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Odd times?
Go figure. Everything is rising in price. Except for cannabis. My once every several months mission out of the park to fetch another half ounce turned into a pleasant surprise when my expected e...
Is he dead yet?
Concerning levels of stupid. Are the levels of stupid infinite? I’ve got nothing else. Except for rain. It finally rained! An inch and a half in my rain gauge. Flooding killed three people i...
Some somewhat good news.
There are more ICE agents quitting than signing up. A 30% turnover rate. Main reason? Low morale. That’s why those you see look like Goombas. If you know, you know. I don’t post here that often...
New genre.
I’ve been reading a few space operas. But now I’ve stumbled into “eco-horror”. At first I thought it meant ecological horror, but soon realized it refers to economic horror. As in total meltdown...
Not worried, just concerned.
Has anyone heard from Woman in the Moon? She was scheduled for major heart surgery on May 17th.
There is hope.
Who would’ve thought rock and roll would be saved by a trio of Mexican women all born in the twenty-first century? Yeah, I’ve dived down that rabbit hole. That and reading space operas. R...
War of the Worlds?
With all the shit happening in the world the media are obsessed with drones? pleasebealiens
14th book.
The 14th book of the year read was “The Girl Who Heard Dragons” by Anne McCaffrey. There’s quite a few books she’s written that I’ve not read. I may have to delve further. The next book in the ...
Full tilt stupid.
Careful what you wish for it may just come true.
Unexpected call.
Daughter called this afternoon a little overwhelmed with life at the moment. We talked for a bit. She said something about shopping for business card printing. Mentioned a price of $40-$50 per h...
A call.
My sis-in-law called this afternoon. It’s been awhile since she’s called. In the meantime my little brother had one of his two bad knees replaced. He has inherited Mom’s arthritis. He is seven y...
The plan.
Progress is being made. Daughter has finally built her own business. She went to school for a year. She got certified and received her state license. She has rented a room in a co-op wellnes...
Razor thin margin?
He lost the popular vote in 2016 by three million votes. He lost the popular vote in 2020 by seven million votes. Will he break his own record in 2024? He won the electoral college by twelve tho...
The only issue.
It’s not immigration. It’s not abortion. It’s not the economy. Or anything else. The main issue is, do you really want to hear, hear about, and have this dumbass front and center for the next f...
One down, one to go!
It’s been a little over a month since I’ve scribbled here. I finished three more books, the last of the pile. I’ve read “Billy Summers” by Stephen King and two more by John Grisham, “The boys Fro...
Two books, two birthdays.
In June both Daughter and Grandson had their birthdays, a week apart. Grandson is two. Two years without being sick and two years never having been sent to a daycare. I’d say, so far, so good. At...
Pronouns.
I haven’t heard my favorite- it! As in, “I believe it is a bit confused.” Or, “It seems a little mentally unstable.” Out of all the horrendous shit going on on this planet, this is the the thing ...
Expired?
I don’t remember exactly when it was, a year or two or three ago I made some biscuits from scratch. They turned out like little stones. Today I was going through Mom’s spice cabinet and noticed t...
2024? It's been awhile.
Daughter, Grandson and baby daddy were out here for ten days. I hate to say it but I was kinda glad when the chaos left. No, no, it wasn’t for any reason other than I was losing patience with bab...
A proud moment!
Daughter called this morning. She had just passed her licensing exam for her massage therapy training. She is now a Missouri state certified massage therapist. And she has already been hired by w...
And on this day.
And on this day nine years ago was the first of five trips out here to check on Mom or to save her from being kidnapped from the hospital and placed in “rehab”. The fifth trip was May 2017 after ...
Three years.
Three years ago today I got the call from the stroke center that informed me that Mom had died. She had survived the emergency surgery (the surgeon had called me at 2am to tell me the blockage ha...
Still warm.
I finished reading “Seveneves” by Neil Stephenson and “The House at the End of the World” by Dean Koontz. That makes 19 books read so far this year. The temp today was 88 degrees. A couple of da...
Two months since I've scribbled here.
I’ve finished reading the stack of re-reads I’d gathered. And now I’m back to current novels. I’ve just finished reading “Holly” by Stephen King. And that makes seventeen books read so far this y...
Done with it.
It only took 35 minutes, five transfers, and four people but I cancelled whatever it was I’d signed up for. I’m not going to sign up for anything else. I’ll keep on shredding whatever comes in th...
