No Politics Monday #2

Posted on April 3, 2017 by jilldennison under Humour, Politic-Free Mondays, Random

Welcome once again to “No-Politics Monday”. I have decided to make this a weekly tradition, as the one I did last Monday seemed to make a few people happy, and as I said last week, Mondays are hard enough already. So every Monday I will abstain from my usual socio-political commentary and attempt to find more light-hearted, upbeat topics. Mondays only, though!

Saturday night the time changed here in the U.S. Clocks went forward by an hour … yes, a whole 60 minutes … whether we wanted them to or not. I awakened yesterday morning with a headache, so I have decided that I will not participate in daylight savings time all at once, but shall accept the time change in increments of ten minutes per day for six days, starting today (Monday). Therefore, dinner will be served at 7:50 p.m. tonight, 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, and so on until finally on Saturday we will be back to eating at 7:00. Apologies to my family for rumbly tummies or other inconveniences, but I simply cannot lose the entire hour at once.

I came across a few bits of interesting trivia this morning:

That lovely red condiment, ketchup, that which makes most any food palatable, is banned in primary school cafeterias in France. Not for any health reasons, but rather because “We have to ensure that children become familiar with French recipes so that they can hand them down to the following generation,” implying that ketchup is in some way ruining French cuisine,” according to the chairman of the National Association of Directors of Collective Restaurants. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8806553/The-French-have-some-sauce-to-ban-tomato-ketchup.html

I bet there are a lot of parents in the U.S., especially in the month of December, who wish we could adopt this Swedish law: television advertisements that are specifically directed at children under the age of 12 have been banned in Sweden since 1991. At the time, research showed that children could not clearly differentiate between advertising and regular programming until this age. http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/0529-05.htm

Last month I told you my feelings about Valentine’s Day, so imagine my goofy grin when I found out the Valentine’s Day is, in fact, banned in Saudi Arabia! But not for the reason you might think … it is banned because, although it no longer has a religious connotation, it began as a Christian holiday, and Saudi Arabia is an Islamic nation. Saudi Arabia actually bans Valentine’s Day and actively prevents celebration by raiding and confiscating any floral arrangements, chocolates, or gifts for sale in mid-February that may be seen as symbols of love. http://worldnews.about.com/od/saudiarabia/qt/vdaysaudis.htm

Do you chew gum? I don’t, have not since before I was a teenager with braces many years ago, but if you do chew gum, you may want to avoid Singapore on your next trip to Asia. Chewing gum has been banned there since 1992 in an effort to make the country more sanitary and progressive, as the habit was seen as old-fashioned and disgusting. I can’t say that I disagree with them, especially the way some people chew gum! http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32090420

Want to name your child “Bailey”, or “Lee”, or some other name that could be suitable for either a boy or a girl? Not in Germany! In Germany a person’s first name must clearly indicate their gender. This means that babies cannot be named unisex names (i.e. Sam, Alex), names for the opposite gender (i.e. naming a girl Robert), or last names (i.e. Anderson, Emerson). If you want to challenge one of these rules you must go through a lengthy and expensive appeals process wherein a government office will evaluate your chosen name and it’s suitability. Other countries also have laws regulating what you may name your baby … be sure to check out the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/24/banned-baby-names_n_5134075.html

Just a few days ago, I updated my October 2014 piece about driverless cars, then yesterday I came across this snippet and just couldn’t resist passing it along:

Spend enough time behind the wheel, and chances are you’re going to see some pretty wild things — if you work for Google, at least.

One time, an onlooker was so excited to see one of the company’s self-driving cars pass by that he ran out onto the street completely naked and leaped onto the vehicle.

Another time, the car had to slow down because there were as many as three other cars driving the wrong way up the street toward it.

There was the time a group of people hopped across the street in front of a Google car, interrupting its route with a real-life game of Frogger.

And then there was the mysterious case of a woman in an electric wheelchair chasing a duck in circles in the middle of the street.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/03/12/the-time-a-naked-man-greeted-googles-driverless-car-and-other-completely-true-stories/?hpid=hp_hp-cards_hp-card-technology%3Ahomepage%2Fcard

So, that wraps up my non-political Monday. I leave you with this from Calvin & Hobbes, arguably the best cartoon strip ever written:

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Happy Monday Once Again! Dydd Llun Hapus Unwaith Eto

Posted on January 9, 2017 by jilldennison under Humour, Politic-Free Mondays

Welcome back to Monday! Came around rather too quickly, didn’t it? And coldly, in my neck of the woods, at least. Yesterday, the high was 15° F, but today it has warmed up to a sweltering 22° F. I respectfully request that my readers in Florida, Don and Gronda, refrain from telling me what the temps are at your place! As always, I have a few fun things to start your work-week out with a smile, a chuckle, or perhaps even an all-out laugh! So settle in with your coffee for a few minutes while the engine is warming and the windshield defrosting …

Today I thought I would go with an international assortment, so let us travel to Russia …

The average high temperature in Novosibirsk, Russia, is 10° Fahrenheit. The record low was -51.2° F. It is, obviously, quite cold in Novosibirsk. Where it is that cold, one supposes that wild animals may have difficulty in finding food. On November 5^th, one such animal, a young deer, hungry and tired of the slim pickings outdoors, decided to wander into a home in search of better pickings. Just so happens, the cat was dining at that time, and the deer decided to join him and partake in a bit of kibble! The cat wasn’t too happy, but he backed off and shared his meal. The deer, however, decided that kibble was not quite what his taste buds desired — picky deer — and ambled back out after just a bite or two. Be sure to check out this very short video. I thought the cat was quite brave … my cats would have killed each other making a mad, panicked dash to hide under the sofa!

No One Can Eat Just One!

In the town of Blackburn, Lancashire in the northern UK, lives a 34-year-old woman named Dianne Clayton, and her boyfriend Simon Hill. One day last May, the couple went to visit a friend, where homemade chips and drinks were served. Now, I have made homemade chips before, though I’m not sure that we define chips here in the U.S. quite the same as the Brits, but for the sake of argument, we will assume it refers to flat, crispy chips made from potatoes. They are yummy, but a heck of a lot of work … a bag of Lays is usually the fare in my house. Anyway, the chips must have been delicious, as they soon ran out. Ms. Clayton apparently had not had her fill of the delicious chips. When she put her hand in the bowl and came up empty, she demanded to know who ate the last of the chips. Upon finding out that it was none other than her boyfriend, she picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed poor Mr. Hill in the shoulder! The wound was superficial and Mr. Hill is fine. Ms. Clayton, however, spent 26 weeks in jail over the incident. The funniest part was the prosecutor, Parveen Akhtar’s, statement:

“Simon Hill ate them all and that caused her to get angry. She was seen to slap him across the face before leaving the room. She picked up a knife in the kitchen and then stabbed him, causing a superficial injury. She returned the following morning and Mr Hill suffered injuries to his hands. She has some injuries herself which she can’t explain.”

Sounds like they should have stuck with Lays.

The new year got off to a rollicking start in Germany, with Storm Axel, which caused flooded streets and basements, cars underwater, dams overwhelmed, but thankfully no injuries. It was the worst storm to hit the area in 11 years. There was one bright side for children in the town of Langeoog, however, when they discovered thousands of plastic eggs filled with small toys were scattered across the beach! Turns out the toys were part of the cargo in five freight containers that were washed off a cargo ship caught in the storm, and they eventually washed ashore in Langeoog. The children were delighted, especially when told they could collect and keep as many of the toy-filled eggs as they wanted! See, there is a bright side to everything!

So, now you’ve got something to smile about as you go through the drudgery of yet another Monday. Take heart … this is the second Monday of 2017, with only 50 more to go! If anything in this post made you smile, then pass that smile on to somebody who didn’t read it! A smile says more than a mouthful of words can. I think this is why distance relationships are sometimes hard … you cannot see the other person’s smile; you can only hear the words. (A bit of Filosofa wisdom there.) Have a great week, stay warm and be happy!

Wind must have been blowing?

Monday? It’s Not So Bad

Posted on July 18, 2016 by jilldennison under Humour, Politic-Free Mondays

Another week has passed, and it was another week filled with sadness and violence, not only here in the U.S. but across the globe. So, on this Monday morning, let us begin a new week with a chuckle to help us face whatever we must in the coming week.

My daughter plays in a Scottish Caledonian Society Pipes and Drums Band, and has come home on occasion with some interesting stories about the guys and their kilts. For example, one time they were playing in a parade and as they marched down the street, a breeze blew up from a storm drain and when one piper’s kilt flew up, he was … er … au natural! Apparently among Scots it is a sign of a true Scotsman to forgo tightie-whities when wearing a kilt. So it was with interest that I read this headline from UPI:

“Scottish pub swaps kilts for pants after female patrons get handsy”

INVERNESS, Scotland, July 13 (UPI) — A popular Scottish pub known for its traditional atmosphere announced its male bar staff are switching from kilts to pants after repeated harassment from female patrons.

Kit Fraser, owner of the Hootananny Pub in Inverness, said male workers used to wear kilts as part of the pub’s traditional theme, which also includes frequent live performances of traditional Scottish music. But they are now donning pants to protect them from women who would lift their kilts to check whether they were “true Scotsmen.” Fraser described the incidents as “pure sexism.”

“We fellows are very, very aware of sexism. I think the women need to catch up.”

The Scottish government released a statement criticizing the misbehaving customers. “Everybody in Scotland should have the right to work without fear of harassment, and it is important management in all working environments do what they can to ensure this happens,” the statement said.

The 2016 Summer Olympics are scheduled to begin on Friday, 05 August. There has been some controversy surrounding the games, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro this year, for a variety of reasons, including: Zika, declared a ‘public health emergency’ in Brazil; the slumping economy of Brazil, making it questionable how they can complete the necessary building projects in time; and the politics of the nation, where a congressional committee is considering impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. But in addition, the IOC must worry about keeping the Olympic Torch lit! Twice now since it was lit in Olympia, Greece on 21 April, someone has tried to douse it. The most recent attempt was on 16 July when a man armed with a fire extinguisher attempted to put out the Olympic flame as it passed through the city of Joinville, Brazil. On 27 June, a 27-year-old man attempted to douse the torch with a bucket of water in Maracaju, Brazil, but he missed and instead doused a another torch bearer and security guards. Where has the Olympic spirit gone? Sheesh.

Did you ever think of cooking a brisket in your bathtub? Yeah, me neither. But apparently an unidentified woman in Knoxville, Tennessee thought it seemed like a good idea at the time. She lit a wood-burning grill inside her bathtub and placed meat on a wire rack across the rim before the heat melted through the tub’s fiberglass exterior. According to Knoxville Fire Department Captain DJ Corcoran, the tub and brisket were both a total loss. Methinks the family ate peanut butter sandwiches that night! Sheesh. Even I know better than that, though I did bring the charcoal grill indoors one night when I had food cooking and a sudden rain shower hit.

And since I just cannot do a Monday morning post without at least one cute animal story …

BRISBANE, Australia, July 14 (UPI) — An Australian bat rescuer shared a video of an adorable baby flying fox being soothed with a pacifier after failing to leave for the winter. The video, posted to Facebook by the Batzilla the Bat rescue, shows a baby flying fox named Miss Rainbow being swaddled in blankets and using a pacifier to keep calm in Queensland. The flying fox, for those who may not know, is actually bat. Up close, bats are actually pretty cute and I don’t mind them, as long as they don’t fly in my face or get tangled in my hair. And isn’t Miss Rainbow just adorable?

Okay, folks … enough humour and good news for one day. Now let’s get out there and tackle this Monday and at the end of the day we can say “It was a great day!”

Monday … Again … Already … Why?

Posted on May 23, 2016 by jilldennison under Politic-Free Mondays

Hats off to Saltwater Brewery, a craft beer company in Delray Beach, Florida! No, not because they make good beer … never having had it, I cannot speak for the beer. But the company is doing something positive for the environment, and that will always earn a ‘hats off’ or ‘thumbs up’ from me. Remember last week I wrote a piece about trash, how it is unsightly and damages the environment? And remember I specifically groused about animals becoming stuck in those plastic rings that hold soft drinks and beer together? Well, Saltwater Brewery has created edible six-pack rings that feed, rather than kill, marine life if the rings end up in the ocean and an animal happens to eat it! The rings are created from beer by-products during the brewing process such as barley and wheat and are completely safe for fish to eat. They are also safe for humans, just in case you are picnicking and your teething toddler decides to chew on one! In a world where some 90% of all seabirds found dead are found to have plastic in their stomachs and plastic is the most common trash item ingested by sea turtles, this is a step in the right direction. The ingestible rings are more expensive, but Saltwater Brewery hopes consumers will be willing to pay a few pennies more to do something good for the environment. They also hope to start a trend and that other companies will soon hop [pun intended] on the bandwagon! Read full story here!

A Seattle-based company has come up with a new idea for a toothbrush … it lets the user stream video from within their mouth while brushing. Um …. Personally, I find the inside of people’s mouths to be rather disgusting. What are you supposed to do … hum while you brush and make the little hanging thing in the back of your throat dance to the beat? But wait … you can even send the video to a smart phone! Whoa … I am certain that all my family & friends are just dying to get a video from the inside of my mouth, yes? Actually, according to Dr. Craig S. Kohler, the inventor of the Prophix, there are practical uses, such as identifying changes in gums and fillings. Maybe, but I will stick with my Spinbrush. Who has time for thinking up new music scores to hum every morning?

I am a sucker for the funny things that come out of kids mouths. No, not those things … you know, words, sentences and the like. I saw one on Facebook the other day.

California attorney Marty Burbank and his wife, Seon, were planning to buy a boat. Instead, they decided to fund 2 years college education for an entire kindergarten class at Rio Vista Elementary School. The Burbanks are not in the infamous 1% we hear so much about. He is an attorney and she is a professor at Vanguard University. They go to work every day to earn a living just like the vast majority of us. But they are grateful for the opportunities they have had, both being the first in their families to attend college, and they decided that it is more important to give back, or in this case, pay it forward, than to own a boat. Two thumbs up from Filosofa to Marty & Seon Burbank! This is one trend I would love to see catch on!

In the UK, a tiny baby fox was rescued after being found with its head stuck in a peanut butter jar. Kevin Drew, director of wildlife rescue organization Creatures in Crisis removed the jar from the fox’s head with wire cutters. The fox, named Peanut by Drew’s son, is recovering and will be released back into the wild in about 3 months. Another reminder of the dangers of improperly disposing of trash.

Chasing Those Monday Blahs Away …

Posted on May 16, 2016 by jilldennison under Humour, Politic-Free Mondays

Cincinnati Police Department have had their share of troubles over the years, and in recent years have been accused of racial profiling enough times to invoke the old adage ‘where there’s smoke, there’s fire’. Last week, however, this pair of officers got it right and in a big way. Officer Givens of CPD was sitting in his police cruiser when someone tapped on his door. On opening the door, he found a desperate mother … a mother goose, that is. “It kept pecking and pecking and normally they don’t come near us. Then it walked away and then it stopped and looked back so I followed it and it led me right over to the baby that was tangled up in all that string,” Givens told a local television reporter. The gosling had become entangled in the string of a Mother’s Day balloon that had been abandoned. Givens and his partner, Cecilia Charron, gently and painstakingly untangled the baby and he and his mother rejoined the other goslings and swam off, presumably to live happily ever after. The officers are to be commended for their compassionate act, but that goose really deserves the award … that was one smart goose! I just love stories like this … warms my heart in a way that all the other things about which I write never can. You can watch the video here.

Officers Joey Taylor and Ryan Geib, from Saskatoon Canada’s Police Service’s bike patrol unit are in the business of providing police protection, and helping people cross the street safely. Um … did I say ‘people’? Well, yes, but also, what about the ducks? A mother duck and her ducklings were waddling about downtown Saskatoon last Thursday, presumably doing a bit of window-shopping. Concerned citizens notified the police who soon found the duck family trying to cross a busy street, but somewhat confused by the ‘walk’ and ‘do not walk’ signs, and they were waiting for a ‘waddle’ sign to appear. Officers Taylor and Geib used their bicycles to block traffic long enough to allow the family of ducks to cross several busy streets safely, and once they arrived at the South Saskatchewan River, the ducks swam away, once again to live happily ever after! Video here.

taco bell

Imagine, if you can, that you have been in a coma for 48 days, a month-and-a-half. Feeding tubes, IV’s, breathing apparatus, and all that goes with being … well, in a coma. Some have given up on you and are just waiting for you to take your last breath. But suddenly, you wake up! Quick … what is the first thing you say? “I WANT TACO BELL!” Huh? Did you say …. Taco Bell? As in ‘yo quiero Taco Bell’? That is exactly what Jake Booth of Estero, Florida said when he awakened from a medically-induced coma and found himself on life support. He looked around the room at his two children, his best friend, and said “I want Taco Bell!” Gee, daddy, nice to see you too. It would be a month later before Jake was cleared to eat solid food, but as soon as he was able, he devoured eight-and-a-half crunchy tacos! Someone pass the Tums, please. What a testimonial for Taco Bell! What would your first request be? Mine would be a cigarette and a Starbucks Salted Caramel Latte!

No Politics Monday #3

Posted on March 21, 2016 by jilldennison under Personal, Politic-Free Mondays

So here we are again. Monday. Blah. The weekend is over, it’s back to the grind, and there are approximately 108 hours until Friday night when we can start next weekend. As promised, this is another “No Politics Monday”, and I hope everyone realizes just how difficult this is! I have about 100 ideas jotted down on post-it notes, in notebooks, in pockets, and throughout my computer, but 99 of them are about either social or political issues. So, I went trolling for fun things to write about and this is what I came up with.

To begin, yesterday was the first day of spring. Really? It was colder than … well, suffice it to say that it was cold, albeit sunny. 100 miles to the south, it snowed. It did not feel like spring. Sadly, I must report that my crocuses, the ones I was so proud of last week, froze to death Saturday night. I am heartbroken. I am also confused. My neighbor, Maha, and I planted our crocuses (actually her son and my granddaughter did the planting, but Maha and I supervised) at the exact same time on the exact same day back in September. Her crocuses and mine came from the same packets of bulbs. They came up and bloomed on the exact same day. Mine froze to death. Hers did not freeze to death. Sigh. Have I mentioned before that I do not have a green thumb?

I have written a couple of times about driverless cars, but here’s a new one: driverless bicycles! A group of engineering students in India developed the driverless bicycle, called the i-bike. The bike, designed with disabled riders in mind, can pedal itself, steer itself, or both. “But the i-Bike’s appeal is its multi-mode function: the bike switches between automatic locomotion, automatic steering and manual mode. This gives the rider total control of how they want to use the bike. An arm amputee can manually ride the bike but utilize automatic steering, a leg amputee could steer themselves while the bike propels itself, and a blind rider could use both automated systems. The bike has retractable training wheels, as well, for auto-locomotion.” (Turner, The Washington Post, 18 March 2016) The bicycle is in prototype phase, but the students hope to have it available on the market within a year at a cost of $500-$750. It runs on “wireless phone networks”, using GPS and smartphone technology. I was convinced it was a great idea up to that point. If the wireless phone network the bike uses is no more reliable than the one my cell phone uses, anybody riding these bikes is doomed to be stranded in no-man’s land for eternity!

Question for you: What do you do with your utensils, you know … fork, spoon, knife, chopsticks … when you have finished eating? I usually put mine in the dishwasher (or the sink for handwashing in the case of chopsticks), although sometimes I accidentally toss them in the trash as I am scraping plates. Well here’s an idea: edible utensils! Narayana Peesapaty, of Hyderabad, India (are all the innovators from India these days?) has developed edible spoons, forks and chopsticks you can eat with and then eat them. Made from a mix of millet, rice and wheat flours, they come in three flavors: plain, sweet, or spicy. I am a nickel-squeezer and refuse to buy paper plates, plastic utensils, or other “throw-aways”, but I am picturing Thanksgiving dinner, when everyone sits back and says “what’s for dessert?” You reply, “eat your silverware”.

Some of you may already know that I have long hoped to earn a Ph.D. in International Relations sometime before the end of my lifetime. In the past year I more or less gave up on that dream, for a number of reasons. Today, I saw this headline:

French Student Who ‘Took Some Breaks’ Earns Doctorate at 90

Her name is Colette Bourlier and last Tuesday, after 30 years of work, she earned a Ph.D. in Geography from Université de Franche-Comté in Besançon, France. In itself, that is an amazing story, but what makes it even more so is that Ms. Bourlier wrote all 400 pages of her thesis, titled “Immigrant Workers in Besançon in the Second Half of the 20th Century”, by hand! This is an amazing story and I am not certain if it inspires me or makes me feel like a loser. Maybe a bit of both. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/17/world/europe/doctorate-colette-bourlier-france.html?_r=0

And that about wraps up another “No Politics Monday”. Just one more little thing … despite the fact that it is about … well, you-know-who … it is not political … just a fun little app. Be sure to turn your speakers on, wait a minute for it to load, then move your mouse around, clicking at will. http://trumpdonald.org/

Still Cleaning Out Cobwebs …

Posted on January 29, 2016 by jilldennison under Humour, Personal, Random

More tidbits, since I am still awaiting the arrival of a replacement part for my brain, as I clean out cobwebs:

At least it isn’t Monday. When I woke up this morning, I thought it was Saturday, and I was happy. Though I am retired, Saturday is still a special day in my house. It means that my daughter, Chris, is home. First, we enjoy having her home, but also, second, it means that she takes care of the morning chores of scooping the kitty litter boxes, cleaning the bathroom and kitchen, and taking out the trash. Third, it means we will probably be going out to eat and to the local Barnes & Noble bookstore in the afternoon. So Saturday is special. But … then I put on my glasses and looked at my phone that seemed to have a smirk on its face as it informed me that it is Thursday, January 28^th, 2016. But then … it could be worse … it could be Monday! Hit the snooze button … maybe in another 15 minutes it will be Saturday?

There are, as best I can figure, though I am having trouble keeping up with the roster, twelve republican candidates still in the 2016 presidential race (why are Fiorina and Carson still there?). One thing that none of them seem to understand is that they are going to be competing, if you will, against either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders (and possibly Michael Bloomberg, should he decide to run as an independent candidate). They will not in any way, shape or form, be competing against the incumbent, President Barack Obama. These twelve individuals are really confused! They must honestly believe that their main competition is President Obama, as their ads, their rhetoric and their biases all point to what they call the “failed presidency” of President Obama. WHY??? He is what is called a “lame duck”, meaning he has little power to make decisions beyond what will be effected during the next eleven months or so. Why are they so concerned with trying to convince the public that President Obama is the root of all evil? Shouldn’t they be focusing on trying to prove their worth vis a vis Clinton and Sanders?

So, Donald Trump was not in tonight’s GOP debate on Fox? I didn’t watch it, but not because of anything to do with Trump … I haven’t watched any of them because I find that I cannot sit idly watching a small rectangular box without either shooting (that’s shooting, not shouting) or other fun action taking place on said box. I find that I am better able to understand what is said by reading the transcript (many, many thanks to The Washington Post for providing me with annotated and accurate transcripts for every debate) the day after the dust has settled. That said, I was happy to hear that Trump was bowing out of this debate … perhaps the other candidates actually had their voices heard (not that they had anything of value to say) with the head trumpeter not on stage. And on this topic, I am curious as to how that trumpeter thinks he will deal with Vladimir Putin, Bashir al Assad, Kim Jong-Un and the rest if he cannot even bear to face journalist Megyn Kelly for two hours! But … so be it. He did himself no favours, but perhaps did Ted Cruz a small favour by not showing up.

If, as most are predicting now, Donald Trump (the aforementioned trumpeter) should gain the GOP nomination later this year, who will be his running mate? This seems to be a burning question in the “enquiring minds that want to know”. (Yes, I am feeling very snarky tonight, in case you are just now noticing). I am thinking that there is some reason that Sarah Palin, the “Bimbo Who Came In From The Cold”, so vigorously endorsed Trump, and that is that she is still hoping to be a VP. Trump-Palin … Clown-Bimbo … Buffoon-Floozy … I don’t know … just none of these really work for me. Guess we will just have to wait and see. Other choices besides Palin? (Oh please, please, please that there ARE some other choices!) … Cruz-Christie … Cruz-Kasich … Rubio-Paul ???

Tiger Lily, the Evil Kitty … lives in our home. She is a beautiful, very petite, part-Persian grey/black tiger-striped two year-old kitty. She is beautiful … on the outside. She is pure evil on the inside. She begs to be petted … puts her adorable, furry head right under your hand, just begging for a stroke or two, a bit of attention. But BEWARE!!! As soon as you touch her fur you are DOOMED! I have the scars to prove it. Anyone need a companion of the furry sort?

As I may have mentioned earlier, I am in a snarky mood tonight, and most of the above probably reflects that mood. In large part it is due to the constant and steady flow of political “news” that passes in front of my eyes in the course of the day. In part it is because I woke up thinking it was Saturday when it was really only Thursday. In part it is because I ate too much fried rice for dinner, and in part it is just because I am a human being who is daily confronted with the same limitations we all face from time to time and sometimes, rarely, but sometimes, this bothers me. At any rate … until tomorrow … thanks for checking in here and I will try to post something more meaningful tomorrow!

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