(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: October 1, 2023 - 3/4 of the way through this year. yippee [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-09-30 September 22, 1931 — September 28, 2023 As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It's also so we can find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. Members come here to check in. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! ************************* Two Roman cavalry swords were found in the Cotswolds during a metal detectorists rally. Yelp opinions on the best cheap eats in each state. An Ice Age ivory sculpture has been thought to be a horse. They’ve found more pieces of it that seem to show it’s a bear. Dictionary.com has released the list of their new words. Humans were building with wood before our species existed. Easy tapas. From The Guardian. Scientists are studying the methods used by ancient Amazonians to create fertile ‘dark earth’. Three sisters stew, and corncakes. Recipes from The Guardian. An unpleasant death from illness, but evidence indicates the man was well cared for. ************************* I have continued making progress on the decluttering. It has been settled between us that when my granddaughter feels the need to move to a place of her own, she will take the set of dishes that I originally gave to my parents before my first was born, and my microwave — which works just fine, but I’ve stopped using it. My grandson didn’t do cross-country week before last because he was sick; but all of us remembered this past week that the meet was scheduled on Tuesday, so everything to get him there went smoothly. I’m not sure how he did — he seems to like the running, but not be terribly interested in the scores. ************************* My mother died in the wee hours of last Thursday. I’m not sure exactly when, but my niece notified my sister at about 1:15 AM. She lasted long enough to make sure we all knew she was determined to do it her way. Now life is out of the holding pattern and within a month everything but probate will likely be over. One of my mother’s oldest friends died on Friday. This is a woman I have literally known since before I was born. They had a pair of great-grandkids in common — one of her granddaughters married my oldest nephew. She apparently said fairly often, and recently, that she and Mom would go out together — not that they were of a generation to put it this way, but the implication was kicking ass and taking names. ************************* Love you guys! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/30/2194350/-IAN-October-1-2023-3-4-of-the-way-through-this-year-yippee Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/