Well kids, here we are, the first full week of November. Let’s see what has happened so far, shall we? We turned the clocks back. A kangaroo was captured in Florida after being on the run for three weeks. America has an onion problem and there is a pickle shortage in Iceland no thanks to some kid and his Tik Tok videos and cucumber salads (Ngai, 2024). If you ask the CDC, they’ll tell you that the possibility of an onion causing illnesses like e-coli found in other vegetables has gone up when previously thought safe from all that. Bottom line? Quit eating salad…it can’t be trusted. Here’s what I’ve got…
1. As I write this it has dawned on me that Kathie Hudson and Rick Bennett were in Iceland recently. Before we start blaming the Tik Tok kid, perhaps Hudson bought out all the pickles and had them shipped in crates to Mo Siergie’s house? We may need to investigate this further. Mo’s not a reader of The Antics, so we may never know…
2. Thinking further, which generally does nothing for me but cause problems, I found myself thinking about the onion conundrum and thought what would Helen Bibeau say about this. Well kids I didn’t even have to ask…I’ll tell you what she’d say…we have an onion problem because we’re stupid enough to eat them. Simple as that.
3. Regardless of the supposed onion problem and cucumber shortage in another great land, I’m here to report that Hank the Mantle Fish is thriving and coming up on year 3. Three years old he will become December people and although I’m sure I’ve just jinxed him; I’m going to compare him to the mouse in The Green Mile. That crazy Bastard may just live forever hanging out in his bowl up there on the mantle. Exhibit 3, Hank the Mantle Fish...he may be blind now from the flash, but he spends his life swimming in circles anyway, so he'll be fine.
4. The oldest Kap kid was taking a walk out in Boston last weekend when he texted me that he had just seen a car, wrapped in and lit up by Christmas lights driving up and down the street. The license plate read WooHoo. No photo evidence of this event, rookie move Sam, Get it Together.
In any event, this too got me thinking and I went to my source of all official information here at The Antics, google, to see what I could find. I did not find a car from Boston wrapped in lights with the license plate WooHoo on it, but what I did find was this...apparently, it is legal in some states to spread holiday cheer by wrapping your motor vehicle up in lights as long as they are secured properly, suggesting doing so with zip ties and the like. In Massachusetts however, it's frowned upon as it may restrict and obstruct your driving view. This information may now alter my holiday decorating plans for the minivan. I'll have to think on this one.
6. Lights or no lights, the leaves are falling fast and furious and I’m here to report that Leaf Blowing Joe has yet another title to add to his repertoire, Painter Guy Joe. He doesn’t have time to leaf blow and deal with the likes of us because he’s busy painting inside his house. His secret is safe with me…I know it’s making him crazy that there are so many leaves, so little time, and he’s otherwise occupied with household duties that are keeping him from the fun and games the leaf blower brings. Be strong buddy, you’re almost done and back to the yard you’ll go. #leafblowing4eva.
7. Good thing we’ve been getting fire warnings on our phones all week. Everything’s dry. It’s windy. There are a million leaves out there. Sounds like great conditions to randomly start burning stuff in your driveway – in the city – where our houses are all on top of each other. It’s not like we’re living out in the 413 with Andrea where she sets stuff on fire just because she’s bored. If this neighbor of mine accidentally sets Lawnmowing Joe’s house on fire after he’s had to miss out on leaf blowing season because he’s been inside painting, he – will – be – pissed. You should get it together too pal. It's all fun and games until you set the hood on fire. Quit being a nit wit.
8. With November comes Christmas Cactus season. When it comes to Sue Miller and Parenteau however, all times of the year is Christmas Cactus season. I am preparing myself for the mocking as seen here in Exhibit 2, show off.
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, how about this? Did you know that Massachusetts is the only place in the world that has a museum dedicated to bad art? Well, we do. The Museum of Bad Art whose mantra is art too bad to be ignored, is located in the Dorchester Brewing Company in Dorchester MA. Free admission gets you the viewing pleasure of who knows what, and the opportunity to peruse such art while indulging in craft beer and barbeque.
Museum Of Bad Art – art too bad to be ignored
When referring to google to find strange and interesting things to do that may be worth checking out this weekend, we came across this. Apparently, when looking for interesting and little lesser-known things to do in our fine city, going to view the building that housed Emma Goldmans ice cream shop comes up as something to do here in The Woo. Knowing nothing about Emma Goldman, I looked her up and found it ironic that this week of all week's would be when I discovered this little tid bit, as I'm embarrassed to say until today, I didn't know who Emma Goldman was. She was an anarchist who lived from 1869-1940. She was a writer and speaker who advocated for free speech, women's equality, birth control, workers' rights, free love, and free universal education regardless of race or gender. Views on her politics and means of getting her point across are varied, but I'd like to think that due to the time in which she lived, she may have been given a bad rap and was misunderstood or feared. Because of the Anti-Anarchist Act which made it illegal to criticize the U.S. government she was eventually deported from the United States, but her thoughts and work laid the groundwork for future generations. And that's about as political as I get...
Need a Project, no. 12? Ice Cream and Anarchists | Graphic Arts
And last but not least...it's Veterans Day weekend. If you are lucky enough to have a day off to commemorate Veterans Day, I hope you use the time wisely and are good to each other.
Have a great weekend!
REFERENCES
Ngai, C. (2024, September 18). How a TikTok Trend Led to a Cucumber Shortage in Iceland.
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