I am smart. Surprised? So am I.
I was listening to Science Friday on NPR ( that would make me smart right there wouldn’t it?) and they were talking about crows and how smart they were. One of the things that separated crows from many other species is there level of intelligence. The reason they are considered smart is that they are smart enough to know what they don’t know.
Well, there you go, I know that I don’t know anything. So that would put me into the classification of smart. Ask me about rebuilding after a fire, I haven’t a clue. Ask me about a pandemic and I know even less. Ask me how to keep all my employees, customers, and even my kids happy, again I have no freaking idea. Next time you see me ask me anything and I will tell you that I do not possess the knowledge to answer your question. So who knows, you just may be dealing with a genius.
Oct 5 - 11
We all know how the Russians are trying to meddle in our election. Their main objective is to stir up discontent and cause confusion in every country in the world. Well, I know what they are doing here in the USA. They are breaking into people’s homes (I have a guess how) and they still one sock from each pair. How else could I have 100 unmatched socks? Think about it, if everyone runs around with just one sock, they are going to be a little uncomfortable and might be more inclined to do something crazy, like trying to throw their sons’ drums away (not that I would ever do such a thing). Anyway, I think it is very important we all watch the doggie door and our sock drawers.
So folks I want you to know that I just broke 6000 miles on a tank of gas on my plug-in Honda gas-electric hybrid. If you are unsure about all-electric cars, try a hybrid first. With a $9000 total tax credit it makes a lot of sense, plus it is good for the environment.
Sept 28 - Oct 4
“Lonely, I’m Mr. Lonely”… you know the song. So during the pandemic, one of the ways I found to get through the rough times was to go out and feed the fish in our pond. We have a pond fed by a year-round stream. When I started I had about thirty 6 to 8 inch natural fish, and when I went out the pond would just churn with excitement. So this went on, and soon after I had a family of ducks move in and it became more of a party. Then to my astonishment, I had a family of otters move in as well. Well now things were really moving and I felt I was the grand party maestro. However, I soon started noticing a significant drop in the number of fish, and of course, to my disappointment the otters dumped me. Then the fish were totally gone and the ducks dumped me. Now I feel like the teenager who had a party that no one came to. So I started singing the song, and that is when my wife threatened to leave me.
Sept 21 - 27
So, I just want to ask you something. When you come across an old set of drums in the garage that your son has misplaced (how you misplace drums I do not know), do you:
Alert your son to his favorite instrument so he can go about entertaining the entire neighborhood?
or...Do you put them at the bottom of the garbage can and cover them with anything so no one ever knows the wiser?