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The GOP believes that "faith-based organizations" should handle things like Meals On Wheels & Women, Infants, & Children programs, rather than the federal government. So no harm in pulling the rug out with no warning or plans to transfer responsibility to private charities -- if old people & babies starve to death in the meantime, that's just tough. 😿

Oh, yeah -- I forgot: Frasier's brother Niles!

To distract myself from political upheavals & the price of eggs, I try to concentrate on what gives me deep pleasure: animals (feeding birds & squirrels & raccoons, etc), humor, the arts, music -- different strokes for different folks of course. When my dad was alive, we'd follow sports together but that was more his thing than mine. Now, it's the Turner Classic Movies channel & PBS nature documentaries. Whatever makes you smile or chuckle involuntarily is a hell of a lot better than stuff that makes you wince.

That's what the strings are for!

The ignore function is so soothing, I recommend using it.

It's not quite a "favorite", but I am glad to see that an oldie-but-goodie has resurfaced. Woman lounging with cat hears a child yell from another room "Mom! I fell!". So she shouts back that the kid should get a bandage from the cupboard -- kid replies that she's bleeding -- mom & cat ogle each other fondly & mom shouts back: "Take 2!" I recall some people reacting negatively to that commercial in the past, but I think the woman with the cat has her priorities in order (i.e., just like mine....). 🐈‍⬛🐈

Martha Stewart & the NY Times recommend olive oil on ice cream. So I tried it & it's really pretty good.

Too many syllables.

Stephen Colbert & his wife Evie McGee Colbert have written a cookbook: Does This Taste Funny? I got it from the library & it's pretty good -- family recipes with lots of funny commentary.

New Year's Eve Thin Man movies marathon today. Now that it's over, I can publicly marvel that the bad guy in After The Thin Man was played by Pretty well, too -- good mad scene!

And to be sure he's really dead. When Nixon died, I seriously considered travelling to his funeral for that purpose but stayed home to celebrate instead. I never thought I'd feel even more strongly ever again, but I do.

I worked with a raging narcissist & Trump is just like him. The only way to deal with them is to ignore them -- withdraw all attention & they shrivel like a plant being denied water. Unfortunately, that tactic isn't practical with the Pres of the USA.

Maybe she's an Orioles fan?

Gizzard. That was my dad's favorite part because it was full of gristle, which he described as "chewy". We always gave the raw liver to the cats, who loved it.

I'm a socialist & a pacifist, but I do love Barry Goldwater. He was an honest man who loved the American Indian & despised Nixon, which I appreciated. Had I been old enough to vote against him when he ran for Pres, I would have, but I've always admired him (& he was dropdead gorgeous, by the way).