Category: daily drivel
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scammed
No matter how much Kim Jong Un insults Donald Trump, Trump is determined to have a meeting with Kim to make it look like he’s forcing Kim to give up his nuclear weapons, even though Kim will never give up so much as a single bomb without a fight. But the summit’s got to happen,… Read.
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depression beard
We saw Hari Kondabolu at the Comedy Club on State Street a few weeks ago. He was hilarious, as he always is, and we really enjoyed the night out. At one point in his performance, Hari used the term “depression beard” to describe a time he let his beard grow out. I don’t believe I’ve… Read.
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hard to handle
The song playing on the radio as we ended our commute to work yesterday morning included the refrain, “Hey, pretty thing, let me light your candle, ’cause, momma, I’m sure hard to handle.” Yet another pop song that refers to a woman as a thing. *sigh* Why’s he say “thing,” and not “woman?” Leaving aside… Read.
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ernest
ee cummings is one of my favorite poets (who are yours?), but this poem used to drive me crazy because I never could figure out what the third line meant, and neither could anybody I asked. What does little Ernest croon In his death at afternoon (kow dow r 2 bull retoinis wus de woids… Read.
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finish each day
For years, my mother had this hanging on the bathroom wall of our family’s ancestral home: Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some absurdities and blunders no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well… Read.
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check please
A little more than two months ago, B and I stopped at one of our favorite local restaurants for dinner, and when I say “favorite,” I mean we go there a lot. They don’t know us on a first-name basis, but they know us by sight. The guy who served us that evening has served… Read.
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capacity
B and I got on the elevator down from the top floor of the parking garage yesterday morning; three other people got on with us. The elevator stopped at the next floor down, where three more people got on. And it stopped again at the next floor, where we picked up two or three more… Read.
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such a nice boy
This video clip from Fox & Friends yesterday is really bizarre: Fox and Friends: Why do you think he [Kim Jong Un] agreed to this meeting? Pete Hegseth: I think he wants a picture with the America president. The sanctions are having massive effect there, there’s no doubt. The Chinese have put the screws to them… Read.
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bled
I hate mowing the yard. Hate it. Hate hate hate it. Before last night, I thought there was no way I could possibly hate it more, but when mosquitoes are swarming me while I’m mowing, that makes it so much worse. I got a few bites while I was mowing the front yard, but the… Read.
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Monday
It wasn’t a bad Monday, as Mondays go. There was still a chocolate chip cookie in a knotted plastic bag on top of the file cabinet where our supervisor leaves treats for us. She doesn’t do that so very often but, when she does, she brings the good stuff. This one was my favorite store brand,… Read.
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