“Go wake up Donna,” I told the Turbo Toddler. “Dad, too,” I added.
“Ogay!” she agreed and sped off toward the bedrooms, squealing about ‘hopgakes!’
"That’ll keep her busy for a few,” I told Mom.
“But not quiet,” she mentioned as we could hear the uproar down the hallway.

Thanks, Erin, for giving me so many laughs by letting this bundle of energy appearing in your story!

Martina

It used to be that a good story was posted a chapter or two at a time and I got sucked into the story and invested in the characters; then without warning, the story was abandoned. That doesn't bother me so much any more. There seems to be very few of them that have had that happen.

its the end of June!
I swear the months are getting shorter

Was a roaring success!

As I am often want to do. It has always been inherent in my civilian career to stay on top of the happenings both domestically and internationally, as everything impacts our supply chains - a fact only those of us who deal with logistics gave thought to prior to the Covid pandemic, but which quickly became evident to others a few years back.

Continuing on the humor and comedy theme:

I think all dads should take a lesson. Tootles.

This is the close of the Gidget S1.E26 | Take a Lesson episode from 1966-03-10 (a little over four years before I was born).

If you are in need of some LOL and ROFL in these dire times, then I have a recommendation out of the archive of time straight from 1967 for you!

I just finished my personal struggle through The Flying Nun | Pilot | S1EP1 FULL EPISODE. My personal struggle is a) a very short attention span for movies and b) a whole lot of laughter attacks.

which is why this is quite late in the day!

I'm about to post "A Better Hand" and I feel there needs to be some forewarning and explanation of the work considering it the sequel of another's work that is not readily available. The prologue follows:

or at least a return to warmer weather.

For all Gaby (the bicycle racing champion) fans who are also interested in her adopted home, I have some new documentary video clip for you. As some of you may realize and/or remember, in June 2021 there was a huge flood in western Germany that was especially devastating for the valley of the Ahr river. Know in German as Ahrtal.

It's Kern day Emma; it's Kern Day! Where's my Kern?

Can you tell, I'm jonesing for my Kern fix?

I started this at 11, but decided to hold off until 1:30. You posted at 1:01 so you're off the hook.
:o) ;o)

Love ya, Emma. Thanks, I can eat lunch now without that anxious stomach.

in Brizzle fall mainly on me!

I've decided to give wearing a dancer's belt at try. Not a gaff, but a true dancer's belt.

I've only had it on for a short time, but initially, I like it. It's comfortable and does what it claims. It holds thing up, out of the way instead of squishing them down between your legs where I sit on them and they get in the way of holding my knees together.

I don't know about you but it takes me a few days to settle after a trip away and this week has been no different!

Here is a very interesting comparison between Europe and USA regarding employee protection, and whether big corporations are engaging in modern day slavery and/or worker exploitation. I have previously seen some individual reporting regarding these corporations, and how they are running afoul of European legislation.

Here is a video for anyone considering the possibility of becoming a refugee from anti-queer harassment and persecution.

Dumbass Donald make a comment a few days ago about how American girls might not get thirty dolls anymore, they might have to make due with two dolls and they might cost more. This was his response to retailers letting the American public know that his tariffs are going to make toys cost considerably more this coming Christmas.

Lawrence O’Donnell had an unbelievable commentary on Trump’s statement (see attached) in which he coined the name “Donny Two Dolls” - which is absolutely the best name for the Orange Asshat yet!

with a mini heatwave here in the UK!

CBS reported this evening that at the direction of Pete Hegseth, the Department of Defense is upgrading the green room attached to the Pentagon briefing room. Understandably, facilities need to be upgraded periodically - even those used by the military.

However, the interesting thing about this report is that apparently we are paying $10,000 to $15,000 to upgrade the green room by adding a make up station - all at the suggestion of Tami Radabaugh,a former Fox News producer who works for Hegseth, and apparently approved by Hegseth’s wife - also a former Fox News producer.

Whatever the CofE think, April 23rd is England's national saint day

And first, I would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter. It is a beautiful day here, and we will be having dinner with all of children and their spouses. I hope that those who read this are having as good of an Easter as I am.

Illegal search and seizure of a U.S. citizen by ICE. This is exactly what we fought against in 1776, and now Trump and his Nazi administration are bringing it back to our country.

This man was born In Georgia and is an American citizen. A judge examined his birth certificate and determined that is is “undoubtably valid”, yet he is still being held in an ICE detention center in violation of his rights as a citizen, as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.

That I saw some time back - The American President. In it, Michael Douglas stars as the President of the United States. His character is a widower with a teenage daughter, his wife having died during his campaign. The movie also stars Annette Benning as a professional lobbyist who is hired by an organization to push an environmental bill.