Posted April 11, 2025
***
It's The Journey That Counts!
Life's journey is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, at 90 miles an hour with your hair on fire, totally worn out, and shouting, "Wow! What a ride!"
Anna-grams​● My granddaughter’s
   Quinceañera​
● Happy Birthday to
Monica Siracusa  &  Paulina Siracusa
(April 11)                   (April 3),
​● Sad day. The Episcople church I attend in Santee will hold its final service on May 4. We’ve lost most of our members through attrition and everything comes to an end.
​ Anagrams
● April Fools Day = I spy a I droll oaf - Mike Mesterton-Gibbons (2004)

● April Fools Day = Poorly lad – as if! - Mark McNamara (2008)                       
Quotes for April 
● “Winter’s done, and April’s in the skies. Earth, look up with laughter in your eyes!”
- Charles G.D. Roberts

● “There is no glory in star or blossom till looked upon by a loving eye. There is no fragrance in A’pril breezes till breathed with joy as they wander by.”
- William Cullen Bryant

You Had One Job..​
 Can you read building plans?
MY BOOKS
Works By R Ann Siracusa
Tour Director Extraordinaire Series
Humorous Romantic Suspense
Book 1 - All For A Dead Man’s Leg
Book 2 - All For A Fistful Of Ashes
Book 3 - Destruction Of The Great Wall
Book 4 - All For Spilled Blood
Book 5 - All For A Blast of Hot Air
Tour Director Series Short Stories
First Date
Halloween in the Catacombs
Christmas Plans Gone Awry
Elves For Christmas

​Other Books and Short Stories
A Timeless Melody 
The Last Weekend In October
All In the Game
Family Secrets: A Vengeance of Tears
Tiffany
Time in a Bottle

​Amazon Link to R. Ann Siracusa Books
Barnes & Noble Link to R. Ann Siracusa Books


Granny Mythbuster Rides Again 
Commonly Believed Myths that Aren’t True
MYTH:  Swimming after eating will give you major cramps.

Most of us over fifty had this engrained into our minds, and along with it we were told, or it was implied, that those cramps could cause a person to drown. Today no one worries about going for a dip right after a big lunch.

TRUTH:
According to an article by Emerals Catron posted on bestlifeonline.com, there are no known incidents of a person cramping up and drowning all because they swam right after eating.

Mark Messick, MD, a family medicine doctor at Duke Primary Care Timberlyne, explains that while the body needs to divert some blood flow from the limbs to aid in digestion, it's not enough to cause a serious cramp or prevent you from swimming. 
 Picture
Easter is
April 20, 2025 



April Observations 
● National Card and Letter
    Writing Month
● Global Astronomy Month
● International Guitar Month
● Keep America Beautiful
   Month
● Lawn and Garden Month
● National Frog Month
● National Humor Month
● National Kite Month
● Pecan Month
● Poetry Month
● Records and Information
   Management Month
● Sexual Assault Awareness
   Month
● Stress Awareness Month
● Welding Month

Weekly Observation 
​First Week
● Library Week
● Read a Road Map Week
Second Week
● Garden Week
Third Week
● Organize Your Files Week
● Medical Labs Week
Fourth Week
● Administrative Assistants
   Week
● National Karaoke Week

2025 New Dictionary Words From the Oxford Dictionary 
Source: learningenglishwithoxford.com/2025/

● bland = (verb) blandify, blandification: ways to describe making something dull or less interesting.
● boi = (noun) a variant spelling of ‘boy’, often used in online contexts or to challenge traditional gender roles.
● brandscape = the overall image and feel of many brands within a specific market.
● collabo = (noun) = a short form of ‘collaboration’, especially in music or creative projects.
● de-age / de-aging = (verb/noun) to make someone appear younger, often by using digital technology in films.
● horrow show = (noun) something shocking or distressing.