This classic A&J is from five years ago, 2012. I’d like to take credit for pioneering bathroom humor in the newspaper comics—I should stress bathtub humor—but I can’t. No feature has explored the disrupted bathing experience longer or more often than that storied and staid grand dame of the funnies, Blondie.
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Jackie, hang in there! I’ll be sending good thoughts your way. In the meantime, Have You Hugged Your Ghost Sweetie Today? 🙂
Yes, she has. 🙂
She fell asleep hugging him and woke up. Will do again.
Jackie I will start praying for you.
Terrie has gone off to a poultry auction to buy the hens a boyfriend. It seems we have a broody hen who likes to set, a beautiful black hen named Lucy I think Terrie named them.
We also sent her to buy four guineas. We think they will stay on garden side of yard away from dogs and think they can whip any cats.
U was afraid to authorize peacocks or turkeys.
Ghost is running all dishes and pots through dish washer. He has put himself in charge of setting up kitchen to suit himself, as well as me.
Old stove is out, New one arrives tomorrow. Stove space cleared out and scrubbed.
We also bought new washer and dryer. I am in charge of laundry. New ones come next Friday, a week.
I hope he can get either the refrigerator or the electrical box in a better location. The first time he has to move the fridge to turn the lights back on he will know why one has to go!
How was the Elvis celebration? Was your friend from Checotah there?
It is not until Saturday night. Will ask my Checorah friend.
No where to move refrigerator but have to turn off electric and gas to I stall new one (dtove)
My brother is walking and has been moved to a transitional unit. Stuff to work out yet, but since he woke up (for real) on Saturday he’s been doing great. Thank you folks, for everything. Jackie and Ghost- you are constantly in thoughts. 🙂
Fantastic news about your brother, Llee. He seems to be on the right track now.
Jackie has been using the flip-folder I brought her to fold clothes…lots of clothes. I just hoisted a large stack of neatly-folded jeans up onto a high shelf in her large armoire next to many other stacks. “You know,” I observed, “when the Nudist Apocalypse arrives, you’re going to be really well prepared.”
We are now proud owners of a Rooster Cogborn who acquired a four chicken harem named Lacy, Lucy, Gertrude and Marinda. He is a teenage rooster and very tame, likes to be held and petted.
Terrie went to auction where she bought two rooster and a box of rabbits. Ghost can explain about rabbits.
I imagine we will have pet rabbits soon.
Rabbits are very tasty! 😀
Giraffe, oxpecker on back.
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Here’s Rooster (and Terrie) from Jackie on FB: https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/l/t1.0-9/20596999_1825293711115695_4129460179029353438_n.jpg?oh=e48ad8253dcc70e0099a09ba4367e4c8&oe=59EFD1E5
mac and cheesessssss
Grevy zebra.
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Yes, I know we appropriated the “Cogburn” name from one of Debbe’s roosters. In our defense, I was the one who originally suggested the name to her. And also, the adventures of Mattie Ross and Rueben J. (Rooster) Cogburn, as they tracked down the murderer Tom Chaney, were set in the very part of “Indian Country” (Oklahoma) where this Rooster Cogburn lives.
Wracking (or racking, if you prefer) to nutritionally justify hot dogs with mac & cheese for dinner tonight, but I am unable to do so. I am, however, very much able to say “the hell with nutrition” and prepare that anyway. Which I believe I will do.
Anyone else remember the episode of the Dave Barry TV show where the French exchange student staying with them mistook their son’s pet rabbit in the hutch in their backyard for one raised for food and cooked it (as is common in France)? Of course, they couldn’t tell the boy (Willie) what had happened to his missing pet, so when Willie asked Dave if it “ran away”, Dave replied gently, “I’m sure it tried to.”
Hot dogs, no. Brats, yes. De gustibus … . Peace,
The south fork of the Canadian River which plays a significant part of a plot in True Grit lies about 200 yards off the bank of Lake Eufaula out at the end of street my house sits in.
Kiamichi Road existed before the lake was built and flooded and now ends in lake, serving as a boat ramp. The site is off beach there.
David in Austin’s comment reminded me of the Dave Barry rabbit episode, along with a moment of faulty cognition on my part that converted emb’s “Grevy zebra” to “Zebra gravy”.
My cousin ate his pet rabbit for dinner with his family. He tearfully stated during dinner that he wished he hadn’t eaten Fluffy.
I cannot eat anything with a name or that I petted or tamed. I have trouble with faces.
I’m sure the Crocs in Pearls Before Swine would love a little Zeeba gravy!
Jackie– that’s why we name the beef steers I raise every year things like “Sirloin”, “Chuck”, “T-bone”, and others. 🙂