FRIDAY STIR FRY - I Know, It's Saturday

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Here is my obligatory fireworks picture for the 4th of July. Yippee.

 

I'm not feeling very festive this year. I'm already tired of hearing fireworks going off in the hood and it's just Saturday. I have a feeling I'm becoming that grumpy person that yells "Get off my lawn". Every neighborhood needs one, so why not me? I think I could pull it off quite nicely. I have a loud voice and a menacing look, both considered necessary for the job. I rarely talk to my neighbors so they already know I'm anti-social. Where do I apply?

 

Maybe I'm just feeling sorry for myself. I don't have a friend with a boat inviting me to the lake. Hell, I don't even own a grill to make hot dogs and hamburgers. There won't be a fireworks show at our double A baseball stadium this year because the team is out of town. So what is a person to do?

 

Write this blog post I guess and practice my scowl to use on the neighbor kids.

  

 

 

 

 

 

 



FRIDAY STIR FRY - Common Sense

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I have made it a point not to get political on here or other social media.
But, I broke that pledge this last week, because I can't stay silent any longer.

I guess you could say Orlando was the last straw for me.

I've un-friended several people on Facebook. I just don't want to read their stupidity any longer. If the NRA and the 2nd Amendment are so far up your ass you can't be reasonable about some gun regulation, then I don't want to be associated with you. And if I lose some blog readers, so be it. 

I don't care if people own hand guns or hunting rifles. But, no civilian needs an automatic gun or one with a large magazine of bullets. Period. The only reason to own them is to shoot a lot of things fast. And in the last several years those 'things' have become humans. What is wrong with banning the sale of these weapons, especially to people on the "no fly list" or on a terrorist watch list? 

I've heard people say there is no use because there are already thousands and thousands of these guns out there. Okay, here's my reasoning. First of all, when our founding fathers wrote that amendment, they only had muskets. Slow to load muskets with not much range. They are probably rolling over in their graves at the fire power guns have now. Pretty sure not what they intended. 

Secondly, when elephants and rhinos were nearing extinction from the ivory trade, we banned the sale of ivory. Has that stopped all the killing? No, but it sure has slowed it down. A lot. And these animals are making a come back. Are humans any less important? 

We have to start somewhere people. Because this carnage is unacceptable. 

FRIDAY STIR FRY - Cats

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I've been babysitting my son and daughter-n-law's cat the last two weeks. I'm not a pet person. I don't mind doing this for them, but it's not something I would want to do every day of my life.

Pets are cute and adorable and a lot of people couldn't imagine life without them. I'm not one of those people. I think it's because I'm an only child. I enjoy my solitude. I guess I'm a bit selfish, also. I don't want to have to think about getting home to make sure the cat or dog are fed and watered and still alive.

Here are a few things I've learned about cats.

1. They don't give a crap about anything.
2. They will lay down anywhere they want, even the shower.
3. They have a look about them (like the one pictured) that indicates they want to kill you.
4. They don't take the word 'no' easily.
5. You had better have a snack, food, water, and clean litter ready whenever they want it.
6. Pretty sure they get annoyed when you meow back at them. 
7. My lap is no longer mine. It is a soft, squishy pillow for him.
8. Don't leave anything out you don't want them to get into, because they will.
9. They will not come when you call them - and finally.
10. If you don't pet them exactly where and exactly when they want, they will not leave you alone.

I'll miss him when he's gone.