Containment impossible

“Look. I’ll go stand by the road. You film. Then we’ll put it on Twitter.”(1916.USPD/Commons.wikimedia.org)

It’s an opening.

Not Yellowstone – or even Jellystone – but bearly unable to contain this one: 

“What does it want? Quick, tell. Toss it something. Try salmon. No, tuna. We have tuna. Toss out the tuna sandwich! Oh, wait. He’ll have a ball.”

Watch a bear rip the door off a Lamborghini Huracan. (Video here)

Hmmm, Suspicious. Possibly staged? By an Arab Sheikh in Dubai who loves fast cars and wild animals with loads of money and nothing to do except to be the merry maker? Hey, it’s a classier Tiger King! (And I am easily amused)

If that’s not enough of a kick in the head for you, how about a “Worse possible way to meet a girl: Making a pass”?

From the Nebraska Cornhuskers vs the Iowa Hawkeyes game: the Nebraska quarterback attempts a very sneaky play using a undesignated receiver…one of the Nebraska cheerleaders. (Video here)

If she had only dropped her pompoms, grabbed the football, and sprinted toward the goal line!

Hope they followed up with the athlete’s concussion protocol.

“No, no, girls. It’s not a bridal bouquet!” (Image:UW Digital Collections/Commons.wikimedia.org)

As big brother warned, “When anywhere on a field with a game in play, keep your eye on the ball.”

So just when you thought it was time to head to the refreshment stand and belly up to the bar again, extra innings seem to be on the board for COVID hysteria precautions.

OMG it’s Omicron! (Only a coincidence that it sounds like DEFCON…only a coincidence..)

Despite the strict appearance resolve to stick to science, the Powers That Be felt stung and decided to alter the agreed upon scientific nomenclature sequencing the Greek Alphabet to call the variant from Africa Omicron, not Nu or Xi as it should have been.

“Nu was too close to “new” in English which could cause confusion: “the new Nu variant”. (Although COVID is all about confusion of once sort or another…).

Also, and probably more importantly, “Xi”  is a common last name in China….as in the name of the current president there…apparently not a man of humor. (No matter how appropriate/ironic, can’t name it Xi. Don’t want to upset the Apple carts there…)

“The Omicron Variant: We still know almost nothing” (The Atlantic) Here’s some of what is know.

Coming soon to a community to you? Wonder if this model comes with corrective lenses. Oh, come on. You gotta laugh. 1930’s man in gas mask worn when spraying insecticides in Holland’s greenhouses on plants like tulips. See, you never knew that, did you? (PD released/Commons.wikimedia.org)

One last impossible to contain tidbit:

Those exempt from President’s Executive order for mandatory vaccines:(Source)

• 1.) Postal workers (Whew. No worries about stamping out contagion there.)
• 2) Congress (and their staff/office. No matter which Party, they party on.)
• 3). Undocumented immigrants. (The newest “Don’t ask and don’t tell“ group avoiding several topics and questionings),
• 4). Welfare recipients as a requirement for food stamps/ Medicare and such.

Some, given choices, but ordinary, taxpaying citizens….well, you know.

Hasbro’s exciting board game of ups and downs. “If you land on a good deed, you can shimmy up a ladder, but land on the wrong spot and youll shoot down a chute!” For ages 3 yrs+…Good to learn early.(Image Hasbro)

Chute.  Time to ladder up and get lit up for the holidays. 

Doesn’t it seem like we were just here…and lost a year? Not enough data about that yet…

(Now, one of this company’s vaccine + one of the other + a booster or two from the third company ….How about admitting that horse has done left the barn and maybe it’s time to work on improving treatment options instead)

The fireplaces still burn charmingly bright on YouTube videos

Sounds and Images of Christmas shoppers fill the air. 

The newest shopping accessory hampering the stores is a bit baffling: Sledge hammers – who knew?  It must be smashing to be one of those fast scampering participants in what appears to be the newest of reality shows: Gift grabbing liberating contests! Currently seen on all the upscale stores’ security footages.

Creativity knows no bounds.

So yeah, start your neighbor’s stolen car’s engines. Get out the paper plates. (Also baffling. Tell me, is the news anchor already talking about easy cleanup suggestions for festive dinners?)

Rough looking Christmas elves escorting parade official or the “New Normal” bodyguards for mall shoppers?(USPD/Commons.WIkimedia.org)

Holiday on!

Forget trying to contain the determined seasonal optimism, the cinnamon-spiced enthusiasm, the eggnog-induced joy, and, most of all, the goodwill towards your fellow man  humans all creatures great and small! 

Now get out there and jingle

Phil, the Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge

He looks tired just thinking about it. But with his featured holiday over, that’s a ton of weigh off his shoulder.(© Image)