August 2019 – Never Jet Hot

French Bulldog Performs Surgery

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August 28, 2019February 12, 2020

Love and War files

I am not sure why this paragraph bothers me, it seems to be grammatically correct, yet it can give the wrong impression at first glance; "...

Walking on stilts at the county fair

It’s D-day for the 4H kids

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August 25, 2019February 11, 2020

Highways and Byways

We went to the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe on Friday. If you have ever been to the fair, well there you are. Nothing is really different. As...

Retired Gator

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August 20, 2019February 11, 2020

Highways and Byways

We saw this alligator at the Reptile Zoo up in Gold Bar, and you can tell by the look on his snout, he is retired. I don't know if he gets a...

Hollywood stars on the walk of fame

Bad Combo in the stars

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August 19, 2019February 11, 2020

Highways and Byways

We were shuffling down the Walk of Stars in Hollywood a few days ago, and I came across these; Mister Rogers and... Sarah Silverman? I love...

Missed opportunity

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August 13, 2019March 9, 2023

The Advertising, Uh

advertising, newspapers

Consider the case of C. B. Moore, Optometrist. WHY did he not take the GOLDEN opportunity to hang out his shingle as C MOORE OPTOMETRIST ...and...

UGLIEST MAGNET EVER

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August 3, 2019February 24, 2022

My daughter likes to keep track of appointments and whatnot on this magnetic calendar board. She regularly goes to a day program with the initials...

Tree looks like dinosaur

God help us, we’re in the hands of botanists.

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August 2, 2019June 13, 2021

Highways and Byways, Love and War files

Roadside Attractions

I was enjoying a fine hamburger and Coke meal at Don's in Marysville until Teresa pointed out the Treeranosaurus Rex behind the gas station.

■ 7/4 Teresa says some dude blew his thumb off, but I don't know where. That dude will never hitchhike again!
■ A "Life hacks" email I get says to relieve headaches, eat a teaspoon of mustard! Can you imagine? Maybe Grey Poupon will do something for constipation? ("poupon")
■ I cleared the bathroom sink drain with Liquid Plumber. It was very effective, but now the bathroom smells like a poorly run municipal swimming pool.
■ HOW DO DOGS TELL TIME- Our dog has a huge appetite, the vet advised us to give him a mid-day treat of frozen vegetables, which we do at 2:30- Now the dog pokes me with his nose PRECISELY at 2:30 every day. It makes me wonder what other things he can perceive that I cannot.?
■ Sept. 11 2023 ANACORTES WA • Anonymous party called stating that an elderly female neighbor was beating several carbon monoxide detectors with a hammer. Officers located smoke detectors in the garage smashed next to a frying pan with bacon in it. The homeowner stated she was cooking bacon and all the alarms started going off. (Don't they have reset buttons?)
■ More warped prose in this old Stephen King book; "Opal! Diamond! Sapphire! Jade! I smell Gary's Lemonade!" I wonder what his parent-teacher conferences were like?
■ I WAS on YT and ran across an outfit called "TypingDNA" - Serious big brother stuff here! Here is what it does. "By continuously authenticating your workers’ identities by the way they type on their devices, ActiveLock mitigates threats that arise with remote work such as fraud, device sharing, and unattended devices — giving you peace of mind that only trusted users are accessing your company’s computers."
GEEZE LOUISE I am SO GLAD that I am retired, discarded from the rat race back when rats stood a chance of winning.
■ I have half a mind to make some Jello, but put grapes, carrot peels, and other kitchen castoffs in it. Like they do at the juvenile detention facility.