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In honor of all the hangovers being suffered this morning, let’s see how your state ranks in alcohol consumption.
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Hard to believe Dubuque, Iowa won the prize …
But I’ve never been there, so what do I know?
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How drunk are you?
And the hits just keep on coming.
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It’s bad enough I caught Covid.
And my husband caught Covid.
And it ruined my birthday.
And we had to cancel a trip.
And we were too sick to celebrate Christmas.
But now…
On New Years Eve?
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Yup.
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Our wicked expensive, wish we’d never bought it, heat pump equipped, fancy schmantsy water heater decided to die and we’ve been taking cold showers. This year is going out with a bang.
Literally… because I heard one.
Thank God for our always friendly, consistently reliable, there when you need them plumbers. They showed up 5 hours after I called and went right to work.
With no visible ass cracks. You have to love that.
Unfortunately the problem couldn’t be solved without talking to the water heater mothership and of course the manufacturer is closed for the holiday. But our guys gave us a temporary fix, and though we may have to go downstairs and flick the circuit back on ( it trips after running for a while ) … it’s better than cold showering.
They’ll be back at the end of the week.
And I’ll be ready for a cocktail.
Or two.
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News you can’t use.
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Because I’ll never run out of useless.
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I’d say that’s a fair trade, but then I’m not a man.
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You can’t make this stuff up.
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A Kodak moment for sure.
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Is there a bad way?
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Because they were big?
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Petrified vomit and poo.
Paleontology is such a glamorous profession.
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Fingers crossed he’s the first to go.
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Damn you Covid.
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It’s bad enough Covid stole my birthday celebration.
And our Christmas vacation trip.
And Christmas.
But this popped up in my notifications the other day and was the giant turd on top of my rancid cake.
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Somewhere, somehow I lost a day.
Me!
The woman who posts everyday.
The weirdo who used to post twice a day.
The dedicated blogger whose previous streak was over 1,500!
Damn it.
Covid sucks.
😡
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Random nonsense.
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Have you ever wondered how our home planet compares?
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That seriously puts it in perspective.
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Kahlua, Chambord, vodka and heavy cream.
That’s what I call dessert.
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My pickle algorithm is getting a little out of hand.
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Makes perfect sense to me.
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Let’s play.
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A little post Christmas fun.
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I’ll start.
It might be hard to wrap, but you’re getting a 50 lb bag of Stock and Stable sweet feed.
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We feed the deer with it, but feel free to swap out your popcorn the next time you settle in to watch a movie.
Your turn.
What gift will I be receiving?
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Haggis
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A bit more haggis humor just because.
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We have this breed in our backyard on occasion… though I’ve never heard them play the banjo.
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A classic.
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That haggis does not look amused.
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My advice?
Run!
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Merry ho ho.
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No matter how low key your celebrations, I know they’re more festive than ours at Casa River this year. Catching Covid and having to cancel our trip derailed our holiday plans and left us too sick to care. No tree, no gifts… though I am feeling better and will cook us a nice turkey dinner with all the trimmings today.
No biggie. I’m at the age where all our grand Christmas celebrations are in the past… and that’s fine.
I did see something that made my heart swell with spirit the other day though…
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Now that’s my kind of tree topper!
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Merry Christmas dear blog friends.
Here’s hoping your home is filled with food, family, fun and if you’re really lucky…. an owl.
❤️
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Taking him to the train station…
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Enough already Covid, it’s time for you to let go.
Day 8 for me… and though for the most part I’m better… the nagging cough, nasal congestion and overwhelming fatigue persist. Housework hasn’t been done, laundry is piling up and I can’t seem to find the energy to care.
I cook, cough, eat, blow my nose, do dishes, cough, and repeat.
Husband feels about the same, just a few days behind me. They say misery loves company but at this point I’d prefer to suffer alone and have him do some chores.
So here we sit, binging the entire 5 seasons of Yellowstone because my husband never saw it. He’s always late to popular series parties… but is enjoying the ride now.
Christmas?
What’s that….
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😮💨
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News you can’t use.
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Because even having Covid can’t stop my nonsense news.
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Inspiration?
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Epic oops.
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Talk about multi tasking.
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Finally… a use for artificial intelligence I can get behind.
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I know why.
Australia has wombats.
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Just when I thought our species couldn’t get any stupider.
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I don’t even want to tattoo my skin…. needles in my eyes?
Hell no.
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The latest trend in ocean fashion.
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