Sunday, July 31, 2011

Puritans

Puritanism: the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. Mencken.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Immorality

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time. Mencken.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Conscience

Conscience is the inner voice that warns us that somebody may be looking. H.L. Mencken.

Cynic

A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin. H.L. Mencken.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Refreshing

The weather here has cooled off quite a bit. It is actually pleasant , both outside and inside.
I watched the President on television. I noticed that he has a habit of putting his hands in his pockets at times, while he is speaking. It is so refreshing to see a politician with his hands in his own pockets.
I also watched his nemesis speak. That man could easily get elected to the governorship of Massachusetts. The Kelly green tie would make him a shoe-in. He would enjoy Amrhein's. As he is a Republican, he cannot put is hands in his pockets. His pockets are stuffed so full of cash that there is no room for his hands. He has to put his hands in other people's pockets.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Waiting for Winter

It is hot here. It is 4:30 in the morning and the air has not cooled off yet. It is 85 degrees in the living room. The air out on the porch is a little cooler but not much.
This is New England, not southern Texas. Southern Texas is the only place that I can remember being this hot and humid. At least Texas had cheese, beef, and onion enchiladas and lots of shrimp.
I am looking forward to the Winter. I find the cold weather easier to deal with than the heat. Put on your long johns, put on a sweater, get out the down filled parka, and everything is fine. Winter is the time of beef stew and apple pie and roasted meats and mashed potatoes and biscuits and lots of gravy.
This heat is the time of iced water and cold chicken. Blaaaah! I recently read an article that stated that the maple trees are slowly moving North towards Canada. Trees supposedly don't have a brain. They may not have a brain but they appear to have common sense. I hope that they are able to find the Entwives.
We still have August to endure. Then will come the blessed days of Fall and then the glory of Winter.
I am told that this weather is the result of El Nina. I would wager that she likes Southern Texas. I think that right now she is chomping on cheese, beef, and onion enchiladas and tossing down an ice-cold Lone Star.
Who would have thought that Al Gore would be the twentieth century's only Prophet?