Solch ein Tag!

All kinds of things going on.

01. Elaine

Every time I call the hospital for status I get cut off.  My daughter, Diane will be taking me to see Elaine tomorrow. The last news I had was that she was doing well. I'm looking forward to seeing her.

02.  Earthquake

Last night, the nearby area was hit with a minor earthquake.  So, you see, California doesn't have a monopoly on them.

A few years ago, when I lived in Gamber, I got up early to work on some beer I was making.  When I walked down to my work area, I was surprised to see all of my glassware was tipped over, but nothing was broken.  I thought that someone was playing a joke on me, but, no, we had been hit with an earthquake during the night.

So, my "lived through" disaster count became then:  

New England hurricanes - 5

Maryland hurricanes - 2

Carroll County Maryland Tornados - 4

Earthquakes - 1

New England blizzards - 6

Maryland blizzards - 2

Germany mountain top blizzards - constant

03.  Voting

I mailed off my ballot the other day.  I hope that you have read the initiatives and studied the candidates so that the best candidate gets elected.

04.  WORDLE

I spent entirely too much time trying to figure out today's final word.  I never did get it.  Shame on me.  

05.  Hitler's Lackies

Rachel Maddow has released a new podcast called "Rachel Maddow Presents Ultra."  It's about subversive activities that occurred 80 years ago. Some of our loudest popular characters liked the prospect of having Herr Hitler run our country as he was doing all over Europe.

In addition to specific "loudmouths," 24 Senators were involved.  Check it out. 

06.  The Week Magazine

I love this magazine but I have to fight Elaine to read it first. Since she is in the hospital, I can read it before she does. Maybe I can take it to her when I visit.

Some interesting things that The Week says:

a.  Stink bugs are back!

b.  A British man and his current wife visit the grave of his divorced wife every day at 6 a.m., at which time he holds his new wife's hand while urinating on his ex wife's grave.

c.  A teetotaling Russian official is concerns about the amount of alcohol consumed in his country since the Ukranian invasion. He makes some comparison to the U.S.

The average Russian over age 15 drinks the equivalent of 3 gallons of pure ethanol each year.

This equates to one 12 ounce glass of booze each day.

The average American over age 15 drinks the equivalent of 2.3 gallons of pure ethanol each year.

This equates to one 12 ounce glass of booze every other day.

(Please take what The Week says here with a grain of salt - in your Margarita.)

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