What's a Phobia or Two Among Friends?

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Winning drawing from MCMS art contest: The Best of Miller, Texas

  Congratulations Mikey Vines

October 13, 2014

Here is an amazing bit of reality.  Most elementary students don’t know what Columbus Day is.  How can that be?  Don’t they teach that poem in school anymore? You know the one:

In fourteen hundred and ninety-two,
Columbus sailed the ocean blue,Looking for land and riches, too,As over the waters he flew.Hello, India! Oh,no! Boo hoo hoo!It is the Americas one and twoOh well, Columbus, we still thank you.

Okay, this intrepid blogger wrote those last lines, but someone needed to. How do today’s kids not know the history of Columbus’ voyages, and what they mean to our country? Forget PC stuff. It’s okay that he wasn't the first man to set foot on western shores. It’s okay, well not really, but we can’t change his nature at this late date, so it’s okay that he wasn't the greatest role model. He was cruel. Heartless even. Sort of puffed up and thinking a little bit too much of himself, but he had just discovered America, the future land of the free and home of the brave. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don’t waste your time trying to fill in all the holes in that little scenario. Suffice it say that when October 12th rolls around, old Chris needs to be mentioned in our classrooms. Argue it however you want, but teach it as if it is history. Oh wait, it is the history of the Americas. End of rant.

With that out of the way, it has come to the attention of this ever vigilant blogger through the grapevine that our local family feud is alive and really starting to heat up and spill over.  It is a little confusing to keep up with the BNDs and the GNDs, but if the gossip is on the money--it is a 50/50 shot that it is correct, so cautionary warning:  gossip is always best taken with a grain of salt—Whew!  Where was I?  Oh yeah, BND Numero Uno seems to have developed that dreaded if little known phobia, Agyrophobia, which is the fear of streets or crossing the street.  He no longer gets out of the car when picking up the number one lady in his life.  Don’t worry, BND El Segundo has his own phobia, Venustraphobia. Want to know what that one is, look it up. GND 5 was seen hanging out with the risen one, while GND 3 has been out of sight, but not out of mind.  The FBQ says business at TFS has never been better.

Meanwhile, unpack your sweaters.  Looks likes Miller is about to have its first cold front of the year.   Temps are expected to dip into the 30s.  Don’t throw your mothballs out just yet, everyone in Texas knows that by Wednesday week, it will be up in the eighties again.

Okay, but just because you asked—Venustraphobia is the fear of beautiful women.  For what reaches this blogger’s ever listening ears, BND El Segundo should be afraid.

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GND = girl next door
BND = boy next door

Let's Hear it for National Cookie Day

ALittleBitofMiller@theDoubleD.bloggingmylifeaway

October 1, 2014

It’s National Homemade Cookie Day.  

Now if that didn’t set your tongue to wagging and your mouth drooling, then maybe this will.

 It is also National Firehouse PupDay. 

Sparky the FireDog waiting to meet with kids about fire safety.

That’s not all, the 1^st of October is been named 

National Hair Day

—sorry dudes with no hair, no love for you today.   Maybe there will be a National Bald Day later in the year.

Although to be fair, the day isn't about hair as much as it is about the service industry that takes care of you hair--salons, beautitions, barbers, hair product manufactures and so on. 

Now, it doesn’t take a genius to guess which of these three this blogger will be celebrating today, although the hair is looking especially fly today.  To celebrate this momentous occasion, our renowned Chef Micah has been working around the clock on a secret concoction.  There is a rumor, that Chef M will reveal three new cookies for today—a new twist on some old faves.  If that is true don’t dawdle, Chef M’s treats are always, always delish and you don’t want to miss out. Rather than waste this space giving free advertisement to the Double D, let’s move on.  Anyone out there have a favorite homemade cookie recipe they are willing to share?  Maybe next year we can have a Miller Cookie bake off and crown a Master Cookiepreneur.  Just a thought.

On to the rumor mill.  This blogger just happened to be out and about yesterday afternoon and witnessed a lip lock between Princess Leia (PL) and her retired Bronc Buster (RBB).  Does that mean that the coffee dates are over?  Has PL selected her man?  Inquiring minds want to know these things.  These 👀 can tell you that RBB was not running away although he was wearing his running shoes.  Stay tuned, there is sure to be a new development soon, and this blog works faster than any run of the mill(er) grapevine.  Should you happen across DD our own MOS, tread carefully.  He has been something of a bear since CC the BB went back to Houston.  DT over at the water office has started another pool if you are interested in putting some money on how long DD the MOS will hold out before he heads for H-Town.   Nothing new to report on the BNDs and GNDs, except they were spotted at the last football game hanging out with PL and RBB.  Makes a body’s head spin.  Exorcist, anyone?

In the meantime, the rest of the country may be enjoying fall weather, but our high here in Miller is predicted to be 91˚.  But don’t be fooled, the weather could turn on a dime.  The temperature has been known to drop 50˚F in the time it takes to buy groceries.  Keep your jacket handy because that north wind, should it blow through, can cut like a knife.  Nuff said.

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