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Happy Earth Day!

Celebrate our beautiful planetary home today. Take a walk with your family through a park. Sit in your garden and enjoy the color and fragrances around you. Think about small things you can do to protect and preserve the Earth. To get you started, go to an online eBook provider like Smashwords and download a FREE copy of my book, Green Riches: Help the Earth & Your Budget.

Power to the Earth

[For more easy, money-saving, Eco-friendly tips, download a FREE copy of Green Riches: Help the Earth & Your Budget. Go to https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/7000, choose a format, and download to your computer or e-book device. For a description of the book go to My Free Books).

A Soothing To-Do List

With so much violence, division, hatred, personal attacks, and general negativity going on in my country and world, I needed today’s Thursday Thought quote. And so I pass it on to you.

Celebrating & Protecting Our Home

We’re in the middle of Earth Month. It’s a great time to celebrate our one-and-only home and work toward protecting it from ourselves.

Today’s Baby’s Expensive Life

“Failure to address climate change could leave future generations with an unimaginable financial burden – around $500,000 in extra costs to a baby born this year, a new study commissioned by Consumer Reports has found.” Read this interesting and eye-opening Consumer Reports article at https://action.consumerreports.org/nb-20240405-ccccsignup?utm_campaign=nb_20240411_ccccemailblast&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cr

Silly? I Think Not!

My brain is tired of trying to solve big political, geo-political, environmental, and social problems.  So, today lets contemplate questions that some might think trivial–yea, even silly.  But don’t all questions deserve at least attempted answers?

Do twins ever realize that one of them is unplanned? What if my dog only brings back my ball because he thinks I like throwing it? If poison expires, is it more poisonous or is it no longer poisonous? Which letter is silent in the word “Scent,” the S or the C? Why is the letter W, in English, called double U? Shouldn’t it be called double V?

Future Vacation Spots

These may seem far-fetched, but climate change has already begun to “build” these vacation spots. Something to think about on my Sensible Saturday eco-focus day.

Invitation to Free Event

I’d like to invite you to join me and other authors on Sat., April 27, 10AM-2PM at Booksmart’s celebration of Independent Bookstore Day. Local authors will tell you about their books (from scientific to memoir to children’s), sign them if you choose to buy one, and just chat while you have a mimosa. See flyer for details (I’m 2nd from the right). Bring your friends. 421 Vineyard Town Center, Morgan Hill 95037. If you can’t attend but would like to buy my book The Women in Me: How They Helped Me Survive and Thrive, Google the entire title and add ODonnell. You’ll have a large choice of online bookstores to get it in print or eBook.)

Fine Print

I know this has been around awhile. But I just got off the phone with the Apple store, and this lightened my frustration.

Signs of Dementia in Your Loved One

It’s a touchy and deeply concerning subject. Is my loved one showing signs of dementia, or is it simply part of the aging process? Read about the signs of dementia in 10 Warning Signs of Dementia You Shouldn’t Ignore. It defines dementia and will help you recognize the early signs so you can seek treatment and support.