{"id":9958,"date":"2019-12-06T22:28:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T05:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=9958"},"modified":"2019-12-06T22:28:42","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T05:28:42","slug":"not-so-nasty-news-december-6th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rocknponderosa.com\/?p=9958","title":{"rendered":"Not so Nasty News December 6th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Item #1: A brief disappearance <\/span> \"\"<\/p>\n

I don’t think Czar was grinning. He wandered into our big shed while I was moving bundles of old papers, 15 pounds or so wrapped in baling twine. There were 5 or 6 bundles and one cardboard box.
\nI did not notice him and closed the doors about 2 o’clock in the afternoon.
\nAfter dark we began to wonder where he was. That’s about 5.
\nAbout 9:30 it occurred to me that I should call him, and as I stood up I remembered trekking forth and back with the paper bundles.
\nSo I found him there in the dark. He followed me out with a string of continuous “meows” that may, or may not, have had something to do with his opinion of me.
\nThe image above is from: Cheshire Cat<\/strong><\/a> – – Wikipedia.<\/p>\n

Illustrator John Tenniel envisioned the cat in this manner for the 1865 publication Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The distinctive mischievous grin is now associated with Alice, but origins of the phrase “grinning like a Cheshire Cat” pre-date Wonderland.
\nThere is this one from a 1788 dictionary: “ He grins like a Cheshire cat; said of any one who shows his teeth and gums in laughing.<\/em>
\nI don’t know how I knew this, but I do not like photos of me or others with a big grin.
\nAnyway, after eating, drinking, and (we hope) going to the potty, Czar came in and bedded down for a long sleep.<\/p>\n

Item #2: Why are things out of place? <\/span> <\/p>\n

Frequently in grocery stores we see things on shelves where they do not belong. If a store employee is nearby, or if the item is normally frozen or cold, we alert someone. Waste is a cost and we prefer that our costs are low.
\nThe photo below was on the web (somewhere).\"\"
\nThe person posting this put a caption at the top.
\n“A decision was made here …”<\/p>\n

Item #3: Keeping to the milk versus wine theme<\/span>
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

I can’t remember when I last ingested milk, directly.
\nMy “dairy” is limited to ice cream and cheese. Much more than wine, actually. I found this image but it used ‘beer” bottles. I wanted to send it to our vineyard and winery friends so I adjusted it.Thus, this is not about me.<\/p>\n

Item #4: Your car? <\/span> Hope not.
\n\"\"<\/p>\n

Item #5: Heaven’s sake! <\/span> <\/p>\n

A person from Australia has quit trying to get people to use apostrophes in the manner he believes appropriate. He admits to losing the battle.
\nSearch with “apostrophe misuse” and go to images. Two of my favorites follow:\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

And that, for this week, is the not so nasty news.
\nJohn <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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