Not only did it plow comfortably through, when he turned around to head back out, the little VW handled it as if it were a dusting of snow. What an amazing small, sporty and functional car … it is no wonder Taylor has no desire to replace it even as the odometer is getting up there. Let’s hope it continues to be as reliable and DEPENDABLE as it has for the last 7 years!
This week’s Music Monday song comes from my country music side of music listening. The song is “Die a Happy Man” and was country pop song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett. It was released on September 28, 2015, it served as the second single from his second studio album, Tangled Up.
The song was inspired by Rhett’s wife, Lauren Gregory, and written in a parking lot in Arkansas with songwriters Sean Douglas and Joe Spargur. It became Rhett’s fifth consecutive No. 1 single.
The song’s heartfelt lyrics express a deep love for Rhett’s wife, with imagery of intimate moments and simple joys, declaring that even without grand adventures, holding her hand would be enough to “die a happy man.” It was also recognized with multiple awards, including Single Record of the Year at the 2016 ACM Awards and Song of the Year at the 2016 CMA Awards.
The social media feed and blog BrilliantMaps.com has appeared a few times on MDB. I’m always drawn to maps as a way to visualize topics and information. Here’s one that surveys both the World and Europe and if they Believe in Life after Death.
(beside to click on each map for a larger view — surprising low percentages IMO)
The beach restoration in Delray Beach Florida was mentioned earlier this month as the equipment arrived. Each beach walk we see “some” progress until this past week most of the equipment just sat behind the fenced off area.
Now the huge dredging barge was “tugged” to where the pipe ends offshore and anchored in place. Immediately work began and by the time we walked behind the work area, they were pumping sand for the Delray Beach renourishment project. Darker sand is building and the water all along the shore to the south has been clouded with sand. We are curious how long it will take and how quickly the equipment move south along the shoreline?
The latest attempt by the Republicans leadership in Congress to convince 60 Senators to vote to extend funding for the Federal government is once again looking grim. This time the cudgel used by Democrats is funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Who knows if there is a compromise to be made with Democrats, but as a “smaller government” Republican, maybe there is a way to appease them by scaling back funding for Border Patrol and ICE (their current hot button “defund” law enforcement political target) … BUT by doing that, cutting Federal dollars to some of the social programs in the news that have been fraudulently costing taxpayers … perhaps as much as $9 Billion in Minneapolis alone?
While digging through a box in the basement, I stumbled across Brenda’s old Palm OS phone: Sprint-based Treo 600(I think).
I had a few different models as well and recall my Palm Treo 700p (one of my favorite smartphones in the day) that I posted as a ThrowBack Thursday entry a few years ago. It was a great smart phone.
Just like in January last year, the colder air of winter from up north is reaching us in Florida again this year. The winds blew stronger from the north after the recent strong winter storm and brought with it some cooler air. Thankfully the sun was out (as we put on our windbreakers and layers) and it warmed a bit as we walked the beach.
The balance of the week is predicted to bring lower temperatures to Delray Beach and much of Florida … and if our friend Marshall is to be believed, a very cold weekend.Brenda … always the optimist … has challenged his weather sources and doesn’t think it will get that cold. We will soon find out if it drives us off the beach or if we still have some northern blood in our veins? 😉
For now, sitting with our jackets on and having our snack and water/pop as we watch the waves rolling in felt pretty good.
