In India, there is a man that found full loaves of bread to be wasteful (I think the same thing, but I make loads of croutons now) and he now believes that all stores should sell half-loaves. So, as a thinker, a doer, and a practical man he made up a website called HalfLoafNear.me. This is what he says on the site, “I love bread, but I don’t want to be eating 20 slices in 3 days. It shouldn’t be so hard to find half-loaves of bread. They should be available more abundantly. This search is restricted to basic white or brown sandwich bread only. It excludes all fancy, artisanal, and expensive half-loaves… This website is of course a non-useful, silly little thing. But I hope that it can get people to start thinking about why more stores don’t sell half loaves when it seems like a more practical thing to do” I like this guy and his idea, but alas, it’s only in India. For now… we should inform H-E-B, Stewart’s, Aldi, and Kroger’s.
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second-best time is now. – Chinese Proverb
Excuse me a moment while I get a little laugh out of my system. Whew! A woman was at the top of Mount Walker National Park near Seattle in an outhouse, when she dropped her cellphone in the outdoor toilet. They’re not real toilets but are just housed in permanent structures that don’t flush or use water… in case you’ve never been camping, I can guarantee that it’s not a wonderful place to be unless you need to go really bad. So, after she dropped her phone, she first disassembled the toilet, then used dog leashes to let herself down in the stall so she could grab the phone, but instead the dog leashes failed, and in she went… headfirst. Excuse me again while I gather myself. The woman tried for 10-15 minutes to escape the vault but could not. Lucky for her, at this point she had her phone back in her hand and working cell service, so she called 911. The rescue unit said, “This was pretty unique. I’ve been doing this for 40 years and that was a first.” Oh, my. Possible death by privy.
The people who give you their food, give you their heart. – Caesar Chavez
Since we are talking about outhouses, I bet you are asking yourself, “why are outhouses traditionally depicted with a crescent moon on the door?” It is a widely held historical view this tradition comes from a time when fewer people could read, so it was a way to tell the difference between the male (star) and female (crescent moon) outhouses. It also supplied sunlight. When I talked to my 91-year-old MIL, she said that when she was a little girl in Kentucky, their outhouse had both the moon and star in the middle of the door, but just a single outhouse served the entire family. She laughed and told me she always thought the cutouts were because she always had to go in the middle of the night. Since their outhouse was so far from the house, she woke her older sister Pansy, “Pano, I need to go!”
Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.
– Jacques Yves Cousteau
In Florida, a 17-year-old boy crashed his BMW while driving 151 mph, killing six women in a Nissan. Authorities found Instagram and Tik Tok videos showing him while driving at excessive speeds, offering $25 if someone could guess correctly how fast he was going. He pleaded not guilty to all charges and is out on house arrest after posting $300,000 bond. Entitlement. Raised with no boundaries. Reminds me of Ethan Couch, the 16-year-old that killed four people while drunk driving in 2013. Long before Couch and his family became famous for using the affluenza defense, they’d had many run-ins with the law; disobeying authority and relying on personal wealth to get out of trouble. There were about 20 incidents ranging from speeding tickets, financial disputes to reckless driving and assault.
RECENT BIRTHDAYS: Singer Judy Collins is 83. Send in the Clowns. Singer Rita Coolidge is 77. What a great voice! Singer-songwriter Ray Parker Jr. is 68. Wrote and performed theme song to 1984 Ghostbusters. Country singer Tim McGraw is 55. Singer Englebert Humperdinck is 86. Country singer Larry Gatlin is 74. Wrestler-actor Dwayne Johnson is 50. Singer Frankie Valli is 88. Sports announcer Greg Gumbel is 76. Singer Jackie Jackson of The Jacksons is 71. Singer Christopher Cross is 71. Sailing.
Actor Michael E. Knight of All My Children is 63. TV personality Willie Geist of Today is 47. Singer-actor Pia Zadora is 70. Country singer Randy Travis is 63. Actor Mary McDonough of the The Waltons is 61. Newsman Brian Williams is 63. Singer Bob Seger is 77. Singer and comedian Lulu Roman of Hee Haw is 76. Actor George Clooney is 61. Actor Robin Strasser of One Life to Live is 77. Drummer Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead is 76.
Actor Jack Nicholson is 83. Actor-director John Cameron Mitchell of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is 57. Director John Waters is 74. Hairspray. Singer Peter Frampton is 70. Actor David Birney is 81. Singer Bjorn Ulvaeus of ABBA is 75. Actress Patti LuPone is 71. Actress Andie MacDowell is 62. Actress Talia Shire is 75. Actor Charles Grodin is 85. Singer Iggy Pop is 73. Actor Tony Danza is 69. Drummer Doug Clifford of Creedence Clearwater Revival is 75. Director Michael Moore is 66. Actor Tim Curry is 74. Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show.
A friend’s mother, Fannie Mae Follett Gilbert, recently turned 101 years old. Sounds like she is still a real spitfire. What an outstanding life, along with three happy and successful children, John, Carol, and Jeff.
A 49-year-old London woman dressed up in a tux and married her three-legged cat (dressed in gold lame), so that her future landlords will know how important it is they stay together. The two tied the knot at a civil ceremony presided over by a legally ordained friend. She said, “By marrying India, I need any future landlords to know that we come as a package, and we cannot be separated under any circumstances as she is as important to me as the children. I refuse to be parted with her. I’d rather live on the streets than be without her.”’
Coors Light released Chillollipops (say, Chill-Lollipops, real fast), an alcohol-free lollipop that tastes like Coors Light with a frothy foam top, all packed up in a six-pack container. Adult suckers for the underprivileged. Sonic announced their new Big Dill Cheeseburger, which features crinkle-cut pickle slices, pickle fries and dilly ranch sauce along with the traditional beef patty, lettuce, and American cheese, on a toasted brioche bun. It looks pretty good, but I’m really hungry right now. The pickle fries are dill pickle spears cut into the shape of a French fry, then fried and served with ranch dipping sauce. They can also be ordered as a side. I do like fried pickles chips from On the River. Add a Coors Light with a salted rim, and you’ll have your sodium intake for the week. Sonic app users may order at ½ price right now (through the app.) KitKat has released a limited-edition blueberry muffin flavored KitKat. It pairs blueberry and cake batter notes with graham cookie pieces for a fruity crunch. Hmmm. No comment.
A 60-year-old man has been charged after a woman’s body was found in a bloody cardboard U-Haul box. Last week, a resident of an apartment complex in Houston called to report a suspicious package with no label that was left in the apartment’s parking lot. Surveillance video showed a man wheeling the U-Haul box with a dolly from his apartment unit to the parking lot, then placing the box by the dumpster. I wonder who is in the cardboard box. People are so dumb.
In colonial days, people ate about 4 pounds of sugar per year. In 2000, the average person was eating 250 pounds of sugar per year. That’s two pounds every 5 days. There are now over 250 names on food labels that ‘could’ be sugar. Elon Musk will acquire Twitter for about $44 billion (BILLION). Trump says that he won’t sign up for another Twitter account with the new ownership, but some people don’t really believe him. I would make him promise. In LA County, California, the Board of Supervisors has given the green light for a new ordinance aimed at reducing plastic waste. The ordinance will require all takeout items, such as takeaway containers and other dishes and cutlery, to be either compostable or fully recyclable by 2023. Why can’t everyone do this? Honey BooBoo (now 16) has a 20-year-old boyfriend. I am sure that she is very mature for her age. She had such a good role model.
One day this week, I emptied the pet’s water bowl on my patio plants, then put it in the dishwasher. I filled up a fresh bowl with water and set it on top of the counter. I keep three pet bowls on a boot tray covered in recycled newspapers, because Sully cat loves to see how far she can swipe and sling the water – pretty far. So, I replaced the newspapers, but left the water bowl on the cabinet. Huge mistake. When I walked back into the kitchen, Sully had taken advantage of the water bowl now being up so high and had literally saturated the kitchen. Water was everywhere, inside picture frames, cabinets, pooled on shelves below the counter, datebook, books, plus every little knickknack and trinket… pretty much everywhere I looked, was water. I took all the pictures out of the frames, dried them, and kept thinking I was so glad it was just water and not hummingbird syrup. A great way to get everything cleaned, but don’t tell Sully.
Heavy pollen in our area is making people pretty miserable. Sometimes I find myself sneezing multiple times in a row in the evenings. Loud, like a man and it scares the cats. It looks like the pollen is also wreaking havoc on our power transformers as well. It’s true. Pollen is collecting on transformers, then they’re catching on fire. Then there is always the possibility that the utility pole can burn, then you’re without electricity for hours. FYI. After I read this, I took my fire starter lighter to the alley and tried it, but the drifts of pollen were too wet to burn. But I tried. And I may try again when it dries. But you shouldn’t try this at home…
Broadway at the Hobby Center has a great lineup for 2022-23 season. “Six” about the six wives of Henry VIII that are transformed into pop stars that resemble Beyonce, Adele, Ariana Grande and others, Pretty Woman: The Musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, which just happens to be the first musical I ever saw when my friend Terrie took me back in the 70’s, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” and Wicked. Hmmm. Not a shabby season for those that love Broadway…
Just imagine spending $750,000 for the perfect home in 2017, then finding out years later that the home was actually located on a golf course… the 15th hole of the golf course. The couple in Massachusetts were so upset after picking up nearly 700 golf balls on their property that they sued the country club. They were awarded nearly $5 million for damages and mental and emotional suffering. ☹ The tee box on the 15th hole has now been moved which will allow golfers to try different shots that won’t hit their house.
I’ll leave you with food for thought: Who is the kindest person you know? Think about it, then do something nice for that person… this week! I’m going to do the same. This is hard because I know a lot of very nice people! Have a great week and thank you so much for reading and shopping with us! We appreciate it.
LISA
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