Now that the backyard landscaping is done, I have started to add decorations and color. More to come!

My manicurist asked me if I wanted to try “cat’s eye” nail polish, and I went for it. We didn’t do the traditional cat’s eye, but I’m very happy with the results.

“Cat eye nail polish is a specialty gel nail polish that contains magnetic particles. When used in combination with a special magnet, the molecules within the polish line up and create unique patterns and designs on your nails. The pattern created is typically a striking diagonal slit or streak across each nail, which mimics the distinct angular shape of a cat’s pupils.”

The world would be a lot safer place if upon seeing the light turn yellow, we all asked ourselves “Can I stop without throwing the dog through the windshield?” instead of “Can I make it through on a little bit of yellow?”

Europe, in the next few years, is going to require car instrumentation panels to have more actual physical buttons and knobs instead of touchscreen ones if the car is to receive the highest safety rating. You generally don’t have to take your eyes off the road to turn a knob.

I heard a song the other day where part of the lyric was “driving down the PCH at 120mph”. My own contribution to making cars safer would be to change the speedometer so that any speed above 90 or so just said “too fast!”

Here, for example, is the speedometer in my Hyundai Santa Fe Sport:

Why in the world do I need a speedometer that goes up to 160????

I have my doubts that even on a downhill slope the car could actually go that fast. And I know for sure that I would not want to be in it if it did.

It would make much more sense to have the speedometer going from 0 to 90.

Brindy’s still finding comfort in some strange positions. May your day go as well as hers is!

A friend introduced me to the French police drama “Astrid”. It’s currently available on PBS Passport. It involves a detective who teams up with a person, Astrid, from Criminal Records to solve crimes. Astrid is “on the spectrum” and brings her unique point of view to the crime scenes. It’s a terrific program and if you have access to it, I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Unlike many American programs I’ve watched lately, it has not turned dark and murky as the seasons go on. After 4 seasons, it is still about the crimes and the growing friendship between the two women. Watch it if you can!

This was on my Bluesky feed this morning:

Yesterday saw the installation of some “turf” and river rock in the backyard. I’m now ready to start adding some metal art work all along in the planter.

I got away from home this last week and visited friends outside Phoenix and in Palm Desert. Had a wonderful time catching up with people and just relaxing.

Here are some pics of my friend Sharon and I out on Fish Creek Canyon north of Apache Junction, AZ.

My voice therapist sent me to an ENT to check out the reasons for my problem holding pitch. He scoped my vocal cords, and it turns out the left side is, indeed, not working up to par. He wants me to have a CT scan with contrast to check the nerve in my neck. However, as I just had a CT scan with contrast of my heart last week, I’m not feeling too keen to do it any time soon!

My voice is getting better; I can actually sing a few notes now.