The Onion - Veggie Posts

Few things in this miserable world of ours can make me laugh like reading old Onion posts off Instagram. Good gravy, they are a cang riot. These two still make me LOL for real.

Helen in Leeds

This spectacular photo by Helen was published to her Insta page on 27 November 2019 with the note "Tree with fairy lights, or festive Stranger Things monster? 🧐 rainy days in Leeds followed by cosy evenings with mulled apple cider 🧡" 

28 - The Library

The Library

We almost destroyed our brand new library. The architect did a fine job but we thought the top was rather plain. We wanted something majestic. The architect suggested a dome or a clock, perhaps a turret or a steeple or a crown. We said yes to all of these ideas and suggested adding a screen that displayed the temperature and a lighthouse so everyone could find our library from all directions. We also asked for a statue of a lion because we thought it would look wise and grand. The architect sighed. When he was finished, we gathered beneath the sweeping beam of a lighthouse on a 52-degree afternoon and oohed and aahed at our library. Then it began to wobble. Our library would have collapsed if we had not used all of its books to build columns to support the weight of our beautiful rooftop.

The grand gesture often threatens to destroy our endeavors. Do not allow your desires to threaten your well-being. The center of gravity is always in the middle.

Waits Brilliance

(Someone said that this is a paraphrasing of Ezra Pounds.)

We Heart MASH

26 November 2019

Jackson in Ohio!

This week Jackson and his parents were in Ohio on a little vacay and he kept me up on all their adventures. The main reason for the journey was to see Foo Fighters (yawn) and visit the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (double yawn).

Molly at The Eras Tour

On November 3rd 2024 Molly posted that she got to see Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour in Indianapolis. I was only peripherally aware of the tour at that point, but seeing the photos she posted on Instagram left me with my mouth open at the sheer size of the audience.