Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • First Strawberry

    was delicious. . .

  • Are You a Southerner or a Yankee?

    Next week we are going on the ultimate road trip. We are helping my friend, her Jack Russell terrier, and her elderly cat move to California. We are flying from California to Georgia and then driving cross country back to California. To get into the Southern mindset I found this quiz on Alphadictionary. Ever wonder…

  • Summer Skirts

    June is just around the corner and it’s time to start thinking of updating my summer wardrobe. It’s already 90 degrees here and it will only get hotter as the summer progresses. I’ve been inspired by some of the projects on other sites. Sew Mama Sew has a great tutorial from Betty of Bitter Betty…

  • You Say Tomato : I Say Tomahto

    A while back ago I thought I was going to lose all my tomato plants. They had a great start when they where growing inside but once I put them outside seedling after seedling kept dieing on me. We even bought a vine at Home Depot because we assumed our seedlings weren’t going to make…

  • Not What I Planned for Lunch

    During my lunch break, I let the dogs out for a little fresh air and sunshine. Five minutes later I look outside and Jack is playing with something that’s a small and gray. I go outside for a closer look to find my prey driven dog has caught and killed a little field mouse. I…

  • Free Succulant

    The other week we where at the UC Davis Botanical society to look at the Corpse Flower. They also had entire rooms dedicated to various plant families. They also had a room for succulants and cacti. The friendly botanist saw how was I was admiring this one unique white and green succulant. He promptly picked…

  • How Addicted to Coffee are You?

    I found this funny quiz on C is for Cynical. It will probably come as no suprise to anyone who knows me that I am 75% addicted to coffee. Take the quiz and let me know if your a fellow coffee addict.

  • Great Evening of Tri-tip and Music

    Last night we drove down to Santa Rosa for a date night. By the time we got there we were starving. We drove over hills and down various neighborhood and we couldn’t find a nice plact to eat. That’s when we spotted this giant red barn on a hill advertising fine dinning. Further up the…

  • Thrift Store Finds

    I am in the process of spring cleaning and unfortunately that means letting go of my outdated collection of VHS tapes, shrunken clothing, and books I had the best intention of reading. After I dropped off four bags of various items at our Yolo County SPCA thrift store I looked around for any crafty bargains.…

  • National Bike Month

    It’s the official Bike-to-Work Day this Friday. So get outside and ride your bike. I live in Davis, California where I am fortunate to have numerous bike trails to ride on. In fact I have a bike trail that leads me from home directly to my workplace. This is such a nice change from my…

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