Dog dad, retired science teacher enjoying a bonus career in the business world - lover of tennis, margaritas, and baseball - blue dot in a red state.https://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3ldxyx5ybgc2mGood morning from Canyon Lake. These three let me sleep most of the night. 🙄23 Dec 2024 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldxyx5ybgc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3ldrmxbcrps25My Friday evening consists of watching the Senate vote on whether retired teachers (me) and other retired public employees can receive the Social Security benefits they've paid for and deserve. Living the dream.21 Dec 2024 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrmxbcrps25https://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lddx67zvyk26Sharing my blanket with Oliver and Zoe this morning - which we won’t need much longer because it’s going to hit 80° in Houston today. Ugh!😩15 Dec 2024 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddx67zvyk26https://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lc7fe7tv4c23About to watch two cults play football and I can’t decide if I should have Bailey’s on ice or wine.😉😂01 Dec 2024 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc7fe7tv4c23https://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lc76wz2ims23Thanksgiving is over! Back to my regular menu: #texmex30 Nov 2024 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc76wz2ims23https://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lc4npmkils2dThe last time I saw that look, someone was trying to keep a ring from getting tossed into a volcano. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Nov 2024 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc4npmkils2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lc224dlmjc2aSweet potato pie is better than pumpkin pie. I have verified this twice today, already. Happy Thanksgiving, y’all.28 Nov 2024 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc224dlmjc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lbyb2kjgyc2yWatching the GOAT in action while enjoying a glass of white wine - conserving my energy for tomorrow. After all, I have lots of pie to eat over at Johnnie Sue’s (Mom’s). Happy Thanksgiving, y’all.28 Nov 2024 04:45 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbyb2kjgyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lbkco55p6k2gOliver really “got into” eating breakfast this morning - check out that nose. I feed him every morning on the stairs behind the pet gate to keep Milo and Zoe from stealing his food. They are both pigs - and Oliver takes his own sweet time.22 Nov 2024 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkco55p6k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lbfa6cwojc23Milo will continue to look like Chewbacca until December 5th - the first available day for a visit to the groomer.20 Nov 2024 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfa6cwojc23https://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lbdmagzky22dDr. Oz. WTF! You have to wonder if this idea popped into his head from the non-stop Wicked movie commercials.19 Nov 2024 23:39 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdmagzky22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lbcuh5hlps2dI can’t believe Matt Gaetz is the nominee for AG at Justice - the same department who put Dennis Hastert in prison. It boggles the mind.19 Nov 2024 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcuh5hlps2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lbaiuizybc2bJoe and Mika going to Mar-a-Lago and anyone gullible to this bullshit. https://media.tenor.com/9ZGhK0KPgJYAAAAC/lucy-football-peanuts.gif?hh=320&ww=48018 Nov 2024 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbaiuizybc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3laxg6wl34k2sAt this point I’m just waiting for the Hannibal Lector cabinet nomination - and it still wouldn’t be the craziest cabinet nomination this week. #cabinetAppointments15 Nov 2024 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxg6wl34k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lawwbsvwxk2t RFK Jr. for HHS? Yikes. Our chances of staying healthy would probably have been greater if he’d nominated Dr. Pepper. Lunacy.14 Nov 2024 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lawwbsvwxk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lauonzpwos2fNot that anyone needs confirmation for choosing not to watch cable news since Election Day. However: #unpluggedFromCableNews14 Nov 2024 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lauonzpwos2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3launixyhbs2fI got off Twitter/X when Musk took over. I have to tell you - reading all the posts of so many peeps leaving X since Election Day is getting a little old. I mean, what took you so long? Does a house have to fall on you before you take action? Jeez…. Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk. 🙄14 Nov 2024 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3launixyhbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3latnrn3zec2gMy home office assistants are total slackers this morning.13 Nov 2024 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3latnrn3zec2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3lasdf4vp7s2uAll these Trump cabinet appointments - sure feels like contestants getting chosen for some bizarre reality tv show. Maybe an Apprentice reboot. Apprentice: We are in Hell Vivek and Elon? Bonkers.13 Nov 2024 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lasdf4vp7s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3laphve6xxk2vOne week has passed and I haven’t watched cable news - and just enough local news to catch the weather - because that’s what is old people do. 😉🙄 How else will I know when it’s a good time wash the SUV or bathe these three critters. #dogs11 Nov 2024 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3laphve6xxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3l63kngd6fq2zPost 2 - let me introduce my critters: Oliver, Zoe, and Milo. They pretty much run my house. 😂09 Oct 2024 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3l63kngd6fq2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/curmudgeon64.bsky.social/post/3l5zqu6657h2rHowdy, y’all!08 Oct 2024 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:htjohhr4nitrtikavqovllfk/app.bsky.feed.post/3l5zqu6657h2r