Facebook friend: “Fall air and ho made pumpkin/ apple butter simmering.”
Me: “Ho made what? I was wonderin’ where she was at!”
Disclaimer — yes, I know this is an old spelling joke. But I couldn’t resist invoking it when I saw the opportunity.
“Seashore by Moonlight,” Caspar David Friedrich, circa 1836
Oil on canvas.
A plumber friend posted a picture on Facebook of a bathtub he installed.
Friend: “Nice tub! Just another day in the life of a plumber!”
Me: “Okay, but is that Tub A or Tub B?”
Friend:
Me: “(Tub B or not Tub B — that is the question.)”
Friend:
“The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel,” Louis Daguerre, circa 1824
Oil on canvas.
That 70’s joe.
“After a Rain,” Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1879
Oil on canvas.
Thanks, Gang.
I just wanted to thank all of you guys for the nice birthday wishes — both online and off.
They came in handy. I can’t believe how old I am. 51! At this point, there are people walking around who are A HALF-CENTURY OLD who are actually YOUNGER than me. Egads.
(She could always just listen to audio from a Trump rally.)
“On Valaam Island,” Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1873
Oil on canvas.
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 