COMMON PURSUITS

It seems like not much brings us together nowadays, so today is a revelation! 

Solar Eclipse 2024

The Los Angeles Times called it The Great Eclipse of 2024. The solar eclipse gripped our collective imagination so much so that we enjoyed the eclipse together. We even wondered whether our pet Fido or the Cincinnati, Ohio wildlife would be affected. NASA's live broadcast from Niagara Falls gave best capture of the full totality and the communal experience.

Economy Woes

Well, we needed reprieve from tightening our grocery-spending purse strings. The surprising news from Walmart is given receipts for having purchased weighed meats and bagged citrus, you may be reimbursed up to $500.00. I'm patting my back for two things:

     (1) Having kept receipts since 19 October 2018, and 

     (2) Hearing this news report today instead of April Fools Day! 

See? A class action lawsuit settlement offers another common pursuit benefit.

Social Media Activism

Facebook has been very, very good to me. You see I collect recipes and Meta has fed this obsession. It is not like I do not enjoy my shelf of cookbooks. It is more like an encouragement to my Gen-Z daughter averse to reading, but enthralled with online images and the social activism behind sustainable food sourcing.

Her tool of choice is the Lomi. She runs both the dishwasher and the kitchen composter overnight for their minimal noise and low electricity usage. Besides, why not gift dad with nutrient-rich fertilizer for his raised planter beds? She claims Gen-Z college students can individually fight depression with social activism.

All for now. my lowering-carbon footprint friends!


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