I miss boat fever. It was a mistake to allow Arlo to acquire the sailboat. The endless sweet agony of anticipation was a state of mind with which many readers seemed to relate. For years, people would beg to be put out of their misery, beseeching me, “Please let Arlo get a boat!,” and I would laugh maniacally, “Bwahahahahahahahaha…!” Well, I remember laughing that way, but maybe I just thought it. Then, I weakened, and people began asking, “What happened to Arlo’s boat?!” And that, dear readers, is how we got where we are today, and none of us knows where we’re headed.
217 responses to “Navigational Hazard”
Today is Gloria’s birthday. Out Galiligo in Village. Go wish her happy birthday on Facebook or here.
Love on her.
That was funny Bloom County. Thanks. I cut the cord December 2014. Don’t miss it.
Keep paying the satellite bill in case and let them put it out on fence. Don’t know how to turn on.
If we get living room cleared for my walker and Ghost and me we will watch DVD of old movies from sofa hopefully. Senior activity with lots of smooching like a drive in movies without mosquitoes.
Debbe, here’s something Llee posted on FB. It is a set of coasters titled “Playing Old Maid”. Thought you’d like the subject matter: https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18698173_1528374547187088_8865640960888214867_n.jpg?oh=0db3e188980a6fbcfcccdc3d5ed51519&oe=59AFC1C1
Ghost is boiling all the washed eggs today for potato salad and deviled eggs.
He is off buying ice for my leg and iced tea for me to drink. He has never made iced tea even though he is from A Really Good Southern Family. I am shocked, shocked I say.
Really nyce to Symply lurk and see what the village is up to….greetings to all the old friends. Today I deal with the Fargone sink holes that are appearing in the side yard….two trailer trucks of earth to excavate and fill with rip rap, then replace the drainage pipe under the house and cover with topsoil and grass then reinsert the irrigation system….that and the oldest grand is going to Franklin Pierce in the Fall….a friend has a broken vertebrae; good vibes being sent to him as well as more healing powers to Jackie and all the denizens in need. Pain killers kept me going 3x now(back surgeries; most of you met me after the second one) Apparently I do not have an “addictive” metabolism, went through DTs twice with the oxy before I learned the 3rd time to wean myself from them….hope none of you ever get addicted to them, they serve a need but when the need is gone they are a curse.
Thoughts for all the soldiers that did not return or returned with scars internal or external to their homes this weekend; somber thoughts for all……
Debbe, if you’re not sure about eggs, put them in a bowl of cold water. Discard any that float, without opening. If any rise up on their end, like they’re “trying” to float, use them right away, or discard if you don’t need them, because they’re starting to turn. Those that just sit on the bottom are still fine. This is because whole eggs, outside the shell, have the same density as water, and the shell adds just enough weight to take them to the bottom. If they’re going bad, they produce gas as a waste product, lowering the density. Once they’re light enough to float, you don’t want to let that hydrogen sulfide out, as it’s both stinky and toxic.
Small miscommunication with Jackie: I don’t have to turn in my Deep South passport, as I have indeed made iced tea…just never with these new-fangled “cold brew” tea bags. Somehow seems a bit heretical, not boiling the bejesus out the tea bags, as God rightfully intended. What’s next, grits one cooks in a microwave oven?
Heard on Larry Kudlow’s radio program a quotation on the observances this weekend. I had heard it before and wanted to contribute to yesterday’s discussion. But could not find it. Now with the refresher, I had missed the speaker’s name, and do not have a literal memory, so to paraphrase:
While we mourn those who died, and memorialize their actions. Remember to celebrate and thank God that they lived. For without them, we would surely be lost.
–Not a direct quote, from a longer passage, by an important person, unknown because of this writer’s poor memory.
Thought that may help explain why some people stumble over the ‘correct’ way to express themselves this weekend.
I would add, for anyone joining a gathering of fellow brothers-in-arms, to enjoy the camaraderie found on those occasions, even if the purpose for gathering is a solemn one. Just being with the group again, should be cause for good feelings that may be mistaken for joyful celebration, among those less able to define what the mean to say.
Ghost, there was a time when an Englishman would weep at the thought of a tea-‘bag’ at all. Many still consider it a convenience not to be used for guests.
For me I wonder how the fancy new cold-brew label is any different from letting a dozen standard Lipton teabags hang out of the screw down lid of a 2-gallon ‘Suntea’ glass dispenser? Just add ice as needed, and freshen bags through day.
As a Northerner, I was unschooled in the art of sweetening the tea itself. Which is why Mr. Palmer’s approach was so popular.
Someone passed this along on FB, and i think it”s worth putting here: https://scontent-dft4-3.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18581837_703660959817386_5591759575451698183_n.jpg?oh=739987159db3c721a1f6f5460eba7436&oe=59B3F9D8
Should help clear up any confusion anyone might have.
The cold brew is faster and makes in minutes. It works for those like me who want instant gratification. And don’t drink sweet tea.
Poor Ghost went to Dollar General and the nearby country grocery convenience and all they carried was sweet tea. He gave up and made me some unsweetened.
Just had lunch and he is in making potato salad with potatoes from my potato beds. And onions from garden and eggs from chickens. Boiled eggs and making deviled eggs. Baked beans and corn on cob, cucumber, tomato and onion salad.
Sour dough bread from frozen.
Glen my deputy is working on porch ceiling and painting. He is grilling a big pork loins and sausage links for us and we’re all going to eat and work this weekend, except for me.
New cleaning lady comes tomorrow. She and Ghost get along fine. Her regular job is waitress at I Smell Bacon and this is a holiday weekend. They are a huge tourist attraction for visitors on holidays. She may be exhausted.
Finished with GoComics late today, Observed and want to share that Arlo has once again proven to be a most cool grandfather. I guess any ‘atta-boy directed at a fictional line drawing reflects on his artist, thanks Jimmy for continuing to inspire. And while darksiders may be confused, I think the hide and reveal of the t-shirt message makes perfect sense.
I loved it. Don’t worry about the dark side. I don’t know exactly why they read A and J, they never get it?
I thought today’s was inspired Jimmy. The strip is soaring.
Gregg Allman dead.
Made a deal with Glen. He is grilling the meat; I am making the sides…potato salad; baked beans; cucumbers, sweet onion, and chopped tomatoes in ranch dressing; deviled eggs; and corn on the cob. I hope we have enough. Glen turned out to be a large-economy-sized me.
Ghost, hope Glen is through cooking. It’s about to get rough out there. Getting dark out here in Tulsa and thunder is increasing. Storms can’t be far off. All of you be careful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRDivUb5EeA
We’re ok from weather but we may have all eaten too much. I ate half a pork chop and Dickens ate half of that. It was still huge plate.
Delicious too. Ghost is doing dishes.
don’t have peach, but I do have blueberries and yogurt, nahhhh….manana
now there’s a story for yet another day , in a long time ago….in a field far away 🙂
rats… : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRDivUb5EeA
this is it….I promise…this is it….oh!!, go eat a peach…speaking of peaches, I love Georgia peaches…….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwyXQn9g40I
So Ian is wearing a boot…severe sprain…then I find out Gregg Allman died…..
….but I did find someone to mow the yard!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwyXQn9g40I
Sideburns. One could hear the eggs explode in the manure pit at hen house….the smell :O…it was all the same 😉
say good night Debbe
Thank you Jackie for the birthday wish. Just got back from an high school alumni dinner. Wasn’t sure I would enjoy it for one of my best h.s. friends was not going to make it. But I did have fun. I mostly talked with the wife of an old friend. We went to school together for 12 years, and we share the same birthday. We tell tales about each other.
Like Symply, I always lurk… but am usually too tired to come up with any interesting comments. But I certainly enjoy the comments of the Village!
Congrats to Jackie and Ghost for their sorta “new” relationship. It is not hard for me to understand that the years of communicating through the Village gave them a chance to get to know each other before actually meeting. Just remember all those love letters that used to be written through the ages! Just writing in a different medium.
And, Jackie – I am now officially one year older than you are!
Hugs to all…