Say it ain't so, Mo

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November 17, 2014

Say it ain't so, Mo.  Frosty pod.  Sounds like a Disney character, right?  But frosty pod isn’t a cute cuddly creature sent from some animated studio to babysit your children while you get supper ready after a hard day at work.  Smart people should fear frosty pod, which is a fungal disease.  That’s right, a fungal disease. Other than scientists, who has even heard of this fungal disease?  Well, if you haven’t heard of it before take heed of this blogger’s warning.  Frosty pod is responsible for destroying approximately 40% of the world’s production of cocoa.  Why should you care?  One reason and one reason only—less cocoa mean less chocolate.  According to the experts we are in danger of having a chocolate shortage.  Not just a shortage, but a major shortage these experts warn.  Now, this blogger is aware that in the scheme of things, a chocolate shortage doesn’t seem all that noteworthy, but give it some thought.  What will all those crabby people do when there aren’t enough Snickers Bars to transform them

imagine from freedigitalphotos.net / Boisans Cho Joo Young  

back into their true selves?  The mind boggles.  The latest reports say that 70,000 metric tons of chocolate were consumed last year.  That’s a lot of chocolate.  The demand is expected to increase at the same time production is decreasing.  This could be the cause of World War III. Don’t say you weren’t warned.

So what is the gossip of the day?  This blogger can report that a certain MOS has been on the road a lot in the past few weeks, burning up the road between Miller and Houston.  Not it would seem to court CC the BB.  Okay, maybe it is a tiny bit about courting the lady from Houston.  More will be revealed later.  The BNDs are still feuding over the GNDs.  It’s enough to make one wish for a score card to keep up with the whole mess.  And one can’t forget those bouquets of flowers that appear at

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the Double D every Monday morning.  Rumor has it that an identical bouquet is delivered to CC the BB in Houston each Monday as well.  It might be time for DD the MOS to make his intentions known.  You can be sure that this blogger will be listening, and as soon as there is any mention of an end to the moratorium on dating, you can read about it here.

Meanwhile, don’t let these cool, sunny days entice you to go for a walk in the woods.  Hunters are notorious for having selective eye-sight.  That means that anything moving in the woods looks like a trophy deer to them.  Best to stay out of the woods and let the hunters focus on the real deer.  Nuff said.

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The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month

ALittleBitofMiller@theDoubleD.bloggingmylifeaway

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

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November 10, 2014

It would seem that we have become a society that marks the passing of time by the big five holidays our government considers worthy of time off for the masses--New Year's Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Card companies, like Hallmark, have added some of the lesser holidays to the list--Valentine's Day, Easter, Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day. Yet some of the most deserving holidays are ignored. No, I am not going to rant like I did about Columbus Day, but I do think that it is noteworthy that our stores are currently filled the all the accouterments of Thanksgiving and the first rush of the Christmas blitz because these two holidays generate dollars in the store's cash registers--the bottom line rules in a capitalist society while the holiday celebrating the men and women who serve in the armed services is largely ignored. This intrepid blogger went on a search for Veteran’s Day card to send to a special veteran, and surprise! there is not a single card on the shelves that commemorates the service of our veterans. So, I will say to all the veteran’s out there:

Thank you for putting your lives on the line everyday.

I challenge all Millerites to set your clocks, so that tomorrow on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month we can take a moment to stop and say a prayer of gratitude for these brave men and women. If you don’t know the significance of 11 11 11, look it up.

Now, to other less important but infinitely more titillating tidbits of gossip. Lots of action these past few weeks, but sadly not much progress to report. The phobias seemed to have passed. BND Numero Uno has been seen out and about with GND #3 on several occasions, but never as a couple. Although, there was the little tête à tête in the hallway of the Double D that seemed awful “friendly” if you know what I mean. GND #5 is still riding side saddle with the Risen One, much to the disgust of BND El Segundo, who is often seen propping up the bar at the Double D pretending to sip the suds. Bar flies find him irresistible, I mean the real bar flies, the ones humans swat with a flyswatter. The other kind--the cute, single, and available human variety--have long since given up on catching his attention. Love is a messy business, and it will be interesting to see where this leads. Brother against brother, or a peaceful family reunion.

What did one barfly say to the other?
No worries, bro.  I'll be your wingman.

Meanwhile, this crazy weather has everyone’s sinuses in an uproar. With flu season just around the corner, don’t forget to drop by Doc Nichol’s clinic for a flu shot. This everyready blogger got one yesterday. Feel a little under the weather today, but a little under the weather for a day or two is better than a full blown case of the flu. Nuff said.

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