Today is National Thoughtful Day. Somehow it zeroed right in on ME! I decided before 6am this morning that I had to have this day for thinking. Yesterday's events were a bit breathtaking, scary, and sad. Here's what happened yesterday: I'm taking care of my website all by myself these days; not a small task for a new career-oriented person of undetermined age. I have had some amazing helpers along the way and my platform company is unbelievable helpful (and patient) when they

Did you know that yesterday, August 17th, was Black Cat Appreciation Day? I first found an email from a special friend (thanks, Maureen) just before I checked my Calendar day email, and both confirmed it. Serendipitously, we have a reason to CELEBRATE that happened exactly a month ago! On July 17th, we watched this tiny black kitten who wandered into our yard, to see if she was feral. It took only a couple of meals (dog food at first) to tell she was clearly tame. Her 3lb bod