waiting for the muse: splayed vertical anhydride #1619

You better cut the pizza into four pieces. I’m not hungry enough to eat six. Yogi Berra

Started off the morning with a piece of burned toast. Unbeknownst to me, either the cleaning gal or TY had moved the slider on the toaster all the way over while I usually keep it at about 50%. So, the toast turned into a briquette. I pulled it out and opened the doors and put in a new piece of bread, this time set correctly. After a few minutes all hell broke loose- the smoke detectors went off, the doggies freaked, and I got the step ladder out to fan the smoke detector with a dishtowel. Finally I got the dogs to the courtyard because they were really upset, then I ran in to put clothes on. Pulled on some pants and a tee shirt just as the Security guy came waltzing in. Of course HE couldn't turn it off but he punched every imaginable code in, finally gave up because he had already called the fire department.

Soooo I had TWO HOOK AND LADDERS in my front yard and three firemen suited up like they were going into the Twin Towers. (a reasonable facsimile:)

(Oh, you thought I was complaining about this incident?

No kidding, oxygen tanks and head helmets and carrying axes. One of them came waltzing into the courtyard where I was holding the dogs and of course they went nuts at these alien beings in their territory. I kept saying 'toast, just a piece of toast...' but they proceeded to march through the whole place. Meanwhile the security guy couldn't find the electric box to turn off the power so the alarms would stop. It got ridiculouser and ridiculouser! I even pulled the burnt toast out of the trash to show them. No kidding they gave this place a fine fire inspection in spite of the alarm blasting through it all. Finally SOMEONE turned off the electricity and the alarm reset. 45 minutes later they went back to their trucks and I took the poor dogs out to pee. One of them leaned out of the truck right over my new little Mini and said 'NICE car!' I said, "Oh, thanks!, Just got it a week ago!" And he told me no, it wasn't my car he admired, but TY's inside my garage. Damn. I felt like I was having my joint cased!

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Today's Toys for Tots Department:

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• 8″ Fully Posable Action Figure
• Deer-Hide® Camouflage Shirt & Pants
• Rocky® Rubber Hunting Boots
• Rattling Antlers
• Nikon® Binoculars and Rangefinder
• Ameristep® Treestand
• Ameristep® “Rapid Rail” Ladder Sections
• Hunter Safety System® Treestand Safety Vest
• Quaker Boy® “Shooter” Deer Call
• Renzo’s® Buck and Doe Silhouette Decoys
• 18 Hunter Dan® Stickers
• Hunter Orange Stocking cap

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