Hi Darling Ones,
I spent the last few days in La Piscina de K-Dizzle (what I call Sister #4’s pool), but managed to appreciate some other things this month.
Kris Kristofferson
I mentioned on Bluesky that there were a billion reasons to adore Kris Kristofferson, then I linked to “Sister Sinead”. Shocking, when “Jody and the Kid” was right there. Sinead trumps stupidly-spelled, male-narrator Jody songs.
When I think of Kris Kristofferson I didn’t think Highwaymen or Bobby McGee, I always went first to “Chelsea Walls” a movie I loved 22 years ago. It’s an Ethan Hawke-directed indie movie where Kristofferson plays a cranky writer afraid to love. I loved the movie so much I got an entirely unsuccessful Uma Thurman-esque hair cut. Surprise! I did not look at all like Uma.
RIP Kris Kristofferson, unlike the little girl in the movies I often fell for men who looked like you and totally knew why.
“I.R.L.,” Amy Abts
This it a big ol’ brag because I have friends that do some really really cool things, like this rad song.
Affy Tapple
You can have all your pumpkin spice crap and your candy corn garbage, give me all the caramel apples. I say it every fall, “I’m an Affy Tapple girl in a pumpkin spice world.” Seeing these caramel-coated beauties in the store was always the real harbinger of autumn for me. Because I can’t go to the store anymore, I had to wait until they appeared on the website . . . and they’re here! My buzz was a bit harshed when my shopper mistakenly got me the peanut ones, when the plain ones are far superior. Still, even a subpar Affy Tapple is better than no Affy Tapples.
Exactly Why Are Friendship Breakups So Brutal?
This was an interesting read. I’m doing much better about the end of my 22-year relationship with BFK. It’s been more than a year since we last hung out. In October, it will be a year since I actively communicated with her. I apologized profusely when she said she wasn’t sure she could trust me after I had blabbed something to my family. I’m still not certain what it was I said, but have zero doubt I did blab.
Anyway, friendship break-ups do suck. They hurt as much as romantic break-ups. And I’m so grateful I have a posse of other friends (EM in WI, the Tea Ladies) who have helped me through it.
How to Monetize a Blog
“If we are not writing to make money, what are we writing for? To teach? To freely impart this trove of wisdom that we have spent an ongoing lifetime to harness? Free information does not put socks on feet. Respect doesn’t put cheeseburgers in refrigerators.”
What a delicious and smart piece of sarcasm. I always wonder what people who toss ads all over their blog are gaining? I had ads on iwilldare.com for ages and I think I made like $300 total. So not worth it.
Aunt Jackie
Mine, not the one on Roseanne though she rules too. My mom’s older sister was here for two months, staying at Sister #4’s house. Jackie would tagalong on grocery day & we’d eat lunch while some random 60s playlist played on Spotify. Jackie talked endlessly about how much she loved Elvis. What it was like seeing him in concert. It was great. My mom isn’t so much with the music, so it was fun to have someone of a different generation to talk to about music. Her favorite song is “I Can Dream” and her face lit up when it came on the way I imagine mine does when “I Will Dare” comes on.
What are you digging?
Curiously,
Jodi