Fall Cleaning At The Compound

A couple of weeks ago, the 'Rents started a big Fall Cleaning here at The Compound.  This translates into more work for me.  I'm resting up tonight because I know they have a long list of Things To Do for me tomorrow.  

As always, I'll keep you posted. 

We All Agree, It's Cold

Last night on the 6:00 and 11:00 local news, the leading stories was about the (and I quote) "severe cold" that we are having right now.  It made me want to pull an Elvis and shoot the TV.   Let's use some common sense right now - yes, it's cold.  We all agree on that.  And it's not normally this cold at the first week or two of  November.  But it's cold right now.  Deal with it.  Get your winter coats out and wear them.  

I know the weatherazzi likes to glamorize all of this, but give me a break. It's cold - we all agree.  Quit making a big deal out of it and let people just dress warmly. 

I don't even want to think ahead to Saturday/Sunday, when we have a chance of snow in the forecast.  I'm just thankful that I got bread and milk last night on the way home from work.  

I Feel Like Scarlet O'Hara

For the past week, and especially the past few days, I've felt like Scarlet O'Hara in the climactic scene where she returns to Tara only to find her mother has just died, her father has gone crazy, and the Yankees have stolen the livestock and everything else of value from Tara.  In the scene that I am reliving, Scarlet has just come out of the room where her mother's body was laid out.  As soon as she walked out of that room, her father, two sisters, and the two remaining slaves are all clamoring around her asking her a bizillion questions.  Scarlet told one of the slaves to go tie up a cow that she had stolen, only to be told by the slave "We's house workers, Miss Scarelet."  Yep, that's what I feel like. 

Happy Veterans Day

TWIT would like to wish a very happy Veterans Day to my favorite veteran, my dad.  He served in the Navy during the Korean War - one of the wars/conflicts that often goes unrecognized.  But TWIT is sure as hell especially recognizing the Korean War veterans today.

Thanks to all veterans for your service.  You rock. 

Look Out, January

According to new data just released by NOAA, it looks like the coldest day of winter for us here in the Ohio Valley will be during January 21-25.  I'm going to write this down and keep track.  I will be posting during that time period to see if in deed it is the coldest day we've had this winter.

As always, stay tuned. 
 

Another Reaffirmation

Today is a day that the 'Rents and I look forward to each fall, almost as much as others look forward to Thanksgiving.  It has been a family tradition for about 25 years now to get dinner from a local Catholic church's fall festival.  Their fried chicken dinner is out of this world.  You get a half of a chicken, mashed potatoes, noodles, saurkraut, peas and carrots, and apple sauce.  Now you know why we look forward to it every year. 

Today, I had to drive to church by myself for an early meeting, and while I was on the way home from church heading to the Catholic church to pick up dinner, I passed by a plasma donation joint.  The parking lot was packed, and there were even a few people standing at the door waiting to get int.  It was a very humbling experience.  The money that I spent on dinner for the 'Rents and I was probably the same amount that those people would be getting for selling their plasma.  There's not much else I can say about that, except to repeat that I am thankful for my job. 

You Do The Math

I had to go in to the office for a few hours this morning to work on year-end inventory, and at breakfast, the 'Rents and I went over my shopping list for a few (key word) items we needed from the store on my way home.  Well, needless to say a "few" quickly multiplied and $42 later, I was walking out of the grocery store.  

It's no wonder that parents these days are having trouble helping their kids with their math homework, because something is really wrong with these equations.