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Was it her or me?

2/17/2023

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Stick with me on this.

We have our morning routine here.  Whoever is up first prepares breakfast.

For me, Cheerios with fruit. For my wife, fruit with oatmeal or granola. Then, we each have a cuppa. She stays upstairs to read the papers and eat; I go downstairs so I can have music (classical in the morning) and a fire, depending on the temp.

When I go to get my second cup, I add yogurt to my cereal and return downstairs to read the papers and eat. Typically, after two cups and cereal, I then go get ready for the day. When ready, I  return to the coffee pot and have a third cup, if there’s enough left over.

Still with me?  Good, because I think it’s worth it. But you be the judge.

So, I go into the kitchen to pour my third cup and … no coffee pot in the coffee maker. This is a bit unusual to say the least because there are only two of us in the house. So, though this would be totally out of the ordinary, I figure Chris took the pot with her for more coffee. Which she never does.

I look around more carefully. I think, maybe I put the pot in the sink to wash it. But nope, no pot (coffee). I think, “if I were a coffee pot where would I go?” Yes, I  honestly had that thought which I admit is an odd enough thought to have (and admit) but that's what I thought.

So, I open the fridge and there on the top shelf is the half and half I use and put in the fridge after each use. (I know you're a step ahead but let me at least get to the punchline.). Next to the half and half -- the coffee pot! (I do not drink iced coffee).

I go to Chris and I say, “Something odd just happened and, I’m sure I know who did it, but I figured I’d check.” I tell her about the pot in the fridge. She laughs. I say, there are only two of us in the house, and I think I know who did it. She laughs more.

Yeah, I couldn’t lay it on her because we both know that I’m Mr. Magoo, especially as I get older.

She said, now that's a blog post.

And, it is.

 

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We've got a lot to cover

2/8/2023

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For the one or two readers who may have noticed, I haven’t posted in a while. Seems, every time I was about to post something Cong. George Santos (R-Never Never Land) told another lie or there’d be yet another round of voting for Speaker of the House, making whatever I was going to say inoperative. So, as CBS News anchor Nora O’Donnell annoyingly says every night, “we’ve got a lot to cover”:

Best Meme of the State of the Union. Cong. Marjorie Taylor Greene cupping her mouth as she screamed “liar” in the middle of President Biden’s State of the Union Address. Also, for wearing a white fur coat, as she continues to show her ever-day woman image to the country. The cyber-universe universally said she was dressed like Cruella de Vil. Also, as her debut as a candidate for Vice President on a potential Donald Trump ticket?

Best Trap Laid at the State of the Union. President Biden for sucking in the “ready to attack at any opportunity” caucus of Republicans when he said some in the GOP caucus want to cut Social Security and Medicare. The Taylor Greens and others jumped out of their seats to exclaim they didn’t want to do that nor have they said they would!!! Biden smiled, and said he loved a good conversion and was glad that issue was settled.

Most Uncomfortable Seat at the State of the Union. New House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whose face ranged from stoic to smug to shushing members of his caucus, as he tried to figure out his post-speech spin to explain their rude outbursts in a positive way.

Best Spin Post-Speech. McCarthy for calling his out of his control caucus “enthusiastic” in their beliefs.

Best (and Only) Republican rebuttal to the State of the Union. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders who parried Biden’s speech by focusing on the culture wars, not policy. She called Biden “the first man to surrender his presidency to a woke mob that can’t even tell you what a woman is.” Another tryout for Number 2 on a Trump ticket?

Most Annoying Word to Creep into the English Language. Woke. I get it. I get the meaning. When I hear it, though, it’s like fingernails on a glass window. It’s also a short cut to having anything to back up what you’re saying. But, get used to it, it’s one of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ favorite words.

Best Balloon Pop Ever. The United States blowing China’s spy balloon out of the sky.

Funniest Reaction to the Balloon Popping.  Chinese Leaders saying it was their property and the United States should return it!!!! Wonder if they would then reimburse us for the plane, pilot time and bomb?

A few “do you ever wonder or imagine”:

Did you ever wonder if certain Republicans put Cong. Santos up to make themselves look better?

Did you ever wonder if DeSantis looks good to many because he isn’t Trump?

Did you ever imagine Biden or former Vice President Pence would get caught with classified documents they shouldn’t have had?

Did you ever wonder why Biden doesn’t give as his reason for having the classified documents that he’s the President (now, anyway)? (Can you name any President who would have used that excuse? Right.)

Did you ever imagine we’d be wowed by podcasts? I mean, we did (do) have radio which pre-television was the primary electronic entertainment system. For those younger folks not familiar, radio has existed for decades and you listen to it but don’t watch it. Remind you of anything?

Did you ever imagine former President Trump would get caught having classified documents he shouldn’t have had? (Oh, wait…)

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