Feeling Blue?

Maybe this will help.

VOL. 3 ... No. 125. November 19, 2025

Welcome back, my friends, and welcome New Subscribers!

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Howdy Humpsters!

Hope you are all well and enjoying your beautiful lives.

It’s been a drizzle-drab weather week in Michigan — the annual season characterized by most of the residents by complaining. (Except for those hardy souls who claim to like cold weather. I’m not buying it.)

The temperature is expected to ramp all the way up to 44 degrees today. Time to get out the mukluks and parkas.

According to the AI Overview — which is about as deep as I feel like going today —

“Reduced daylight hours in winter can disrupt circadian rhythms, leading to feelings of sadness and fatigue, a condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).”

“Circadian rhythms” sounds like a dance band that performs under the big top. Disrupting that party would make anybody SAD.

Last week’s Hump Day left me reeling, and while there is still plenty to write about — dang it — I’m not going there today! So, I’ll leave you with Dr. Sidney Freedman’s wise advice in this classic episode of M*A*S*H*.

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Some quotes to lift your spirits?

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realise I should have been more specific. Lily Tomlin

I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying. Oscar Wilde

Life is like a sewer… what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. Tom Lehrer

You can’t have everything. Where would you put it? Steven Wright

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. Dalai Lama

Bad decisions make good stories. Ellis Vidler

When life gives you lemons, squirt someone in the eye. Cathy Guisewite

A clear conscience is a sure sign of a bad memory. Mark Twain

Well-behaved women seldom make history. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade… And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party. Ron White

Trying is the first step toward failure. Homer Simpson

Until next time my friends . . . get outside. Connect with nature and feel the warmth of the sun on your beautiful faces.

With love,

Janna

Quote Of The Week:

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition. — Marilyn Monroe