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Thoughts on the Day

  • The mystery of Girlie Bear’s missing cell phone was solved today when Irish Woman and I returned to the place we held her birthday party last weekend.  It was in a drawer in a coffee table.  When asked about that, Girlie Bear said she’d put it there so it wouldn’t get wet and she wouldn’t lose it.
    • That sound you heard at about 2 PM this afternoon was my cranium meeting the heel of my right hand. Repeatedly.
  • My darling girl roasted herself at the car wash yesterday.  If her neck was any more red, she’d be mistaken for a native Kentuckian.
  • What is it about suburban shopping centers that makes normally intelligent people turn into absolutedumbasses?
    • Seriously, a woman in a minivan cut Irish Woman off as she tried to park at the grocery store, then waved in a friendly manner as she backed up to let us in, then almost cut us off again after Irish Woman began to pull forward.
  • It was probably not very smart of me to use the term “pond water” to describe Irish Woman’s rate of speed this afternoon, but in my defense, I had to get to work.
  • When you walk out of your office at 11:30 PM, and you immediately start sweating, that’s a good indicator that this will be a good week to sit inside and work on the Great American Novel.
    • Or get caught up on laundry, cooking, organizing, dusting, and all the other things that the weather has just been too nice for this summer.
  • It is good that the new donut shop near work is open 24 hours.  A small coffee gave me just enough of a jolt to get me home safely.

4 Comments

  1. oldnfo's avatar

    oldnfo

     /  August 25, 2014

    Oh yeah… Gotta ‘love’ kids… sigh

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  2. Roy's avatar

    Roy

     /  August 25, 2014

    I’m in my 60’s, and I do stuff like that all the time. I’ll put something away where I know I can find it later, only to forget where I put it. I’ll usually run across it a few months later while searching for something else I’ve misplaced.
    Hey! I’m a native Kentuckian and I’ll have you know my neck is not red. It’s a lovely shade of pink. (I still laughed at it though.)
    I’ve been telling folks for a couple of months now that this summer has not been normal up to now. We will probably pay the price for all that fine weather come January. (Yeah, I know. You being from the Dakotas, you’ll weather the worst winter KY can throw at you just fine. But don’t forget that you also have to live – and drive – with all the rest of *us* !)

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    • daddybear71's avatar

      You all weather your winters about as well as the folks back home weather theirs. It’s all about what you’re used to.

      And yes, I stay the heck off the roads during and after any weather event here. If you don’t know how to drive on ice and snow, you’re a menace.

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