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• Post #4477745

  Three good things for today: 8/9/2026 1. Cut down and cut up some of the branches from the sycamore tree. 2. Chilling on the patio after yard work. 3. Watch IndyCar auto racing. Today's exercise: About 1 hour and 20 minutes of yard work. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4458146

  Three good things for today: 8/8/2026 1. Air quality has improved to 'Moderate' (yellow) after 5 days of 'Unhealthy' (red). 2. Cut up yesterday's fallen branch and cut down and cut up 1 of 3 problem branches. 3. Bacon 🥓 and eggs 🍳 for brunch. 😋 Bonus: 4. Watched IndyCar auto racing practices and qualifing. Today's exercise: About 1 hour yard work. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4404878

  Three good things for today: 8/5/2026 1. Watch the latest Nick Zentner geology video on YT. 2. Finished up some left-overs. 3. Port Charollet #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4389045

  Three good things for today: 8/4/2026 1. Morning coffee. 2. Grocery shopping done for the week. 3. Tweaked a sprinkler so it's no longer trying to water the house. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4387632

  Truth is a three-edged sword. #TVShowProverbs #HashtagGames

• Post #4343965

  Three good things for today: 8/2/2026 1. No new fires in my area of the Nevergreen part of the Evergreen state (aka eastern Washington state). 2. Only a few small branches down from last night's winds. 3. With below normal temps (mid-80sF) and good air quality, I spent a lot of time on the patio: lunching, chilling, reading, sipping wine, etc. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4321403

  Three good things for today: 8/1/2026 1. Another new Nick Zentner geology video came out today. 2. Slept in. 3. Bacon 🥓 and eggs 🍳 for brunch. 😋 #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4301839

  Three good things for today: 7/31/2026 1. Lawn mowed and some yard work done. 2. Chilling on the patio, cooling down after yard work, listen to the backyard birds and other people's lawn mowers. 3. Met my exercise goals for the 2nd week in a row. Today's exercise: About 1 hour and 30 minutes of yard work. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4265436

  Three good things for today: 7/30/2026 1. Grilled up blue-cheese hamburgers for dinner. 😋 2. Smoke from the fires hasn't been as bad today. 3. Morning coffee. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4261408

  Hairy Plotter And The Half-Completed Trip #LayOverOrDelayABook #HashTagGames

• Post #4226067

  Three good things for today: 7/29/2026 1. Bought and mailed a birthday card on one of my Evil Older Sisters. It will probably arrive late, but it will get there. 2. Installed the new battery in the old pickup. It then started right up. Now I can... 3. Made the 2 trips to the city dump to get rid of last Thursday's downed tree branch. Bonus: 4. Was able to catch the start of Kilauea's Eruption Event No. 52. 🌋 #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4180906

  Three good things for today: 7/28/2026 1. Primary ballot deposited in the drop box. 2. Picked up 3 lbs of Bing cherries. This are the last from Washington state'a cherry season. 3. Grocery shopping done for the week. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4154242

  Three good things for today: 7/27/2026 1. After being uninspired, figured out meal planning for the week and did the shopping list. 2. Pulled the dead battery from the old pick truck. 3. Watched an interesting video on the evolution of humans, both us and our ancestor species. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4129728

  Three good things for today: 7/26/2026 1. Raked up the remainder of the debris (leaves & sticks) from last Thursday's downed tree branch. 2. Watched a pretty good Formula 1 auto race. 3. Bacon 🥓 and eggs 🪺 for lunch. Today's exercise: About 45 minutes of yard work. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4126164

  The cat is in my bed! The cat is in my bed! What do I do? #TextsFromDogs #HashTagGames

• Post #4125319

  Saga of the fallen tree branch continues. Went out and cleaned up all the small leaves and branches. That filled up the yard waste bin. The AQI was getting worse so glad I got it done. Talked to the neighbor. Told him my insurance idiots call a falling branch an "act of god" and it should be covered by his home owners insurance. He's not happy about that. Said he now has to find his insurance info. 🤷 1/2

• Post #4103296

  Three good things for today: 7/25/2026 1. Went to the local art fair, a yearly event. 2. Watched Formula 1's 3rd practice session and race qualifying. 3. Did some necessary adulting. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4079097

  Three good things for today: 7/24/2026 The large tree branch that came off the sycamore (cont.): 1. The neighbor did get his power re-stored last night. 2. Loaded the downed branches into the pickup. 3. Insurance said a wind-downed branch is an 'act of god' that the neighbor's home owner's insurance should cover. Bonus: 4. Got No 2 done before the heat of the day and the AQI was good. Today's exercise: About 2 1/2 hours of yard work. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthing...

• Post #4053750

  Three good things for today: 7/22/2026 1. Primary ballot filled out. The large tree branch the came off the sycamore: 2. Didn't injury anyone. 3. While it took out the neighbor'a weather head and meter, he should get his power restored to night. (Hopefully.) #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4025715

  Three good things for today: 7/22/2026 1. Air conditioning. 2. Air conditioning that keeps the house cool even when it's 103F outside (not an unusual high for my area this time of year.) 3. Mocha coffee mix, #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #4002910

  Three good things for today: 7/21/2026 1. Made a batch of jerky in the food dehydrator. This was the first batch so some lessons were learned. 2. Last nights chicken curry was missing something, flavor wise. Checked some other recipes and added some fish sauce and lemon juice! That did it! 3. Grocery shopping done for the week. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #3976564

  Three good things for today: 7/20/2026 1. Made a big batch of chicken curry. 2. The Rainier cherries have been dehydrated and are now conditioning. 3. Books that I ordered have shipped. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #3974770

  Rake! That! Forest! #AltRealityShows #HashTagGames

• Post #3950138

  Three good things for today: 7/19/2026 1. Played in the sprinkler today! Also called doing some needed sprinkler maintenance. 2. 4 lbs of Rainier 🍒 cherries, pitted, drawn, quartered and into the dehydrator for drying! 3. Watched a decent Formula 1 auto racee. Bonus: 4. Sitting on the patio, before, during, and a little bit after sunset. Sipping wine and listening to the birds. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #3926017

  Three good things for today: 7/18/2026 1. Lawn mowed. 2. Watched Formula 1 and IndyCar auto race qualifying. 3. Chilling on the patio after mowing. There was a wonderful breeze keeping thing cool. Bonus: 4. The Bing cherries finished drying and turned out quite nice. Today's exercise: About 1 hour and 20 minutes of yard work. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #3910386

  Driving Miss Daisy's Hearse #BetterLateThanNeverAMovie #HashTagGames

• Post #3901729

  Three good things for today: 7/17/2026 1. Have pitted, drawn and quartered 5 lbs (2.3 kg) of Bing cherries. They are now in the dehydrator and drying. 2. Using a cherry pitter to de-pit the cherries. 3. Fixed the lever-action wine corkscrew that had gotten out of sync. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #3875447

  Three good things for today: 7/16/2026 1. Cleared up the tree limbs and branches downed in last night's thunderstorms. It filled up the yard waste bin to overflowing. 2. Safely used the ladder and the tree trimming pole saw to drag one of the large branches off the roof. 3. Chilling on the patio, cooling down of playing 'pick up sticks.' (See items 1 & 2 above. Today's exercise: About 1 hour and 20 minutes of yard work. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThi...

• Post #3849516

  Three good things for today: 7/15/2026 1. Was able to watch some of Kīlauea volcano's eruptive event No. 51. 2. Several good geology videos on YouTube, both today and late yesterday. 3. Staying home and inside on a seasonably hot (101F/38.3C) day. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

• Post #3847885

  If it's your religion, it's theology. if it's someone else's religion, it's mythology. #ExplainItWrongButGetItRight #HashTagGames