April 2021 – Page 2

Did My Stupid Joke Foreshadow Walter Mondale’s Death?

My husband and I had a question in a virtual trivia game earlier about doomed space shuttle missions. We had to name two such animals, the first… Read more “Did My Stupid Joke Foreshadow Walter Mondale’s Death?”

Dearest blog readers…first off, thanks to all of you for visiting this site and allowing me to provide bathroom reading material, sleep aid reading material or dare… Read more “Coming Soon – A Couple of Blogs Featuring Other People’s Stories…”

Like countless others attempting to adapt to “pandemic survival,” I’ve attempted to adapt to the pandemic in a variety of ways. I cook more meals at home,… Read more “Just When I Thought I Didn’t Miss Dining In At Restaurants – Reflecting on Haab’s (Ypsilanti, MI)…”

What, like it’s hard? To win first place in trivia all about the movie Legally Blonde? Uh, yeah – if you didn’t pay quite enough attention to… Read more “Trivia Recap – Legally Blonde Theme – Virtual/Streaming – April 16, 2021”

Someone was shot and injured today at a mall in Ann Arbor, MI where I work. The incident occurred right after my shift ended (at about 3:20… Read more “So There Was a Shooting At My Workplace Today 😮”

I’ve been lying low since getting dose one of my COVID vaccine Tuesday afternoon. I had no real side effects other than brief cold-like symptoms a few… Read more “Lyin’ Low, But Trivia Games…Soon!”

Monday morning, I decided to act upon a hot tip from a Facebook “vaccine hunter” board and try to book appointments at 9 a.m. I was able… Read more “Vaccination Adventures Part One…”

Beginning roughly 20 years ago, Brighton Recreation Area became an unofficial gathering spot for me and some friends (and friends of friends) for weekend trips in rental… Read more “Rekindling Cabin Trip Memories (Brighton Recreation Area, April, 2021)”

I followed a tip from a local “vaccine hunting” FB group, and checked for new appointments for COVID vaccine shots on a local health department site. And… Read more “Finally Got My COVID Vaccine Appointment!”

I assembled a virtual trivia team with some “non usual” suspects Thursday night for the one-year anniversary of Sporcle Live virtual games, which all cost one dollar… Read more “Trivia Recap- April 8, 2021 – Virtual/Streaming”