Claudia told me that an astrochemist was on NPR, a woman who studies the chemistry of space. Can there be chemistry in a vacuum, I asked. Yes, she said, there’s dirt and the. You have to empty it out. Good night, Gracie.

Claudia, who is closing in on hearing aids, has been alleging that I also need them. We visited a hard-of-hearing person who said she couldn’t hear C because she spoke so softly. It’s a thing some people do, speak more softly, as their hearing worsens. I feel vindicated!

Claudia and her mother & sister have been having rounds of excited discussion about our new Shark stick vacuum and how well it cleans. OK. Sure? C also helped her mom with a printer problem. For a 94 y.o., a 70+ y.o. = Geek Squad. C’s solution to all things electronic is turn it off and back on.

Claudia is doing little dances around the kitchen because we got a cordless stick vacuum. I’m just getting a lot of vacuum ads on my feeds.

So if Joni Ernst went out and shot someone, her defense would be, “they were going to die anyway, what’s the biggie?”

Winds up and crazy in the middle of the night. After 4 fire evacuations in 8 years, nervous as a cat. Generators kicking on as power company shuts power off. No sleeping
tonight.

It took 65 years for the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame to induct
chubby Checkers???!!? WTF? That’s crazy

When I asked C why we had two files: “Capital Improvements 2023” and “C Impvts 2023 and beyond”, she said “It’s a Star Trek thing.”

It suddenly occurred to me that in all this hubbub about trans women and sports, nobody complained back in the’60’s and ‘70’s, when girls weren’t allowed to play sports at all. 50 % of the population,and people were fine. Get over yourselves, you ignoramuses.

From Heather cox Richardson: as Supreme Court Justices…recently warned, if the administration can take noncitizens…and render them to prison in another country…then claim it is helpless to correct the error…it could do the same thing to citizens.

Trump has said he would “love” to do exactly that

Voldemort is burning down the house in order to provoke activity that he can call riots, leading to martial law, emergency powers for the Prez and the end of elections. There is a method to this madness. Don’t give him the violence he wants. MAGAs are out there provoking us. Stand strong!

“Hey Claudia,you remember we have to sign those waivers for the wildlife walk?” She nods. “Well, I forged your signature so you’ve agreed to be eaten by a tiger.” “That’s fine.” She
goes back to gardening.

Claudia noted that her sleeping heart rate was 46. “ you’re going to die some night and I won’t even notice,” I told her.

Discussing our whirlwind grandson’s Summer visit, I said “he’ll be here a whole
week?!!!” My wife
Says,”Not the whole week, but somewhere in those dates. I’ll have to pin him down.” I said, “Yes, he needs to be pinned down the entire week! To the floor, maybe.”

Went to the dentist yesterday. This morning, I’m sporting the puffy look on the left side of my face

We may actually be rat free. Checking to make sure none of these ugly squirrels remain on the
premises.

Next time I’m in a fender bender, I’ll just tell my wife the car had a rapid unscheduled disassembly. Thanks, SpaceX.

Claudia: “the water was dry, so I raked up some
leaves.”
Is it just me?