Goat In A Coat
a goat wearing a yellow raincoat in a boat in a moat Surrealism style 
a goat wearing a yellow raincoat in a boat in a moat Early Netherlandish style 
a goat wearing a yellow raincoat in a boat in a moat Post Impressionism style
a goat wearing a yellow raincoat in a boat in a moat Luminism style
Saw the phrase ‘goats in trench coats’ on Twitter yesterday. Now it’s stuck in my head.
Pumpkin Spice Season
outside wall mural of cans of Libby's pumpkin pie mix Banksy style
When you are too cheap to buy a Pumpkin Spice Latte, a tablespoon of Libby’s pumpkin pie mix in your homemade coffee gets you pretty close with much less sugar and no artificial flavoring.
Ingredients: Pumpkin, water, sugar, salt, spices, dextrose, natural flavors
Just Breathe
man checking blood pressure Ukiyo-e style
Heard this NPR News Story about how daily breath training lowered people’s blood pressure. I’m going to give it a try to see what happens.
At $70, the training device seems a bit expensive, so we shall see if it’s worth it after six weeks. It looks like it sold out on Amazon after the news report yesterday. I’m glad I ordered one right away.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Brown marmorated stink bug ukiyo-e style
I live in an old building with old windows and screens. Each fall I await the invasion.
Observations
- In the fall, they swarm en-mass in waves to find places to hibernate.
- An empty screen could have 30-40 bugs on it 5 minutes later.
- Living near farmland probably means my swarms are more significant.
- NEVER EVER use your vacuum to collect them; it will smell for months.
- Once inside, they search out dark cracks for the winter.
- Drawers & Rubbermaid storage bins are trendy.
- If you find a few, you probably have very many hidden.
- Starting in January, the restless ones will start to creep out for a peek. They are much less stinky and quite lethargic then.
This Years Battle Plan
- Paper towels drizzled with peppermint oil stuffed in window cracks.
- Sticky bug tape along the inside edges of screens.
- Closing windows during sunny afternoons when they swarm most often.