Thursday, March 30, 2017

Thinking of the Fall

Even though we are just in the early spring, Gretyl is looking forward to the fall.

I asked her if this was because she could see a new season of "Man in the High Castle" but she said she didn't want to be identified that way.

Instead, she thought maybe being identified with the Octoberfest in Munich would be better. So we did that; also it turns out that the beer is about the same color as Gretyl.

After Tough Beating from Nature, Cherry Blossoms show up

 It was a tough winter for the Cherry Blossom trees.

The warm days in February got them near blooming and then the snow and cold in March killed a lot of the blossoms before they could complete the bloom.

However, a lot of the trees were unaffected or only minimally affected.

These two pictures (top by Marc Andre, bottom by Narvin Sarma both posted on the capitalweathergang website) were both taken yesterday at the tidal basin (both have the Jefferson Monument in the background).

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

A Triumph for Vampy - only learning about it now

Back in 2014, the after school satan club applied for tax exempt status

Vampy made some calls, made a few night time visits, renewed some acquaintances, perhaps a perceived threats or two and yada, yada, the IRS approved the tax exempt status in only a few days. Back in 2014 Vampy was seeking a management position in the underworld.

The image of the activity book and the logo are from the After School Satan website. 

This website also has an FAQ series about the organization as there may have been some interest in the 'purpose and activities' of this organization.


article on the approval of the After School Satan Club is here


website of after school Satan is here


Coke Bear says a local and limited good bye

Philadelphia instituted a 1.5 cents per ounce tax on all sodas (including the diet kind).

Pepsi is withdrawing completely from the local market 

Coke is withdrawing from the 'large bottle' market but will, for now, still sell products that are 20 ounce and smaller.



In an interview, Coke Bear said, "I'm the victim here."

link to the story is here