Category: daily drivel
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not going well
I have to say, Spring is not going well this year. The rain that started yesterday kept on pissing down all night and this morning, but we’re pretty lucky to get nothing worse than that. Not much farther north, they’re talking about having to shovel several inches of snow, drifting, and other unpleasantness. I’m pretty… Read.
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get ready
After I rolled out of bed this morning and started the morning pot of coffee brewing, I checked in to Twitter to see what’s new in the world and the first thing I see is OH MY GOD TRUMP IS GOING TO BLOW UP SYRIA! “Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired… Read.
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frosty
B noticed yesterday that the thermometer in the fridge was indicating sixty degrees and the food wasn’t cold, which is sort of the opposite of what you want in a refrigerator. I’d noticed the night before that the beer I grabbed from the door wasn’t as cold as the one I’d drunk the day before… Read.
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careful!
After I got out of bed this morning and went to the bathroom to dress because B was still sawing logs in the bedroom, I found this note waiting for me on the top of the toilet tank: “Be careful – there might be a dead mouse somewhere.” B gave me the full story later… Read.
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scooter
When we get orders delivered from Amazon, we usually leave the open boxes on the living room floor for a couple days (okay, weeks) for the cats to play in. The latest Amazon delivery came three or four days ago and Scooter’s been having one hell of a time jumping in an out of the… Read.
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two things
Saw this rubbish on Facebook: These two short sentences tell you a lot about our government and our culture: 1. We are advised not to judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge All Gun Owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works. And… Read.
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tweet and response
The first 12 tweets I read this morning and my reactions to them, for no reason whatsoever: @brookingsinst: “Empirical evidence rules out high and rising inequality as a cause of the Arab Spring uprisings. Was the Arab Spring a black-swan event?” I wish I knew more about the Arab Spring uprising, but my first thought… Read.
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The best weekend things
The best weekend things: Drinking 63 cups of boiled coffee: I drink one, sometimes (but rarely) two cups of coffee a day, because being jittery at work hinders more than it helps me. I make the coffee for B and I drink a cup in the five minutes or so I have after finishing my… Read.
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Melted
As I watched the sun rise the other day, enjoying the warmth of its golden rays I thought, “If I was doing this on the moon right now, my face would be melting. “ Read.
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scooter
Scooter the cat shows affection to Barb: He snuggles up against her chest and buries his face in her neck. Scooter shows affection to me: He scratches my knee to get my attention and when I reach out to pat his head, he turns around and shows me his butthole, hoisting it high in the… Read.
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