We get the newspaper delivered every morning and it is something Husband and I look forward to reading, even if we don’t get to it until after dinner. This past week has been hectic for me with schoolwork and home-related repairs and the minor dramas of daily life, like my printer is printing very crappy with lines across the page and I replaced the toner cartridge but now it looks like it’s the drum which is annoying and expensive and you know the drill.
So today being Saturday, I had some downtime and figured I’d catch up on the week’s events. I joined Husband at the table who was reading the current newspaper and in case you’ve missed the past recent news, I’ll share with you what I now know:
In Washington, the House is reviewing a bill introduced by the representative from Tennessee to formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects. As the legislative body of our nation considers this, Alabama became the fourth southern state to pass its own resolution following in the steps of Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. As healing a concept as many consider this measure, holdouts still squirm in their own dark, moldy corners. Said a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, “There are no slaves left and there are no slaveholders, so this is silly.” Without any verification, I suspect this would also be a person who denies the Holocaust happened. I will try and shoot him an email. As opposed to just shooting him.
Starbucks announced it will now be using 2% milk instead of whole milk in its espresso drinks like lattes and cappuccinos. So I no longer have to order a Tall Skinny Cap, now just a Tall Cap since it will automatically be Skinny. Or will Skinny now be considered Regular so if I say Skinny do I get Skim? What if I want Skim? Do I say Tall Anorexic Cap? Or just Tall Annie Cap? I have to go on their website to get up on the new lingo. I love reading about Starbucks because the guy who founded the company grew up in my building in Brooklyn, I think on the 7th floor, and our families were friendly until we moved away while we were still kids. I remember him being very sympathetic one summer at sleepaway camp when I was miserably homesick. Also, I like the coffee.
In Sports, the Yankees go up against the Red Sox again this weekend, with New York 13 1/2 games behind Boston. They won’t meet again until late August so this would be the time for a sweep, which they have a good head start on with last night’s 9-5 win at Fenway. This outing was amusingly accompanied by some in the Boston stands wearing blonde wig masks for the benefit of A-Rod whose wife is not blonde and who the paparazzi caught him not with. Just hit the ball.
Here is a rock ‘n’ roll factoid which I will give you as a quiz with my own three possible answers for you to choose from (answer at end of post):
By now everyone knows June 2007 marks 40 years since the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles’ groundbreaking epic. What album did the Beatles themselves credit as inspiration for that masterpiece?
(a) Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys
(b) Strange Days – The Doors
(c) Tommy – The Who
And finally, an item read to me by Husband from 2007’s “What’s In, What’s Out for Homebuyers” survey:
HUSBAND: How interesting is this? “There’s a baby boomer trend in home renovation called ‘sleeping closets’, a small soundproof room constructed off the master bedroom as a solution for the strain snoring can impose on a marriage.”
OSV: Wow, that is an incredible idea. And wonderful, really wonderful.
HUSBAND: Yeah, it says here by a woman who had one built that she can finally get a good night’s sleep. Now when her husband snores really loud, she just goes in there.
OSV: HER??
HUSBAND: (gives wife look she has blogged about in past)
Answer to quiz:
(a) Pet Sounds, 1966. All Hail Brian Wilson.
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