"Why is a librarian so calm? They have a lot of shelf control." I suppose that qualified as a mom/dad joke. Since we're talking numbers here enjoy a truth that is stranger than fiction. The outcry over Mayor-elect Mamdani mandating students use Arabic numbers in school....you know those 0-9 numbers we already use? Mic drop, I'm dying.
IN THE NEWS Well, apparently our beef prices have to do with Rambo-type cows crossing the border on illegals' backs/swimming the Rio Grande/climbing border walls to infect our domestic herds. Also apparently, we just need to dress up (coats & ties and for the ladies-hats) which will make us more polite on airplanes. Ah yes, the Golden Age of flying for rich white people. When we got real food and seats that didn't squeeze your proverbial nuts in a bind. Homeland Security says the border wall was a political stunt. The Secretary of State is supporting a total Ukraine capitulation and the defense department talking head and his boss think starting a war in Venezuela is a smart move. I totally get the DEI thing now. Color me shocked.
Moving on to Health the CDC website claims vaccines cause autism; from the wrestling boss running education they want to mandate teachers, nurses, architects, other health professionals, etc. are no longer considered professional so they can deny them educational scholarships and grants; reclassifying public service jobs (fire, police, peace corps, etc.) to renege on forgiving their loans after the students have already committed for x amount of years of service seems fair to this administration; on the "entitlement" front senior/disabled/children must reapply for SNAP benefits; not to mention fighting with the States to keep them from allowing medical debt be left off a person's credit report. If you don't believe this administration is intent on keeping our citizens dumb, poor and sick (unto death) think again.
Calling a reporter piggy is just being frank and honest according to our chief press apologizer so if you want to refer to the emperor as a warmed up of sack of fungus colored sh-- have at it. Just call it as you see it. Calling for execution of politicians is still not step too far with this group. Oh yeah can't wait to see how much the Epstein files are redacted....but there are, dare I say it, rumblings of dissent.
BEING POLITE Call it being polite or diplomatic or at least "I have to work with these people" one thing I don't miss in retirement is suffering fools gladly as the saying goes. You bore, irritate or are generally a buffoon, I can walk away or run if necessary. There were so many times when I had to point out an issue much to the dismay of management, worker, production, timelines. Just came with the territory. Reminded me the other day of a person who worked in the print shop-think big press, heavy print cartridges, etc. They insisted on wearing flip flops because they had oddly big feet. I'll buy you shoes but you can't run barefoot through the shop-not good enough. Or the introduction of ear buds attached to their tape players (this was the 80's)-played loud enough to affect their hearing in noisy environments and btw kept them from hearing any oncoming danger. Requiring safety glasses and they whined about how they don't feel or look good or pushing fall protection as it's so restrictive. Or pissing off a politician when you hold big contributors accountable for the work they did, possibly incorrectly or causing a hazard. Having to explain to the CEO that your employee was doing his/her job when they shut them down. Nope I don't miss that at all.
Now with the podcasts, if someone is being a jerk or needs too much TLC I move on. Nobody's paying me to do these. I've been trying to get a program for February so I'm well-covered during my surgery downtime. I already have December and January done. Got ghosted twice by two speakers who said they were interested in doing one. Now working on number 3. It's so easy with email to just say you're not available, but I guess being polite has gone the way of thank you notes.
ROCK ON Finally decided to address the loose brick issues on the front porch. Got a few recommendations from a friend in the construction business. One was not available until next year, one never responded, one told me (from pictures) I needed an entirely new porch. This porch was totally redone in 2011 and I believe most porches last, I don't know, 50 to 100 years? So, two porches in 14 years didn't quite track. The repo porch guy got kind of aggressive about the whole things as he's talking to a dumb meek woman - major lol. Fourth contact came through; however the job expanded about five times with the work needed as well as the cost once he came out and got a good look at the crumbling mortar and brick on 3 sides. He even had to cut through the step and re-cement it. He blamed whoever did the original job. What I thought was a simple tuck point on the front loose bricks became a bit more elaborate. We thought the price a little high, but these jobs never go as you think-so always have a contingency budget. He had me step out to inspect and I, unknowingly stepped down on the wet cement. I thought he was going to pass out, but he quickly ran to his truck for his trowel. So expensive, but also a perfectionist which is good. No chipmunks living under my porch anymore-hope they made it out alright.
WARY ABOUT SILVERWARE What happened to providing full silverware in restaurants. Perhaps I am not dining in a lot of high-class establishments lately. Though we did meet friends at the English Inn last week and we were pelted with a plethora of implements that were whisked away with each course and new ones introduced. Otherwise, it seems fork and knife are all that are required. In the past, a knife or similar instrument like a dagger was all that was required as dirty hands were usually sufficient. However, today I like to be sure I get every little juicy thing that falls off whatever I am eating-there is always something. Being a member of the clean plate club I need to do my duty. I imagine the more sophisticated gourmands would eschew anything that cannot be enjoyed with a deft handling of the fork-boo hoo. But I defy anyone to scoop up their eggs over medium with a fork as oh yeah, I usually tell them to hold the toast. Licking one's plate is frowned upon in polite company. I mean the fork ran away with the spoon not the dagger according to literature, so it is the natural diddle diddle of things. And finally, "I used to live a hand to mouth existence then somebody told me about silverware." Peace out/Love your neighbor 💚 💙💛
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