“The secret to happiness is burying all your true feelings and living a life of bland compromise.” ~~ Lois Griffin
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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #3,432
yeah I know you did not ask!
Apparently a lot of my fellow citizens have taken the old saw about Washington and politics being a circus to heart. At least they seem to sending a lot clowns to Washington and political offices in general.
The 23rd Psalm: Pan-Religious
Some of my readers might not know that Señora – my principal muse – is not Hispanic. In fact she is Jewish. Of course, you can be Hispanic and Jewish simultaneously, but not in this case. Why I use Señora is a somewhat convoluted tale for another day. Most folks who are not familiar with Jews tend to think of Jews as they are portrayed in the movies or on television. Those are frequently Orthodox Jews or perhaps Conservative Jews. I have concluded that there are about as many types of Judaism as there are Protestant branches. Señora attends a Reformed synagogue.
If I were ever to get a wild hair and decided that I needed to join an organized religion again, I would strongly consider Continue reading “The 23rd Psalm: Pan-Religious”
Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #4,815
yeah I know you did not ask!
This morning trying to get the the half and half out of the refrigerator I felt like I was playing a game of Tetris. I was holding my breath hoping it would not turn into a game of Jenga.
Aunt Jackie’s Chicken Salad
I do not believe I am divulging an old, secret family recipe, but a treat that is mmm, mmm good.
2 or more chicken breasts – cooked until fork tender
2 hard boiled eggs -grated
1 or 2 celery ribs – chopped into small pieces
2 tbsp sweet pickle relish
Chopped sweet pickles to taste
Chopped pecans to taste
Chopped grapes to taste
Mayo or salad dressing
Chop chicken breast – add a small amount of salt
Add all ingredients, stir together
Add as much dressing as need to make moist
If desired add a “dab” of pickle juice for that “magic” touch
Mix well
Enjoy on bread as a sandwich or on lettuce for that low-cal meal.
Odds of Winning the Lottery
Okay, I admit it. I buy a lottery ticket when the prize gets absurdly big. Of course, the minimum prize of $20 million would be as life changing (shattering?) as the world record $1.6 billion purse for tonight’s drawing.
Last night as I was in line to buy our ticket for the drawing for this extraordinary sum of money, the guy in front of me bought $40 of lottery tickets. I also witnessed someone buying $24 worth a few days ago. Last time the top prize got nearly this big I saw a gentleman buy $100 worth of dreams.
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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #8,610
yeah I know you did not ask!
The story of my life in an eggshell…
I was frying up a couple eggs for breakfast this morning. As I very carefully cracked the first egg and allowed it to slip gently into the hot, non-stick skillet that had just a touch of olive oil in the bottom, I realized the egg had a double yolk. Wow, fantastic, two egg yolks, I thought, then both of them broke.
My grief was palpable.
A Profligate, A Wastrel, A Dissipater
At times Señora is such a spendthrift. She is attempting to convince me that I have maximized the utility of this particular pair of Sperry boat shoes.
Puts me in mind of a picture that was most likely put in the trash years ago. I had a t-shirt commemorating Arkansas Razorback basketball that I wore for years when I jogged – in Arkansas. It got to the point that there was no cotton left in the t-shirt. Just the base polyester weave, making it entirely see-through. A picture was taken of me as I very reluctantly placed it ever so gently in the kitchen trash can. I was thinking it still had a few more jogging miles in it.
Truth is I have a couple of other pairs of boat shoes that I purchased as I thought perhaps these were a little tacky to wear most places, nearly as bad as wearing a pair of house shoes to the supermarket. Don’t tell Señora, but I did put them in the trash can today. For some reason it had become almost impossible to keep rocks and dirt out of them.
And so they went.
Word of the Day – Doyenne
- Noun: Doyenne – feminine form of the French word doyen
- The senior member of a body or group
- a person considered to be knowledgeable or uniquely skilled as a result of long experience in some field of endeavor
- the oldest example of a category
- Synonyms:
- old hand
- old-timer
- stager
- vet
- veteran
- warhorse
- Usage:
- “While playing a game with Drew Barrymore on her daytime talk show, the lifestyle doyenne was asked to wave flags to a series of dating questions – green for yes, red for no and yellow for being on the fence. Asked if she would date a man with as many tattoos as Davidson, Stewart waved the green flag.”
- Encountered:
- While reading the CNN article: Martha Stewart responds to those wanting her to date Pete Davidson
- While reading the CNN article: Martha Stewart responds to those wanting her to date Pete Davidson
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US 129 Tail of the Dragon
Señora and I recently returned from a week’s long road trip. First we went to Kentucky to visit my Aunt Betty, then to Asheville to visit the Biltmore and to spend the following day cruising around the Great Smokey Mountains. On the way back, we stopped in Lebanon, TN just outside Nashville to visit my Aunt Jackie. Both ladies have some physical health issues, but both are still very mentally sharp. I hope I get those Rush genes rather than the Carr genes. Five of the eight Carr sisters ended up with dementia.
I knew we would be tired after a day in the mountains, so I wanted to find a hotel just west of them rather than drive an extra two or three hours to Nashville. I started looking in Knoxville. Because there was Continue reading “US 129 Tail of the Dragon”