186 years ago today the brave defenders of the Alamo gave their lives in the cause of Independence. RIP.

26 years ago today my cousin Jon survived a horrific car accident.

And finally, 21 years ago my niece Stacey was born. Happy Birthday!

March 6th

 186 years ago today the brave defenders of the Alamo gave their lives in the cause of Independence. RIP.

26 years ago today my cousin Jon survived a horrific car accident.

And finally, 21 years ago my niece Stacey was born. Happy Birthday!

ISO

ISO: Large dog kennel and a dog bed for our new doggo - Lulu

Swan Lake

 Lisa and LuLu *finally* got to see a performance of Swan Lake together!

Farmhouse Fixer

 Can’t wait! - Lisa

 “Remember you are dust and unto dust you shall return.” Always a favorite mass for me. - Lisa

Smiley's Birthday Fundraiser

 

 Happy Fat Tuesday! I celebrated with a paczek! Just one... Lisa

Our Huck

 Said anyone ever mad at anyone in Team Slap:

A-B-C-D-E, F-U

And your mom and your sister and your job

And your broke-ass car and that shit you call art

Fuck you and your friends that I'll never see again

EVERYBODY BUT YOUR DOG

you can all fuck off

(Even our craigslist couch) lmao

But no one dislikes Huckleberry no matter what!!!!!

****Although he did eat 4 full boxes of girl scout cookies while left alone yesterday!!!! - Lisa

 Happy Fat Tuesday! Celebrate with some paczki!

Fat Tuesday

 Happy Fat Tuesday! Celebrate with some paczki!

That's Nuts

Sigh. . . just stop the world from spinning already. This is screenshot directly from Ready.gov.

Remember folks, if Putin decides to nuke us, make sure you socially distance and mask up to avoid Co^^d during the attack!

How to Survive Covid during a Nuclear Attack

 Sigh. . . just stop the world from spinning already. This is screenshot directly from Ready.gov.

Remember folks, if Putin decides to nuke us, make sure you socially distance and mask up to avoid Covid during the attack!

Ukrainian Heroes

 

The Maid by Nita Prose

 

    The Maid has received extraordinary buzz, with reviewers and critics calling it a "Clue-like locked room mystery" and a "heartwarming journey of the spirit."

    Pfui.

    The novel is about Molly, an autistic or developmentally delayed maid at a posh hotel who discovers a murdered guest and becomes embroiled in the homicide investigation. 

  It kept my interest long enough to make me obliged to finish it, but in my opinion this one's all hype and no substance. 

    First off, the elephant in the room: Molly's condition is never explained. Is she autistic, delayed, or merely socially inept? You can argue it doesn't or shouldn't matter, but as its the central tenet of her character - and rest assured, Molly is the only character that even hints at being more than caricature - it would be helpful to understand her more. Especially when some of her actions are so oblivious as to defy explanation. 

 Then there's the little fact that there is no mystery here, with the murder being so understated and secondary that it barely moves the action. Annoyingly, despite Molly professing time and again to be a fan of Columbo, we not only don't start the proceedings with the murder, the entire thing is resolved in an epilogue - and then,  in a morally ambiguous fashion. 

And is this thing set in England, America, or some weird hybrid? Characters talk of "having a cuppa" and being a "solicitor" but then others mention being an undocumented worker from Mexico, while others talk in clear American dialect. 

Worst of all, WORST OF ALL, the author set a few scenes at an Olive Garden restaurant, and I swear her knowledge of the place comes from once - and only once -seeing a commercial about it. The characters (even OG servers) routinely talk of "salad and bread" - not breadsticks! and Molly blithely orders a "large pepperoni pizza and mozzarella sticks" to take home, like it's dang Pizza Hut. 

No no no. 

If you want to read it, spare yourself regret, and at least get it from a library. 

Thank you Junie!

Thank you Junie for the floral delivery! - Lisa

Xoxo

Updated vase. I love tulips...let's you know warmer weather is on it's way!!!

Good on Poland

 Good on my ancestral homeland.

Putin gets to stay Twitter? Really?

So IF, despite the calendar saying it's the 21st century, you invade an innocent country for personal gain, create kill lists, bomb civilians, and possibly trigger a third world war, Twitter's cool with you.

Just don't tweet mean stuff.

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Congrats!

 Congrats on the purchase of your first car Smiley! May it take you on many adventures! - Lisa

The "Replay" Game - Packers/Bears November 5th, 1989

I remember watching this game in my family's living room and my Mom being excited because it had forever since the Packers had swept the Bears. What a great season, and what a great end to that game!

[One thing tho: the Pack moved ahead with 32 seconds left, and the game was all but over. Nowadays? 32 seconds is a lifetime in the NFL]

Introducing Hank, a 2005 Ford Explorer

Bought my first car! All that saving finally paid off! - Smiley

NKOTB Cruise

 #booked...My bday is the day we set sail! Meant to be! - Lisa

 

 

The Beatles Love by Cirque Du Soleil

To cap off the day we walked over to the Mirage to see Cirque de Soleil's The Beatles: Love. It's a combination of acrobatics, dance, and theatre set to the music of the Fab Four. I'll be honest, a lot of the time I didn't know what the heck was going on, because some of it is as trippy as a '60's student art film. I *do* know this: it was gorgeous, creative, and sometimes jaw dropping. We were in the second row, section 108, close enough to interact with a performer that came off the stage before the show, and to literally be enveloped by a fabric prop near the end of the performance. Our seats also put us next to a theatre tech on 3 occasions as they secured rigging, and allowed us an expansive look at the catwalks (?) above the stage; both were of interest because two of our kids were stage techs in high school, and one has chosen theatre as her life's work. In short, the show was very good, and well worth a ticket. If you visit Vegas, go see it!