Good grief. Is it pumpkin spice season already? Is there no product that is not marketed at this time of year without pumpkin spice? Coffee creamer. Pancake mix. Syrup. Oreos. Cookie dough. Chocolates. Candles. And of course the ubiquitous muffins, lattes and breads. Even if I liked pumpkin, this is just an onslaught. Every year!
Tell me what you like about autumn. (Or don’t like.)
Standing in the canned vegetable aisle (wondering why nobody has turnips right now, either fresh or canned).
Woman #1: Just feeling blah all the time.
Woman #2: Are you drinking enough?
Woman #1: Water?
Woman #2: Liquor.
I couldn’t help myself; I laughed out loud. Then they laughed too.
Any good belly laughs lately?
“I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” Martin Luther King
I just don’t have any words today, so we’ll just go with a question.
How do you keep calm / claim peace when all around you seem to be losing their minds?
I saw the most wonderful sign on my way to work yesterday. Taquiria el Monte Sinai was advertising a new location and taco special. I had not heard of this business before. Husband says it is run by an Evangelical Protestant Mexican Church. It made me wonder if their fish tacos were made from gefiilte fish! We also have a Hamburger ‘s meat store run by the Hamburger family, I think that is a great name, too.
What are some wonderful or wacky names of places, people, or businesses that you have encountered? Make up some names if you feel like it. What is your favorite Mexican food?
Lately Pennsylvania has been in the news a lot. I keep hearing the name of the state and it triggers a musical memory. It was on the morning show. Was it Connie Kaldor? Priscilla Herdman? Anne Hills?…YES! Anne Hills.
We’re counting on you. Pennsylvania!
Do you have a favorite song, poem, or book about a state?
Today is the anniversary in 1837 of the manufacturing by pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins of Worcestershire sauce. Were they bored? What were they thinking? Why?
What is your favorite sauce?
Today marks the anniversary in 1609 of Galileo demonstrating his telescope to the Venetian Senate. Imagine what they must have experienced looking through it. I wonder how they wrapped their minds around what they saw and what they thought they knew about the universe? I hope he demonstrated it at night so they could really see the stars.
What are your favorite Heavenly objects? Have you ever seen stars?
Husband informed me this week that the reason carrots are orange is a result of selective plant breeding in the 17th century as a tribute by Dutch gardeners to William of Orange. Prior to this they were purple, white, and yellow. This was a real surprise to me, as I assumed such activity was a phenomenon of the 20th century. What a wonderful thing to know!
What new things have you learned lately? What would you change the color of, if you could? Got any good carrot recipes?
On a walk around my neighborhood, I came across this personal profile. I can relate.
What’s your go-to subject when you want to engage someone in a conversation?
William and Kate say the kids are out of control. Kurt and Goldie are fighting in public and have called off the wedding. Mutant wasps have arrived in the country via Washington – the same as Covid-19. Hillary has just six months to live. Ted Cruz’s father linked to JFK assassination.
Where was I?
Trail Baboon 