Bits And Pieces #6

Today seemed to be a good day to do a few follow-ups and throw in the odd thought or two, so here goes:

(1) Remember earlier in the summer when I complained about the cottonwood trees behind my house shedding bits of “cotton” to the point where I could hardly sit on my balcony without getting them in my mouth and eyes?  Well, in a normal summer, all the shedding would be done and that whole mess would be just a memory.  But this year?  Oh, no!  This year I don’t think those trees are ever going to be finished!

But, to add insult to injury, they haven’t been content to just shed little cotton-ball-size pieces.  Now, they’re dropping great big GLOBS of the stuff, creating a snowdrift effect.  This is what my driveway looks like.  Nice, eh?  The stuff is everywhere!  Help!

(2) Remember the aliens I found in my flower pot in this post?  Well, they were, indeed, of a higher intelligence.  I went out the next day to attempt to communicate with them, only to find that they had disguised themselves as mushrooms!  As if I’d fall for that old trick!  If you look closely, you can still see bits of their antennae.  Brother!  That night after it had turned dark, I heard what sounded like a rocket noise out on the balcony.  When I went out to investigate they were gone.  I hope one day they’ll return…

(3) This next thing isn’t a big thing, just a very odd and somewhat disturbing thing.  One of the trees in front of my house has grown…a BOOB!  I guess I won’t start to really worry until it grows another one...or something else!

(4) Last, but certainly not least – yesterday marked exactly one month since I smoked my last real cigarette!  Since I never really set out to quit, this whole thing has taken me by surprise.  But I must give all the credit to the invention of the e-cigarette.  If this electronic gismo hadn’t satisfied all my smoking yearnings, I would still be inhaling all those tars and carcinogens.  Once I discovered all the many flavors of e-juice (that makes the vapor,) I knew that this was going to actually work for me.  If you know someone who wants to quit or get away from tobacco cigarettes and plans to try e-cigs, you might suggest they order the e-juice.  The first e-cig I ordered simply came with flavored cartridges and, for me, those just didn’t cut it for flavor.  I almost gave up right then, but decided to try the juice.  It made all the difference.  So anyway, I guess I could say, “Hurray for me!”   Right?

Until next time, take care,