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I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Old Nancy

 Well, I'm up early and it's a cool 15 (F) outside.  For you Celsius people, that's -9.44.  When it's this cold, I wait by the door when the dogs go out to do their business, rather than let them wait on the back porch.

And I am up early, the crack of dawn is still a few hours away.  And it isn't because my new chair is arriving today.  Nope.  I'm in the final pages, of the final draft, of The Body in Repose.  In a rather literal way, I'm having a baby without all the mess.  Instead of the birth canal, there is my printer.  Size wise, this one is slightly larger than average, right now a bit over 80,000 words.  And really what I'm waiting for is my readers and editors to give it the once over.  Will it be a yeah, or a nay?  One thing I have noticed is that my two wine drinking protagonists, Eli and Max, tend to imbibe more the closer they get to reaching the denouement.  

In other bits and pieces, I did bake blueberry muffins yesterday, from scratch.  And in case you're wondering, they are tasty as hell.  Believe me, it's all of the brown sugar and butter.


Oh, and I saw that Nancy Pelosi is going to run for re-election.  Now, don't get me wrong, but Nancy is old.  Old Congressmen, like Republicans, rarely compromise.  Old Congressmen are in love with the power their time in office lets them wield.  And, while I like Nancy, she is old.  She needs to step aside and let a little new blood take the reins.  If Nancy really wants to make a difference at her age, she needs to retire to The Villages and raise a lot of havoc with all of the old, conservative Republicans living there.


12 comments:

  1. I'm mixed on Nancy myself, and let's face it, she's been through the wringer. R or D, I think still think we need some kind of term limits.

    And the blueberry muffins! I switch you one for some sticky buns I made yesterday.

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    1. Thanks for the offer, but I'll probably make sticky buns next week.

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  2. I agree with the new blood thing. Is there anybody capable going to take Nancy's place? If so, let them run. If not, Nancy at 80 can do more than any thirty year old Sinema 2.0.

    And yay for your novel!
    And now I want blueberry muffins. For the antioxidants, of course. ;D

    XOXO

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  3. I do not know how you can maintain your weight with all the goodies you bake. :).

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    1. I have gained ab out 5 lbs, but mostly because instead of working out, I'm working on the book.

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  4. I completely agree that Nancy should retire.

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  5. Brrrr, that's cold! I'm surprised the dogs agree to go out in that! And I agree with you about Nancy, but there does seem to be a mindset amongst "important" people that they have to keep going and going. I guess they can't bear the thought of being nobodies!

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    1. They have no problem going out, as long as I'm at the door waiting to let them back in so they can get a biscuit.

      And I think a lot of it has to do with ego.

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  6. I like Nancy, but let some new guard in there.

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    1. She's got balls, but the time has come for her to sit back on her laurels.

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