What Do You Mean We’re Out of Coffee?….zzzzzz

In America today, if your sensibilities are offended by something that has happened, you get an enormous amount of credibility and are taken very seriously.

American journalist and author, Brit Hume, was born on this day in 1943

Maybe it’s just me, but summer seems to be going by too quickly…

Then again, I just discovered that we’re out of coffee, maybe it’s going to slow down real fast. (Have I mentioned that the senior offspring is a barista?)

Not only that, but last night my wife realized we were out of eggs.

Mug Shots

We couldn’t even crack, so to speak, the joke about balancing and egg on its end for summer solstice.

True story, between Food Lion and Costco we spent over $300 this week. We’re still out of coffee and eggs, and I wouldn’t bank on a full jar of peanut butter.

What will “Putin” do next?

Mess with my coffee and my inner child will come out to play.

We’re fortunate, for now, that we can run out to the store and fix these problems.

Unfortunately that requires putting on pants, and shoes.

I put on pants and shoes, as well as full casual business attire, yesterday and went to the office downtown.

As I posted on Instagram, I’m just not sure what Petula sees in it.

Still, in just a few weeks, after our forty-seven years of house arrest, I’ll be heading downtown three days a week.

I’m not dreading it. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know my office is prime real estate with a great view.

At the same time, I’m not looking forward to the gas to get there, or the dry cleaning bill that I’ve mostly avoided for a year and a half.

Still, I went to an office for forty years and I have less than forty months before I can retire (the actual date varies…just like our gas prices).

It’s just what we do. And at this point, I know that everyone is feeling the effects of the gas prices, the grocery prices, and the everything else prices.

It’s no fun for any of us and while we’re technically in the lazy days of summer, none of us can really let down our guard right now.

I have to stop there before my inner snarxist starts commenting.

And because my coffee cup is empty. I need to go back downstairs to fill it up with…decaf.

Send thoughts and prayers.

In other news, we’re coming up on reunion weekend at Asbury University where my wife and I met some…several…years ago. We’re not able to make it this year, and it’s technically not our reunion year anyway. But I spent a little time this morning thinking about my class hymn. Charles Wesley’s “And Can It Be?”

Enjoy it. Maybe with a cup of coffee.


 

ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY

1898 – Erich Maria Remarque, German-Swiss soldier and author (d. 1970)
1906 – Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American pilot and author (d. 2001)
1906 – Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1909 – Mike Todd, American producer and manager (d. 1958)
1922 – Bill Blass, American fashion designer, founded Bill Blass Group (d. 2002)
1928 – Ralph Waite, American actor and director (d. 2014)
1933 – Dianne Feinstein, American politician
1943 – Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director
1947 – Pete Maravich, American basketball player (d. 1988)
1949 – Meryl Streep, American actress
1949 – Lindsay Wagner, American actress
1953 – Cyndi Lauper, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1954 – Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
1956 – Tim Russ, American actor, director, and screenwriter

THINGS YOU SHOULD READ

EXCLUSIVE: Police Report Proves Plainclothes Electronic Surveillance Unit Members Were Embedded Among Jan. 6 Protesters
The Epoch Times
While there is growing speculation that federal agents and Capitol Police were involved in instigating acts of violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 protests and recording responses for the purposes of entrapment, evidence now proves that “plainclothes” members of a special Electronic Surveillance Unit (ESU) were embedded among the protesters for the purposes of conducting video surveillance. Read More.

The experts are lying to you
Andrew Doyle at UnHerd
Instinctively, it feels as though these reporters must be peddling these untruths knowingly, perhaps out of a misguided sense of paternalistic responsibility to prevent further discord. But even more troubling is the possibility that they have bought into their own fictions. Read More.

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ scores rare apolitical hit without woke politics
The Washington Times
The sequel to 1986’s “Top Gun” has an A+ Cinemascore rating, and a 99% audience score and a 97% critics rating at Rotten Tomatoes. According to Box Office Mojo, it has grossed $747 million worldwide through June 5, giving the film a rare confluence of box-office success, critical support and audience esteem.   Read More.

Christian Has Devastating Crisis Of Faith After Internet Atheist Informs Him Jesus Wasn’t White
The Babylon Bee
“Why wasn’t I told this before??” Mr. Groze cried after “Truth_S33ker_12345” broke the news to him on an atheist forum. “I’ve staked my faith on firsthand experience of God’s saving power, the historical evidence for the Bible’s truth, and my unwavering faith that Jesus was a white man who looked exactly like me. How did I miss this—and how did my decades-long study of apologetics miss such a bombshell?” Read More.

BENEDICTION

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3:15-17

Welcome Summer

Photo by Bonnie Kittle on Unsplash

“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Today is officially the first day of summer.

As a kid, summer was from Memorial Day weekend when the pool opened, to Labor Day weekend when the pool closed and we were back in school the next day.

Summer is easily my favorite season.

True story, I wear the red suit and tell folks I have a place at the North Pole, but I’ve always preferred the heat.

Summers are for picnics, and hikes, and swimming, and sitting on the veranda drinking an adult entertainment beverage.

I’m hoping to get to do some of that this summer.

Mugshots
(click the pic)

That’s one of the reasons I work at the amusement park, and I work so hard on the project I talked about yesterday.

Summer is here.

Take advantage of it.

I’ll write something more substantive in the fall.

Either that or I’ll whine about the leaves.

Don’t forget to use sunscreen.


BORN ON THIS DAY

1639 – (O.S.) Increase Mather, American minister and author (d. 1723)
1921 – Judy Holliday, American actress and singer (d. 1965)
1921 – Jane Russell, American actress and singer (d. 2011)
1925 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress (d. 2006)
1933 – Bernie Kopell, American actor and comedian
1947 – Meredith Baxter, American actress
1947 – Michael Gross, American actor
1957 – Berkeley Breathed, American author and illustrator
1979 – Chris Pratt, American actor
1982 – Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

THINGS YOU SHOULD READ

15-year-old boy dead, 3 injured in Washington, DC festival shooting
New York Post
The event was advertised as a peaceful demonstration at 14th and U Street celebrating Juneteenth, but police described a chaotic scene where several illegal guns were recovered over the course of two-and-a-half hours. Read More.

‘Night Of Rage’: Eerie Flyers Pop Up In DC Ahead Of Roe v. Wade Decision
Daily Caller
The flyer, which has circulated on social media and was also reported on by The Wall Street Journal, warns of a “night of rage” should the high court overturn the landmark ruling as anticipated. Read More.

Aides Worried Biden May Have Concussion As He Starts Speaking Coherently
The Babylon Bee
News of Biden’s tumble quickly spread through media, with the cast of The View responding by all falling off their bikes on live TV to show how normal it is. Former President Trump, for his part, mocked Biden by entering a rally on a BMX bike and nailing a perfect 180 tailwhip. Read More.

FINA approves ‘gender inclusion policy’ for transgender swimmers
FOX News
The “gender inclusion policy” will only permit swimmers who transitioned before the age of 12 to compete in women’s events. FINA members voted 71.5% in favor of the new policies. Read More.

BENEDICTION

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3:15-17