Go Buy Some Postage Stamps

 Are you feeling a bit down right about now? That's okay, lots of people are. One thing you can do is to reach out to others - to your friends and family. I know it is easy to send off a text or email, but try doing this. Get some paper and a pen and write an actual letter. Ask how your friend/family member is doing. Tell them you hope they are fine. Write a bit about what you have been doing lately. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Did you take the dog for a walk and he saw a squirrel? Is there a funny joke you heard? Did you see something in the news that made you smile? (That can happen, usually at the end of the news broadcast.)

Just write a letter and mail it off. If you don't have a stamp, you can get some at your local Post Office, or other places around town. Our grocery store sells stamps and so does our drug store. You can also buy them online at USPS. There is a bit of a cost to mail them to you, but it is quite conveneient. And they have lots of neat designs. You can get some Bugs Bunny stamps, some Fruits and Vegetables stamps, some cool Tyrannosaurus Rex stamps, 1969 First Moon Landing stamps, U.S. Flag stamps and Made of Hearts stamps. Plus lots more.

If you order online, do check the price. Some are sold in booklets, some by the page and some in a coil. There are some coils that have 100 stamps, so that's going to cost you $55.00. However, there are some people that send out a lot of mail and they buy the large coils that set you back $5,500.00! Five thousand dollars!!!!! So just make sure you double check your online order. Ouch. You would have to write a lot of letters if you bought that many stamps.

I Choose Three Songs

In the Colbert Questionert I said that I would listen to "Rainbow Connection" (sung by Kermit the Frog). However there are two other songs that come to mind for that question. I think Stephen was actually asking what song was the favorite song of all favorite songs. But I choose to have three songs.

In addition to "Rainbow Connection", I also really like the way Indigo Girls sing "Finlandia."Also known as "This is My Song."

And not to be forgotten is another favorite, "Desert Pete sung by The Kingston Trio."

All three of those songs are good to listen to when you are feeling a little down in the dumps. They are guaranteed to lift your spirits.

21

 At 21:21 today (9:21 pm) it will be 21 minutes past the 21st hour of the 21st day of the 21st year of the 21st century!

Cool.

Colbert Questionert

 If you are paying attention to what is happening in the world, you know that everyone is taking the Colbert Questionert. And by everyone I mean Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and George Clooney. But I just know in my heart of hearts that soon everyone will have taken the questionert. Just in case you did not see the interviews and just in case you get a chance to be on the A Late Show, here are the questions and answers. (My answers. Your answers might be different than these.)

1. Best sandwich - Peanut Butter and Mayonnaise on Toasted Banana Bread with Radishes and Dill Pickles

2. What's one thing that you own that you should really throw out? - My recipe for Peanut Butter and Mayonnaise on Toasted Banana Bread with Radishes and Dill Pickles

3. Scariest animal - That would be any mother defending her babies

4. Apples or Oranges? - Apples, preferably Haralsons

5. Have you ever asked someone for their autograph? - Yes.

6. What do you think happens when we die? If we are good enough, we go to dog heaven.

7. Favorite Action Movie - My Dinner with Andre.

8. Favorite smell - Salt

9. Exercise - worth it? Yes. (Everyone has to say yes. Otherwise you come off sounding like some sort of lazy couch potato.)

10. Flat or Sparkling? Sparkling is the correct answer.

11. Most used app on your phone - the one where you can call someone and talk to them.

12. You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life: what is it? Rainbow Connection.

13. What number am I thinking of? 3.14159

14. Describe the rest of you life in 5 words. Dancing like nobody is watching.

Kumail Nanjiani

I have been hearing something about Kumail Nanjiani. Apparently everyone is tweeting all day and night because he looks too good. What? He looks marvelous and people are complaining? Well, I decided that I need to check that out.

So, I looked him up on the Google machine and found some photos. I printed one of them and put it on my wall right by this computer. But, is that the appropriate photo in order to judge whether he looks too good or just good enough? Hmmm.

So, I printed another photo from good old Google, a different photo of Kumail Nanjiani, and put that on the wall next to the other one that is by this computer. Both photos look pretty good. But still not sure if he looks good.

Okay, let me print a few more.

Well, I have now printed twenty different photos of him and put those photos on the wall by this computer. I have studied the photos and have come to the conclusion that dang, he looks good. I guess I can now take the photos down.

But, maybe just leave them all up a little bit longer. I want to be 100% sure that he looks good, then I can take the photos down. Or not.  

Bull

 Oh, I know what you are thinking. You are thinking I am going to really complain about something. You think I am going to say something is a bunch of, well, you know what.

But no! This is good stuff. After a long time of watching really old shows on TV there are some new shows to watch. We have the TiVo machine hooked up by a series of tubes to our TV machine so we can watch our favorite shows when we want to. 

Bull is back on. And it is on CBS and that is where Stephen lives now with his wife and a few friends. The lucky thing is that you can also watch it on the computer machine. So if you didn't see it and if you didn't record it, go find it and watch it. If you don't have time, then here is the best part. You can just watch the last few minutes and that is so uplifting. Even if you know nothing about the show, if you haven't ever watched it, just watch here. It will make you feel good and smile a bit.

He's Awake

1202021

 Yes, that's right. It's a palindrome. And it is also the day that Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th POTUS. As Richard Dreyfuss once said, "This means something."

Okay, it is just a bunch of numbers that indicates what the month and date and year are. So what. However, I think we are seeing all around the globe that a lot of people are very excited, relieved, happy, joyous and yes, even hopeful about our President Elect and our Vice President Elect. 

Joe Biden will be sworn in on 1/20/2021 and it will be a big deal. Kamala Harris will be sworn in on 1/20/2021 and it will be a big deal.

I can hardly wait.

Helen Reddy

 Helen Reddy died yesterday. I think Stephen would have had her on his show if he had just thought about it a bit. I imagine there are so many guests and not enough time.

Go here to read about her.

Then let's all sing "I Am Woman" together.

Better Know A Ballot

 Yeah, you better know a ballot, man. 

Okay okay, that doesn't sound so nice. I just wanted to get your attention. Stephen has single handedly solved the whole election kerfluffle. You need only go to his, well would it be a sister website??? Maybe just an additional website or alternative website. Whatever.

Go look at Better Know A Ballot . com to find out what you need to know, in whichever state you live in, to vote on November 3, or even to vote before that. Stephen has 3 columns with 17 states in each column to give you all 50 states. Uh oh. Math tells me that 3x17=51. Oh, I see, he also has Washington, D. C. listed with the states. Does he know something I don't know? Are we finally going to let D.C. join us after all these years? Well it sure would be the right thing to do.But hey, they need to know all the details also.

But I digress. 

VOTE !

You can find out at Stephen's neat website. Just poke around a bit. Do not wait until mid October to start thinking about this. And for gosh darn sakes, make a plan for voting. Know if you are registered. Find out how to register. Learn where you vote. Find the dates to vote early. 

Then, learn about your candidates for your community. The local and state races are very important, so vote for those people also.

Remember - Better Know A Ballot

And listen man. You only get to vote once. Some yokel is standing on the street corner downtown telling people to vote twice. Good way to get free room and board - in jail!

Nice Hair

 I always forget to mention it, but finally I am remembering. Stephen's hair is getting so long and it looks great. He has a wonderful head of hair. I vote for him not cutting it for at least another year. I think it would make him look younger, even if a bit of gray does show up. 

I should tell him that the next time I see him. I just hope I see him before he decides to get it cut. And now I am wondering if he will get it cut just because I posted about his hair.

You know there are people, very powerful people, who would love to have such glorious hair. You know what else? Someone should write a musical about hair. Stephen could be in it. He sings. He dances. A real talent.

Classes Start September 7

Pick out a nice outfit to wear and be sure you have all your school supplies. I am wearing something casual because, why not?

I am assuming that you will be attending the University. It's free, so that is a great thing to know. Classes are on Tuesday and last about 5 minutes. I hope I have all this information correct. Go here to find out more. You won't be disappointed.

University Information.

Capitibus Excelis. Aperire Corda.

I am so excited. I have decided to go back to school!

A wonderful opportunity just recently presented itself, so I am going to go for it. I will have more information as it becomes available. It's an online school, so no travel involved. I'm hoping homework will be minimal because I keep so busy with everything else that I won't really have time to devote hours each day to studying.

What I can tell you so far is that the teaching staff is excellent. It is an online school, so no travel required. That is a big plus in my book!

And there is a motto for the school, so that adds to the charm.

Capitibus Excelsis. Aperire Corda.

I don't know what it means. Maybe that is something I will learn when I register or when classes start. I have the perfect place on my wall for a diploma. This is going to be so intriguing. And, yes, educational.

OOPS! This could be awkward.

 So, can a child of immigrants serve as the Vice President or President of this country? Inquiring minds want to know. Nikki Haley wants to know.

This is going to be awkward for that guy that says Kamala Harris can't be Vice President because, well - immigrants. If Kamala Harris can't be Vice President, then neither can Nikki Haley be Vice President.

How can that guy exclude Kamala Harris? Rumors, for a long time, have been that Nikki Haley wants to run for higher office. People can't say Yes to Nikki and No to Kamala. That would be crazy talk.

Presidential

Here. This is it.

Presidential

Zoomers Punk Boomers

I admit it.

Sometimes I just post something because I thought of a cute title. While this could be about almost anything, it is about the humongous rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Turns out it wasn't very big at all. The younger folks registered for free tickets with no intent of going at all. That surprised the older folks who were putting on this gig. While the older folks said there would be one million people, estimates say there were around 6,200 people in the BOK Center for the rally.

Ooohhh. Disappointing.

But even if there was some zoomer punking going on, does that explain everything about the poor turnout? Maybe not. Consider this. You are a person. You sign up for a ticket or two. You hear that the BOK Center has 19,199 seats and you hear that one million people have tickets.

You realize that your ticket means nothing. The chances of you getting into BOK Center are pretty slim.Why spend all that time and money traveling to Tulsa only to stand around in the street - blocks away from the event venue?

How many other people wondered and then realized the same thing?

So, basically anyone and everyone can get tickets but no one can get in. Okay, a few special chosen ones who left behind their job and house and came days early to camp out on a sidewalk manage to get in. I can see that scenario having a sort of domino effect. Anyone and everyone gets tickets and lots of boomers decide it is not worth the trouble of going.

Maybe if the planners had a larger venue and stopped giving out tickets when the place was full, then they could fill up a stadium or music house or convention center.

Now we have to wonder if that main boomer ended up punking all the other boomers. And the zoomers get the last laugh.

Juneteenth

Today is Juneteenth.

Did you know that? I did. Every year there is news in the newspapers and on the TV machine about local celebrations and also celebrations in some of the larger cities around the US of A.

There is a person who seems not to have known much about it and now he says he made it famous. Funny thing though, it was famous before he talked about it. (I think you know who I am talking about. Yes, it's Donald Trump.)

For example, San Francisco is hosting its 70th Juneteenth celebration this year. Did Donald Trump make it famous 70 years ago when he was just a tiny kid? Me thinks not.

Something else related to that. Here is what Kayleigh McEnany said at the press briefing about Juneteenth.

"And as to Juneteenth, there were a lot of people who didn't know what Juneteenth was, and Google search has proved that. And you can see I looked at the chart on Google searches on Juneteenth - and this year, they went like this. (Motions upward.) And that's thanks to President Trump."

I do not think that the number of Google searches proves anything like that at all.

Think of all the searches on Donald Trump on Google. I don't know how many there are, but I would assume there could be as many as 100, maybe even 1000 searches about him. Does that mean that no one knows who Donald Trump is because now there are a lot of Google searches about him?

These are confusing times we are living in. Thanks to Donald Trump and his administration for helping in that effort.

Pluto Living

So, lots of you two-leggeds probably already know about Pluto Living. But some of you don't. Here is your chance to find out. Go over to listen to her sage advice and have a chuckle or two also.

In this clip, we find that Pluto is a Dognostic. She actually celebrates all holidays, as long as they have treats.

After enjoying that and brightening your day, go search on Mr. Googlie for more Pluto Living videos. Learn about the Whacky Word Wall, listen to Pluto tell all the ways that Cats Are Amazing, and even listen to some Bad Jokes from Pluto.

If you don't enjoy Pluto, then I don't think you deserve any treats today.

Could You Do Me A Favor, Though?

Monday, April 13, is my friend's birthday. He lives in Alabama. Is there someone who would be willing to come to my house and pick up a birthday card that I signed and then bring it to his house by Monday? I would be willing to pay you 55 cents.

What? No takers? No one is willing to do this little favor? I said I would pay you 55 cents!

Okay, I am pulling your leg. But my point is - USPS. Our friendly Post Office. They have been getting the short end of the stick for a long time. And now it is looking even worse. Their business is down like everyone else. We really need them to be doing well. They are there for us when we need them most. What would we do if they were not here for us? How would I mail a birthday card to my friend in Alabama. Oh, sure. You say just send an email greeting. But that is so not the way to say Happy Birthday. Send it by some delivery service, one of the big trucks that delivers packages? How much do you think that would cost? Not 55 cents, I guarantee.

I could go on and on. But here's the thing. The Post Office has been there for you. Now you need to be there for them. Buy a page of stamps. You can order them online and have them delivered by.... your letter carrier! Send some real actual letters to your friends. They would love it.

And, let your representatives in Congress know that you want the Post Office to be there for all of us, today and tomorrow.

Now, go write a letter and mail it to someone you love.




1973 Love Stamp

The Important Stuff

Two things that I noticed on the internet tube recently.

First, Jimmy Fallon's daughter lost her tooth! Can anything be more important than that? Luckily, she was able to let everyone know about this important event on the TV machine. And as we all know, the Tooth Fairy is considered an essential worker. So no worries there.

Second, it was Zach Braff's birthday and I missed it, but it's not like he is the captain of a starship or anything like that. I can't remember everyone's birthday. But now that I have mentioned it, well, Happy Birthday Zach.

And there was a great photo to celebrate his birthday. It had everything a happy photo should have. There was Zach and his dog, both taking a nap. (Dogs are better at this than humans. It's kind of their thing.) A nice gentle rain is falling in the background on a variety of trees including one bonsai tree. Beautiful pale yellow daylilies grace the front left side of the photo. Soft blue cushions on the couch just melt your cares away.

Two things. So happy. So calm.

Hang in there everyone.

Happy Birthday William Shatner

It has been way too long since I have written pearls of wisdom here. But I could not let this day go by without joining pretty much everyone in the world in wishing William Shatner a Very Very Happy Birthday. Enjoy your cake, Bill. You do deserve to eat all of it by yourself.

Next year I will try to get over to your place and bring a present of some kind. Something small, furry, but defintely not a Tribble. No, you don't need that kind of trouble.

Live Long and Prosper.

Alabama - Where the Heck Is It?

There has been a lot of talk lately about Hurricane Dorian and Alabama and Sharpie pens and weather maps and, well, a whole bunch of things.

Some people think that the current occupant is obsessing about Alabama because he had the weather forecast wrong. I don't think so.

I think he doesn't know where Alabama is on a map of the good old United States. That's why he can't let it go. He doesn't want people to realize that he doesn't even know where Alabama is.

On my TV machine recently, I heard him say a bunch of words including these:

"The original path that most people thought it was going to be taking as you know was right through Florida where on the right would have been Georgia, Alabama, etc."

And then he was asked about the Sharpie extension drawn on the map and said:

"I don't know. I don't know. I don't know." On a side note, seems to me he should be saying that every day about, well you name it, he can say "I don't know" and he would be correct about that statement.

But, back to Alabama. Look at that first quote. He said ... right through Florida where on the right would have been Georgia, Alabama, etc.

Is he thinking that Alabama is on the right side of Florida just like Georgia is? That's what it sounds like to me. It sounds like he doesn't know where Alabama is. He thinks it is on the East Coast.

Someone hand him a blank map of the 50 states and his famous Sharpie and make him write in the names of all the states. Do you think he could do it? Do you think he could spell the states correctly? Would he get Iowa and Ohio mixed up? Would he accidentally on purpose leave off Hawaii?

So many questions and no way to find out. Unless it is at tomorrow's press conference. Ha. Joking. There's not going to be a press conference.

But hey, while I have your attention, why not head on over to the Red Cross website and donate some money for hurricane relief. Or go to one of the other worthy groups that are helping.

International Bagpipe Day

Yep, it's what we all wait for every year. So, enjoy!

Global Warming

I am sure you have heard that it is cold in the Midwest. It's true. Very cold. And if you are reading this, then it just follows that you have seen Stephen doing his famous impression of Richard Nixon pretending to be cold and saying "Brrrrr," and shaking his head back and forth. (Even Dan Aykroyd has done that famous Nixon "Brrrr" impression.) Recently Stephen talked about the current president and one of his tweets.

It goes something like this:

"In the beautiful Midwest, windchill temperatures are reaching minus 60 degrees, the coldest ever recorded. In coming days, expected to get even colder. People can't last outside even for minutes. What the (heck) is going on with Global Waming? Please come back fast, we need you!"

I used the word heck. You can figure out what was really used but I'm not going to say that here.

There are a few things wrong with that tweet.

First, of course is the Miss Spelling of Warming. Stephen pointed that out.

Second, there is the fact that he (current president) does not understand the concept of weather versus climate. Weather is your basic day to day conditions. You wake up and wonder what the weather will be like today. Will it be hot? Will it be cold? Will it rain? Will it snow? You know, the kind of stuff the weatherman (woman) talks about on the TV machine.

Climate is studying a whole bunch of weather over a long period of time for someplace. No one ever had a job on TV as a climateman (woman). No one wakes up and wonders what the climate will be like today.

Third, he is wrong about it being the coldest ever recorded. Wind chill temperatures of minus 60 means the temperature is cold, maybe 45 degrees below zero. When you add in the blowing wind, then it seems as cold as if it was minus 60.

But there are records of temperatures being as cold as minus 60 degrees and that isn't even taking the wind into consideration. It would feel even colder and therefore the wind chill would be lower than minus 60. Fact: There are wind chills of minus 67 that have been recorded in Minnesota. (I found that on the internet.)

Fourth, and I think this is actually the most important thing that is wrong with that tweet, he had it all backwards, or inside out, or kitty-wumpus. Every other president would have written something like this:

"It's winter and the Midwest is experiencing extremely cold temperatures and even colder wind chills. And it is expected to get worse. Stay inside. If you must travel, dress warmly in layers. Cover all exposed skin. Have emergency kit in your car. Let your loved ones know when you leave and when you are expected at your destination. Look out for your neighbors, especially elderly people and people that live alone. Get medical help if you have any signs of frostbite. We need to look out for each other."

Superbowl Food 2018

This year the Superbowl is in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Although I think good spicy food would be nice for the cold weather there, some people have told me that the recipe for Holy Smoke Satan Sandwich could be improved with some more meat or else fewer spicy additions. So, feel free to add another pound or two of burger.

I am sure there will be lots of people in Minneapolis enjoying this recipe during the Superbowl and for years to come.

Enjoy!

Superbowl Food

Way back in August of 2011 (those were the days) I shared a recipe for Holy Smoke Satan Sandwich Recipe. It is a bit hot and spicy, thus the colorful language for the name of the sandwich. It was tasty back then and is still just as delicious. I assume. I have not tested it nor ever eaten it, but it sounds good.

So if you have nothing to eat for your Superbowl party, why not try this? And if you do, let me know if it is any good. I think I might have too many onions, but you could cut back a bit on those if you want.

Holy Smoke Satan Sandwich Recipe


5 onions, diced
1 pound hot and spicy ground pork
1 pound lean ground beef
1 Tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 Tablespoon Tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
1/2 cup hot ketchup
1/2 cup hot barbecue sauce
1 can Vegetable soup (or soup of your choice)
Shredded Pepper Cheese for garnish
Hamburger Buns or Ciabatta Bread

In a large frying pan, saute onions, then add both meats and brown completely. Add the red pepper flakes, Tabasco sauce, Liquid Smoke, ketchup, barbecue sauce and soup. Simmer for 20 minutes. Butter the hamburger buns or Ciabatta bread and grill on frying pan for few seconds until browned. Spoon meat mixture onto buns or bread, sprinkle with Pepper Cheese and enjoy.

I'm Back

Well, I have been traveling a lot to remote and quiet areas of the world. You know, peaceful places where you just get up, watch the sun rise, read a book, take a walk, watch the sun go down and count the stars in the night sky.

But now, finally, I am home again and it seems there is a lot happening. I admit I have not been paying attention to politics and I'm realizing I should have been reading and listening and watching. Next time someone hands me a magazine or newspaper, I will be sure to read it.

Luckily, now that I am back and can access the TV machine and the internet tubes, I can watch Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. He follows all the important news stories and reports for our nation Monday through Friday nights. It's good to be back.

Job Opening

Apparently, one does not need to be a member of Congress to serve as Speaker of the House.

Could we all just think of that for a minute and what it means for our country? We all know there is someone who is perfect for the job. Young, but yet old enough to have seen all that life can throw at us. Handsome, but not the sort of person who boasts about it. Intelligent as we have seen demonstrated on a nightly (nearly nightly) basis.

Yes, I'm talking about you Stephen. Call John Boehner right now. Tell him you want the job. Everyone knows and loves you. You would win on the first ballot, probably getting bipartisan support! Bring Jon Batiste with and jazz up the place a little bit.

American needs you, Stephen. You can still keep your night job.

STC !

Okay, STC doesn't come off quite as good as JEB. But I did want a great title for this post and I do think that STC ! creates a lot of excitement.

Stephen's first show last night, Late last night, was great. There were moments that inspired awe, moments that inspired my jaw to drop, moments that inspired my foot to start tapping to the music. Lots of great moments. Lots of familiar faces and familiar voices. And Oreo cookies, lots and lots of Oreo cookies. Yummy. Stephen had a wedding gift for his very first guest, George Clooney. He had tough "gotcha" questions for John Ellis Bush. Everyone came out on stage and sang at the end.

And although we were sort of promised that Stephen would be himself and not some "character" I am jumping up and down with joy that we still see some of the lovable traits in Stephen that we all know are just part of who he really is.

Hurray for us and hurray for Stephen. It is so nice to have him back.

Stephen Colbert Day

Today is the day. Tonight is the night. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

How long we have waited! If the The Colbert Report was still on the TV machine, would that Stephen Colbert give this Stephen Colbert the famous Colbert Bump? I think so. Will there be unexpected shenanigans on the show? Most likely there will be.

I am holding my breath until the show starts tonight. I don't think anyone will argue with my prediction for Stephen's first night as host of the The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

It will be HUGE.

David Letterman Day

Today is David Letterman Day in many places all around the Known Universe. And so in our house, the same holiday applies.

Get on board Hallmark. Start designing cards now so that next year you will be ready to go with a huge collection of cards. I'm assuming some will have music, but hopefully none will have glitter. Once you bring a glitter card into your house, it will keep showing up in your cereal no matter how much you vacuum the Cheerio's box.

Happy David Letterman Day everyone. Celebrate appropriately.

Much To Do About Nothing

Stephen's good friend, Jon Stewart, has announced that he is going to be leaving the The Daily Show. So that has taken a while for me to digest and accept. sigh.

There has been speculation about possible replacements and now we know it will be Trevor Noah. Yea!!! I think he will do a great job. He seems knowledgeable about the news happening in the nation and the world and that is the most important skill he will need to do the show.

Unfortunately, there has been some controversy, because what is the news today if not controversy???

So we will just have to wait and see if he gets confirmed by the Senate. He is going to be in Washington D.C. starting April 9 for what I can only assume are the Senate hearings. I'm sure that is at the top of the "To Do" list for the Senate. Once Trevor Noah is confirmed by the Senate, then he can take over for Jon Stewart.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Parker Rice

People should know better. All anyone has to do is search for a name on Google. Most of the time you will get multiple results. So for people to start harassing someone just because the name is the same and he is going to school in the same state as that Parker Rice is not very smart.

This is not the Parker Rice they are talking about.

Still Missing Stephen

That says it all. I am still missing Stephen. When I get all sad and misty eyed, I come back here and read through the old posts and it reminds me of all the fun times we had. Sigh. The only consolation is that we will get to see him later this year when he takes over for David Letterman.

And of course, knowing that we still have Jon Stewart on the The Daily Show. At least that is something we can always count on to lift our spirits and keep our hearts bright.

Merry Christmas

Christmas is what you make of it, so make it the day you want it to be. Merry Christmas!

Hearing Problems

I think that I will be able to read about Stephen in the coming months, even though he is not schooling us anymore. I found this by Sophia A. McClennen over at Salon and at first I thought it was about people with hearing problems because of the photo. After all, both men have a bit of trouble with their ears as we all know. But after I read the article, I realized it was about politics and democracy and freedom, all that Americanish type of stuff.

However, I thought again and wondered if it still isn't about hearing. Can it be that Rush hears things and they get all garbled in his head and come out of his mouth that garbled way? We will have to figure it out on our own. Just imagine what Stephen would have said and it will all become clear.

Don't Know When

I promised myself I wouldn't cry, but, well, you know me. Stephen let us down easy. He reminded us of all the good times. And all the good people.

So, I have hope for the future. I didn't get that book written, therefore I never got to be a guest on the show. But I know that I can start that book any day and I will send it to Stephen when it is finished. And we could just meet for coffee and discuss it and that would be good enough for me.

Spoiler Alert - Stephen's Last Show

We have all been spoiled for too long. We have to get used to life without the The Colbert Report. It won't be easy, but the sooner we all face up to it, the better it will be. We can get through this if we all hang in together.

As far as what the show will be tonight... I don't know. Will it be a huge extravaganza with all sorts of guests and tributes? Will it be a quiet Mr Rogers type of conversation with the Colbert Nation? Will it be a tremendous joke on all of us as we find out that he's not really ending the show?

I will know soon enough. It is one of those situations just like waiting for Christmas. It seems like it will never get here. It is always in the future. And then. It happens. It happened. It's over with. An empty place in your heart.

Move on. Keep going. Head up high.

We all love you Stephen.

This Is It, Stephen's Last Week

How will we all cope? I have been worrying about just that all these many days. Granted I have gotten lots of stuff done while I have been not writing here. Has Stephen noticed? Won't he be bored without his show? I know he did audition one guy to take over for him, but that guy still has a day job for two more years.

Sigh.

Music Soothes the Savage Beast

Well now, I'm not one to go pointing out mistakes that Stephen makes on the show. So here I go.

Stephen, you said beast, but you should have said breast. I can only assume that saying the correct word would make you blush and thus you substituted a different word. Yes, I know. Lots of people make the same mistake. And maybe that's why you said it because people do say it all the time. So technically, Stephen, you were right. People do say that music soothes the savage beast. But if you want to know the history behind it, just check good old Wikipedia and read about the Famous Lines of William Congreve.

Who knows, maybe someday that will be the one tidbit of information you need to win big bucks in some TV game show. Good luck with that.

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