Weather in the Tries:

Oh, lord luv a duck! The 10-day forecast shows Friday at 112F. We are building a high-pressure ridge that will last a while. Of course, that’s a few days out, it can, and probably will change, several times betwixt now and then. Yep, it just changed to 113! At those temps, one or two more or less ain’t gonna feel any different. Gotta get our ducks and geese in sync and have them flap their wings!! No, not ours, the ones in Beijing and Seoul … (where’s that butterfly when we need him?)

Ladies and Gentlemen, I Hereby Present…(drum roll please)

A gen-u-ine American Prodigy, Miss Alena Analeigh Wicker, 13 years old and on her way to Medical School. Not in five years, but now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zaQgbACc1E

According to the article on MedPageToday she is “more than 10 years younger than the average incoming medical student,”

She claims, in the article that she is “still a normal 13-year-old” and I say no, she’s not. Being where she is at her age takes more than time management skills, or good study habits. It takes drive, intelligence, and a family that backs her. She has also started an organization to provide “opportunities to girls of color who are interested in exploring careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.” She was 11 or 12 when she did that.

In her spare time (yes, she apparently has spare time) she plays soccer, and participates in track and field. 

In reading the comments, well, many of them, on the article, I didn’t read any about research—that doesn’t mean they weren’t there, it means I didn’t see/read them. My guess is she will go straight into research, rather than practice. Maybe if/when she tires of research, she will have the life experiences she will need for clinical work. Should she ever tire of research.

I hope you’ll go to the page and read the article about her, and maybe at least some of the comments. And Huzzahs!!! to Ms. Alena Analeigh Wicker and her parents!!!

My trip to the Dark Side was wonderful. It was warm but not hot, cool enough to be comfortable. It was good to see my friends again. I will be going back over in mid-August for a while. 

A friend offered her yard to dry my quilt, so I will coordinate with her and treat my quilt and get it to her house to lay on the grass. First, I need to get stuff unpacked and put away, and get the puppy all the loves n hugs he missed during my absence.

It surely is good to be home, but I already miss my friends. I did make it home in time to watch the last Hearing of the January 6 committee. I can hardly wait until September when the next ones will be held.

Photos of the Week:

Books: Remember, if I finish a book, I review and post it to http://lenoragood.blogspot.com 

I have a few new reviews posted—four, actually. I am reading a lot more fiction of late, which normally goes faster than nonfiction. Finished A Trifle Dead and totally loved it. Brain Candy for sure, but hey, we need brain candy now and then. Indeed, all four books I have posted reviews of since last we spoke, are brain candy—Kill Three Birds is a marvelous book in a new world. Wow! and The House at Mermaid’s Cove and Secrets of Willow House, are both fun, feel-good type books. If you like Maeve Binchy’s books, check out the last two.

Earworms:

Wichita Lineman, by Glen Campbell 

Galveston, by Glen Campbell

By the I get to Phoenix, by Glen Campbell

Something about the drive home that made me wish I’d had some Glen Campbell to keep me company. Fortunately, the sun was mostly behind me (I try to make my trips to take advantage of that. No fun driving with the sun in my eyes) maybe it was seeing the lineman up on a pole that made me feel some nostalgic for a lineman I used to know, and Glen Campbell. Anyhow, enjoy. 

Quotes from Glen Campbell

“There’s no pillow as soft as a clear conscience.” —Glen Campbell

“I’ve laughed, and I’ve cried. Laughing has got it over crying.” —Glen Campbell

“I gave John Wayne the push he needed to get that Oscar.” —Glen Campbell

The Brave Dog was some glad to see me. I was walking down to the apt. when he was leading Dan out for a walk. Took him a minute to realize that was me. He didn’t want to go walking with Dan right then, he wanted me to sit and snuggle. That sounded pretty good to me 😉