My stepbrother Chris used to have a pet store. Among other things, he sold mice and rats. Some folks made pets out of them, but most of them were snake food. When you keep mice and rats around continuously, one’s going to get out from time to time. So it wasn’t unusual for there to … Read more
I love long weekends, but the pinched 4-day workweeks that follow them aren’t any easier than normal 5-day workweeks. I’m glad to be home and relaxing. Going to make quesadillas in a little while. I hope you have a good weekend.
It’s 100 degrees here today. I have no specific memory of seeing a red-winged blackbird before this year. This year I’ve seen three. Isn’t that weird when you notice something like that? They’re selling Totino’s Pizza Rolls with a rerecording of Kim Wilde’s “Kids in America.” That was such a seminal pop song for me. … Read more