Widow's Peak

Many years ago, I was in college. ( an aside point-)At this point, if I were teaching, a sweet child would spurt out, "Were you alive when Lincoln was President?" 

I would say," No, I missed him by a few years."

Now, to go back to college days. My grandmother, no, she wasn't alive when Mr. Lincoln was either, she wanted a picture of me. She asked me to reveal my Widow's Peak by brushing my hair sideways.

Perhaps you're not familiar with a widow's peak?  It is estimated that one out of three people have one.  It's a typical hairline featuring a v-shaped point on the forehead.

If you are as curious as I am about trivia that is not needed, this is why it is called a widow's peak.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, English widows in mourning for their husbands' deaths wore pointed hoods that formed a V-shape point on the forehead.

If you're unsure if you have one, check in a mirror. If you don't, don't worry. I've never heard of non-widow's peak people being discriminated against. 

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I am recovering from a broken hip. So, I have watched too much TV.

Do any of you watch the program Dr. Pimple Popper? The title turns me off. I can't imagine spending time watching someone getting their pimples popped. They may need to have it done, but on TV? They must be paid a lot of money. Please let me know if you watch it and if you find it worthwhile. If I receive a lot of positive feedback, I'll try it.

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During this downtime, I also see a lot of commercials.

Have you seen the emu wearing a yellow shirt and a man wearing a yellow shirt who says he is a duck? They are selling insurance. I would not look into any insurance company that has an emu and a man (duck) as a representative.  But I know I am odd. Do you have insurance based on commercials like these?

Another commercial that has me wondering. Does my smeller, my nose, work? The commercial has clothes coming out of the dryer, and they smell. The solution is to buy another product in a plastic bottle to add to the wash.

I take my clothes out of the dryer, and they seem fine. I use Arm and Hammer Laundry Soap in the cardboard box, not the plastic bottle. Cardboard can be recycled. I do add Twenty Mule Team Borax to the wash (also in a cardboard box), mainly because my mother and grandmother did. I figured what worked back then would work now. If we run into each other, smell my clothes, and let me know if they are odorous.

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So long as I'm spouting off, I wonder if I'm the only one who does not like to watch couples argue. It is supposed to be the real life of someone getting out of prison, marrying or living with someone, and finding they have issues and not bliss. I know the TV is only showing the worst instances, but why would I want to sit and watch two people argue, badmouth, and swear at each other? There is enough misery in this world, at least in my opinion, which doesn't count for much, without seeing it on TV. I would much rather read a book. 

Well, enough sounding off from me. Please let me know if you disagree or agree. Do you have something you'd like to share? Send it to my email.  pstinson23@comcast.net