Hi!

This is just a reminder that there are several confusing words that sound similar. So, here’s a list, with some definitions.

Your: The possessive form of You. So, if you own something. It’s used in second-person writing, but sometimes gets misused if people are being lazy when typing. (It does NOT mean “you are”.)

You’re: This is the one that means “you are”. There’s nothing possessive about it. Not actually sure why this one gets misused.

Yore: Older word. Meaning older things. Should seldom be used, and hopefully isn’t confused with “You’re” and “your” that much.

If it is, though… I suppose you could say it’s an old mistake.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Hi!

So. You know the “glass half full/empty” analogy, and the classifications? (I.e., Optimist: Half full; Pessimist: Half empty).

Well, some add to that: Engineer: The cup is inefficiently designed.

(Or something. I’m not actually an engineer. In case you had any doubts about that…)

Anyway. That got me wondering: What would a truly “efficient” glass look like, then?

Like, clearly it would need to adjust size based on water. So, maybe it would have a glass rim (to help keep shape and let you not spill), and a baloon-ish base that expands with water, but is somehow not breakable?

Of course, given how expensive something like that might be to construct effectively, it really makes you wonder whether it’s actually any more efficient, when costs are considered.

But whatever.

What are your thoughts?

Hi!

I had every intention of not sharing any videos this month. And then I came across some awesomeness on Facebook.

It’s like dominoes, but not.

Enjoy!

Hi!

So. As promised a couple days ago, I’m trying to try something new. In that post, I mentioned the idea about “making a food perfectly.” And it occurs to me that there are several things to consider. I’ll be looking at one of them right now.

The thing I’m wondering about is wasted cost. Like, you can probably learn to make inexpensive food turn out pretty well, pretty consistently. And if you don’t, then you’re not out much, right? But with really expensive foods, if you could guarantee it turning out perfectly, that would reduce wasted costs.

But on the other hand, it would be expensive to use the talent, if you only go for the expensive foods.

So, trade-offs.

I’m still not sure where I fall on that one. What about you?

Hi!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

So. I have a lot of friends in their twenties. (I especially have a lot of friends in that age range on Facebook.) And with the New Year, I’ve found there are a few basic types of posts you can expect from this age range.

Engagement Announcements. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years are apparently popular times for people to propose (and say yes), it makes sense that many will also announce the proposal by the end of the old year or the start of the new.

Baby Announcements. This is also similar to the engagement things, bu not for quite the same reasons. Rather, if anybody is expecting around this time, there’s a high chance they’ll wait until New Years to provide the announcement. Because, you know, new things can go with new things thematically. So, New Baby? New Announcement? New Year? PERFECT trio!

You can expect a lot of these.

Wedding and engagement Photos. Winter weddings are also somewhat popular. And so, lots of people seem to try to schedule weddings / engagement shoots / etc. around this time. Expect your Facebook timeline to be swamped with these photos.

Similarly, you can expect a lot of posts celebrating others’ engagements, weddings, or photos.

Politics posts. Note that these posts aren’t actually constrained to the 20s age range. Or the New Year’s time frame. They’ll just show up uninvited anyway.

Funny commentary to start the new year. These also aren’t constrained to the 20s group, but they’re likely to show up.

So, there you have it! Several categories of posts that are likely to flood your timeline today if you have friends in their 20s, and possibly for the next week, month, or entire year!

Happy 2018!