Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for July 17, 2022

“Don’t worry, dearheart. In the words of Tom Lehrer, ‘We will all go together when we go.’”

Ooh, a storm is threatening

My very life today

If I don’t get some shelter

Ooh yeah I’m gonna fade away

War, children

It’s just a shot away

It’s just a shot away

War, children

It’s just a shot away

It’s just a shot away

Rolling Stones … (no, not the Heinlein characters)

Stan is the Man w/the Plan.

I’ve been trying to identify the reflections in the mirror behind Henry’s head.

If she were smart, she would use Henry as a food source.

at least she is polite enough to ask

She’s just made it clear that when the time comes, it’s a race.

To get more supplies? I guess?

I guess it’s true when they say EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF…..

Little does she know, Henry, in his spare time, built another bomb shelter on the other,side of town…he can’t wait to rid of her constant nagging and droning…..

…next time Henry will remember her birthday…

…and to feed the birds…

…and to pick up the mail…

…to take out the garbage…

…not binge watch ahead…

…to satisfy her needs…

…to get her cigarettes…

…to turn the oven off…

…to walk the dog…

…to spit in the spittoon…

…replace the toilet paper roll…

…to put the lid down…

…to gas up the car…

…brush his teeth…

…to pay the bills…

….wash the car…

…change the litter box…

…etc…

…etc…

…and so forth…

You die only if you are lucky.

She’s through with do-it-yourself marriage counseling. She’s junked it and moved on.

“Now, I don’t know, I don’t know where I’m a gonna go

when the volcano blow.

But I’ll be a Pirate and a Parrot Head to the end!

But Doris! Ain’t I always nice to your kid sister? Don’t I take her driving every night?

To the MOON, Alice …!

Life good in old pond, opinions make problems, bring back old pond, no sell to Disney, bargup!

I used to live in the SF Bay Area. So many targets that we had no worries about such things as our ashes would be glowing for millennia.

Gramma! Grampa! Haven’t seen you at home like this since 1950. You haven’t changed a bit!

Maybe he’s the one planning on dropping the bomb. I hear that bombshell Maggie down the street has an extra bunk.

Regarding the Blog #FB0043: this looks like the output from one of the DALL-E image generators.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DALL-E

Floggy went to court then.

If i go i’m taking the can opener

I’m planning to drop the big one on you

Show me the way to Farnham’s Freehold!

And, by the way, sweetie, don’t turn your back on Henry. Old guys in plaid shirts are liable to act more quickly and decisively than you expect. Who built and stocked the bomb shelter, hmm?