blog
conversation with your LSBH. I enjoy a good police/forensic series. I don’t
watch a lot of them, and I have my favorites. Does it cause desensitizing? I
don’t know, I’ve never run into a situation where I come across a dead
mutilated body. And, I prefer it that way. Thinking the problem through without
having to experience the original cause is fine by me.
One show we’ve watched several times
that amazes us is Treehouse Masters.
A man and his team build treehouses, do it with grace, and if something doesn’t
work, we the audience get to sit in on the brainstorming and the solution
instead of seeing over and over again lost tempers and pointed fingers which
always seems to lead to someone getting ticked off and slamming doors, throwing
tools, using language that even the bleeper can’t keep up with. 
And the treehouses. Oh my! I’ve always
dreamed of living in a treehouse, especially since Swiss Family Robinson. Last night we watched the team build a two
story, 1500 square foot treehouse that will be part of a grief center.
Incredible. These are not cheap houses. In fact, one that was built last week
cost more than the appraised value of our current house. We’ve lost out of our
yard the two trees I’d put a treehouse in and the rest of our trees aren’t big
enough yet, so I don’t think I’ll be sleeping in the hold of trees any time
soon. Another life time maybe. 
We drove over to the west side of the
state yesterday to watch our granddaughter play basketball and to visit with
our daughter and her family. One of the things that struck me was how important
sports are to small towns. I realized that sports are one of the few ways to
bring a community together. I’ve always been aware of that, but it wasn’t until
yesterday when I was looking at the trophy cases and the pictures that I realized
this is a way for kids to make their mark somewhere in the world before they
get buried in the trials of being a grownup. It gives them an opportunity to
shine somewhere, be important somewhere. It helps to build them as individuals
and as team members. 
The sad thing is that not all children
play sports, and the arts, which are just as important if not more important in
brain building, are being cut. With all the information that is available on
the internet, why don’t we send our students to school via the internet and
have school for team building, creativity and sports? Might solve some of the
financial problems school districts keep insisting they are having. And who
knows, it might keep more students in school!
I had one parent tell me that sports
were the most important centralizing thing in education. And if you can’t play
a sport, too bad. Actually, too bad for society. Not all scientists and actors
and writers were sport enthusiasts. I’d much prefer the doctor who can fix me
up to listening to an old football player who can’t play anymore as he tries to
sell me a car. Just a thought. Dangerous, I know. I’m living in the middle of Bronco
territory and they made the Super Bowl.
Renovations: I remember when we added on
to our house several years ago. We started in April, were promised it would be
done by the end of August; the weekend before Thanks Giving we were spray
painted the walls. Good luck! Will the delays put off getting the flooring down?
There were other things I was going to
yammer on about, but I seem to have forgotten them. I’m in the middle of two of
the stories that Wormhole is publishing in March. Both are fantastic! Tamara
returns with a thriller that twists and turns magnificently. And Jack L. isclose to finishing his Mick story about a man who has gotten in the way of an
ancient curse and is slowly turning to living stone. Both authors are masters
at making the unusual usual.
As for me, I finally sent my non-fiction
book script about health issues for older women to the editor. Hope to have it
back within the week or so, so I can publish it by the middle of February. This
is not the Wired Generation research. This is a precursor so I can tell what
all is involved in the research, writing, publishing process and how long
everything takes. Everything takes longer than I expected. Ah well, this too
shall one day be finished.
Riddles!
Round or oblong
Handle or not
Sticky Prickly close together or far apart
Children hate it
Dogs ignore it
Cats distain it
Nothing matters
As it
Wrestles with the of nests of rats left at night.
And
I have no idea about yours! My thought is facet handles, but I’ve never seen
any covered in cloth. Something that can be good every now and then or
something that makes the budget conscious feel good… no clue. Uncle!
Have
a great week everyone!
Carolyn
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1 – Helvetica The Perfume retrieved from imjustcreative.com
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2 – The Semester of the Skunk retrieved from blogdailyherald.com
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3 – Cops – Dragnet retrieved from www.crimeculture.com
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4 – Treehouse 1683129-slide-slide-7 treehouse master retrieved from www.factcocreate.com
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5 – 4 magical treehouse designs retrieved from www.dovocorbathrooms.co.uk
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6 – Youth sports banner retrieved from www.yumamwr.com
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7 – Youth Arts Ambassadors retrieved from www.springfieldartcouncil.org
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