I went to see my friend Mary, the framer, along with Gary Cooper whose paper got wet as a result of a recent leak.
I expected her to be so happy after being closed for three months.
NOPE!
She bitched and moaned the whole time I was there.
If I heard Taps mewling in the background, it wouldn’t have surprised me.
I said, “Mary, you’re finally open. How great. Business can resume.”
Let’s just say, if she could have stabbed me, she would have.
I can see the headline in the Post now…
‘POLLYANNA FATALLY FRAMED ON UPPER EAST SIDE’
Is bitching just a bad habit, like biting your nails or chewing your hair?
When my dear Governor finally allowed us to go from red to yellow, I expected a celebration, not a funeral cortege snaking down the ave.
In any event, when I was able to tool into the Discount Depot to stock up on Swiffer refills, I was kicking up my heels.
Swiff-ly. 
Pollyanna, with clean floors.
Some people complain all the time. It’s a way of life. I’m happy to see your wit in evidence. The super punster is back! Hooray!
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Back is the only way I know to face front. 🙂
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About face — don’t turn it to the side.
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How bout sideways?
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If you turned your head, would it save face?
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It might make me go backwards.
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Susannah, we need to gloss by the people who insist on seeing the glass half empty. Whiners and complainers are too plentiful. I think their goal is to bring us down as well.
Don’t ever stop finding joy in the little things. Clean floors feel so good on our feet.
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I’ll say. And yes, bitching is contagious…it gets under the skin, like a tick. OY
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There are some that look at life as half empty, peanut butter side down, and spilled milk. There is no way to help them other than a smile. (They will hate you for that too.)
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Abraham Lincoln got it right when he said…happiness is a decision we make. I can mewl all day long if I choose to, but then where would I be? There’s still so much beauty and good to be had. There is!!!
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As you begin to see the end of the trail the beauty become so much more evident. 😁
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Awe…poignantly put John. 🙂
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Ruminations of an old fart. Thank you .
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Is that the title of your next book? 🙂
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Hahahaha. May be just “Old Fart.” 😁
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You’re so modest John.
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😊
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Good one, Susannah! Despite her kinky-stinky you came out smiling…wonderful!!! Thing is…if she spit it out, she probably has had too much media garbage; you walked in as she switched on her disposal, Who knows what’s going on in her life though. She may be having a rough time with something or someone! Fell off the wagon?
Got it…should’ve thought of this first off.
She was framed! Of course!
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This is true, especially now. Drama lurks, like the tip of an iceberg.
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There are those who will bitch and moan about EVERYTHING. You give them a cupcake, it’s the wrong flavour; you tell them they look pretty, they say look at this zit – nothing will ever make them happy.
I agree with John, to these people shine your light brightest and ruin their day 😉 At least this way, your sunshine bounces back to you.
Abe said it right. Happiness is a decision I make every single day.
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Abe had it goin on alright. 🙂
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He did! Between choosing happiness and finding the funny, we got it going, Miss S!
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I get tired of being sick and tired. It’s a bore after a while. We could be reading, after all. 🙂
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I feel you. It is exhausting and yes, such a bore! We could, or walking somewhere lovely, camera in hand and Zeke as company…;-)
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And guess what tomorrow is…YES!!! IT’S WORDLESS WEDNESDAY….:)
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It is! Now whatever shall I show off? It is so goddamn hot outside that I venture when needs must. And find excuses that those said needs don’t must too much.
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Oh, dig in those files. I’m sure pearls will be uncovered.
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Oh fear not. I have scads and mountains and files of photos…
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I knew that.
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🙂
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People like this make ME feel like a glass half full personality . . which is hilarious.
But seriously, I ain’t about the bitching and moaning stuff. And it seems as if certain people make it an art form. And you just have to let them riff, and then excuse yourself from the conflagration.
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Like the word riff, because that’s exactly what they do…it’s from the seat of your pants, mewling. No thought behind it, just an empty rant.
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They do riff. And they do so on a loop . . .
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that sounds like Muzak in an elevator.
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And not the good stuff either. I mean, if I get stuck listening to Burt Bacharach or John Denver . . that’s one thing. But most of the time . . blech.
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Or Percy Faith. It’s like nails on a blackboard.
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No bueno
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Had to look up what bueno meant, her high school Spanish a tad rusty.
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Alls you need is a brush up, SB
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I’ll say. Un poco, a lot.
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A lot of un poco is better than un puco of a lot . . .
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This is true.
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You shouldn’t be surprised that a woman who puts edges on things to earn her crust, might feel a little edgy when she can’t.
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That’s a good point. She’s on edge alright.
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It suggests society is not only a tad petulant, but ungrateful too.
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It’s been a tough time for all, something I don’t always take into consideration.
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Still, too many people have equated a worldwide epidemic as an inconvenience just for them. We seem to have become conditioned to expect instant solutions.
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This is true. It’s happening to everyone, not just the chosen few. You should come here. Entitlement is an epidemic all on its own.
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Alas they’re everywhere. 😑
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Alas always makes my heart skip a beat. It brays resignation like no other word.
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It is one of those words that just says it all. It ranks right up there with ‘swell’ IMHO.
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Yes it does.
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