Another successful Christmas, no one locked herself crying in the bathroom.

This time every year, I feel like I'd like to buy a beer for whoever first thought of printing grid lines on the back of Christmas wrapping paper.

Gold battleships! I can't wait!

Every time I now see the President photographed in the Oval Office, with all that gold crap on the walls behind him, I think of a kid with his big book of dinosaur stickers slapping them on everything around.

When I first saw this, I was reminded of the US Army's deck of Most Wanted Iraqis playing cards.

Secret ingredient(s) in traditional holiday dish? Cream of onion soup rather than mushroom, 1 Tblsn of Lee&Perrins, and can of water chestnuts in green bean casserole. The chestnuts add a nice crunch without affecting flavor.

When all bird activity ceases at the feeders, there's usually a hawk around. This morning we had a red shoulder hawk on the fence again. It was looking for the small mammals we have in a brush pile. In the cool breezy air, being all fluffed up, it kind of looked like a penguin sitting there.

I wrote a letter to an area beekeeper asking where I could buy his honey. He came to my door with a bottle & said the first one was free. In 20 minutes I learned he has 23 hives, a day job, his first wife was a gambler & alcoholic, and covid came from a biolab. Amazing what people will share.

My wife just saw the story about the South Carolina Judge's house burning. She then asked aloud how long will it be before we to start wearing the letter D on our clothes.

The only thing missing from the Trump-Hegseth speeches was Conan the Barbarian explaining what is best in life.

Twice in a month I've treated a family member to dinner at his favorite Thai place. He really likes their xtra spicy curry. I've had the chicken fried rice and the sweet and sour chicken. Neither was all that good to me. If I have to go again I'll try the chicken on a stick. It seemed harmless.

Whenever stepson comes over for dinner and a movie, it's hard to decide on movie all can enjoy. Old classics like Bridge on the River Kwai and Forbidden Planet are acceptable. Lately, we've been going through old James Bond movies too. But I think some newer releases this year will work too.

Florida ending the vaccine mandate for schoolchildren? Freedom! Hell yeah! Let's end the seatbelt law too!

Bailouts probably won't help the farmers who have already lost their farms. And bailouts won't make up for the loss in market share to other countries such as Brazil. Business people need stability in their markets and all President Trump brings is chaos.

And they didn't even try to trot out someone like Colin Powell to hold up a vial of a white deadly powder and say it came off that boat.

When I first saw the new Cracker Barrel logo, my thought was they should have just made a sign that said EAT FOOD HERE. It has fewer letters, hence cheaper to make, and you know it's a restaurant and not a Ye Olde Shoppe selling cheese graters.

Trump came up with 28 as the number of times Clinton visited Epstein's island the same way Angela Lansbury came up with 57 Communists in the movie The Manchurian Candidate.

In addition to requesting Coke to make their cola with cane sugar, and the Washington Commanders to go back to their original name, President Trump is asking for the Atomic Energy Lab to be updated and made available to children again. "Let's bring science back to the young people, he remarked."

So many wealthy Republicans have to be really conflicted now. They're tickled Trump is hurting other people, but upset Trump's policies are now hurting them. The kicker is their Senator and Congressman are with Trump. When your politician is bought and paid for, you expect them to stay bought.

I was pretty bummed that Stanley Tucci lost out the last time he ran for Pope. I sure hope he makes it this time around.

I built a nest box 2 years ago with a hole size for a wren. There had been no activity till this week when I checked and a nest had been started. Today I saw a chickadee going in and out. Don't know if it's a blackcap or a Carolina, but definitely a chickadee. Glad the box is being used.

Just noticed that the Barkley Marathons started today at Frozen Head Park in east TN. The grueling 100 mile race on mountain hiking trails must be completed in less than 60 hours. Only 40 masochists..err..participants are selected each year. Most never finish.

Today's news is like the big race at the end of Ben-Hur, only Trump is driving a chariot being pulled by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

I guess when it's snowy and cold, the squirrels stay home snacking on last Fall's pecans and acorns instead of raiding the birdfeeder. So it's great seeing all the birds enjoying themselves being able to get the full menu.

When I read about USAID supplies might go to waste from spoilage, I thought an employee of USAID should toss the keys for the warehouse to another aid agency, a local politician, or just leave the doors unlocked. Even if the supplies were stolen and sold, at least they would be used by somebody.

While I was reading about the horror going on in Washington, I was reminded of an early Star Trek episode where a planet had the "Red Hour", and "Festival" which was a period of lawlessness. I guess a more recent example would be the movie, "The Purge". We're just hoping we'll escape the misery.

I think someone could flesh out a game idea I've been mulling over. Players would answer questions like "After the inauguration, what will he do first, a game of golf, or the start of mass deportation?" "What will be first, golf, or pardons for J6'ers?" "Golf or tax cuts?" Something like that.