I was told there would be Pie

We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order.

American businessman and founder of Chick-fil-a, S. Truett Cathy, was born on this day in 1921 (died 2014).

It is day two of our forward springing captivity. I may eventually catch up on sleep.

May.

Today is National Write Your Story Day.

Everyone has a story. Today is the day to start putting yours down in written form.

Even if no one else ever reads it, writing down your story is a healthy way of

The Mikado, a light opera by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, received its first public performance at the Savoy Theatre in London on this day in 1885.

remembering your blessings, and getting a grasp on who you really are.

I write daily words that will never be read by anyone else. It’s both therapy and the development of my writing skills.

Oh…and I need one of you to agree to clear my cache and delete my files should I pass unexpectedly.

THINGS TO READ

American author and cartoonist, Hank Ketchman, creator of Dennis the Menace, was born on this day in1920 (died 2001).

Is It Any Wonder? America’s Average IQ Declines for First Time in Nearly 100 Years
RedState
Look, when you “teach” (indoctrinate) students to believe that getting the right answers in math is “racist” — rather than the process used to get to the wrong answer — it’s just a matter of time.

Media Completely Lose the Plot of the Supreme Court Student-Loan Case
National Review
The major newsrooms don’t appear to be all that interested in matters lawful, constitutional, and jurisprudential. Rather, they’re focused on emotional appeals, arguing that student-loan forgiveness is a moral good and Biden’s plan must therefore remain in place.

Oscars Ratings Soar As Nation Watches In Hopes Of Seeing Someone Slap Jimmy Kimmel
The Babyton Bee
“We have never seen such a tremendous spike in ratings,” said ABC producer Lena Wright. “Jimmy Kimmel potentially being smacked in the face has remarkable, unparalleled appeal. It crosses every single demographic.”

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BORN ON THIS DAY

American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer, Quincy Jones, was born on this day in 1933.


RECAFFEINATED MONDAYS: Three Years to Slow the Spread

Post “Daylight Saving” Mood

On this day in 2020, President Donald Trump declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.

NARRATOR: It was Friday the 13th.

The afternoon before, word came from my work overlords that we might be required to telework for “the next two weeks” and that we should go home properly prepared. I packed up my laptop and some files, watered my office plants, went home and wrote a blog about how we could do this…for two weeks.

That weekend I filmed a cameo Santa performance for a movie. Check it out here: Everything But You

I was in the middle of directing True West with Panglossian Productions in Williamsburg. I had an amazing cast and was blown away with every rehearsal. It was going to be so good. So very good. But reality hit and we had to cancel.

I’d also been through a couple of training sessions to return to my weekend work at Kings Dominion. We got the word that opening was delayed, so we did some online trainings, more on that in a minute, but the park never opened for the season. There was a brief Taste of Christmas but that was it for the year.

We all rapidly began learning how to use Zoom, or Google meets, or other platforms. Some of us adapted. The harsh reality is, however, that some still don’t get it.

When in doubt…mute.

Eventually we got used to teleworking. In reality, I was more efficient working from home. That even includes the time that I was dealing with The Great Unpleasantness of the Summer of 2021 (™)…otherwise known as treatment for prostate cancer.

I got the first shot, and the second shot, and the first booster…but I’m not getting anymore.

I didn’t return to the office until July of 2022.

Four weeks later I tested positive for COVID.

You have to be in denial, or perhaps living under a rock if you don’t see that we were lied to, we were manipulated. Our economy suffered. Our students suffered.

The media, the politicians, and yes, the health care industry continue to lie to us today about so many, many issues.

Regardless of your conclusions, if you can’t see that, then perhaps you should sit this discussion out.

It didn’t have to be this way, and that makes me angry enough to say I won’t fall for it again.

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how is your Monday?

As I said the other day, spring appears to be here. In my free time I am both trying to recover my yard and renovate the guest room.

Works in progress.

Speaking of manipulation, our clocks “Sprang Forward” this weekend. Daylight Not Saving Anything Time is no longer necessary but it’s darn near impossible to roll back anything the government has mandated.

But because lost an hour of sleep, today is National Napping Day. I am not making this up.

We’re all sleepy. Nap ’em if you’ve got ’em.

THINGS YOU SHOULD READ

Pope Francis: ‘Gender ideology’ is one of ‘most dangerous ideological colonizations’
New York Post
“All humanity is the tension of differences. It is to grow through the tension of differences,” the pope said. “The question of gender is diluting the differences and making the world the same, all dull, all alike, and that is contrary to the human vocation.”

Youngkin is Running for Vice-President (But Could We Please Do Something First?)
Shaun Kenney in The Republican Standard
For one, I’m hesitant when I hear talk about restoring the “Spirit of Virginia” from those looking to leave Virginia for the next big thing in Washington. It probably isn’t even Youngkin, but it is most certainly his handlers. Partly because I want to believe such a thing is sincere rather than a political calculation — yet mostly because we all know that it is indeed rooted in a political calculation.

Mario Arrested For Hate Crime After Leaving Skid Marks On Rainbow Road
The Babylon Bee

Also on this day in history…German astronomer and composer, William Herschel, discovered Uranus.

[Insert middle-school-boy jokes here]

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BORN ON THIS DAY

American singer-songwriter and pianist, Neil Sedaka, was born on this day in 1939.


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