So true. I’ve never really been a “get mad at people” person. My family can attest, though, that I tend to lose my temper at inanimate objects. One might say it’s not completely their fault, but for some reason, they like to thwart me. For example, as I was getting dressed this morning, my underwear didn’t want to go through the leg holes as they should. I nearly fell over, my balance of late not being what it used to be, or in full disclosure, never was.
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Algae-Gate: Another Conspiracy
You may have seen this in the news, but the latest White House debacle is recent “renovation”, shall we say “clean up” of the Reflecting Pool on the Mall. If you’re not unfamiliar with this particular national treasure, the Reflecting pool, created over a hundred years ago, is long, shallow pool of water that runs from just beneath the Lincoln Memorial up to the World War II Memorial. The intent of this particular monument is to provide a calm, reflective water feature that provides a peaceful moment in a city not particularly known for that. Depending on the time of viewing, it can be bluish to greenish, “reflecting” primarily the rapidly growing clumps of algae, along with heavy doses of duck and goose poo that render it a masterpiece of foul smells and pollution.
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