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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

WandaVision

I watched the first two episodes of WandaVision last night and found them delightful, each a wonderful little pastiche of classic sitcom formats. IMO the show only stumbles when it dabbles in hints that something is amiss. I know they'll tie this into the greater MCU, but a large part of me wishes they had the guts to just let it run as is, as a playful little escape from your typical superhero melodrama.

Bic 4 Color Pens 4EVA

 That right there is the pinnacle of technology baby.



Don Sutton

 RIP MLB Hall of Famer and former Brewer Don Sutton.

🙁




Pardon the King!

 Do it Mr. President! Don't let Carol #$%#$ Baskin win !



Monday, January 18, 2021

Contentment

 Contentment




Quotes

 Today was a great day. First day of the 3rd week in a 12 week training program.

Some motivational words from the man we celebrate today...
“If you can’t fly, then run ....if you can’t run then walk ...if you can’t walk ...then crawl, but by all means keep moving” -MLK
“The time is always right to do what’s right”
-MLK

- Lisa

The Serenity Prayer

The style of this looks an awful lot like the one that hung in our house growing up. Still wise words I need to remind myself of often. - Lisa




Saturday, January 16, 2021

Star Wars From a Certain Point of View


I've finished reading my first book of 2021, a collection of stories told from the POV of minor Star Wars characters from the 1977 movie. A few tales were duds, but on the whole it's an entertaining and imaginative undertaking.
 

Monday, January 11, 2021

ISO

Anyone have any neon scarfs, necklace, bracelets I could borrow? It’s for Friday, let me know! I’d immediately return... - Lisa

Sunday, January 10, 2021

My Dad's Phu Cat

The shirt I ordered for my Father for Christmas arrived today. It honors his service in the USAF during the Vietnam War, when he was stationed at Phu Cat from 1968 to 1969.


It’s the minor inconveniences of covid life that are really wearing me down. Sure the big losses are terrible but man these constant “pecks” are gonna do me in. - Lisa

Thursday, January 7, 2021

On January 6th

I posted the news articles yesterday (on FB) as placeholders, so that in the future they'd pop up in FB memories, and thus did not bother to caption them. I have not even read the comments, bc Idgaf about the wretched platform most days. I keep Facebook largely bc after a decade the sheer weight of material I've written precludes abandoning it. If I could go back in time, I'd avoid FB altogether and stick to my blog. Give me Instagram anyday. 

But since some people chose to read into it, let me make my position clear. I think breaking into and occupying the capitol was stupid. I do not think it is worse than burning and looting cities all summer, but it isn't something to applaud. It was dumb and pointless and generated horrific attention. It gives America a black eye. 

I think Trump, in decades hence, had the chance to have his administration objectively rated as successful by historians. I think his endless tantrum post election, and the incidents of Jan 6th, have irrevocably damaged those chances. He blew it. 

You can think differently, it doesn't matter to me. You do you. If political thoughts decided a person's worth, I wouldn't associate with 90% of the people I know. Like what you do in the bedroom, politics has Jack to do with what I think of you. Just keep it civil and don't be an insensitive ahole.

That's all.  

Thanks.



Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

35 Years Gone

Today is the 35th anniversary of my Big Grandpa's passing, and despite a wickedly frigid day,  I stopped by with LuLu  to pay my respects. RIP and Love Grandpa.






Saturday, January 2, 2021

Gordo burger in bay view is so good I felt like crying as the last bites disappeared. So so good! - Lisa

100 Years Ago Today

Today marks a very sad anniversary in the story of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. One hundred years ago today--on January 2, 1921--the young couple suffered the terrible loss of their first born child, Doud Dwight "Ikky" Eisenhower, who died of scarlet fever at the age of three.

Friday, January 1, 2021