The crypto currency crash should not surprise anyone. There has never been any "there" there.

Remember how the Seinfeld show was called "the series about nothing"? Crypto currencies are "Seinfeld money"---it's about owning "nothing".

At least "Pet Rocks" were admittedly jokes.

In "The Untouchables", Officer Jim Malone asked Eliot Ness a very important question

that is being asked repeatedly lately: "What are you prepared to do?"

I think Ness's answer was something like "Whatever it takes!"

I think that should be our answer, too.

Yes, I know this is vague, but doesn't it have to be? Most here are pretty good at "reading between the lines"---even when there's nothing there.

A few bits of time-honored wisdom for local candidates still calling themselves "Republicans":

"A person is known by the company they keep".
"Birds of a feather fly together".
"Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas".

And, my personal favorite: "You can't pick up a turd by the 'clean' end!"

Are you SURE you want an "R" after your name?

Bob sat down at the "retired table" in the little diner he coffeed at each morning with

a sort of smug smile on his face.

"Well," he began, "it cost me several thousand bucks, but you're lookin' at a guy with the world's most advanced "very best" hearing aid! It is wonderful!"

"What kind is it?" asked Fred.

"It's not quite 8:00 a.m." Bob replied.

In view of Alito's fondness for the way things were done in the 18th century, I wonder

how he feels about wooden teeth and bleeding sick folks with leeches and, oh, I dunno---how 'bout women owning real estate, entering contracts or divorcing abusive husbands?

And, WITCHES! How should they be tried?

Dunking chairs?

Another oldie but goodie: the difference between a garbanzo and a chick pea?

Trump never had a garbanzo on his face before.

Here's a thought that may sound sorta crazy, but, gee---it just might be worth considering.

Given the Republican opposition to codifying ROE, spending more to prevent or minimize the predicted covid surge, allowing President Biden's appointments to numerous vital positions and taking meaningful action to encourage the use of non-fossil fuel energy, it just MIGHT MAYBE POSSIBLY be true that they are actually willing to sabotage the upcoming midterms by doing as much harm to America as possible.

Yeah, I know that's "out there", but whatcha think?

As I continue to witness the desires of the majority not just ignored but ridiculed and

hear supposed "learned Justices" babble out conservative activism opinions that are not just "wrong" but transparently nonsensical, a movie title keeps popping up in my mind: "There Will Be Blood!"

Just wondering---anyone have a female dog named "Karma"? nt

I "got away" today---to my garden. The past several weeks have featured rains just often enough

to keep the earth too wet to till and plant. It finally dried out a few days ago and I've been playing "catch up" with spring planting.

So far, I have three types of tomatoes, cayennes, jalapenos and California Wonder sweet peppers. Cukes ("Straight Eight" ), zukes("Black Beauty" ), Swiss Chard("Fordhook" ), Romaine lettuce ("Parris Island" ) and arugula are also planted. The most labor-intensive was the two dozen sweet potato plants ("Beauregard" ) since those are planted in mounded up rows that have to be reconstructed every year with a shovel and rake.

Ancho peppers will go in tomorrow as will Kentucky Wonder pole beans. Cherry tomatoes, basil and parsley are doing well in half-barrels just off our deck.

I got dirty and had hardly a dry stitch on me when I quit for the day, but I enjoyed every minute of my labor. And, sitting on a log bench I made in the shade of a tree I planted with a tumbler of iced tea and just enough breeze to cool me off was the icing on today's cake.

This is the good stuff and I am fortunate to still be healthy enough to enjoy it.