30 March 2020: Daily WTF

I have been a hot, peevish mess today, but having recently spent hours going ape sh*t uprooting a sizable root ball in my back yard and then replanting the area with dahlia bulbs, I feel better. Jack has been working hard with his lawn- and pet-care business, and today, as Maryland’s shelter in place order was announced, we were walking to the bank to deposit a fistful of bills in his account. Somehow, he dropped the fistful. We looked everywhere. A neighbor drove by and said she’d seen someone on a bike pick it all up and it didn’t look right and she was so sorry. I sent a notice to our listserv and have heard nothing. I feel so badly for my sweet boy. And FFS people, if you find a wad of cash, try to find out who it belongs to because it probably wasn’t left for you. F(&&(^(ing sh(&()&(t.

So, that root ball attack was supremely helpful. I also made two chocolate cakes that my friend Liz and her son recently made and reviewed very positively, and the kids had a successful first day of “school” post spring break.

On the humor front, I appreciate the following.

Who lost their dog? As an aside, if you are not following Rex Chapman on Twitter, you should. He is a font of delight. Maybe I need one of these birds, BTW. They crack me up.

Solo(?) dancing.

laughing and also crying

Lastly, and in admittedly juvenile and yet pretty hysterical humor, look who delivered our dinner tonight:

Bless his heart. It’s not every day that Sex brings you dinner.

LOVELY:

A beautiful thank you.