Bad stuff going on. The real me will be back later. In the meantime, courtesy of MamaLiberty, here’s a woodchuck. Eating an ice cream cone. More neatly than most kids. Or most adults for that matter.
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Oh yeah … and HAPPY TAX DAY! Have you thanked an IRS agent lately?
Thanked an IRS agent? Haven’t seen one on the ground with a gun in its mouth and a big exit wound in the back of its head. That IRS agent I’d thank.
Hoping the bad stuff resolves well and quickly! Meanwhile, enjoyed the woodchuck. I’ve often wondered what they do when they’re not busy chucking wood.
I hope randomness results in the bad stuff being resolved in a way favorable to you.
I thought you might have been offering this:
http://www.woodchuck.com/
but what you did provide was almost as good!
Heartfelt best wishes on the Ugly Stuff. You know how to find me if I can help….
Hang in there, Claire. Things will change, they always do.
Using the scattergun approach, at different times I have found solace in Kipling’s “If” http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if/
or Harold S. Kushner’s book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People http://www.amazon.com/When-Things-Happen-Good-People/dp/1400034728/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1366068378&sr=8-1&keywords=when+bad+things+happen+to+good+people
or singing fans, such as these at the 2005 European Champions League final http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx0Ru_1zPVk
Whatever it is, Claire, I’m sure you will be able to take it, as Confederate Railroad so eloquently said, “Like a Man.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8T0A8OYLlk
Just avoid the robots; they won’t help and they will keep a record. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejczMs6b1Q4
Thanks, with all the shite going on, I needed a bit of polite cuteness to ease the sting.
Late as usual … still …. my phone still works even for just friendly conversation.
Or we could trade photos of my kids as kids [they aren’t any longer you know – kids that is] for photos of Robbie and his harem.
Like Joel Says …. deeep breaths …. deeeep breaths.
Oh and long walks with the canine corps.
[Yes even in the rain] … -grin-
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