The Muses et. al. went to Palm Springs leaving me with nothing wise nor witty upon which to write,
so I thought I would write what came in the post the other day. Spo
There is nothing like receiving a package in the post. Mr. Bezo (the dear!) recently sent me a box of all sorts of items. That was nice of him, considering I ordered them only recently. Yesterday’s post had four lovelies:
iPhone cover. I’ve dropped my iPhone enough times the cover resembles a cracked windshield. When I wipe it little sharp shards get imbedded in my finger, evoking thoughts (and moods) of Kay in “The Snow Queen”. Someone is more clever than I about these things (and he drops his phone less; he will install my new cover this evening. Hot puppies!
Hot tub filter ring. I cannot remember when I last had a look-see into the hot tub. Oh the horror. If there was a department of human services towards the neglect of hot tubs I would be rightfully arrested. The filter is supposed to be changed every season; do not ask when I last did so. The old one is so mushy it dissolved with a finger poke. This weekend I plan to drain the swamp and replenish it with fresh water to go along with the new and sturdy filter. Perhaps then I will use it.
Gum syrup. One of my YouTube boyfriends* extoled the virtue of gum syrup, which is a more complex simple syrup, to use in your cocktails, so I got some to try. Yes, it is more nuanced; it has a slight botanical redolence – definitely more complex and better tasting than simple syrup – but will anyone tell in a cocktail? Someone shall do a double blind study to see if I can tell a difference. There had better be, this stuff wasn’t cheap.
Girl scout cookies. We ordered several boxes of this, that, and the other from my niece A.K.A Warrior Queen Jr.** I am up to my oxters in Girl Scout cookies neither one of us needs to eat but there they are now, on the shelf, sending out their siren songs. I will probably bring them to work to dump onto others. Of course, when I ordered them, I asked “are the made with real girl scouts” which WQ Jr. hadn’t heard before. Who manages her childhood I wonder? Brother #4, that’s who. He has neglected his duties to introduce her to The Addams Family. Oh the horror.
*I regularly subscribe to several cooking courses on Youtube. I forget which one suggested gum syrup. I get bedazzled easily.
**Not to be confused with Warrior Queen Sr., the blog-mate. She doesn’t sell cookies, alas.
32 comments
February 17, 2021 at 3:22 PM
anne marie in philly
WQ Sr. appreciates the shout-out. I will stick with simple syrup for my gin gimlets. I get my non-girl scout cookies at the grocery store; $1 a pack made in the USA.
February 17, 2021 at 4:21 PM
Urspo
why you’re no fun you fall right over.
February 18, 2021 at 6:35 AM
anne marie in philly
hee hee hee! 🙂
February 17, 2021 at 4:17 PM
Linda Practical Parsimony
Thanks for reminding me to buy GS cookies.
February 17, 2021 at 4:21 PM
Urspo
Make sure they are made with real girl scouts
February 17, 2021 at 4:50 PM
Old Lurker
Drain the swamp! Build that wall! Stop the steal! (too soon?)
Will Someone also arrange for you to get a screen replacement? It sounds as if you could use one. Mr Cook at Apple gets unhappy if you do not tithe him appropriately.
February 17, 2021 at 8:24 PM
Urspo
Someone is Iphone-master; he is in charge of replacing phones and their covers.
February 17, 2021 at 5:05 PM
Carol
I’d like to remember that Girl Scout query. May be a while until I get to use it though.
February 17, 2021 at 8:25 PM
Urspo
It is a good line; save it for the right moment.
February 17, 2021 at 5:38 PM
Todd Gunther
Our local Weis market has been unable to keep our cat’s favorite Fancy Feast flavors in stock. Another casualty of the pandemic. I have had to summon the power of Mr. Bezo to ship some of their flavors to my front door.
February 17, 2021 at 8:25 PM
Urspo
The dear! I hope Mr. Bezo isn’t hurting financially for his industry.
February 17, 2021 at 7:28 PM
mcpersonalspace54
Thanks for the reminder…I need to order a new iphone cover myself. I actually could use a new phone, but don’t want to spend the money. I just went back through and read your last posts, I have been neglecting my blog reading as of late. I LOVED your Valentine’s post. That is a great picture of you and Someone.
February 17, 2021 at 8:26 PM
Urspo
He is a dear; please don’t feed him buns and things.
THank you for reading the current posts.
February 17, 2021 at 10:07 PM
Mistress Borghese
Mr Benzo? This romance might be over……LOL!!!
February 18, 2021 at 6:47 AM
Urspo
Ah what a shame, he was such as personal fellow always looking out for his workers and fellow man.
February 18, 2021 at 1:56 AM
Moving with Mitchell
Can’t remember the last time I had Girl Scout cookies.
February 18, 2021 at 6:47 AM
Urspo
I will send you some; I have heaps.
February 18, 2021 at 4:31 AM
Jennifer
If they’re not made with real girl scouts, send ’em back!
February 18, 2021 at 6:48 AM
Urspo
Right so!
February 18, 2021 at 5:52 AM
Lori
I can’t believe your brother has failed to introduce them to the Addams Family. That is unacceptable!
February 18, 2021 at 6:48 AM
Urspo
I suspect he has but not this movie. After all he regularly conducts dungeons and dragons games in his basement.
February 18, 2021 at 6:08 AM
David Godfrey
Click, order ship, and the wonders of the world arrive at our doorstep. The weather was nasty over the weekend (frozen sleet and snow on the ground this morning) and I needed dental floss, Target delivered on Tuesday. It is a wonderful world. Kids today, what else is missing from their education? I bought a couple of boxes of GS cookies recently from real Girl Scouts, tasty even if they didn’t have my favorite.
February 18, 2021 at 6:49 AM
Urspo
the cookies or the Girl Scouts were tasty?
February 18, 2021 at 6:41 AM
Parnassus
Since we all know that girls are made of “sugar and spice and everything nice” they make sense as cookie ingredients.
–Jim
February 18, 2021 at 6:49 AM
Urspo
I must have gotten a bad batch
February 18, 2021 at 9:08 AM
Debra She Who Seeks
I have an Otter Box for my iPhone. It’s supposed to make it less likely for the screen to crack if you drop it. Plus I also have one of those clear plastic screen protectors on the screen itself. At the price of those goddamn phones, better safe than sorry!
February 18, 2021 at 9:23 AM
Urspo
this sounds quite sensible to do
My iphone is enclosed in a bright red cover so I can see it across the room, for I lose it as much as a I drop it.
February 18, 2021 at 11:40 AM
larrymuffin
I just want to confirm with you that the Muses who are the Aunts of Apollo all live in Winter on Mount Parnassus which is a ski resort near Arachova in Greece, been there, met them in 2009. Lovely place near Delphi.
I very much doubt they would be in such a pedestrian place as Palm Spring.
Hot Tub ??? that is so yesterday, no one does Hot Tub anymore, I checked on PornHub (which is a Montreal Company) and they have no listings.
Gum Syrup is that for bleeding gums? or is it related to Bubble Gum?
Please change the name, there is no such thing as Girl Scouts, it’s Girl Guides. Scouts are boys, you know boyz.
February 18, 2021 at 3:20 PM
Urspo
This was a delightful read. Have you been sniffing the cleanser?
February 18, 2021 at 7:38 PM
larrymuffin
Ah! laugh if you wish, but I will speak with the Muses and remember how Apollo revenges himself on Marsyas.
February 18, 2021 at 11:56 AM
Sam
Alas, we have 6 boxes of cookies heading our way as well, from a cute little salesperson named Scarlet, who even sang in her promo video. With no office to share with, I will hide in the freezer, but having had two girls scouts, a boy scout, and many other selling opportunities, I feel lik it is now my turn to buy.
February 18, 2021 at 3:36 PM
Urspo
patience above! I read this first as you have two girl scouts, a boy scout, and many others hidden in the freezer