Baffled and Confused

Questions, questions, more questions, because inquiring minds need to know.

  1. Why does one’s back only itch in the places that are impossible to reach?
  2. Are all contractors not hungry? It is a rare contractor who returns phone calls or shows up when promised. What is the problem here??
  3. Why do some people object to referring to a disease by the location of its origin? German measles, Hong Kong flu, Spanish flu, Lyme disease, Valley Fever, Hanta virus, but somehow China virus is offensive. Confusion abounds here.
  4. Why won’t Trader Joe’s put a store in Visalia? Are our demographics really that much different here than in Bakersfield or Fresno? Have they ever added up the number of people from Tulare County who drive to Fresno’s TJ’s?
  5. Why is it that a paintbrush will not release any more paint on the canvas but then takes 15 minutes to wash clean?
  6. If “one year’s weeds make seven years seeds” (or is it “one year’s seeds make seven years weeds”?), then WHY AM I STILL WEEDING THE EXACT SAME STUFF IN YEAR #22??
  7. Do my cats appreciate their safe location every night?

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5 Comments

  1. 1. That’s why I have a wooden spoon I dedicate to back scratching only (since I have no one around to scratch for me).
    2. Add to the list plumbers, handymen, painters, electricians . . . I think it’s a sad reflection on the “do what makes YOU happy and let the government take care of your needs” generation.
    3. Political Correctness. We mustn’t make our enemies unhappy (how does that even make sense??)!
    4. Beats me. I shop at Stater Bros. because A. it’s 3/4 mile from me, and B. they don’t have those silly club cards.
    5. You’ll have to as Murphy, I suppose.
    6. Because they are very good at hiding from you!
    7. I’m sure they would rather be out all night hunting, but mom’s must do whatever it takes to keep their kids safe. Thanks, mom!

    Coda: I saw a street sign that was adorned with

    STOP
    (in the name of love)

    • Sharon, you are The Answer Woman.
      FYI, I never think of myself as “mom” to the cats. I am a caretaker, a butler, and a taxi, because I occasionally give them rides from one part of the yard to another, until they squirm and hop down.

      • OK, then “Significant Other”?

        • Humble Servant who is often untrainable and disobedient

          • “Slave.”

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