I learn more about popular culture by visiting Twitter/X, then I ever did as a high school teacher. I don’t like popular culture, but here’s what I’ve learned from the current controversy.
I wouldn’t post on a furniture assembly project, but Sparky was adorably disruptive.
Dogs can sense human moods through a combination of superior scent detection, keen observation of body language, and vocal tone recognition.
Sparky is wise in the ways of man. He sees that I am moving around and concentrating. No food is involved. Sparky squirmed in between me and the chair, and tried to look innocent, like he just happened to be standing there for no reason.
Newsweek: NASA Introduces Newest and Cutest Artemis 2 Crew Member
This dumb plushie mascot was mentioned in videos and articles about the Artemis 2 mission. It was embarrassing to watch them strain to make ‘Rise’ go viral.
WSJ: There’s No Separation of Church and Space
CWR: Artemis II moon mission ‘a great development,’ Vatican Observatory director says
Artemis 2 pilot, Victor Glover, gave a little Easter sermon from space, so the militant atheists on Earth pissed their pants and strongly objected to government astronauts talking about religion.
Bugs Bunny covered this in Mad as a Mars Hare.
After Mom had her cataract surgery, she looked around her house and complained about how filthy it was. Nobody said, “No shit, that’s why we sneak in to clean the place whenever you are gone for the day.” We were hopeful that her better vision might usher in a new era of modern cleanliness.
We forgot that people have a remarkable ability to adapt and overlook, if that’s what it takes to not have to change or do anything.
Mom would have liked Rusty and his rustic bathroom habits.1 After Rusty moved out, the empty-the-room deep clean allowed me to notice the nicks and scratches that had accumulated on the door thresholds and trim. My new project is patching and painting.
In the 1960’s, people dated, got married and had children. I don’t know if it’s related, but this Youtube video is a smoke-show compilation of popular TV shows of the era.
You get 1 point for the name of the TV show and 3 points for the name of the actress.
Answers after the jump.
A group of us went to see Project Hail Mary last night. I was disappointed.
Youtube reviewers and people in real life have been raving about it, and I really enjoyed the book. My expectations were too high.
I needed to pick up paint and supplies for my next project, so I brought Sparky along. It was in the afternoon, which is when Sparky likes to take his nap. He’d never turns down a car ride, but he was having a hard time staying awake.
For the third night in a row, Sparky has slept on the couch.
Last night, I scattered throw pillows to make the couch seem impossibly high to a furry piglet with too much junk in the trunk. The house rule is that Sparky can come up onto the couch when invited and there is a bedsheet or blanket. I removed the bedsheet and wadded it up on the back of the couch.
He is clearly insubordinate.
As Sparky adjusts to life without Rusty, he is attempting to establish a new normal. Pre-Rusty, Sparky slept in my bedroom, his crate, under the dining room table, and other places that weren’t on the couch.
Two mornings in a row, I have found him on the couch. Sparky doesn’t know if this is going to fly, but he intends to play it out.