We had planned to drive to Rainier, to collect our mail, but when I came back into the livingroom from having changed my clothes - Holland said, "Dolly Parton died". I had kinda been expecting it; she's been in my thoughts … and media chatter has been pretty quiet concerning her activities since her husband Carl Dean died 16 months, ago. The last heard from her was a video she put out months ago, saying she was "getting medical treatment". So, the death notice this morning wasn't unexpected; sad, but not surprising.
{{NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died in Nashville. She was 80 years old.
“After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” her publicist, Marcel Pariseau, said in a statement Tuesday.
Known for her curvy physique, massive blond wigs and skin-tight outfits that served her self-deprecating wit, she was among the most beloved personalities in music and beyond — the rare celebrity whose appeal transcended generations, geography and politics.
https://apnews.com/article/dolly-parton-death-country-icon-87156f3e6a1547b88bf414529b644ad3 }}
We never made it to Rainier - but, we did get out of the house for a couple hours: nothing noteworthy to share, but we did enjoy a cozy lunch.
Then, we came back home to unwind in our own individual ways. With our own individual thoughts.
My Post, earlier today: DOLLY PARTON HAS DIED~2026: (https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2026/08/dolly-parton-has-died2026.html)
The Empire State Building is lit up in pink to honor the late US singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in New York on August 25, 2026.
Fans paying respects at a statue of Dolly Parton, situated on the lawn of the Sevier County Courthouse on August 25, 2026 in Sevierville, Tennessee.
{{President Trump has repeatedly praised Parton over the years, describing her as an American cultural icon whose influence reached far beyond country music.
“This is a true loss for millions of people. There has never been anyone like her, and never will,” President Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social following news of Parton’s death.
President Trump added that he was ordering the American flag to be at half-staff for one week starting Tuesday at 6 p.m.}}
Darebee Chair Abs workout: Strong abs and core affect posture, relieve back pain and change your mood by helping release dopamine, the feel-good hormone, in your bloodstream when you exercise.
WARM UP Bodyweight Fish Pose~12-15 ct.
WARM UP Bodyweight Standing Reach-Up Back Rotation Stretch~12-15 ct.
WARM UP Elbow-Touches~12-15 ct.
WARM UP WALL SQUATS FORM2~12-15 ct.
WARM UP Seated Marching in Place~12-15 ct.
Muscles Worked
Seated Knee Tuck-Crunch Kicks~Aim for 10-12 reps x2
Side-to-Side Knee Sweeps~Aim for 12-15 reps x2
Seated Knee-to-Elbow Crunch~Aim for 10-12 reps x2
Chair Seated Leg Raise-front~Aim for 12-15 reps x2
Seated Cycling Crunches~Aim for 10-12 reps x2
Seated Torso Twists~Aim for 12-15 reps x2
Bodyweight Glute Stepup~In & out of Beast Betsy, x8
Bodyweight Standing Calf Raise~Up & Down the stairs, x8
I wrapped my night up with a currant Cussler-Fargo adventure in my hands … and Dolly's songbird tunes playing in my ears:
Cussler-Fargo Mayan Adventure
Volcan Tacana, Mexico from Acapulco, Mexico
Volcan Tacana, Mexico~landscape.
Volcan Tacana, Mexico
Cussler-Fargo adventure taking form from Chapter 1 intro.
The Maya Codex of Mexico (MCM) is a Maya screenfold codex manuscript of a pre-Columbian type.
{{The Maya Codex of Mexico (MCM) is a Maya screenfold codex manuscript of a pre-Columbian type. Long known as the Grolier Codex or Sáenz Codex, in 2018 it was officially renamed the Códice Maya de México (CMM) by the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico. It is one of only four known extant Maya codices, and the only one that still resides in the Americas.
Its authenticity was disputed at the time of its discovery, but has been upheld by multiple studies. In 2018, a team of scientists coordinated by the National Institute for Anthropology and History demonstrated conclusively that the document dates to the period between 1021 and 1154 CE. The Mexican studies confirm that it is the oldest surviving codex from Mexico and the oldest book of the Americas.
The first Mexican owner, Josué Saenz, claimed that the manuscript had been recovered from a cave in the Mexican state of Chiapas in the 1960s, along with a mosaic mask, a wooden box, a knife handle, as well as a child's sandal and a piece of rope, along with some blank pages of amate (pre-Columbian fig-bark paper). Saenz lent the manuscript to the Grolier Club and later presented the book to the Mexican nation.
The codex is said to have been found enclosed in a wooden box in a dry cave in the highlands of Chiapas near Tortuguero; it was said to have been found with a turquoise mask that is now in the collection of Dumbarton Oaks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Codex_of_Mexico }}
Playlist of Dolly Parton songs:
(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyrwHUSc5hkwBquJ8dGVSrYXq8hxhGf0J)
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