Taste Like Chicken Tuesday 11/16

Kathy, I finally got to watch the latest Doctor Who episode. Was the reference to Blink about temporal distraction? I'm wondering now about a connection between the Mouri and the Weeping Angels. I might have to go back and catch "Blink" again. And now we also have Daleks and Cybermen? Just what we didn't need. I just found out our governor took a page from your governor's playbook. He has signed a "no mask" mandate and has threatened to withhold state and federal (not sure he can legally do that) funds from state agencies, including public education at all levels, for anyone defying his order. The very vocal minority have convinced him that their civil liberties are being violated by mask mandates. Never mind the civil liberties of the rest of us😡.

Glad the lights turned out well, Linda. I would actually like to have some incentive to decorate in a place where I didn't have to freeze to do it. What's up with your foot? Great that they took back the shoes. Good that you could get what you needed in a size that fits. Thanks for the reminder on cards. I don't send many but need to find enough to do what I need. I need to get Operation Christmas Child boxes packed to drop off Thursday on my way home from Osteo. I bought everything months ago, so it's just a matter of packing and labeling. I am actually ready to become an Indian for a while. I agreed to be president 2 years ago because I wanted to be young enough to do a good job of it. Circumstances made it a bit difficult for that to happen with any certainty.

Chele, last meetings went fine. Several of the board members threatened to not let me step down and acknowledged that I had them spoiled. That rascally tabby needs to get a clue that he's not welcome there. We used to drive around looking at Christmas lights, too. Not too many Clark W. Griswolds any more and it's not fun sitting in traffic for the commercial light displays in the area.

How's Zoe today, Liz?

I got a haircut this morning and my stylist and another one were talking about the problems they are having securing hair care products and implements. Take good care of your hair dryers and curling irons because they are apparently in short supply, along with certain hair dyes their customers prefer. Has anyone else been subjected to a lot of "Mr. Pillow" ads whining about how he and his company are victims of cancel culture? Maybe he's only playing to the Trump base here in the redneck south, but they all need to quit playing the victim because it certainly not wanting me to buy anything from him or his fellow right wingers. Gym was a little crowded but I cut my workout a little short because I was really hungry for the first time in months. We're talking famished. On the way home, I realized we had eaten dinner about 45 minutes earlier than usual because of my meetings. I think I may have been about to bottom out my glycogen stores, which may not be a bad thing.

Chele, I've had the same thing happen where I reported missing mail and it showed up right after that. It does make you wonder. It's usually very quiet here on Sunday and then Monday is invasion of the lawn services. My neighbor's lawn service cuts through my backyard and goes right past my bedroom window. There is a wider easement on the other side of my house for the county to get to the pond, so they go in that way to get to the neighbor's lawn. It usually doesn't bother me, but I must've been in a deep sleep.

Karen, the Blink reference was when the Doctor says "the angel has the TARDIS" at the end of the episode. In Blink, the Doctor says something similar on the DVD and you assume he's talking about their current situation. The angels had the TARDIS surrounded at one point in Blink, but never got inside, so hmmmmm. Anyone reading this that doesn't watch Doctor Who will think we're nuts.

Sorry to hear your governor is just as stupid and bullheaded as mine. DeSantis was threatening to fine the county $5k for each employee that had to get a vaccine under the county's mandate. Our numbers went down enough for the mandate to be lifted before the fines took effect. Congrats on your last meeting! I'm not surprised they'd want you to stay if you could. I hadn't heard of the hair dryer shortage, so I'll add that to my list of things to worry about. Mine is really old, so maybe I should get another just in case. I see lots of them on Amazon, so maybe it's the professional grade ones in shorter supply. I haven't seen the Mr. Pillow ads lately.

Pretty tree Linda. Good point on the snowflakes.