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I was never a beauty pageant fan. Even as a young girl I thought they were ridiculous.. but this?
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This is beyond ridiculous.
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And if the idea of AI beauty contests isn’t high enough on the stupid scale? They named her Madame Potato. Is that supposed to be sexy… because I don’t get it.
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AI Miss America, bringing the world together with starchy root vegetables.
Good grief.
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My town’s Facebook page is usually good for a smile or two and I check in occasionally to see what the locals are up to.
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Hmm.
That can’t be good.
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That’s definitely not good… and another reason I don’t mind looking like a weirdo walking Dudley around our property on a leash.
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It is indeed. I had to stop on the side of the road just yesterday and help a big fellow across before he was squashed.
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As much as I love to read, in general I’m not a fan of old books. While beautiful, the musty smell that usually accompanies them puts me off.
But I do have a small collection that belonged to my father and after reading this article I think I need to examine it more closely.
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Wow.
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It’s said you learn something new every day and this was mine.
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What they hell were they thinking?
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Guess you don’t have to worry about mice nibbling them, but still.
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Here’s an interesting article if you want to know more…
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/if-books-could-kill-poison-heavy-metal-and-literature/
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I’ve blogged about my husband’s battle with retirement. About his need to still feel productive and his complete inability to relax and enjoy some well deserved leisure time.
I’ve blogged about him retiring in December of 2022 only to return to work in August of 2023.
I’ve blogged about him retiring again in February of 2024 because the gov’t treated him like a new hire and forced him to retake 8 months of training even though he worked there for 22 years and could teach the classes himself.
So…
We’re barely three months into retirement part two and if you think he’s been able to sit back and relax any better this time around you’d be dead wrong.
Because this week found him here…
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On a roof that’s not ours, replacing siding and fixing window leaks.
Working with the contractor we hired to work for us.
Did I mention my husband is 77 years old?
This is not how I pictured retirement.
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Another day, another ridiculous headline.
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Perhaps he should do us all a favor and up his dosage
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I vaguely remember those worms. Can’t say I’d want to meet one in person.
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If it’s so gross, why would you want to do it at all?
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Is everyone really searching for this? Haven’t they got anything better to do…
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Wow. That makes the brown paper bags I used to cover my books with seem pretty lame.
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Cringe worthy for sure.
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I’m going to go out on a limb here and say a man wrote that article…
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It’s taken a few days of sniffing and tentative exploring but I think Lord Dudley Mountcatten has finally accepted the new furniture.
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Cats are not fond of change, much like my husband… which is why our new furniture looks a lot like our old…. but I think they’re both coming around.
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He doesn’t look stressed here.
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And before long he was assuming his favorite position with his favorite person.
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Please note that’s not me.
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The last picture?
Proof positive he’s accepted the new ottoman.
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I saw this advertisement the other day and thought it was a marvelous way to raise money.
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“Be kind to the flamingos”.
Words to live by.
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Sometimes bad taxidermy is so bad it’s good.
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We drove by this restaurant in Portland the other day, and while I’m no prude… I dislike advertisements, bumper stickers and political signs with crude language. If you’re wondering why eight year olds are responding “f*ck yeah!” to the question would you like a cookie?… here’s your answer.
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Bluebird!
Eating at the snazzy new feeder we bought without a thought to how it would be covered in bird poo in 10 seconds flat.
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Now that’s an interesting deal. Store your junk and get free frozen custard every week. With the amount of junk my spouse could store.. we’d have a freezer full in no time.
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I consider myself a well read person with an interest in a large variety of topics.
So when I saw this headline the other day?
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I admit I was perplexed.
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20 years ago?
Where was I?
What was I doing?
How did I manage to miss…
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This?
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A few weeks ago we had two young woodchucks fighting over food
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Now?
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Momma chuck is back and the fighting is over.
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Matter of fact, since she’s arrived there’s no one to left to fight.
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The teenagers have left the building…
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And momma reigns supreme.
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Excuse the noise of my dryer tumbling in the background.
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Being of Scottish ancestry I hate to admit it, but the Irish know a thing or two about pubs.
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We recently discovered O’Reilly’s Cure in Scarborough and will definitely be going back.
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It’s upscale…
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And to Hell with the Guinness…
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Their cocktail list is da bomb.
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The Basil Ruby was divine and paired nicely with my delicious crab cake appetizer.
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And the apple cider margarita?
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Lovely, even with its sticky brown sugar rim.
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Husband’s baked haddock, garlic mashed and veggie medley was tasty…
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And my chicken pot (biscuit) pie was a scrumptious thick, creamy delight.
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And yes, they snuck that annoying ‘kitchen wellness fee’ I detest on the bill (it bothers me because I doubt the kitchen staff ever see the money) but the food and drinks were so good we’ll return despite the annoyance.
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