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My wife is a Cajun Queen. This could be a childhood photo of her. It even looks a bit like her. Of course, the alligator would be real with her. 😂🤣❤

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A big 'How-de-doo' to all of you, he says sorta rhythmically.

Larry, one advantage of a later than usual coffee brew-up is having a fresher than usual pot full available at coffee break time. Mercy buckets. ;)

Now I'm not superstitious, he says knocking on his wooden head, but best I recall this covid mess got cranking last year around March 15th, the 'Ides of March', the traditional date when big Julie Caesar got terminated with extreme prejudice by Brutus and the boys. So I was thinking, in a manner of speaking, that date would be the perfect choice for a national day to remember and reflect on the hundreds of thousands Americans cut down by that plague. Just a thought.

Sarah's left a generous supply of fresh from the oven cookies along with doughnuts and muffins from an anonymous source. Seems only polite that I try a sampling of them all to go with my better-late-than-never coffee. Think I'll stay on a stool here at the counter in case there's an emergency call for seconds and or a quick refill.

Later, Inspirators.

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Well, that lil monkey and I have some things in common! I love banana cookies too!

My dose of weirdness for the day: I got an email invite to a "telephonic thriller" where, if you buy a $35 ticket, you will get a phone call at a pre-determined time, which you are supposed to answer in a dark room, by yourself. It's supposed to be Twilight Zone-y and scary. I'm pretty sure it's legit, a theater is sponsoring it. I think we're gonna do it. Probably on speakerphone.

No Mets game today.

I am a no on the espresso machine. I am happy with the current cuppa joe.

Coffee and a banana cookie please. And one for my new little monkey friend.

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I am at a loss why so much attention is given to Disney's new disclaimers on some of their 'Muppet Show' episodes. It was a much bigger story when the early 'Muppet Show' episodes were given a PG rating because they contained ideas or examples that were later considered dangerous decades later, such as talking to strangers and accepting things from strangers. That occurrence received almost no news coverage in the media but was potentially much more important in content. Is this disparity based more on today's culture wars?

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So much of it is going on today. Look how many people are being attacked for things that happened many years ago. Lots of them didn't think they were doing anything hurtful. They didn't know. Trying to clean up the Civil War and make it go away. Okay. Do it, but does it have to be done ASAP? Some seem to pick at every dangling string, and pick apart each person. It is just plain ugly sometimes trying to change course in this country.

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Flowers for Algernon made me cry.

Did I hear someone say Girlscout cookies, Roland? They are dangerous because I can not eat just one or two.

My husband and I took off to the Outer Banks for a few days to get away from everything. It was a nice break and change of scenery. We took a lot of walks and just relaxed.

My son is enjoying being out of quarantine and did manage to get in some skiing. It's a rough life.

He sent me this picture from the top of the mountain.




The view of the beach from the condo we were staying in at the beach.




I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the weekend.

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A large coffee is in order.. Rough night.. Not moving too fast today.
Today is gonna be a lazy laid-back kind of day.

*peeking in the cookie jars and grabbing a couple to go with my coffee *
We are in good shape cookie wise
*giving the adorable mascots fresh water and treats *
*Moseying over to the corner and climbing up in my favorite chair *

Stay safe everyone and enjoy your day!

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Hi ya, Jeff. Good coffee, Larry. Now that all the excitement of getting my second covid vaccine shot, life has settled back down into the normal uproar interspersed with occasional outbreaks of tumult and shouting.

That's okay by me. With Larry's coffee, Sarah's cookies and Jeff's wit and wisdom life is good in Inspirations. ;)

Supposed to nudge 80f this afternoon. Think I'll take my coffee and cookies outside and wait for the hot time.

Later, Inspirators.

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What's up? Lots to celebrate on this Hump Day. For our baseball fanatics, today is the date for MLB pitchers and catchers to report for spring training. Many claim that's a much better sign that spring will arrive eventually than any groundhog foolishness.

Baseball is one of my greatest joys—the American pastoral game. With baseball's return, I hope that the world will start returning to a more normal place.

Go CUBS!!!
https://www.storiesspace.com/stories/poetry/hopeless-dream.aspx

A cup of herbal tea and a couple of butterscotch marshmallow crunch cookies that Sara donated sounds great. I have never had a butterscotch marshmallow crunch cookie before, and it sounds like an epicurean delight.

BTW, Sara, it took 3 hours for my wife to get home on the train because of a foot of snow that had happened the night before in Chicago. I love snow!

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What is everyone's favorite cookie?

Well, if you really must know, it's one that I have not had in probably 30ish years. My mother (and before her, my paternal grandmother) made these wonderful cookies. They were soft, almost cake-like, with walnuts in them and had an fairly rich frosting on them. Can't even remember what she called them (should check with my brothers in case one of them got the recipe). I have not had them since she died and I don't think I even had them a lot after leaving home in '89. Serious yummies, though.

Good afternoon, folks. Sunny but cold again here. Another working day winding to a close. Kettle on if anyone wants afternoon or some hot chocolate.