100ish

100 words about nothing — and everything.

  1. As one is apt to do, I let my mind wander as I tried to separate the remains of our dinner from our frying pan so it could be used for another day

    And this got me thinking about dishcloths? Do you use one? I mean you have to use a dishcloth of some sort. The only reasons I think you might not is you:

    1. Eat takeout all the time
    2. Throw out the dishes every day
    3. Have servants

    I have none of those so I have become chief cleaner when it comes to dishes and so it’s been my mission to find out how to make it easier and less time consuming and I have come across a trifecta when it comes to pan scrubbing.

    1. The double sided sponge - this can be the standard or the ones with the happy faces - doesn’t matter - sponge on one side - scratchy stuff on the other.

    2. Scrubbing cloths. I don’t know how to explain these but they’re like rough plastic cloths. They work 90 percent of the time for getting the stuff off.

    3. Magic Erasers - not to be used on everything but sometimes you need that extra friction to get the goop off.

    I’m sure there’s other methods that work better but these 3 are what I have settled on.

    Or…you could just use some hand knitted discloths that I found on ValliesKids blogspot

    Worsted Weight Cotton yarn and an H hook. Or whatever size you like ;o) Rnd 1) ch3, 12dc in 3rd ch from hook, sl st to top of first dc, 12dc Rnd 2) ch2, 2dc in each st around, 24dc Rnd 3) ch1, * sc in first st, skip next st, 6dc in next st, skip next st, repeat from * around. 6 petals and 6 sc Fasten off and weave in end.

    and you can make your own dishcloths

    As if that would ever happen.

    Don’t worry Mr. Clean - I’m not going anywhere.

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  2. I’ve tried to make money over the years online and for while there I had been successful but times and markets change and I’m starting over again.

    This started in earnest when I realized that I could have AI make me a new site in an afternoon and I got addicted to the kool-aid of the shiny and new and my hosting and domain costs reflected that.

    At site 22 and about four months later I realized I had created a job and nobody wanted to have read AI slop, as fun as it was to create the site and I was bleeding $100-ish a month.

    Thus, 100ish was born.

    This is my playground to see if I can find $100 a day somehow. or see if I can post 100 posts, or whatever you want to count. $100 a day is the monetary goal but not the goal. The goal is to satisfy my curiosity and see where it takes me.

    In just the few short weeks I have written here (and a few other spots) I managed to make $20.35 total online for September 2026.

    Not much, but for the first time in a a long time my make money online experiment is actually profiting because as it stands my costs are pretty low - about five bucks a month for hosting costs mostly.

    The money is secondary - what’s fun is seeing where this will take me.

    A new job? A new website? A cup of coffee? A new friend?

    Your guess is as good as mine as I have no idea. If you want to support this silly little project you can shop on Amazon where I get a small commission, or you can buy me my first cup of coffee.

    Or, just say hi - contact info is below.

    Let’s see what October brings,

    Jim

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  3. I wish I could actually wear a pair of Converse Chuck Taylors because they have not change in over 30 years. But, I as I get older - comfort trumps fashion and these days I more apt to be in a walking shoe than a basketball shoe

    But, I learned that in just a few short years that chuckies will be 100 years old. I bet the sneaker people will be counting the days:

    From Trails Unlimited

    Through the years, the immortal brand that would soon celebrate its centennial birthday in 2032 has expanded its use from outside sports right into the everyday lives of people all over the world.

    And if you want to see some photos of both Ads over the years and real life examples of people wearing them then click here.

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  4. It’s been many years since I hung up a poster, so I wonder: is it a rite of passage more than anything else. I did have one poster: Farrah Fawcett because Charlie’s Angels.

    If you are interested I posters that go back even further i encourage you to visit

    Where Danger Lives

    for even older posters about old film noir.

    Meanwhile, Eddie’s disembodied bust floats just to the side, as if about to shout, “Get a room!” at the young lovers. Fred and Barbara seem cramped too, as if they have to bend uncomfortably underneath the weight of their own names above

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  5. I wonder what it would be like traveling to India? I mean the culture is completely different than here in Niagara Falls, or has to be..one day maybe

    In the meantime, I will just have to dream and explore with Mumbai Paused.

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