Wednesday Medley

Welcome to this week's edition of Wednesday Medley.

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Wednesday Medley for November 20th.

1. Avast, ye mateys! On this date in 1820, a whale rammed and sank the Essex. This

served as inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby-Dick which was a commercial failure.

Not until years after Melville's passing was the book regarded as a masterpiece.

Do you know of something that was considered a failure only to have that very same

idea eventually become a success?

I read that bubble wrap began as an interesting idea for wallpaper, only to fail.  It was

then considered as a possible insulation for buildings.  Needless to say this didn't fly

either.  It was only when IBM used some to package a computer for shipping that it
became the huge success it is today.

2. Today we celebrate National Absurdity Day. We are encouraged to do crazy and zany

things. Please share a crazy and zany thing you've done ⁠— as long as the statute of limitations has expired!

Stairs leading to the top can be seen on the right side.

Back in the early 60's my college boyfriend and I, along with another couple climbed
the railing stairs (see above) to the tip top of a new and yet to be opened expansion
bridge over a river.  We sat at the very top for a while, dangling our legs over the side,
before realizing that we had to go back down in the dark.  I never drove over that
bridge without thinking what a crazy/stupid thing that had been.

3. Today is National Peanut Butter Fudge Day. Tomorrow is National Gingerbread Cookie

Day. Would you rather be celebrating with peanut butter fudge or a gingerbread man?

Definitely peanut butter fudge!

4. This is National Farm⁠ — City Week. During this week, the importance of agriculture in everyday life and learning about healthy food choices is stressed. Do you avoid fast food

and convenience foods? Try to maintain a balance?

We rarely eat fast food of any description.

5. And we shoot the Nerf gun at the laptop screen to select our birthday celebrant.... Happy Birthday, Chiyono Hasegawa! (1896–2011). She achieved one hundred and fifteen years of age!

When meeting someone of an advanced age, are you in awe of all the wondrous (and terrifying) things that person witnessed?

At 75 I am considered a person of advanced age!  But, yes there are older folks than

myself and I do look at them in amazement at what all they have witnessed in their

lifetime.  I also know that to many of them, witnessing the decline of civility, morality,

and common sense in our world today, is a sad and disappointing thing.

6. Please share with us something interesting about your week.

This has been a week of physical rehab on my right hand that is going well in spite

of still having a good bit of discomfort and pain.

Hubby will be getting the stitches out following his eyelid surgery last Thursday.  He

has done amazingly well and I can't wait to see the completely healed after.

The best part of our week is yet to come this weekend.

We will be going to Dallas on Saturday morning to spend some time with our daughter

and her family.  We will also get to see Ava Grace perform in the North Dallas

Performing Arts Theater production of "Willy Wonka."  She will play the role of

Charlie's mother and I can't wait to hear her solo.

Speaking of our beautiful Granddaughter, she had an exciting thing happen this week
when she learned her orthodontist will be posting her new and gorgeous smile on the
wall of his office.  Now how fun is that!