Blog Like Crazy and the Elections

Just a quick and short episode, celebrating anniversaries and birthdays.

Discovering I like hiking and snake stories. 

Upcoming Blog Like Crazy event for November. 

And the election. The elections. Oy vey! I quit watching the news last week and have been much happier. But still, go vote. 

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Transcript

Carol: 0:35

Hello, everyone, this is Carol with more remarques podcast. I hope you are doing well. Right now it is Sunday November 1, as I am recording this. It is my 12 year wedding anniversary. And it is also my son's 24th birthday. Happy birthday to Tyler we went out to breakfast this morning. And then we went hiking. And it was a great day today I spent it with both of my children, we all three of us went hiking, myself, my son and my daughter. A lot of fun. My kids have gotten me into hiking now who knew that I would like to be outside. I'm not normally an outdoorsy kind of girl. But a couple weeks ago, my daughter asked me to go hiking with her. And my first thought was no. But then I thought about it. And I thought you know what, this is your daughter asking you to do something with her. Go do it. And so, put my clothes on, got my shoes on and went out met her and it oh my gosh, I had so much fun. I loved it. loved, loved loved it. Who do that I would like something like that. And then we went today on one and of course, being outside being in nature, you know, you're gonna,

Unknown: 2:02

you know, I

Carol Marks: 2:03

have it in the back of my head. Obviously, one of these days I will probably see a snake. Because when I was younger, we went camping a lot and I saw snakes then. But I'm not a snake person. I do not like snake. Some people say that it's in a rational, irrational fear. I don't think it's irrational. But anyway, of course today on the hiking trail, I saw a little snake run across the front of the Patreon, a sliver right in front of me, right in front of me, I almost stepped on it. Now granted, it was only for maybe six inches long. The diameter of a spaghetti noodle, or whatever, but it might as well have been 10 feet long, as far as I am concerned. And after, you know, screaming my head off. My heart rate went up real high, I am sure. But I was like where his mother was my next thought. But I was able to gather myself and collect myself and continue on with the hike. Oh my goodness, it scared the crap out of me though. And then let's see. Then I came home and blogged some speaking of blogs, it is November 1, therefore

Unknown: 3:26

it is

Carol: 3:28

I say isn't it? Well remember first as I'm recording this of course it won't. When you're listening to this. It's November 2 on Monday. I schedule and recorded schedule my podcast to come out on Mondays blog like crazy blog like crazy is November all of November, a lady down in Birmingham, Alabama started this you can find her at see Jane right Birmingham. Jc bouncers her name. She started this several years ago and I have participated in it a few times. Over the years. I've never really completed it. But it's fun. And I enjoy it. And this year I had when when I was scrolling through my social media. And this came up a reminder Hey, November starts blog like crazy. It just made me happy because I love my little blog, Carol remarks calm. And I said you know what, I'm gonna participate in it again. Now. I don't have a plan or have any ideas. I didn't make a editorial calendar or anything like that. And like I normally had done. I'm just winging it this year. Because it's just fun, I think. And then of course this week, we also have the elections. Yes, go vote. I'm voting on Tuesday. I think we're I am it's going to be fairly safe. Where I live as far and as far as the results come out no matter what it is, I think where I am. I'll be fairly safe. I don't think we're going to have lots of violence and rioting or anything like that in the streets. And that's pretty sad that we've come to this that we are now more worried about the results of the election as far as writing and violence goes then than we have in any kind of past.

Unknown: 5:30

I don't I don't get it. But what I

Carol Marks: 5:36

I had, okay. I used to be a news junkie. And I've probably still am a news junkie. I used to blog politically A long time ago as well. A very, very, very long time ago, like when George Sr. and Bill Clinton, were presidents. That's how long ago I used to blog politically. And then life events happen. And I gave up blogging for a long time. And when I came back to start blogging again, several years ago, as I was like, I was over the I was over all the politic, blogging, political blogging, and and i still watch the news, I still keep up to date, and I have my views and beliefs and all that stuff. And while the last few years, my face has been in,

Unknown: 6:27

I've been in the news, watching the news all the time.

Carol Marks: 6:33

The last few days, I have decided to turn it off. Probably the past week or so maybe I've turned the news off. I used to listen to it on the radio. I used to listen to it at work. I used to watch it on the television, you're at home. This last week, I have not I have been into audiobooks, podcasts. And what if I'm at home or watch a movie, or I'll watch HGTV Food Network, something like that. I mean, I have not turned on the news in forever. Now, I might keep up with it a little bit on Twitter, because it's just the people I follow. But it's not something I look at heavily. It's just in Twitter, it just kind of scrolls by and I'm like, okay, whatever. But I'm not immersed in it anymore. And I am so much happier. Now on Tuesday, I'm going to go Pat, I'm going to go cast my ballot more cast my vote for my person that I think is the better for it, or who I want to represent me whatever. But then after that, it's done. It's done. And I'm not going to turn on the news. I'm not going to watch it. I can't I just I can't want to go on about my day, going about my life, no matter what happens. And I think we could all do that. But really, can you believe that it is November already? What the heck is happening to time going by so fast? It's November 1 show? Where did October go? Where did September go? I know a couple of times, I've gotten on here to record a couple of short clips or remarkables. And I kept wanting to say, hey, it's August, something when it was really October, something. I don't know where the time is going by so fast. So fast. But having said that, I kind of wanted to go fast. 2020 has really sucked, don't you think it needs to go away? And I don't know about this whole COVID thing. If it's going to carry over to 2021? Are we ever going to get back to normal? Are we ever going to go get back to not wearing masks and not social distancing? Are we gonna go back to being able to go to events, sporting events and crowded you know, are we going to be able to do that? I don't know. I hope so. I would like to go to a podcast conference in person, not online. Are we going to be able to do that and I'm sick and tired of wearing the masks, quite frankly. Because it's really the local government not not the President that makes us do stuff like our governor here now Alabama, doing the masks mandates and everything. I just I don't know what's gonna happen. I'm sick of it, though. I know that. It's been a whole year. It's been nearly a year. In when we first started this it was supposed to be 14 day quarantine. Or 15 day quarantine to flatten the curve. Hello, that was like back in March. And here we are in November doing the same crap. And I'm tired of it. All right, well, this is gonna be a short one because I really didn't have a topic today. Or this week. I know what I want to do. I just don't want to do a list of women who have influenced me in my life. But I just have not had the time to sit down and and research and make that list and sketch out that podcast yet that episode I mean, but I will because I think I want to do that one for sure. So go check me out on my blog at Carol remarks.com. I'm on Twitter and under Carol remarks, I'm on Instagram Carol remarks. And I hope you guys have a great week. Go vote and be nice and sweet. Be your normal, nice and sweet selves. Because I know all of you are good people. Oh, hey, real quick and update on jack. He went back and did more blood work. His numbers are down a little bit, not as far down as the vet would like but they have improved. He stays on his medication stays on his special food and diet. And they want to see him back in three months. But it is kidney failure. He's not going to get any better. But we can help him along with the medication and food and diet to slow it down. But he's good. He went on a long walk this this evening with the gent He's good. They want to see him back in three months. So thank you for everybody, for thinking of him and all that week