Last 2020 post...thank goodness!
When I wear green it usually brings out the green in my hazel green eyes...
Last 2020 post...thank goodness!
When I wear green it usually brings out the green in my hazel green eyes...
Here's my collection of accumulated wisdom from last month, at least as far as my phone camera goes. 😄
First, three things about capitalism:
The CEO of Whole Foods is one smart guy. He is spot-on about the benefits of capitalism over socialism, and also about health (he's said that Americans need to take much better care of themselves and that would reduce a lot of the stress on the healthcare and health insurance industries, not to mention on Americans themselves). Before I found out about John Mackey I wasn't so sure about Whole Foods because of its connection to Amazon and Jeff Bezos, but I feel better about shopping there now. I'm going to support this guy!
A few weeks before Christmas our dishwasher died. I don't know how old it was but I suspect that it was pretty old. I'd had someone out to repair it once since moving here, and other times it randomly leaked or didn't work right. So it was kind of a relief for it to finally die. It was not a relief to have to handwash all of the dishes for nearly two weeks, however, which is very inefficient (and wasteful with water, I might add) when compared to the efficiency and convenience of a dishwasher.
After conducting a little research, I decided to get a Bosch or a KitchenAid, which are the two highest-rated dishwasher brands. We got a Bosch in Iowa when we had to replace our dishwasher there and it was very nice. At Lowe's I found out that most of the Bosch models were on backorder until February or the spring (thanks to China and the virus it unleashed and the havoc it/they have wreaked on manufacturing and supply lines everywhere. Sorry. I'm still bitter.). I definitely wasn't willing to wait that long, plus most of the Bosch models were hundreds of dollars more than KitchenAid, which is pretty much just as good, and there was a model I liked that was in stock, so KitchenAid it was. Less than a week later it had been delivered and installed and life was back to normal as far as dishwashing went. Merry Christmas to me!
I expect that it will work well for many years to come. {It better, at that price! 😜}
Here's to new dishwashers and clean dishes! 😊
I think it's really neat that we had a "Christmas star" to end the crazy year of 2020. What a beautiful symbol of hope and peace for those who choose to see it that way. The ideal night to watch it was December 21st, but the sky clouded up that evening so I wasn't able to see it. The next evening, however, was bright and clear and I could see it perfectly. It was neat to see Jupiter and Saturn so close to each other with the naked eye. I wish I'd had a telescope so that I could spot some of their moons or maybe Saturn's rings. Maybe next time, in 2080, when I'll be 100. 👵
Do you see it? It's that bright white spot in the sky in the middle of the picture, above the tree. It was my phone camera, I did the best I could!
In this picture you can see the two planets side by side a lot better.
I love these thoughts from President Nelson about it.