The week gone by — Feb. 16

There’s a question that has been vexing me for a while.

When I do laundry, I do whites first. It’s usually a small load, and I do it in warm water. Then, before I get to the bulk of the dark clothes, I do a small load of specific darks in cold water.

And as soon as I switch from warm to cold water, the timer adds four minutes.

Why?

As it turns out, clothes washed in cold water apparently take longer to both wash and dry because cold water weighs more.

You learn something new every day.

Or maybe you already knew that, in which case, I learn something new some days.

STUFF I WROTE THIS WEEK

I decided I would spend the week writing stories based on things that happened that day. Here’s what I came up with.

Sunday: Lunch with friends — On friends, and the importance of friends.

Monday: Greetings from the post office — You can buy greeting cards at some post offices now.

Tuesday: Ugh … just ugh — What’s one thing about unemployment that they never tell you?

Wednesday: Still trying to figure it out — I may lose, but I’ll be back.

Thursday: Suzi’s culinary adventures — There has been a lot of experimenting in our kitchen lately.

Friday: It could always be worse — Valentine’s Day was quiet this year. Five years ago, not so much.

Saturday: Don’t say anything — Even if jinxes aren’t real, they are to be respected.

THIS WEEK’S BLAST FROM THE PAST

Buy this! So you can be as … dumb as these guys??? — Apparently, stupid sells.

STUFF I READ THIS WEEK

A Thank-You Note (Do What You Love) — None of us get where we are alone.

Five TV Shows to Get to Know Me (Strikeouts + Sprinkles) — I challenged Becky to do this, and here’s what she wrote. I’ll probably post something similar this week.

I Feel Like A Right Cow (My Forty Something Life) — First of all, what’s a “right cow”? Secondly, why did she feel like one?

On Creativity (Tales In Lostness) — I have tended to have a very narrow definition of “creativity” that means I’m not creative, but here’s a different view that I found interesting.

When I Grow Up, I Want to Be: Proud of Myself (Buffalo Sauce Everywhere) — No matter what you wind up doing, or how long it takes you to get there, this is a pretty good goal.

Looking Out For Yourself vs. Being Selfish (Rosie Culture) — As Rosie asks, where is the middle ground?

Things not to want to be … (Smelly Socks and Garden Peas) — That’s a pretty smart 8-year-old.

Same old same (Millennial Life Crisis) — Really, it’s OK … it’s only someone’s career and life you’re dealing with.

5 great things about marriage (Sunshine With Savannah) — I’m a fan of Savannah’s, period, by my first exposure to her blog was her writing about being married and it’s always good stuff when she does.

As always, this is the best thing you will read about Valentine’s Day.

TWEETS I LIKED

My friend Lisa just finished covering the New Hampshire presidential primary and she’s awesome and wonderful and I’m just so chuffed for her.

Feeling very “don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened” today as the dust settles from the New Hampshire primary — a thread (1/)

— Lisa Kashinsky (@lisakashinsky) February 12, 2020

My friends Caitlyn and Henry also won awards. I have talented friends.

Congratulations to @CMKelleher @JMalachowskiMW and @henrymetrowest for winning first place in the Health Reporting category. @NENPA @metrowestdaily https://t.co/quVsFIMlpD

— 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐧 (@AnneBrennanDN) February 9, 2020

Whoever’s behind Super 70s Sports knows how to hit the nostalgia buttons just right. I could include four or five entries every week.

It’s not really baseball season until you see the Wiffle bat rack out in a store. pic.twitter.com/i0hZDdvSLx

— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) February 15, 2020

I just want mine to not be condemned.

If I could tell my students one thing, it would be this:

A story is a house. It does not have to be a palace, or a cathedral. It can be a tiny cabin. All you have to do is make it solid, one plank at a time. And make it comfortable enough that strangers feel welcome.

— Bronwen Dickey (@BronwenDickey) February 12, 2020

Suzi is a huge Chase Utley fan, so she knows “Kashmir” was his walk-up music. I was watching the start of the game the other night, and when she heard the song, she asked, probably jokingly, “Is Chase Utley there?” Turns out he was.

Chase Utley drops the ceremonial puck on @Dodgers Night at @STAPLESCenter 🙌⚾️#GoKingsGo pic.twitter.com/pje1p28nO4

— LA Kings (@LAKings) February 13, 2020

I have no desire to see Little Gary, or anything close to Little Gary, but if he does this, I’ll be happy.

By the way, it's early, very, very early, but Sanchez's quote about allowing his teammates to "rip off my pants" after an ALCS-winning homer is in the running for Yankee quote of the year.

— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) February 12, 2020

Bask in Andrew Scott’s glory.

“love is awful! it’s awful. it’s painful. it’s frightening, it makes you doubt yourself, judge yourself, distance yourself from other people in your life. makes you selfish, makes you creepy. it makes you obsessed with your hair. makes you cruel. makes you say and do things..” pic.twitter.com/q7jEP0QcqQ

— out of context andrew scott (@oocandrewscott) February 14, 2020

Speaking of Mr. Scott … this is a burn that will leave a mark.

When someone thinks they’re Hot Priest but they’re really Martin.

(This is a damn good burn.)

— Ali Trotta (@alwayscoffee) February 11, 2020

Awwwww …

Roses are red
Violets are blue
6th Valentines together
And we still cute

Here’s to taking over the world together pic.twitter.com/S4cd1KEjou

— Authentic Academic Blog (@AuthenticAvg) February 14, 2020

I’m not on any dating sites, being married and all, but I would never try to tempt people with nudes because I want people to read, not be repelled.

If I ever find myself on tinder again, I'm gonna put 'I post nudes on my blog' as my bio and drop the link. I don't post nudes on my blog but they'll only realise that once they've clicked through. Pageviews will go through the roof 😅😂

— Lauren (@TheEmeraldDove) February 10, 2020

It’s a lot more than 70.

70% of marriage is yelling “what” from a different room.

— Jessie (@mommajessiec) February 11, 2020

Like someone? Check

Think she’s sexy? Check

Have a great time with her? Check

Say you’d date her if you dated anyone? Check

Actually date her? … I guess he’s just looking to date anyone right now??? Otherwise, he’s just feeding her a dumb line, and he couldn’t possibly be doing that, right?

Right?

I said: "We want different things, I understand."
He sent me back a novel. pic.twitter.com/qNdBQ1Ebyy

— Elena (@Elena_Allegra) February 12, 2020

Epic. 

Girls, bruh. That swing. The bat-flip… pic.twitter.com/lAY0NXcGv2

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) February 15, 2020

Image by Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke from Pixabay.

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