Author: boomingbanter

Shortly after pontificating on the joys of taking out the trash we tuned in to news from ancient Egypt.

Archeologists have discovered a secret tunnel deep in the depths of the great pyramid.

Seems it’s some sort of triangulated structure holding up an underground chamber.

Now my guess is they’ll find that those pyramids were made with the help of extraterrestrials.

See all this recent business about UFOs that’s just getting us all set for the big reveal.

What is in the chamber? Maybe an invitation to another galaxy. Maybe a Spaceship design. That would really get Elon’s nose out of joint.

Regardless I am certain that the ETs looked like me or someone close to me but for heavens sake don’t tell her or she’ll get an even bigger wire about herself.

Blessing#1631-Digging

Thursday as you know by now is trash day. Ma and I get the garbage out to the curb as soon as we great up.

Now as you also know it doesn’t take much to make Ma happy.

So it was this morning.

As we were taking the second bin of recyclables down the drive Ma says to me « aren’t we lucky Scoob it’s only six thirty and it’s already daylight ».

Now I’m not one to poor cold water on a sunny disposition but heck how can you be happy about taking out trash? Just breathe Scooby I tell myself and be kind.

Watching for the pick up and chasing the big gobbler now that’s what I call fun!!!!

Blessing#1630-Small Victories

We haven’t walked as much since lock down. There is only so much Netflix a human can take.

It’s easy to tell when we are set for a super session as Ma puts on the « Walking Long » selection.

I know those songs by heart.

Sometime she shuffles them that provides some excitement but we only gig to DANCING QUEEN.

I’m hoping my pretty little baby cousin Dolly has a good play list because she’s doing a walking challenge.

Isn’t she beautiful.

I may have to pay a visit to England to meet her.

Can you marry your cousin?

Blessing#1629-Pawpals

We were just finalizing a fine siesta yesterday afternoon when we were rudely awakened by alarms.

These weren’t coming from our clock but from outside. Tornadoes!!!

Quickly on goes our favorite weatherman and it’s a bit puzzling because the nearest tornado risk was twenty miles to the west.

Funny but anyway Ma decides I should eat quickly and she should get me out before these things get closer.

So I bolt down the dinner we rush out and do the business and then we give Mega her dinner and repeat.

Except in the space of seconds the heavens opened and Ma and Meg got soaked. I smirked.

No tornadoes came our way but they hit hard elsewhere.

Knowing threats had passed we relaxed for the evening.

In the middle of the night though it felt like a hurricane was coming through. The wind was powerful. No alarms though so we could breathed easy and rolled over.

Blessing#1628-Testing Testing

We were just finalizing a fine siesta yesterday afternoon when we were rudely awakened by alarms.

These weren’t coming from our clock but from outside. Tornadoes!!!

Quickly on goes our favorite weatherman and it’s a bit puzzling because the nearest tornado risk was twenty miles to the west.

Funny but anyway Ma decides I should eat quickly and she should get me out before these things get closer.

So I bolt down the dinner we rush out and do the business and then we give Mega her dinner and repeat.

Except in the space of seconds the heavens opened and Ma and Meg got soaked. I smirked.

No tornadoes came our way but they hit hard elsewhere.

Knowing threats had passed we relaxed for the evening.

In the middle of the night though it felt like a hurricane was coming through. The wind was powerful. No alarms though so we could breathed easy and rolled over.

Blessing#1628-Testing Testing

Precious Peeps it’s PITS PERFECT.

It is so exhausting being good.

Keeping quiet is hard for a hip hellion like me.

I was working so hard on nursing Grandpa that I clean wore myself out.

All those stupid shows that Granny likes would sedate an elephant. All day yesterday it was Andy Warhol!!

I can’t wait till she’s back at work and we can get watching Grandpas favorite Judge Judy and listen to a good old fight.

She’s my role model that lady and I think her outfit would be just perfect on me! Love that lace!

Blessing#1627-Benchmarks

Now if you had five days off work I bet you’d do some housework. Like maybe some dusting or window cleaning or vacuuming. Well Ma decided that, at present, this might further irritate the inflamed sinuses so we should get fresh air instead.

Hence we went for an extra long walk. Her theory is that the cold air will kill the critters causing the COVID.

We then needed extensive rest on our return so we scoured Netflix and hit on a new docuseries about Marilyn. It’s surprisingly good. Quite a lot of new news even for an ardent Marilyn maniac like Mum.

Thereafter we, make that she, ate all the leftover stew from three nights ago to which enough pepper was added to activate even the tiredest tastebud. I maintained a safe distance.

This copious quantity of food induced sleep which is vital for recovery.

Once refreshed we made tandoori chicken and let it marinade while we sought something else to binge watch.

THE CHOSEN was chosen. Poor Dad thought it was never ending little does he know it was only the first series.

That dog of Saint Matthews bears something of a resemblance to a certain party I know who is no angel.

I’m wondering what today will hold. It’s so unusual to have nothing to do.

Blessing#1626-Unstructured

I have been called to the nursing profession. Presidential Campaigning has been postponed for the next five days.

See Ma and Pa are laid up.

On Thursday following a dripping of the nose Ma decided she must stick something up it and used one of her government issued COVID tests to see if by chance she had been smitten with the dreaded lurgy.

Alas, after THREE full years of running the gambit the pink line popped.

Hoping against hope that the test might be wrong she booked a rendezvous at the Minute Clinic for Friday morning.

Positive confirmed by medical professional!

She snagged the antiviral meds and has started pumping those into Dad who is coughing like Marlboro Man.

Five days isolation followed by five days masking lie ahead.

Missing the first of the six Kairos team formation meetings for the Spring weekend not to mention a BIG birthday party on Sunday at the tearoom has left her in a less than gracious mood.

Must say I’m not sad to have her home even if she is a little hotter than usual to snuggle.

Blessing#1625-Fever

Have you heard the new news that the Universe is even bigger than we could have imagined. It just goes on and on and is like a gazillion billion years old.

If you look outside your window, as I do everyday, you can only see so far.

If you look to the skies you can see much further.

Right now there is a great alignment of moon and planets. We can see it here and back home in Ireland at Holy Trinity Ballylesson they can see it just the same.

Isn’t it amazing. I can only dream that Saint Patrick must have seen this same formation all those years ago when he snuggled up with his wolfhound. Who knows maybe it inspired him to explained to the Irish about the Trinity.

Regardless as of yesterday we’re ready at the tearoom to celebrate the good man!

Blessing#1624-Shamrock Reset

We were watching the morning news just now and counting our lucky stars that we had escaped the latest round of storms.

One million people in the Midwest have no power because of ice and snow. Meanwhile in Florida people are wilting in all time record heat.

We’re in the pink at that nice little sweet spot of a new record high of 72F. I’d just smiled and taken my postprandial place beside Ma when she stood up to get her coffee.

That’s when it happened she stood on my toe again. The right one this time.

Now I understand accidents happen but if someone stood on your toe and made you squeal twice in the space of a few days would you not get suspicious?

Is she trying to hurt me or get rid of me? Maybe she doesn’t want to move to Pennsylvania Avenue.

Can she be trusted? Is she toughening me up!

Blessing#1623-Seeking Balance