Gracie and Me: Covid-19 #7

     EXTRA! EXTRA! The Festus and Fife blows it again. Tillie loves her Baby Shark. And, what's the real Golden Ticket? Is it T-P or P-T? You'll have your chance to vote coming up.

My New Normal

   
     But first, I have a new normal to report. All this week, I got out of bed in the dark and early, showered and dressed of course so I could beat the crowds to the grocery store. Today was my earliest dash for just about anything left on the shelves.
     The sad part is, a lot of other people have a new normal and it's just like my new normal. I got to the store and there was already a line in the checkout. All water, toilet paper and meat was still long gone. As another shopper on aisle five said, "You sure can tell what people don't like."

     I wrote yesterday about a mystery that had the world famous team at the Festus and Fife Detective agency dusting off their fedoras and getting their trench coats out of mothballs.

CR 242/Scurry Co., TX

     We had a mystery vehicle, an H2 Hummer to be exact, cruising our country road. My neighbor reported the silver SUV driving up and down our road not once, not twice but three evenings in a row. The driver didn't show on the fourth night, but returned on the fifth. That's when we got the following message: "The Hummer is back."
     The neighbor pursued and got the license plate number. First, we called the sheriff who dispatched a deputy. Then, we hopped in Big Red, our old red chevy truck and picked up the surveillance.
     The first thing to note is, we drive a red truck and our neighbor drives a very similar red truck. We wondered if the mystery man at the wheel thought he was seeing double. The second thing to note and what should've been a sure sign that the FFDA was wrong again was..... The driver actually waved to us as we crossed paths.
     In the end, the sheriff called. His deputy pulled over the driver. He was a local oilfield worker from Missouri out on an evening country drive with his young son, who'd probably been cooped up all day since schools are closed.
     So, not only did the FFDA strike out again, but also we probably caused trauma to the child who's already very scared by the Covid-19 emergency and then watched his dad get pulled over by the cops.
     It's our granddaughter Tillie's third birthday today and she got her Baby Shark Bike with training wheels. The word from mom is SHE LOVES IT!

The Golden Ticket/T-P vs P-T?

   
     And now the GOLDEN TICKET debate. Here's the question: What's the real Golden Ticket? Is it toilet paper or paper towels? Sounds like a trick question, right? Well, think about this... We gotta have T-P, but you can't clean with T-P. Even the really good stuff falls apart once it gets saturated in bleach water. But PAPER TOWELS, now we're talking. Of course, a paper towel picks up spills, works good as a cleaning cloth and holds up relatively well and long to saturation. But the real reason the PAPER TOWEL is the GOLDEN TICKET  is because it can double as not even the worst toilet paper. Thoughts? Post 'em below or on this FB page.

     Gracie Update: Our sweet Heinz 57 dog has some unusual eating habits. Sometimes, she'll eat alone. Sometimes, she won't eat at all unless we wait and watch. As per Teresa's suggestion, I got her some new food today. I'll keep ya posted.

     Diet Update: Still losing a pound here and a pound there and feeling thinner. My good, old friend Rich Marvin from Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge, LA says he's lost a whopping three pounds thanks to his wife's new, Vegan diet. Knowing how much Rich likes meat, his weight loss is probably like mine.... We simply don't like the diet food.

Bill Robertson, Fridays are our diet cheating today. Bring on the carbs!!!