Yesterday was amazing! Temps peaked at almost 70° even though the morning started out in the low 40’s. Here in southern Indiana, we’re at that point where no one knows exactly how to dress. We’re still a bit over a week before the first day of spring, but yesterday afternoon felt like we were there already. The morning? Still winter.
My favorite brother thought he was taking me down a notch.
Our sunset last night was so pretty I sent a photo to Scott & Tammy…
He reciprocated by sending a photo of his sunset (he’s in California to speak at an event)…
I’ll betcha he thought his view was so much better than mine.
Little did he know that I’d pick what I have right here in good ole’ C’ville over what he had in San Francisco any day of the week. ❤️
Now you know: In 2022 a man won a free drink in an air-guitar competition while on a cruise, which is his last memory before waking up overboard in the Gulf of Mexico without the ship in sight. He treaded water for 18 hours & was stung by two swarms of jellyfish all over his legs & arms before being rescued.
I saw a post on X from RFK praising Steak ‘N Shake for switching from seed oils to beef tallow. I’ve heard him express nostalgia for pre-1990’s cooking and how McDonalds used beef tallow until 1990. My best reference to pre-1990 cooking is from eating what my Nanny prepared. She used lard and bacon grease for everything and lived to be right at 100 years old.
Here’s where I admit my stupidity…
I thought lard was the same thing as beef tallow. Most of you know that lard is from pigs and beef tallow is from cows. I didn’t know that and my only excuse is that I use olive oil and vegetable oil. Not to throw anyone under the bus, but Perry didn’t know this fact either, but my Momma sure did! She said I didn’t know because I’m not from the “old school.” I thought it was all just GREASE.
I do know a beautiful sunset when I see one though!
Warm outside but crazy windy last night, I couldn’t help but get whipped around to grab a shot across the field.
Now you know: In 1830, Victor Hugo locked away his clothes to avoid procrastination and leaving the house. He finished “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” in just six months.
Because the Hoosier state is my home, I’m always drawn to anything “Indiana” when reading national news. Yesterday, the two news items I ran across were pretty darned embarrassing for Indiana residents…
First, I read about the woman in Indiana arrested for marrying her biological father. Yup. She sure did. Now why HER arrest was in the news and not that of her husband/father is beyond me.
I was aware of the next item prior to the person in question being identified. The X account, @effective_pawn, threatened to “gut” Elon Musk and “parade his corpse through the streets.” Little did I know at the time, he was talking about the streets in Clarksville, Indiana. 😳
It’s not ok to post death threats on social media. Duh.
The dude that threatened Musk, David Allen June Cherry, was arrested after sharing at least 6 threatening posts. Examples include one to burn down Musk’s house and another claiming he had enough bullets for his bitch ass and all the rest of the manchildren. Cherry was charged with intimidation and threat to commit terrorism. Interesting to note that although those charges sound pretty darned awful, his bond was $2500 bucks.
Cherry owns an online store called Red Pawn Dynamics, which sells Communist, anarchist and political themed merchandise — and friends, who started a GoFund me account for his legal defense, say he’s a family man and nice guy.
More rain incoming and the dog area is already a mudpie.
The good news is… it’s not supposed to snow at the barndo and temps are going to be no lower than 40° during the daytime for the next week or so. The bad news is… more rain is in the forecast.
Now you know: Cereal company, General Mills, had an Aeronautical Research Division that produced spy balloons for the American military and the CIA.
The AP released the results of a new poll regarding Americans’ confidence in air travel safety. Most still believe flying is “generally safe.” The survey said that 64% of U.S. adults polled believe air travel is “very safe” or “somewhat safe,” and that’s down from 71% just last year. 2 in 10 U.S. adults now say air transportation is “very unsafe” or “somewhat unsafe” — and that’s up from last year. (This poll was taken BEFORE the Delta jet flipped on its roof when landing in Toronto.)
If you were answering this poll, what would you say?
I was with Perry on his very first flight. We boarded a bit late and didn’t get to sit together — he was one row behind me. I was worried that he would be scared… but when I turned around to check on him once we were in the air, he was smiling at chatting up the person next to him. He was having just a wonderful time. 😏
But not me! I’ve never been a fan of flying — to be transparent, I hate it. I’m the white knuckled flyer who fakes acting normally while in the air. Even with that, I would still side with the majority of Americans and check the box for “somewhat safe.” While I wouldn’t use the word “very” because of my own fear, the word “somewhat” brings my opinion in a little weak.
It’s just plain ole’ safe in my book. But I still don’t want to do it if I don’t have to.
What isn’t safe is walking on areas here in the Ville that haven’t been cleared of snow.
This stuff is hanging around! Small amounts keep getting deposited on what’s never fully melted. Our sidewalk is clear, but everything shaded by the barndo? Those areas are like ice-skating rinks.
Now you know: FDR’s grandfather, Warren Delano Jr, made his fortune off of a company smuggling opium into China despite Chinese efforts to ban trade of the substance that devasted generations.
More snow is in our forecast starting today for 2 days. We’re currently in the 6″-8″ zone, but “totals will shift/change as we draw closer,” per my favorite weatherman. Have I mentioned that I’m SICK of winter? Yup, my much loved snow has worn out its welcome around here. It’s time for the white kind of precipitation to move on north.
Do you ever feel impish? And then act on it?
Perry’s been sick for a week (feels like 3 months) and he went back to work yesterday. If Perry has a hangnail, he’s so sick he thinks he might die. I can look at him and say, “you don’t look like you feel well,” and his voice immediately takes on a whining tone and he’s off to bed. He’s also the least likely person to say anything that would hurt the feelings of another. As I was waiting on my laundry to dry so I could fold and put it away, a thought struck me that involved poor Perry.
I took a selfie and let AI do a bit of editing, then started the following text exchange…
Me: Welp, I screwed up I think. Perry: How so? Me: Sends photo (photo on the left below). Perry: **loooong pause** Me: No words, right? Perry: You have bangs.
He didn’t say it definitely WAS a huge mistake — or even that I look like a big turd.
I followed-up his generic response by sending him the real photo (photo on the right above). His reply came immediately, “I’m so kicking your butt.“
The moral of this story is that it’s sometimes ok to act on impish thoughts. We both had a good laugh and I now know that bangs are no longer an option.
But going gray? Hmmmm…
Now you know: You can’t legally buy Jack Daniel’s whiskey in the town where the Jack Daniel’s distillery is located. Lynchburg, TN is located in Moore County. It’s a “dry county” so it’s legal to distill alcohol, just not legal to sell it.
