THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Business exists to make a profit. Government exists to provide service. Taxes paid in, help to all comes out-get it? Instead of pushing to post the 10 commandments in schools try not to disparage, threaten and doge-douche pastors that ask you to follow them.
WEATHERPROOF So, I guess we are getting our January thaw in February. Just in time as we clock one of the coldest Februarys on record. Saw a tip jar the other day that was labeled "Should we fire the groundhog?" Oddly enough there was folding stuff in the No jar and nada in the Yes. We are a funny people. I still say they juice up the little fellow and determine if more cold weather will help the cranberry crop or whatever, threaten his family, etc., to give the "right" reading.
Wonderful timing as our lake house furnace is stumbling along on its final crippled proverbial legs. After the last repair we discovered she was more than 20 years old! Existing on borrowed time but of course new ones will never last that long. And why not replace the AC at the same time, argghh. Fortunately, we picked a mild week to execute the job. I was hoping to make it through the winter, but was warned prices and products were going to be more expensive/unavailable if we waited even a couple of months. And you thought what happens in Wash DC has nothing to do with you...
MAR/MUS LAND Isn't it odd that the two people let go from the Joint Chiefs of Staff were, wait for it, a woman and a black man. The highly decorated, experienced and extremely competent black man replaced by a totally unqualified white dude who had to be shoehorned in around the requirements. Now doesn't that sound a lot like a violation of the DEI dealie? Not to mention the woman was the second female admiral in command that was fired. These jobs are not filled by "newbies". These people have put in an entire career of accomplishments and command experience before being appointed. In other words, highly experienced professionals with a proven record. Fired by a talk show host (well actually a talk show host and failed businessman). Perhaps the two were scared of strong women used to command with more stars on their epaulets than in their eyes might see right through their particular forms of BS and cluelessness. I feel so much safer now.
And the best solution for problems in the air as warned by Pete Buttigieg for years, is to fire a bunch of FAA and air traffic controllers which is already causing flight cancellations. A lot of chaos for 5% of the budget. Gotta find money to pay the muskie I guess.
ON A LIGHTER NOTE Life with JP. We enjoyed an overnight with our buddy over the weekend, and he fills us in on all the crazy stuff in his life. I enjoy listening and we are able to give him all our attention with no responsibility-what a deal! He's all excited about being in a talent show at school and insists he wants to sing. Well, to be kind, that would not have been my first choice for him. His Mom and I think he should do jokes. He kills and his memory and timing are awesome. He even knows to wait on delivering the punchline. But somehow, I get the impression it would mess up his rep with his buds to do stand-up comedy. I do not get the non-coolness factor of all that, but his decision.
Then he was all uptight about going through a "puberty" class. Yep, ye old sex ed we called it, or I think it was called "Growing Up & Liking It" in grammar school. He said he's been through it twice already in other years and they show pictures of EVERYTHING -both sexes. He says it's just gross. 😉 I told him the human body is beautiful, and God doesn't make junk. Though it is amazing how little men seem to know about female functions. "What you get a period every month?" and "Having a baby is no big deal" JP will probably die whenever he reads this-hopefully at a much more mature age. LOL
COOKKIIEESS! The GS cookies are out already. However, they do not go door to door and they do not deliver. Delivery costs $15.00 at least! I get that things are more dangerous these days, and I'll order online or whatever, but they won't even deliver the darn things with Mom or Dad in the car with them. You have to "catch" them at whatever location they choose to populate. We were told it was a chance to practice a little Entrepeneur stuff when we were in scouts with taking orders, counting money and making change, delivering orders correctly. Now it's all business...for the Girl Scout administration, I guess. It doesn't appear to be tied to any particular scout who used to have to hustle to get their camping money through their own initiative and enterprise. May just have to skip my delectable thin mints this year.
Speaking of cookies, I was trying to hear the television last night and kept telling the OH to turn it up. Turns out a couple of cookies were calling my name and were drowning out the dialog until I liberated them from the package. Such is life. I'm also partial to frozen white chocolate chip cookies left over from Christmas.
THEN Interesting to learn that although Ukraine started the war and perhaps bombed themselves, they were not invited to initial peace talks. Does anyone get it that if Russia stops it's over? History is written by the winners as they say. Hopefully not in this case. Peace out....💚 💙💛
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