Mosquitoes are nature’s way of getting me to slap my own face and make me think it was my idea.
On the possibility of being real
However you choose to live is real, of course.
What kind of real do you choose to be?
(Writing by the stellar Maggie Stiefvater.)
https://jalopnik.com/why-you-should-give-your-car-a-shitty-paint-job-1795704984
No more ridiculous than usual
Posted by me on Facebook:
Warning: there seems to be a fresh round of people making statements like they lost all their bras or they like mayo and peanut butter, and if you Like or reply, you are expected to post your own ridiculous statement.
I don’t do that, so feel free to like or respond to whatever outlandish posts you see here. Which is most of them, probably.
My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun – Wm. Shakespeare
I just heard a radio ad about home food preservation that compared it to capturing a little piece of the sun.
I hope that’s a metaphor, because capturing an actual little piece of the sun would be terribly dangerous and would incinerate the entire neighborhood.
Not to mention the unfortunate gravitational effects.
Winning BIG
Just heard an ad on the radio for a legal firm who says they “focus on winning, and winning big.”
I’m picturing all the other law firms hearing this and thinking “Why didn’t WE think of that?!?”
Pantry management for time travelers
Another of life’s complications for time travelers: managing food items in the pantry and refrigerator.
“May 2017. Wait. Has that happened yet?”
Today’s nature report
The crocuses in bloom yesterday are closed against the cooler breezes of today. In the branches above, the birds are gossiping.
Best fish fry in Central New York?
Judge’s Choice for best fish fry in Central New York?
Rudy’s. Of course.
Upstate New York’s best fish fry: And the winners are…
My next million dollar idea
My next idea to make a fortune: you’ve seen the ads for shirts designed to be worn untucked, right? How about a really LONG shirt so it doesn’t matter if you’re even actually wearing pants to tuck them into (or not)?
Instead of a nightshirt, I’ll call it a dayshirt.
You saw it here first.
Beat the clock!
Just saw a plot description about a kidnapped scientist and a rescue team trying to beat the clock, and I thought, just rescue the scientist and leave the poor clock alone!