Saturday Evening Musings

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There it is. The “S” word. We had our first sn*wfall of the year overnight. The National Weather Service puts the “damage” at 1.2”. It was about 67 degrees F yesterday, so it didn’t cause any problems on the roads. Hooray. Now, GO AWAY, sn*w!!!! I don’t know if you saw, but Gallagher died. The famous watermelon-smashing comedian was 76. I saw him twice: once where he had the “Sledge-O-Matic,” and once where he didn’t. I always enjoyed his observational comedy. Well, here it is, four days after the election, and we still don’t know who has control of Congress. If you ever wondered how this “fraudulent election” myth could get legs under it (never mind actually be believed by millions), just look at this. I have a subscription to newspaper archive websites, and I’ve gone back to look at election results from the 30s, 40s, etc. They might have an early edition with no news about the results on Wednesday, but the Thursday paper always had your winners in the headlines. And THAT was without all this computer technology we have today!!! Now they’re “still counting.” (That’s not so much a political rant as it is a bureaucracy rant.) With my latest shipment of medications from your friends and mine (ha) at the Veterans Administration I cleaned out the medicine cabinet the other day. I took the old meds to one of those “safely dispose of your old medicines here” boxes at a Walgreen’s. Oh, and speaking of the other “Wally world,” I honestly don’t know HOW Walgreen’s stays in business. There’s pricy and expensive, then there’s Walgreen’s. Seriously, I saw some cough drops that I use when my sinuses drain. At Meijer there’s about $4.50 for a big bag. Walgreen’s? Try $7.50. What, is Elon Musk charging them to verify that they’re real cough drops? Now that it’s cold it’s time to go back inside the gym for walking. I like to walk outside, but going inside, along with the cold killing off the vegetation that’s still out there, might help my sinuses to stop hurting. I felt fine while I was out of town. I got home last Saturday night, and by Monday morning they were hurting again. I hope y’all have a great evening, morning, and/or what’s left of your weekend!!