The two biggest things to hit the Internet today are:
- Mr. Pesky is celebrating another birthday.
- Joe Biden has dropped out of the presidential race.
I’m celebrating one and wondering about the other. 🙂
If there’s one thing for certain about retirement — I’m practicing it right now so I speak with experience — it’s the fact that you have more time to absorb what everyone thinks about everything.
Celebrating.
First, the biggest news is that Mr. Pesky has reached a monumental milestone and my Momma has a list of jobs for him to complete that’s a mile long. I’m not going to tell you how old he is today, but the photo below was taken by yours truly on his 59th birthday in 2008.
Happy, happy birthday, Mr. Pesky! 🎂
Wondering.
The second biggest news wasn’t really a surprise. I posted my thoughts on Biden dropping out of the race… that I thought he couldn’t catch a break and that if he didn’t step aside, Trump would win the election by a landslide. Here’s the thing though… I didn’t expect him to be forced out by his own party.
The announcement came via X (Twitter). That alone is causing a whole lot of speculation… it’s not on official letterhead; it doesn’t look like his signature; he could be dead; he doesn’t even have the cognizance to know he’s resigned; should’ve made the announcement in person; and more.
There sure is a lot of governmental secrecy right now, so the general public is making shit up. I think it would be great if there was a bit more transparency.
Now you know: 2 dogs, Eudy and Tula, saved an entire penguin species (Fairy Penguins) from extinction. There were less than 10 Fairy Penguins at the time due to heavy predation from foxes. However, quickly after Eudy and Tula arrived, the penguin population made a comeback!