wowowowoooo wild day--lots topics... rats--- teh paranoia of being deaf---doctors vs dogs...., narcoplepsy... and pasta makers.
some people have rats for pets.... they get a bad rap- which is mostly because of their ability to multiply- people should be in that same category
every day --- on any news show-- there are toooooo many people who present far more problems than a few rats--- people carry guns...------ we go thru this every year-- a couple cold nights and giselle and her family all mAke the yearly trek back from the beaches on the pond- seeking the warmth of the refregerator motor which is usually running .. making heat where they make a nest... and hopefully don't make any more giselle's til spring. these DOG'S monsterous knuckle bones are a favorite-- and since they can not be carried back to "the appartment" they are enjoyed in full view. of the cameras...
they enter thru the garage thru one hole that they have chewed in the wooden door--- perfectly round 3" diameter to accomodate uncle louie who ate far too many nuts at the beach. over the summer. ? i should just block it up? what good would that do?... they would simply chew another so we would end up swiss cheeze acres.....
i have one in my bedroom-- he/she. runs from bureau to closet as the 7pm news comes on..-- to do that ... he/she. has narrowly squeezed past 3 loaded rat traps. IQ wise, the rats are doing very well this year....
you want a real count?? i think we have caught no more than 6-- 2 in house. 4 in barn---- there are many more in barn icu and laundry-- it is all a factor of available food supply-- and as horses chew- they dribble grain...in the house people just underestimate the IQ of a rat. while at the same time overestimating plastic.. to a rat, the world is chewable...
now if they had fur-- like squirrels...... they would have a much better reputation.. see squirrels do not have to seek the warmth of a refrigerator motor, and are happy to store their nuts between the covers of the guest room bed.
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now the paranoia of becoming deaf.... or "the world as understood by hearing every third word". . complicated further by mandates to cover every nose and mouth... for years.... before covid... i have suggestd sign language be the second language required in school.. that wouold put evey student on an even keel.. and just think of all the cheating it woold enable them to do. and since we have given up cursive writing.. why not take on this new challange.. the ballet of the hands. as i once thought when someone signed a poem....
a new art form.
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next. dogs vs doctors at diagnosing narcolepsy.. we know dogs can do it... it is something they pick up on their own.... no need for med school.. they get it...all you have to do is read their actions.. like i maybe have not been doing??????
months ago i complained. about jiminey waking me up every time i nearly fell asleep n the chair.... 6 months later... larkey is doing the same thing... and the camera people have noticed me nodding off at mail call... i have not had an official diagnosis-- but i have a dr apt at 3 today....... i will bet on the dogs being correct...
i have always tested my own capabilities with the extreme suduko puzzles... i am happy to report, i can still do them ( not easily. but complete). the only difference is i may take several 3 minute naps between steps...
this may hinder my driving--i had to go a year without driving back in 1970 because i had a gran mal siezure-- so i bought a new yellow vw. stick shift--- and the kids would llike up after school to drive me around... because they did not take away my license.. and i could be the senior driver necessary for them to practice.
i may become the worlds greatest hitch hiker. and i bet i still get requests to back up trailers..... with ice cream....
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and tehn cindy and the pasta maker-- it is far more intimidating than it deserves... there is only one maneuver to be warned of...to remove the M ixer upper... the whole tray slides forward-- then it easily comes apart and goes in the dish washer... one cup of flour.. 70 cc FLUID ON THE LITTLE PITCHER THEY GIVE YOU .. POUR IN SLOWLYU AND SIT BACK...
CHURN 2 MIN REST 10 SECONDS CHURN 4 MIN - OR SOMETHING LIKE THQAT--- AUTOMATICALLY. JUST LET IT DO IT'S THNG.. AND IT COMES SQUEEZING OUT SLOWLY ONTO YOUR HANDS... OR THE FLOOR IF YOU DON'T PLAN AHEAD.
OTHER ADVICE ... START A POT OF WATER BOILING BEFORE SO YOU CAN GET RIGHT EATING IT... IT WAS GOOOOOD.. ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES
