Reconstruction

It's official, it's in cement, Jared is handling the WALL. But maybe it's mucilage and not cement. And maybe it's louvered windows and not steel beams. The last wall he was involved in the Middle East, he left it "wailing". Now enter "eminent domain" - when YOUR government rings YOUR doorbell to tell you to vacate your premises to make way for a "wall". It just doesn't seem right.
tjs

It's in the air

Shades of "Breaking Bad" - The authorities in Arkansas charged two chemistry professors in connection with the production of "meth". The science center was closed because of a report of an undetermined chemical odor. It was a liberal arts institution but apparently not that liberal. The profs are on administrative leave. Hide the bunsen burner!

The air pollution is so bad in some cities in India that oxygen bars have sprung up. For a few rupees one can inhale fifteen seconds of pure oxygen. Then it's back on the scooter. This could catch on.
tjs

Eat mor chikin

NYTimes tells when hurricane Dorian hit the Outer Banks on Sept. 6th, a group of cows were swept out to sea by a storm surge. Three of these cows were later found to be grazing at the Cape Lookout National Park which they're believed to have reached by swimming at least two miles.......perhaps training for the bovine olympics. This is "udder" amazing but proof that these sturdy Guernseys could not be "cowed" by a hurricane. Hence,  "eat mor chikin".
tjs
NYT 11/16/19

Horsing around

You have heard the expression "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." The proverb comes from the practice of evaluating the age of a horse by looking at his teeth. It also spawned the saying "long in the tooth". But the NYT reminds us that in 1911 a Spokane, Washington racehorse owner was set to equip his pacing mare, Blanche, with a $3000. set of false gold-filled teeth. She had won a big race for him the week before so he said he can afford to buy her a new set of teeth. On her next race she would be all smiles crossing the winner's line.
tjs
(NYT 11/13/19)

No Whimpering!

POTUS in his wild imagination had the terrorist "crying, screaming and whimpering" in his last moments. It reminds me of a movie from my youth where Jimmy Cagney was on death row and Pat O'Brien, the priest was hearing his last confession. The priest convinced him to fake crying and screaming as he walked the last mile so the other inmates would be dissuaded that Cagney was their hero. But there was nary a whimper heard.
tjs