What I gleaned from this article — that’s about the dumbest darn thing ever — is that a family of 4 drove through a McDonald’s near Fort Lauderdale and got their 4 year-old daughter chicken nuggets. The lawsuit claims they were “dangerously hot,” one fell on the child’s thigh and got caught under the belt of her car seat, and she’s now “disfigured and scarred.”
Any parents reading this pass hot food to their small child in the back seat without first seeing if it’s too hot?
No? Me neither. My kid is over 40 and I still think about blowing on his food before he eats it. 🙄 There’s no way I would’ve just passed a Happy Meal over the seat without opening it first and checking the contents.
The couple demanded McDonald’s pay $15K for bodily injuries, pain, suffering, mental anguish and emotional distress for the negligence. We wonder what’s wrong with the world we live in today — and I wonder where they got the jurors.
The cardboard mountain is only a hill.
Having such a windy spring and unable to burn anything, the cardboard situation around here was mission critical. Perry started whittling away on it this afternoon.
And Dharma watched…
We’re thinking about suing Amazon.
Dharma was so worried that Perry was going to be injured by the hot fire that she became stressed. Mental anguish and emotional doggie distress should result in compensation and since a whole bunch of the boxes were from Amazon, they should pay. Who’s with me on this reasoning?
TIL (Today I Learned): Out of 400-500 species of shark, the Sand Tiger Shark is the only one known to fart.
Beautiful start to the day… sun is shining and it’s above 60°. But just like about every single day, there’s a severe weather threat. We have a moderate to high risk for wind and hail — and a slighter threat of a tornado.
Here in southern Indiana, we have a lot in common with Mawsynram Village in India. It is officially the wettest place on earth. But unlike here, the temps are moderate year round. I should probably just move there. 🙄
Visitors.
Mr. Red Fox needs a name since he’s a regular visitor. He’s here every night between 1:00 and 2:00 AM. Remember the Disney cartoon fox named Tod whose best friend was Copper the dog? I’m thinking Tod is as good a name as any for my new buddy.
Hummingbirds have also started coming around. There aren’t many yet, but I’ve had a couple over the last few days. No sign of last year’s regular, Brad, so far. I’m sure he’ll be here soon.
My favorite granddaughter was here over the weekend too. I have to fight the dogs for her attention… we all love her so much!
My son and granddaughter are my primary reasons for staying put and not packing for a move to India — and those pesky neighbors too, of course. I guess I’ll just prepare for the possibility of severe weather and be grateful. 🙂
TIL (Today I Learned): The moon is 1/400th the size of the sun, but is also 1/400th the distance from Earth. That’s why they appear to be the same size in the sky. This is a coincidence not shared by any other known planet-moon combination.
Dharma is the most loving dog ever. While Merida is non-stop bouncing around going 100 MPH, Dharma is slow and easy. They couldn’t be more different!
Both dogs were outside with me almost all day. I rearranged the deck furniture and repotted at least 5 plants. Next, I dug up two trees that were growing too close to the barndo that had been left too long. (Those suckers were bigger around than my thumb and had roots that probably reached to the driveway of those pesky neighbors.) I did a little weed eating and collected starts from plants for Mom.
During all that time, Merida was chasing birds and in constant motion — and Dharma was stretched out in the sun.
The second I would sit down to take a break, Dharma was right there demanding attention. 🙂
Her antics reminded me of a time I kept Jonathan (Jerilyn & Tader’s Johnathan) overnight when he was a little feller. He was apprehensive about being away from him Mom so I laid down with him. Every time my eyes closed as I was drifting off to sleep, he would grab both sides of my face and say, “Look at me, Sheldy!”
If Dharma could talk, I think that’s what she would be saying too. But once Perry came outside, she turned her attention to him…
She can kiss him and do the suck up routine and I still know — with 95% certainty — that she loves me more. ❤️
TIL (Today I Learned): After Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492, they discovered Taino people roasting meat over a grill, allowing the flames and smoke to envelop the meat for a certain flavor. Called “barabicu” by the Taino, the technique spread to Europe and the colonies, and is now known as Barbecue.
There’s one more day of work here to be done. Mr. Contractor didn’t show up yesterday as promised — and he hasn’t answered the text I sent this morning asking if he planned to be here today.
Working from home is hard if workers aren’t reliable.
I have a call this afternoon that’s a pretty big deal. My luck, the worker dudes will show up in the middle of it. The last call I had with this organization was interrupted by the HVAC team. I can’t afford another challenge like that one.
I’ve been holding off on finishing things up that I can do by myself until the last of the contractor’s work here is done. That sounds great in theory, but it just keeps dragging on and on and on.
I’m still smiling!
And the turmoil isn’t causing Dharma to lose one minute of sleep. All of the inconveniences that are stroking my last nerve have zero effect on her.
Why are contractors immune to the rules that most businesses are required to follow?
You know the rules I’m talking about, right? Like… showing up — or at least letting your customer know if you can’t. Like doing what you said you would do when you said you would do it.
I can only say good things about the quality of work I’ve gotten from my contractor. And I guess contractors are so darned busy and in demand they don’t have to follow any “customer experience” protocols.
I’m just ready for a bow to tie this up so I can give a standing ovation, a final check, and a boot out the door. 🙂
TIL (Today I Learned): The invention of bicycles was fundamental to the early women’s liberation movement. Bicycles promised freedom to women long accustomed to relying on men for transportation. It was also the main reason corsets and long skirts fell out of fashion in the early 20th century.
I can scroll through Facebook in a matter of seconds UNLESS there’s some dog rescue video. That leads to watching some food recipe being prepared and makeover haircut videos that go on and on and on. I even sit with my mouth open and watch those stupid 5-minute craft videos where they make stuff out of toilet paper rolls. Like I want that crap in my house?? NOPE!
The Internet is a time sink!
At some point during the day I hit up either Apple News or Drudge Report. Short and sweet catch-up on what’s going on in the world me thinks. That works UNLESS there’s something that really catches my interest. Once that happens, it’s like dominos with me knocking all the blocks down as I go from one article to the next. If there’s some youtube video on America’s got talent like this one— that can go on a loop for HOURS.
And I haven’t even touched on email. Good grief — oftentimes, I’ll review correspondence with one client for one event to find we’ve racked up 100 back and forth messages. I should get paid by the number of emails I’ve read and responded to and not commission. I’d be RICH!
Of course, the best way not to fall down the same rabbit hole is to not head down the path where it’s located.
With work and email I simply must take that road. When it comes to the other stuff, I have no excuse. Oh, to be more like Dharma… enjoying the sunshine without any knowledge of computers or the Internet…
TIL (Today I Learned): The temperature on the moon at the Apollo 11 landing site was 200ºF.
