When you hit middle age you really only have two choices: you can get fat and lazy until you roll over and die, or you can can get off your ass and do something, like maybe ride a bike.
Bluntness
I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.
So, here it is Thursday and I get to go back to work for a full day. The weather forecast is for a high around 70 (F), but rain is also in the forecast. The freezing rain forecasters predicted for yesterday never put in an appearance. We had about 2 minutes of drizzle, and then around noon the sun started poking through the clouds. There was freezing rain in the state, just not where I live.
Yesterday, I made lasagna. This is so delicious. The funny thing was, standing by the kitchen counter holding a box of lasagna noodles, I realized I could have made my own. I have a pasta maker. True, making the noodles would take a little longer, but then you don't have to boil them until they're andante. I ended up freezing quite a bit. Here's a piece on the foil waiting to be wrapped.
And one of those not too surprising headlines a major study has proven ivermectin doesn't work... at all. One of the words describing this treatment for parasites was 'useless.' With this in mind, I'd like to take a moment to thank Joe Rogan for helping kill off a number of Republican voters... which, if you think about it, proves that ivermectin wasn't entirely useless.
Evidently Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscar ceremony after the SLAP, and refused. And now pictures have surfaced of him singing and dancing to his own music at an 'after Oscar party.' It's almost like he's writing a book called "How To Make Yourself Look Like A Flaming Asshole."
And Joe McCarthy and Steve Scalise had a chat with Madison Cawthorn about his saying older Republicans do lines of Coke and have orgies. Sounds like they're trying to put make-up on a pig.
Finally, there is so much buzz about Loser #45 asking the Russians for assistance, (he wants dirt on Biden), and them call him their 'partner.' The Orange Anus is growing terribly desperate. His rally in Georgia was... not well attended. He's planning another one in Michigan in an area where the roads are intended for low volume, residential traffic (meaning a traffic jam from Hell). America now knows there are 7 hours of missing phone logs from January 6, which means he and his staff weren't just using burner phones. In less than 3 weeks he needs to testify before a Grand Jury. And, all of this demonstrates his stupidity, because he thinks dirt on Biden is the answer.
Well, here it is Monday morning, the temps are a chilly 24 (F) and even though today is supposed to be sunny, we're only supposed to top off at around 31 (F). If you cup your hand tightly around you ear, you'll be able to hear conservatives shrieking how this proves there's no such thing as global warming... If you're near one when he does this, point to California, where temps are approaching the slow broil. Don't worry, that warm weather is coming east.
Lasagna? What lasagna. They ordered one large pan. They also ordered large pans of Chicken Alfredo, and baked ziti. Everyone ate the lasagna. By the time my lunch break rolled around, the lasagna was gone and there a spoonful of the chicken alfredo remaining and a the pan of baked ziti. This means that on one of my days off this week I'm going to need to bake myself a pan of lasagna.
Oh, and for those of you who didn't know, the Oscar ceremony was last night. I watched some of the show, about an hour. I liked that they got rid of the proscenium stage. Everything became much more personal including... They brought the hosts back... that was a mistake. Hosts were fine for a long time, then they became unnecessary. Wanda Sykes is a very funny woman, however her walk through the new Academy museum was painful to watch, the humor, like the hosts, was dated. I did like that they did a production number for "We Don't Talk About Bruno." How nice of them to recognize the most popular song which wasn't nominated for an award. And I wondered, as Rachel Ziegler came onstage to present an award, if she realizes she is now branded as difficult to work with? Relevance was packed away when they had Tommy Hawk (?), Shawn White (?), and some other sports figure introduce a series of Bond clips. Having 3 surviving Bond girls would have been a lot more interesting. Someone needs to tell Timothy Chalmette if he wants to wear a coat without a shirt, he needs to have a chest to go with it. And then, of course there was the SMACK, or the PUNCH, you know? The moment when Will Smith walked up on stage and hit Chris Rock. I missed that, having gone to bed. Let's be honest, though, so many, many of us want to hit Chris Rock. His jokes have always seemed bitter and angry. Rather than leave you with a video of that slap, I'll leave with a moment when the producers understand what entertainment is supposed to be.
