Do you think your name influenced the person you've become? I think most of us have the ability to grow, change, evolve over time. Many of us doing it regularly. The influence, our name may or may not

I first came across her a few weeks ago when she responded to my post, Woman Knits Blankets for Shelter Kitties. This is the little blurb on her page: ~ Mom and grandmother who likes taking pictures, music,

I don't want to say, all of us, as, I know there are exceptions, but, I think many of us reach a point in our lives that we want to find someone from our past. So we do searches, including, on Facebook.

When I go out I have my keys, money/cards, cell with me. Those are the main items I always have with me. The ones I require & always use when I'm out. I might have other things on me, such as, a mirror,

I found out recently that cats can't taste anything sweet. People are able to enjoy five or more different flavors, namely: sweet, salty, sour, umami (associated with meat) & bitter. I also like savory.

@belvins is a Steemian photographer I follow. Below is my favorite photo of theirs from the past two weeks. I love how the bridge, building & trees are reflected in the water. Also, that it's in sepia.

Actually, not really. I did more when I was a kid, though, mainly at school amongst friends. I didn't drink, smoke, do drugs, fool around (partly my religious upbringing, partly I didn't want to). Curses

This is a candy that many kids are familiar with. One, I think, that still winds up in bags when going trick or treating at Halloween. Today I found out that they were invented by Leo Hirschfeld in 1896.

I'm sure that many of you know that Theodor Geisel was the real name of, Dr Seuss. You either read his books yourself or to your kids/grandkids. Green Eggs & Ham, The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, How

I'm sure many people would say that those who achieve wealth, power and/or fame are successful. True, these can be an indicator & for some those are the only ones that are important. To me they only

I came across the following photo on my Facebook timeline. It was shared by Birds & Blooms. One of their readers, Tim Gannon of Reedsport, OR took this. He came across three pairs of Canada geese &

I'm not referring to messages where we add pics and/or docs. I'm talking about having a certain fondness for our email account. Though there's a certain intangibility to email (we're not able to touch

You may be familiar with Ranker. People can rate different topics. The person, place or thing that's at #1, may drop down to #44 or below, depending on how people up or down vote. If it's a subject your'e

When I was growing up, I didn't have a tree house. I'm sure there were many kids that didn't. My family wasn't much for physical activities & adventure. Our pursuits were always more cerebral. They

She is a fellow Steemian that I just started following. She took the photo below at this year's Canada Blooms. It's an annual world-class festival that connects people to the joys & benefits of nature

@apatampok is a Steemian I follow. They are a photographer. Main focus being on nature, especially, flowers. Below is one of my favorite recent photos of his. This is a dandelion puff. Part of the time

I'm not referring to shows or films that you might stream as I do through Roku, but, ones on sites like YouTube. There are all manner of vids shown on there. Some have even achieved minor celebrity by

Many of you, like myself, might have read one of Roald Dahl's books or seen one of the movies based on them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Matilda. James and the Giant Peach. BFG--Big Friendly Giant.

Some would say they've arrived, if they had a nemesis, archenemy, rival. That you must really be somebody to incite such loathing. Though I don't expect everyone to like me, I really would prefer not to

I already knew this, but, it's good to have a reminder. I've never really been the type to compare myself to others. When I was younger, as it happens with many of us, we want to fit in & have a sense