Trump has everybody all wee-wee’ed up. For some reason, a million people are taking to the streets in Iran, so the government shut down the electrical grid and internet. Elon Musk turned the internet back on using satellites so the protestors can get back to social media. I wish them all well, but I’ve got my own problems.
Max has potential.
Sparky likes him because, “He is not good with small animals or chickens.” He says Max sounds like a sensible fella.
Sparky found 2001: A Space Odyssey a little boring.
While in the camper today, I was reminded that the wood stove is a campfire in a box. I grabbed the pie iron, but waited until Sparky had eaten dinner to make a pie with apple pie filling and a chunk of dark chocolate.
Sparky doesn’t beg or whimper for food, or try to snatch it. His polite and courteous manner makes him unbearably sympathetic.
Sparky is a fierce snow dog.
He looks like a gremlin that someone fed after midnight.
Sparky said that he likes your chances in 2026. This is the year you should get after it.
Sparky predicts it.
It was 50o outside when I went to bed last night. This morning, the fire is gone, the box is cold and there are only two sticks of wood in the rack. Going out to get wood was miserable. 25o + 25 mph is much worse than 50o . So, units matter.
Sparky said he wanted to thank Aunt Joanne for the Duck Recipe Gourmet Sausages she gave him for Christmas.
“Take a picture while I hold up the bag!”
When Sparky made that suggestion, I thought he was being very considerate for an autistic guy.
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Does anyone really do New Year’s Resolutions?
When we were young adults, we made absurd New Year’s Resolutions to parody the idea. Someone vowed to not shoot any polar bears eating marshmallows in snow storms. I don’t know why we thought that was funny. It was a simpler time.
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