Perspective

I read a news story about some guy in a distant state who dressed up as different movie characters and walked through town during the lockdowns just to entertain people who were stuck at home.  People in my own area thought it was cute and sweet and wonderful and creative.

I read another news story about a local guy who did the same thing.  Those same people thought he was a nut job or a freak show.  Everybody was scared.  Someone reported him to the authorities, even though he was doing absolutely nothing but walking down the sidewalk in a costume.

We can't all be Jeremy Renner, people.  Have a little faith in your neighbors.

Eating Like a Goat

It isn't true that goats eat everything.  Goats don't eat the mallow that grow everywhere choking out all other plants and is the bane of my existence.  Goats don't eat it, that its, unless you pick it yourself and hand feed it to them one nibble at a time.  Goats will, however, chow down on a plastic tarpaulin.  If you shout at them to quit, and run to stop them, they'll chow down even faster.  Don't worry though, after you pull a couple miles of tarp out of their throats, whatever they've already ingested will magically turn into garden fertilizer pellets.

Goats, I have learned, are not classed as grazers, but as browsers.  This means they like to roam the neighborhood and sample a weed or two here (if it isn't mallow) and a garden crop there, a flower bush on one side and the saplings you got for Mother's Day on the other.

I have learned also that all parts of the mallow which is the bane of my existence is actually humanly edible and nutritious, just like the dandelion which is the bane of Hunneypunkin's existence.

And now I have learned that lilac flowers too are edible.  So of course I absolutely must experiment with making lilac sugar, lilac honey, lilac syrup, lilac lemonade, and lilac extract.  It occurred to me as I was roaming through my yard like Jeremy Renner on his ranch to collect edible oddities that if I start eating yard plants, it's like I'm turning into the goats that I love and hate so much.

The Case for May

The internet is alive with the explanation for the name of the current month: it may be windy, it may be sunny, it may be warm, it may be snowing, it may be any combination of weather all in the same day.  Nevertheless, I vote yes on the month of May.

Besides Mother's Day, Treasure's birthday, my own birthday I share with Angel Boy whether he acknowledges it or not, Memorial Day, and the last frost date so we all can plant things, this month hosts some other cool dates.

Batman Day, Star Wars Days, No Pants Day, Space Day, Beverage Day, Astronomy Day, Herb Day, Free Comic Book Day, Europe Day, Lost Sock Memorial Day, Clean Up Your Room Day, National School Nurse Day, Twilight Zone Day, Eat What You Want Day, Limerick Day, Frog Jumping Day, Dance Like a Chicken Day, Chocolate Chip Day, Pack Rat Day, No Dirty Dishes Day, May Ray Day, Pizza Party Day, Be a Millionaire Day, Talk Like Yoda Day, Buy a Musical Instrument Day, Scavenger Hunt Day, Sing Out Day, Towel Day, World Lindy Hop Day, Sun Screen Day, Hamburger Day, Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day, My Bucket's Got a Hole Day, and Macaroon Day.

If Clean Up Your Room Day came first, there may not have been a need for Lost Sock Memorial Day.

For Pixie, every day is Chocolate Chip Day.

For Jeremy Renner, every day is Be a Millionaire Day.

For Hunneypunkin, every day he's married to me is probably Twilight Zone Day.

Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes

Can't believe the number of people sporting fake IDs.  Not counterfeit driver's licenses, but people identifying as victims when they're not.  What purpose does a false identity serve?  Getting you into places that you're not supposed to go.  Places that aren't for you.

This is a picture of a fake ID.

emptiness, codependence, indecision, guilt, insecurity, manipulation, mocking, dejection, gossip, confusion, aimlessness, shame, rebellion, fear, crab mentality, jealousy, disappointment, arrogance, anger, uncertainty, vengeance, psychological abuse, anxiety, neglect, trauma, abandonment, apathy, exploitation, codependence, hatred, depression, rejection, dishonesty, verbal abuse, division, substance abuse, isolation, blame, discouragement, despair, excuses

We all experience those things on occasion, but you're not supposed to live there.  Those stupid games are their own stupid prizes.

Jeremy Renner lived in his car and worked as a makeup artist while working for a better life, but he's not still doing it.  Being a victim is a temporary status, not a permanent residence.

Live up to the identity you were born for.

standards, contentment, motivation, purity, responsibility, unity, honesty, acceptance, generosity, humility, reputation, trust, strength, wellness, courage, purpose, healing, meaning, caring, relationship, laughter, repentance, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self control, grace, harmony, mercy, blessing, stability, fulfillment, assurance, affirmation, freedom, forgiveness, respect, boundaries, dignity

Better games, better prizes.