IN OTHER WORDS . . . And now I’d like to unravel a couple of possibly misleading statements from my lede. First, there’s no “crew” because I blog alone. (Practically everybody blogs alone, guys.) Second, there’s no “tower,” either … just a nice desk in a nice room in a nice house (kindly check out the photo that appears in the right sidebar). I also have a lot of nice desk doodads, including many pens and a pencil, a pencil cup, a fancy tape dispenser that holds two different kinds of tape in two different sizes, a brand-name stapler, a desk lamp with six lighting modes and a dimmer switch, a lot of small (8½" x 5½") lined tablets, a classy black genuine leather Kleenex box cover, sugar-free Hawaiian Punch singles-to-go, bottled water, my own personal microwave and a teeny fridge. Thank you.
Ever wondered what’s my motivation for writing the Howdygram? Well, dear readers, although I mention this from time to time it’s always worth the effort to cover this subject again.
The Howdygram is a project that began TEN YEARS AGO, a personal journal that attempts to log a multitude of very boring, semi-boring and frequently embarrassing events of my life, plus (at no extra charge!) periodic medical updates, political commentary, Putz of the Week awards, local severe weather warnings with accompanying maps as necessary, refreshing household events, easy recipes for handicapped senior citizens who can’t stand up any more to cook things and — last but not least! — food reviews with pictures! This blog has everything you’ve ever wanted, all in one place, suitable for all ages if you don’t mind a little profanity thrown in. (An occasional “fuck you” can be exhilarating. Go ahead … try it!)
Yesterday, July 13, marked a couple of important hoo-hahs. First and probably most importantly, it would have been my father’s 97th birthday if he hadn’t passed away 15 years ago.
- McDONALD’S. Order via McDonald’s app and get a free medium-size fries every day through September 7.
- ARBY’S. Order a Brown Sugar Bacon Sandwich and Arby’s will throw in free fries and a free drink. Oy.
- DAIRY QUEEN. A small order of fries is only one stinking buck at select locations.
- BURGER FI. Buy any burger or hot dog on July 13 and get a free order of regular fries. (I never heard of Burger Fi, have you?)
- WIENERSCHNITZEL. Through the end of the month you can get $1 off chili-cheese fries. Please download this coupon first.
Charles and Princess Diana had considerable issues in their marriage — including a 12-year age difference and “another woman” named Camilla — and eventually announced their separation in December 1992. Their divorce was final in August 1996. When the Princess was killed in a car crash in Paris one year later, Charles flew to Paris with her two sisters to bring her body back to London, and then during her state funeral accompanied his sons, aged 15 and 12 at the time, as they walked behind the coffin from The Mall to Westminster Abbey. I remember staying up all night to watch that on TV, too.
IN OUR NEXT INSTALLMENT: We’ll zoom in on Princess Anne, Charles’s kid sister, who probably had the biggest transformation of anybody in the royal family over the years. Anne doesn’t get involved in too many royal hoo-hahs but still shows up for important shit like her mother’s birthday parties.
Now it’s time to fill my pill organizer for the week ahead, answer a couple of emails and grab a quick pish before I go to bed. Thank you for stopping by and say hi to the family for me!
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