OK, it’s pouring out there and I have to go to the day job in a little while and my allergies are acting up, so you know I’m going to go on a tear about something, right? Three things, actually (sorry PJ).
Mama Nature, why oh why did you gift us with both mosquitoes AND ragweed? Either might have sufficed.
Why do people litter like this? These are just a selection of the dismal evidence Miss Sadie, the Cowboy and I accumulated during a recent walk. I believe we must organize a cleanup campaign, and I’ll get right on that as soon as my allergy headache goes away.
The Monster Hitman Energy Shooter. Why would the cafeteria in a medical facility sell this stuff? First of all, it can’t be healthy for anyone, can it? But perhaps I am wrong? Second, it gives me pause to think that someone who might perform any kind of medical procedure on my valuable body parts would require an over-the-top energy boost in order to remain alert.
On the other hand, I liked this concept, on display in the same cafeteria. It’s a napkin dispenser, but it could also be a motto around here. And today it quite cheers me up, even though it’s still raining, etc.
Torch Lake Views 
uphilldowndale
August 20, 2009
Oh, poor you, chin up.
centria
August 20, 2009
Aww, Gerry, do you have allergies? I am so sorry to hear that. Must not be fun at all. And then to have to go to work on top of that. I know what you mean about litterers. It’s hard to figure out. You can ask Why forever and never come up with an answer. Except to take a nap…
Chris Allen-Wickler
August 21, 2009
Did you by chance keep the Central Lake Ellsworth tshirt? I know a fiber artist in Arizona that is collecting found fabric for an installation! She’s looking for donations from all 50 states! I have found a couple of things, but didn’t have a camera with me at the time of rescue. She’d prefer a photo to go along with the found fiber as part of her documentation. My friend is Ann Morten … and she is as lovely as you.
Gerry
August 21, 2009
I sequestered the object in question but have not retrieved it, as I didn’t have a big enough plastic bag with me. My plan was to go back for it and all the other stuff I found that morning. It’s pretty mildewed. Interesting idea for an installation.
p.j. grath
August 21, 2009
My first response to this rainy morning was grumpiness, too. Reading your list of gripes, though, reminds me that a morning at home is a morning I don’t have to get all bent out of shape about drivers who FAIL TO SIGNAL THEIR TURNS, my #1 gripe in any season. No litter here at home, either–just clutter. I feel cheerier already. May your headache vanish like mosquitoes after frost! Oops–we’re not ready for frost yet, though, are we?
Gerry
August 21, 2009
All better. Definitely not ready for frost. Not good for the peaches. My prediction is that we will have a lovely warm September, followed by a glowing October, a classic October, the kind of October that makes me wonder how anyone could possibly want to live anywhere else!
flandrumhill
August 21, 2009
That wretched ragweed. It’s everywhere and I so dislike its sweet smell. I haven’t been sneezing but my eyes have been dreadfully itchy and watery for weeks now. I haven’t had this problem for years.
I also don’t like the idea of so many people drinking these high energy concoctions while doing tasks that require a high level of skill and alertness.
I won’t even start on the garbage – I’ll only ramble on and not know when to stop.
Gerry
August 21, 2009
Welcome, fellow crankypants! We’ll feel much better when the ragweed dies. Isn’t the sound of that lovely though . . . the ragweed dies.