Category Archives: Just Us

More Recovery Underway

Posted on Saturday, October 8, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The most curtain calls ever for a ballet was 89 after Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fanteyn performed their 1964 Swan Lake in Vienna. Colleen hit the road early today as she is making the rounds of the games with … Continue reading →

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Recovery Day #3

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.  By age 70, humans lose an average of 105 pounds of skin. We slept until 9:00 AM this morning!  Today’s challenge is to shower and walk to get all systems … Continue reading →

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Recovery, Day #2

Posted on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 by Paul

Fact: There are 2.5 trillion (give or take) red blood cells in your body at any moment.  To maintain this number, about two and a half million new ones must be produced every second by your bone marrow.  That’s like … Continue reading →

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Today Is The Day!

Posted on Monday, October 3, 2022 by Paul

Fact: For one day in 1940, a section of a hospital in Ottawa, Canada, became international territory so that a Dutch Princess could be born a full Dutch citizen (a requirement to be a Dutch Princess).  Every year the Netherlands … Continue reading →

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The Word Of The Day Is “Acclimate”

Posted on Sunday, October 2, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Acclimatization or acclimatization (also called acclimation or acclimatization) is the process in which an individual organism adjusts to a change in its environment (such as a change in altitude, temperature, humidity, photoperiod, or pH), allowing it to maintain fitness … Continue reading →

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Thursday And That Means “Girls Night out”

Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2022 by Paul

Fact: A cat’s nose pad is as unique as a human fingerprint, so no two feline noseprints are ever alike. Joe came over to see where we ought to place the full-house fan and we found a spot.  After that, … Continue reading →

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Colleen Is Coming To Town!

Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  No other love in the world is like the love of a father has for his little girl.  We scampered around the house, getting everything ready for our new arrival.  Paul messed with his computer attempting to get the … Continue reading →

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The Week Has Started!

Posted on Monday, September 19, 2022 by Paul

Fact: There are only two countries in the world where Coca Cola does not exist/ You might think Coca Cola is something you can find anywhere in the world but these two countries have been in long-term US trade embargoes … Continue reading →

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Sunday Pain!

Posted on Sunday, September 18, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Traditionally, people predict the weather by looking at plant and animal behavior: Long ago, people used to look to plants and animals, such as bird migration, for hints or predictions of weather. Frogs croaking faster, sheep’s wool uncurling, ants … Continue reading →

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Out And About!

Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Worms prepare for a flood: Worms wriggle up to the earth’s surface before a flood.  Because they cannot get oxygen when the soil is flooded, they come up to the surface to breathe. Dancing last night took its toll; … Continue reading →

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