I did something last night that I haven’t done in a long time. I stayed up and watched a basketball game that started at 9:00 (PM). Consequently, I’m kinda tired this morning. It was kinda funny, ‘cuz we were hanging out and I changed the channel and poof – my wife disappeared. In theory, I understand her lack of interest, but I don’t really understand her being incapable of even being in the same room with the game on. But, whatever. Her presence was definitely not required, and Fritzi, Peggy, Bud, and I all had a good time.
Busy day today. I have to drive into Pixley to do my weekly shopping, do laundry, and take Fritz over to a play date with his cousins. Probably have to plow the driveway, too. And then mentally prepare for work tomorrow.
That sucks.
Republican Truth or Dare
By GAIL COLLINS
Published: February 24, 2012
I know you’re extremely excited about the latest developments in the Republican presidential primaries. As a public service, I am ready to answer all your questions.
Is it true that a giant cat in Wisconsin saved the life of its owner by giving her the Heimlich maneuver?
You see, this is the way rumors get started. I believe you are talking about Amy Jung of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., who is not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. However, the story about Pudding, her 21-pound cat, has gone viral since it was first reported by Samantha Hernandez in The Door County Advocate.
Jung adopted Pudding from the local Humane Society. Just a few hours after the cat joined the family, his new mistress suffered a seizure while sleeping. According to Jung, Pudding sat on her chest in an attempt to wake her, hit her face with his paw, bit her nose until she was aroused and then ran to her son’s room to summon help.
Wow, where can I find a similar 21-pound cat to monitor my health in the late-night hours?
I would suggest that we reserve judgment on this story until we see if Pudding jumps on top of sleeping people and bites their noses even when they are not in imminent danger.
Also, I believe we were talking about the Republican primaries.
O.K. Recently, Mitt Romney said that his father once trained to be a carpenter and was able to “take a handful of nails, stick them in his mouth and then, you know, spit them out, pointy end forward.†This is almost as good as the story of Pudding the cat. Is it true?
This was when Romney was attempting to counter all the good publicity Rick Santorum got from talking about his grandfather the coal miner with enormous hands. You’d think that candidates would have gotten over this desperate attempt to produce a working-class root after the political demise of John Edwards, son of a millworker.
I made some calls about the spitting story and was surprised to discover how few carpenters actually deal with hammers and nails these days. The best I could come up with was: “It might be possible.â€
Is it true that Rick Santorum’s grandfather was a coal miner?
Yes, and according to his relatives back in Italy, something of a lefty as well. But it would be crazy to presume that the fact that your grandfather was a laboring man makes you more sympathetic to the working class. Santorum’s parents were both employed by a Veterans Administration hospital, and I have not noticed that this gave him a gut sympathy for the government safety net.
Is it true that Newt Gingrich said the word that best describes him is “cheerful?â€
Yes, this was at the last debate. Romney picked “resolute†and Santorum picked “courage,†both of which might better be described as “word my handlers told me to try to get across whenever possible.â€
I’m not quite sure where “cheerful†came from. My favorite Newt anecdote was one his daughter told about her father having a meltdown in a makeup room before a TV appearance while she begged him to “go to a happy place.†If Newt really does think of himself as an innately cheerful guy, he must have been even more of a nightmare as a first and second husband than we imagined.
Is it true that Romney told people in Michigan that their trees were just the right height?
Yes, he was trying to butter them up. He also said “I love cars!†This is yet another example of Mitt’s common touch. In Ohio recently, he told a long story about going to a friend’s wedding, taking some nail polish and writing on the soles of the groom-to-be’s shoes so that when he knelt at the altar, the congregation could read HELP.
This anecdote raises several questions. A) Do you think it actually happened? And B) If you found out it was true, would that make you like Romney more, or less?
What is the right height for a tree?
Not sure, but he said it again on Friday, adding that in Michigan “the streets are just right,†too.
Then he undermined all that hard work on the carpenter-dad angle by adding that his wife drives “a couple of Cadillacs.†The man has an army of political advisers who feed him with oppo research about Rick Santorum’s earmarks, but apparently nobody suggested downplaying the second Caddy.
Was Romney ever saved from possible death by a 21-pound cat?
No, but he did once drive to Canada with the family dog tied to the roof of the car.
Palemale’s mate, Lima, was found dead Sunday evening. Lincoln is arranging to have her little body examined to find the cause which may or may not be the result of eating a rat that had ingested poison. Palemale spent the evening calling and would not stop so the hawk watchers placed Lima’s body where he could see it. By this morning he had attracted another mate, but as we observed last year, when he found Lima, he can go through a number of potential mates before he chooses one with whom to share his nest.
That’s sad.
On Friday, the Wyoming House of Representatives advanced a bill to set up a task force to prepare for the total economic and political collapse of the United States. Per the bill, the panel would investigate things like food storage options and metals-based currencies, to be implemented in the event of a major catastrophe.
Then it goes three steps further. An amendment by GOP state Rep. Kermit Brown*, calls on the task force to examine “Conditions under which the state of Wyoming should implement a draft, raise a standing army, marine corps, navy and air force and acquire strike aircraft and an aircraft carrier.” As the bill’s GOP sponsor, state Rep. David Miller, explained to the Casper Star-Tribune, “Things happen quickly sometimes.”
http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/02/should-wyoming-build-aircraft-carrier
There are few thing worse than hearing a bird missing its spouse. Lost many a night’s sleep hearing the cries. That hurts my heart, sp. keep us posted.
Fritz has play dates and doesn’t like the puppies??? Common!!