Brain Dump

Have I mentioned how squirrelly and unreliable A I is? I asked DuckDuckGo "How did AZ discontinue DST?" That's "how did Arizona discontinue daylight savings time?" The "assistant" discussed how California has the option of opting out of daylight savings time. Wait...what? In fact, every single link offered on DST referenced California or other states. A few, not first but later in the preview text mentioned that Arizona and Hawaii don't go on DST. Even regular search engines are becoming more stupid with the help of A I. 

TBR 2026

41.  Treasure Mountain (The  series Book 13) by Louis L'Amour western 1875-1879. Still more little bits and pieces of history woven into the story.

42. Lonely on the Mountain (The  series Book 14) by Louis L'Amour western 1875-1879. I confess I was a little sad at the end.

43. Ride the Dark Trail (The  series Book 15) by Louis L'Amour western, in the 1875-79. I do like Aunt Em. L'Amour has a gift for description. 

44. The Sackett Brand (The  series Book 16) by Louis L'Amour western, 1875-79. This should have been listed earlier in the series. This and the next actually belong after Mojave Crossing. I finally found the correct order in the Sacketts Volume 2. This story takes place in eastern Arizona, in the Mogollon Rim country. In my early teens, I did some camping and hiking in the area. Globe is still there as well as a few other places mentioned in the story. And the Lost Dutchman's Mine is referred to though not names. 

45. The Sky-Liners (The  series Book 17) by Louis L'Amour western. 1875-79. An amazing look into our wild west history. 

REAL 13 April 2026

With temps in the 90s, walks have been few and far between. Yes, my body appreciates them, but then I'm a slug the rest of the day. Physical therapy got sidelined for a while. Back at it. Eating is good some day but not so good others, though it's more good than than the not so good. Nightmares, every time I wake up. Every. Single. Time. 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Midweek Gospel study

~ A/C and fans

~ Visiting with friends

~ New book by a favorite author

~ God's grace          

Brain Dump

I’ve used Word for decades and had to be careful about spell and grammar check, from the beginning. I learned early on that it is wrong approximately 50% of the time. Then they come along with AI and declare it will make life so much easier! Except you have to continue to check it for accuracy. Not only spelling and grammar but facts and information. Yes, AI has been caught making things up as facts; it lies; it cheats; it steals; it changes information in the middle. It’s sloppy, inaccurate…and yes, it annoys me. I don’t hate those who use it, but I want them to understand it isn’t magical; it’s just fast at flawed, unreliable research.

TBR 2026

36.  Lando (The  series Book 8) by Louis L'Amour western 1873-1879. Brutal and fascinating and not quite what I expected. 

37. Mojave Crossing (The  series Book 9) by Louis L'Amour western 1875-1879. More history! What a journey. Whew. Interesting to see Los Angeles in the early years and love that the modern day locations are given for reference in the footnotes. 

38. Mustang Man (The  series Book 10) by Louis L'Amour western, in the 1875-79. Action packed.

39. The Lonely Men (The  series Book 11) by Louis L'Amour western, 1875-79. Brutal page turner. Funnily enough, one of the television stations played "The Sackett," a mishmash of a couple books, enough to recognize the books but lots of changes. I'm ever fascinated by the bits of facts and history woven into the fiction. 

40. Galloway (The  series Book 12) by Louis L'Amour western. 1875-79. While it's true each book stands alone, together it's quite the saga. 

Just because it made me smile

 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ The most important declaration in Christendom is made: He is not dead. He is risen.

~ Jesus conquered death and hell.

~ Jesus resurrects and lives now and forever. 

~ Easter

~ God's grace         

Good Friday

Sunday was a celebration. The Apostles are certain that all they hoped for is coming to pass. On Thursday, at the Passover feast, they discover a traitor is among them. Jesus endures Gethsemane, arrest, flogging, a mockery of a trial, and is crucified. It wasn't supposed to end this way. The Apostles and Followers are in mourning, confused, devastated. How could this happen? How could this be what God intended? 

We have an advantage over those distant Followers. We know Sunday is coming.

Blessing Basket quote

 

Thanks to Donna Keevers Driver for creating this for me.

Ready for Easter?

Celebrate with a story.

The Blessing Basket

The thirteenth novella in the series.

Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.

Cici, Candy Crothers, lies to everyone, except her Holiday Diner boss, only because he informed her if she lied to him he'd fire her. She ran away from an ugly past and still worries it might catch up to her. Sharing her nightmares is nowhere on her list of things to do, ever.

Trace Brown left the Army honorably but not unscathed. Anger controls his life, holding him back from pretty much everything, including becoming a chef at Holiday Diner. The diner's head hostess intrigues him, but not enough to risk sharing his day-to-day battle with PTSD.

Nothing can drive God away. His hand is stretched out still. He is always there, waiting...

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