Category: Miscellaneous Mockery

Here’s where I left off on the pitcher of peonies: … when it was originally this:  Let’s see if I can’t make peony petals look like they aren’t made of bologna.  

First off, it’s very much like a musical: it was nominated for Tony awards. But it’s heavily orchestrated, and large swaths of it are in Italian. Okay, [SPOILERS] below. So, the romantic lead is a woman in her 20s who has had traumatic brain injury. She is touring Italy with her mother who is devoted…

Where we ate: We have wanted to eat for years at Olive and Oak, and this was the night. I had checked the on-line menu earlier and discovered that other than the giant hundred dollar steaks the food was all a) unfamiliar to my stomach or b) seafood in St. Louis or c) spicy or…

I know former smokers turn to food, and (per my late brother) recovering alcoholics turn to Altoids and baby carrots. Now I see from this Huffington Post article that some GLP1 weight-loss shot users turn to smells now that tastes aren’t as gratifying. I personally have not had that experience, but I haven’t tried a…

I am horribly late to the game with this Etoile show on Amazon Prime. A friend at work recommended it last year as I dismissed it for a month. I watched the first few minutes of bitchy ballet people and thought, “This sounds like Gilmore Girls. Gary liked that show. Gary will like this.” Then…

Previous floating buffalo: This is the progress: This pass started here: He was originally: Really tickled with that one. That one’s done.

Well, that was fun. Hilarious and fun. Much spinning of pirate ships, and swordplay, and girls chasing butterflies and flying kites. (It only dragged a bit when the Constables got a little bit tedious. (But they are the Constables and are meant to be tedious, and even sound tedious. I don’t know how you would…

Where we ate: We ate again at Madrina, where we were just a year ago. The waitress spoke of their “new” chef, whom they hired in January 2025. Perhaps he wasn’t in the groove last spring, because the food was even better this time. The arancini were perfect — in particular the temperatures were perfect:…

I woke up Wednesday to this nonsense on my driveway. A little pattern of pellets bisecting the driveway. I’ve been trying to expand the way I use AI when possible, so I uploaded that photo to ChatGPT and said “What is this nonsense?” In summary, it said, “deer poop.” You’ll get a deer who poops…

People Magazine has a tale of a recent exchange between Prince William and a “cheeky” elderly resident of a care home, Dot. This makes me sad because obviously I’m going to grow up to be the “cheeky” elderly resident flirting with the random prince. Prince William: “I’ve been to your room, Dot.” Dot: “Would you like…