Lifestyle of Learning 2023 Edition: Volume 13

 December 1 - 15

"Leave the earth dry and live with no regrets." -Mariah Johnson

-I have read above quoted book, Relentless Melt by Jeremy Bushnell, and In Time of Harvest by John Sinclair.

- I attended Cocoa Chronicles, a live radio show performance.

- I am reading The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman.

- I managed to get to the gym twice (still recovering) and went for a walk at the park to see the Christmas lights.

- I am doing a lot of journaling.

- I am listening to the following podcasts: The Piketon Massacre, Zone 7, Shallow Graves

- I am researching and have begun doing exercises to improve foot, ankle, and knee health. Did you know that there are 33 joints in each foot?

- I learned to play Ono99.

Lifestyle of Learning 2023 Edition: Volume 12

 November 16-30

"The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions, the little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind of look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimal of pleasurable thought and genial feeling." -Coleridge

I read Nevada: Off the Beaten Path by Donna Peck, Black Fortunes by Shomari Wills, Home-Making by J.R. Miller, Return to Abo by Sharon Niederman, The Case of the Runaway Corpse by Erle Stanley Gardner, and Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred Taylor. 

I saw an original theatrical production, At Risk.

I am listening to these podcasts: Zone 7, The Fall Line, Gone South, Dark Valley, Witnessed: Fade to Black, X22, LISK, Citizen Detective, Shallow Graves, Why Can't We Talk About Amanda's Mom?, The A to Z of David Bowie, and The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs.

I am reading The Autobiography and Other Writings by Benjamin Franklin, Human Property Hanging in the Family Tree Yields a Harvest by Ann Lee, and The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf.

I am researching the history of and what to see and do while traveling on Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway.

I am exploring the Preservation Acts albums by The Kinks.

I researched recipes and tried several new ones.

Turkey pot pies by Bishop

I saw a stage production of Elf the Musical.