Janine

Black Friday through Cyber Monday emails are a great reminder to unsubscribe from email lists.

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Right in the beginning, they advised to grab a coffee and I should have listened.
It’s a long read and it’s probably one of the wildest reads on the internet in a minute.

Anyways.. I am just glad it’s one ant species trying to cause chaos in 2 years, and not roaches.

It’s a stay in and give the house a proper deep clean, inside and out, before getting out the holiday decor. I also have yet to finish the Advents calendar for my kids.
Procrastination is the game.

Ha, yes. Might be because his followers don’t understand them either, so it makes him sound smart.

Don’t threaten us with a good time.

“permanently paused” - didn’t think permanently and paused would go together.

The view looking up through a sunroof in a car, of various trees the colors of autumn: orange, yellow, red, and green, against a bright blue clear sky

A pretty autumn day…

Image of a barcode sticker on a wall. Tiles were removed and exposed the sticker.

Instructions were ignored 30 some years ago already.

Pumpkin pie. I hear that’s what white people like to make 😬 Though pumpkin pie isn’t a thing where I am from, but it tastes like Lebkuchen and that’s why I make it. I also love sweet potato pie, apple, and berries. Pecan isn’t for me though.

Santa is magic.

Made a pie, started the bathroom demolition, made a bulky trash pick up appointment and all that before 10am on a holiday. Feeling productive.

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I promised, no more tennis talk.And yet here we are.Wanted to go play tennis today,but all three spots I stopped by were taken for pickle ball. I am glad everyone loves pickleball,but I think the city/county needs to start making dedicated pickleball spots.Anyways.Sunday musings are up in the blog.

I might need to print this out and frame it.

So true. It’s a task to stay somewhat on top of things. Wish every time a tech company adds changes they would drop that in an email with instructions to opt in or out. Also offering some cash to let them train their AI would be cool.

Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.

Thought you might want to know.
To opt out, go to settings, data privacy, smart features, toggle that off.

“Al is a bunch of horseshit.
and the world's most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine.” Vince Gilligan

Good morning from the island. It’s Friday, yay!

A red dino body with a doll head on top. The doll has long black hair and is wearing large silver earrings. Dino doll is held up for the camera in one hand, palm tree in the background.

Kid had me take her to the second hand shop for some dinosaurs she wanted to make for her friends. I had no clue what she was trying to make. This, this is what she made. I have a suspicion her friends will love their gifts.

Love the feel of the images. It’s like being at the farmers market myself.

DOT be like: “The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You" campaign is meant to "jumpstart a nationwide conversation around how we can all restore courtesy and class to air travel…”

That’s cute and all, but.. someone tell the airlines, perhaps not adding more seats would also be helpful.

Wondering what limit is too much coffee as I am brewing myself another cup.

Tzatziki with veggies is a proper lunch, right?

Kid at 9am: “There is a potluck after today’s induction ceremony. We gotta bring something to share.”

Me: “Glad I got two hours to come up with something.” 🙄

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About to make Greek salad, but first things first.

Seen some at the shop the other day. Cordless jumprope makes sense for low ceiling indoor workout spaces like everyone’s garage. Must be used with an app for tracking though.. I guess it falls under, pictures or it didn’t happen 😂 Track it or it didn’t happen.

“Snacks I no longer need to buy from the store” is a viral video of a woman preparing snacks in bulk for her kids.

And I am over here: “Why is she portioning that apple sauce into 10 tiny containers?”
😂

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😂 This, but also.. when I first moved to the US, Starbucks was the only shop that brewed a drink worth calling it coffee.
The mermaid went for cult status, sacrificing quality. What it used to be did inspire a nicer coffee/cafe culture in the states though.

This!

Ah, it’s fine. Can’t avoid sand when living on an island.

In my camera bag right now is.. a card reader for quick uploads to the phone, some vintage lens cleaning paper (love this stuff), sunscreen & some sand. Probably too much sand, oh well.

Time to match the current Maui sky. Can’t wait for all the gold from the mountain top, a little marshmallow sprinkled in between.

Black and white photo of some marsh grasses

Besides birds, I also like botanicals and especially grass

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Bombay Hook NWR, 11 November 2025