Rachel

@raychili2.bsky.social

I like old movies, new documentaries and have a book problem. St. Louis by way of Motown.

Good morning to everyone except my neighbor who handed out whistles last night. Look, I dig handing out non-candy items. We’ve done temp tattoos, stickers, those little stamping things, slap bracelets. But you broke a social contract last night and I will be reporting this to headquarters.

Someone just rode a motorized unicycle up my street while contact juggling light up balls. In addition to being entertained, I also feel honored that he’d choose to end his life in such a grand fashion right in my neighborhood.

My Patrick Stewart story is that He used to post videos of reciting Shakespearean sonnets. This became part of my pre-bed routine and this inspired me to start reading the sonnets to my dad, who was deep in dementia.

Know what I resent? Before I can read about Navi Pillay and why she won the Nobel Peace Prize, I have to skim past how Donald Trump didn’t get the award and what Donald Trump said about the award and how he didn’t know the lady who won the award. The media lets him insert himself everywhere.

I’d like to brighten everyone’s day and let you know that a baby porcupine is called a porcupette, and a mama and baby porcupine pair are called a prickle.

I’m old enough that you wouldn’t dare bring iced coffee into a job interview. In my day, you were expected to go out drinking with the staff. Beer marked you as a lightweight. You needed whiskey to make any sort of impression.

Honest question: I’ve never been to the Kennedy Center. Is there anyone who has that can give an honest assessment of the state of the facility before (gestures in a circular motion)?