Thursday, February 27, 2020

Non-committal.

Sunshine last week. An unhappy marriage of sleet and snow this morning. One of those mountain storms that's guaranteed to soak you to the skin. How is it some rain can be wetter than others ? The pre-schoolers waiting for the school bus wave and greet Sophie enthusiastically. Back at home the family diva is towelled briskly dry after her morning tour of the village. The diva's fur seems to have collected her body weight in moisture.


An electric heater is carefully positioned to warm up those titanium knees. While she gently steams away Angus talks to early rising / late to bed men in dark suits. This morning it's the riots in India, shootings in Milwaukee and the belief you can model the transmission of a bi-phasic contagion amongst 7 billion people. The success of Mike Pence in dealing with the Indiana opioid epidemic is mentioned by a Manhattanite. Angus, knowing nothing about Indiana health care issues, is unsure whether this is sarcasm or fact and settles for a non-committal 'huhum' sound. Sophie continues to slumber and steam.




Farm to table goes a step further ... or should that be higher ? : https://qz.com/1805109/aerofarms-supplies-singapore-airliness-salad-greens/



Sophie won't be getting one of these : https://coolmaterial.com/home/cuss-collar-is-a-dog-collar-that-swears-whenever-your-dog-barks/





13 comments:

Lisa in France said...

What on earth is the point of that collar? Not only would it not stop Cherry's barking, it would undoubtedly provide new inspiration for the parrot! Personally, I think Trump is setting Pence up so he has an excuse to replace him. I faxed off my vote for Mini Mike this morning. Unfortunately, based on my track record, that may not be good news for Bloomberg.

Poppy Q said...

I am glad that you are wash and wear Sophie.

Angus said...

Wash and wear or in PON speak ' slumber and steam '.

Taste of France said...

Snow?!?!? On Monday, I had air conditioning in the car on the drive from Toulouse, it was so hot. We have much-needed rain in Carcassonne.
Any sentence with the words "Pence" and "success" also must include "lack of" before "success."

WFT Nobby said...

Gail is grateful that Bertie is a non-absorbent quick-dry model!
Here in Aberdeen, for the first time this season, colleagues are taking impromptu days off work to go skiing at Glenshee.

Angus said...

Quick dry is an attractive physical trait when compared with slo-dry and steam !

Angus said...

Faxed ? Good to know electoral systems operate at the front end of technology !

Angus said...

Sleet laden mountain squalls seem to hit us here on top of the ridge.

Lisa in France said...

Yup, post or fax were the only options, and this was California!

Allison said...

When Pence was governor of Indiana, he refused to allow a needle exchange program for the drug addicted. That decision caused an outbreak of HIV because people started sharing needles. That was Pence's big success in Indiana.

Coppa's girl said...

Poor Sophie, having to slo-steam dry! However, she does look nice and comfortable lying there in front of the heater. Inca, like her favourite boy Bertie, is a non absorbent quick drying model too. Not that we'd venture out if the weather was really that bad!

Bella Roxy & Macdui said...

Good thing you have Sophie, steaming or not, to mitigate your talks about the world's negatives to 'suits'.

liparifam said...

What else can you expect from a man who also said "smoking doesn't kill"?