It occurred to me a couple days ago this was my 16th anniversary of blogging on ApacheDug’s Teepee.
(My official start date was November 12, 2006.)
I remember when I set up my page, posted my first blog and told a couple people. I got some mixed reactions, one person suggested I set up a Myspace page instead.
Remember Myspace? It pretty much fell to the wayside when Facebook came along in 2009.
And now it looks like Twitter’s time is almost up, given Elon Musk’s crazy shenanigans after spending $44 billion for it. (Do you know you could make 44,000 people millionaires with that much loot?)
Anyway, I never followed anyone on Twitter, let alone tweeted; I blog, there’s a big difference. But I thought I might give this microblogging thing a try, see if I like it. So as Jackie Gleason would say, “Awayyy we go”!
1. Why was I reminded of this character the night Trump announced he was running for President in 2024?
Because these goons share a hangup about Christmas? Because they’re full of hot air and would burn everything given the chance? Because they’re both clenching tiny fists of tiny fingers and are more cartoon then men? Yes, yes & yes.
The difference is, the Heat Miser is funny. The other one should be in federal prison.
2. Happiness is…
Remember those ‘Happiness is’ quotes in the 1970s? Happiness is a warm puppy. Happiness is a big hug from Grandma. Here’s my idea of happiness—a hot cup of coffee and a new Star Trek magazine delivered to my mailbox early Saturday morning!
3. I’m in love with an older woman—I just didn’t know how old.
I confess, I watch the first 30 minutes of The View Monday-Friday at 11:00am before heading downstairs to the exercise room. I watch it for one reason, Joy Behar. Not only could I listen to her talk about Republicans all day, I think she’s feisty & cute.
The other day I googled her birthdate to see how old she is. She’s 80 years old. SHE’S 80 YEARS OLD.
4. The price of Hulu on my tv has gone from 99 cents a month to $15.00—and I couldn’t be happier.
5. Now that I have one, I don’t know how I lived without one.
After using a paring knife the last 50 years, I bought a couple vegetable peelers recently from Amazon. HOW DID I GO THIS LONG WITHOUT ONE? I SKINNED THIS CUCUMBER IN 30 SECONDS!
6. I finally met Chantilly, the young black woman who moved into the apartment down the hall from me. She is funny, sweet & absolutely gorgeous.
So it just me, or is there something a bit awkward about a white man in his 60s being so enchanted with a black woman in her 20s?
7. A hot meatloaf on a cold Sunday afternoon. Does it get any better?
No, but a cold meatloaf sandwich on a Monday comes close! FYI, I love this two-pan gadget that drains & traps the grease. I hereby appoint myself the Meatloaf King.
8. A woman who lives on the first floor put this Christmas tree in her window the day after Halloween, and my neighbor Opal had a fit.
Love it, Doug! You have such a way with words, whatever blogging venue you like to use. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks DJan! I was wondering if you'd see this before your trip. Safe travels my friend. 🙂
DeleteHumor is always appreciated. Love your new blog approach. Opal is a real ticket. Everybody needs an Opal around.
ReplyDeleteThanks Susan! I appreciate your kind words on Opal, someday I'm going to have to show her this blog and comments like yours will help. 🙂👍
DeleteLOL. This was a fun post! Joy Behar is 80?!!!! My god. That being said, I hate The View. If I wanted to listen to arguing, I'd go to family reunions.
ReplyDeleteThanks Debby! Well, I only watch the first half (when they discuss politics). I don't need all the celebrity gossip & 'Favorite Things'. :^)
DeleteFirst off, Congrats big time on 16 years. You have been at it 3 years longer than I have. It has been fun though hasn't it? Keep it going Doug.
ReplyDeleteJoy is 80????? Hard to believe. She really took better care of herself than I did:) I usually only catch snatches of the View but love it when she rips into 45.
Thank you Patti! And you're right it has been fun--I only meant to post 5-10 posts total on my blog, to let the world know I was out there. I just kept finding things to talk about. :^) As for Joy taking better care of herself, c'mon! You're probably in better shape than she is. And let's be honest, she wears a LOT of makeup. But yeah I love listening to her. :^)
DeleteHappy Blogversary, Doug! I started on Labor Day weekend 2005, so I'm not too far ahead of you. Love the microblogging posts. I used to make meatloaf (my vegetarian older daughter remembers it with horror) but my late husband was its biggest fan. Plus, I don't like the feel of the raw hamburger on my hands. Joy is 80, wow! My neighbors were all putting out their Xmas things last week. Probably because the rains were coming.
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret and wow I didn't know you began blogging that early! Hey this is funny what you said about your hands in that ground meat--I dislike that so much, this was my FIRST meatloaf where I was able to mix & shape it with a big spoon and spatula. As for Joy... I know! I'm still shocked :^)
DeleteI mix mine with a potato masher and it really doesn't need shaping since I dump it into a pan the same shape as yours then just smooth the top.
DeleteCongratulations on 16 years of blogging. I've never heard of microblogging, but your points are fun.
ReplyDeleteI was on Twitter, joined in 2012, but didn't actually use it until 2019 when I retired. I just deactivated my account this week, when the ban was lifted on IQ45. Since the idjit bought the platform, the amount of misinformation and disinformation was alarming...with the return if the orange man, it would have included blatant lies. Not for me.
If you average the ages of Joy and Chantilly.... I don't see anything wrong with finding both attractive and enchanting. My tv crush is Sam Waterston - he's 82.
Maebeme GOOD FOR YOU. I mean it, if I was on Twitter I'd be leaving for the exact same reason. It is not to be trusted, and it's a real shame as at least before they seem to have some morals and integrity. As for your crush on Sam Waterston, I can see that! He's a rugged decent guy. 🙂👍
DeleteGlad things are jolly around your place. I knew Joy was in her late 70s, and I thought she married in the last couple of years. Not sure if she still is: look for a ring on her left hand. Your veggie peelers are nice. If you don't like hands in meatloaf, buy a box of nitrile nurse gloves at Sam's for $14 for 200. Nurses love gloves in the kitchen. I use them to mix stuff, pull portions out of a bowl, check my car fluids, painting. Yep, we need the Jerk in jail, but he will be a problem until another blogger's pin cushion voodoo doll works. My Dad loved cold meatloaf sandwiches. I liked meatloaf if you threw a package of Lipton Onion Soup mix into the meat and other stuff. You could really perturb your neighbors and get your own matching early Christmas tree for your window. I'd be careful: jumping from a young black lady back and forth to the old white lady on the View seems to be unstable and in need of counseling.....LOL, just teasing. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteLinda, you never have to say you're just kidding, I enjoy your comments so much. 😄 You know what's funny, if I'm making meatballs I do throw in a pack of Lipton Onion Soup mix. But with meatloaf, I use 1/2 cup each of chopped onion and green pepper. Every time I see a recipe for meatloaf without onion or green pepper, I just think why bother! Anyway, I don't know if Joy is married or not but I have no romantic interest in my neighbor, I just think she's a sweet young lady. Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving my friend. 🙂👍
DeleteVegetable peelers are new to you??? I grew up using them and wouldn't even think of using a knife. Why do you peel your cucumbers?
ReplyDeleteRiver, they are new to me--I just didn't grow up with 'em. And I normally don't peel my cucumbers, I was just anxious to try the new peelers out! :^)
DeleteWith my wide curiousity streak, I'd been wondering if you ever got to meet Chantilly. Now I know. She sounds like a star! Love your sense of happiness with the coffee and new Star Trek magazine. Mine is coffee while watching the latest YouTube by British horse trainer, Barry Hook. As for the Trump campaign -- I avert my eyes! I love your teepee graphic!
ReplyDeleteThank you Florence! I need to check out this Barry Hook, now you have ME curious. As for Trump, if he was to become president again, don't be surprised if a white-haired American with a backpack shows up on your doorstep... :^)
Delete... and you'd be welcome, Doug!
DeleteHi Doug, congratulations, sixteen years blogging!🎉🎉
ReplyDeleteGlad you finally got to meet Chantilly, she looks lovely.
Everyone and I mean everyone on our street has Christmas decorations up. I better get my butt in gear and get something outside!
Have a good day Doug.❤️
Thank you Robin! As for Chantilly, I met her Saturday night when I was going upstairs to see my neighbors tree--Chantilly was on her way to her company's holiday party in a black & white dress with her hair up, I almost fell over! Anyway, this is too funny about your street--I keep looking at mine every night waiting to see when people are going to start stringing lights. I can't believe no one has. Well, please say hi to Chuck for me and thanks again for your kind words my friend. :^)
DeleteI started my blog on Nov. 20, 2006 so you have a few days on me. I can't imagine life without blogging. So much fun! Happy Thanksgiving from us in Hawaii!
ReplyDeleteGigi I actually know how long you've been blogging, I used to browse thru your earlier blogs after first meeting you. :^) Happy Thanksgiving to you & Mr. Hawaii!
DeleteHi Dug! I've been gone a few days - staying with my friend who had surgery, so I'm just reading this. I've never used Twitter... and don't intend to... especially since Elon Musk bought it. I do use Facebook, but rarely - mainly to keep up with family who use it in New Orleans. I do love cold meatloaf sandwiches - maybe even better than the meatloaf itself. And I can't believe that the Republicans would even want Trump running... (?? afraid of him?? it boggles my mind). Happiness for me is a hot cup of tea, a book, and a warm fire. Oh, and Congrats on your anniversary!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Rian, I have a feeling we could talk for a long time! I sure hope your friend is recovering, I remember you talking about her recently. And so nice to meet a fellow cold meatloaf fan! (I wish I could've shared some of mine with you!) Everything else said here--100% agree. Sure hope you & your family have a nice Thanksgiving. :^)
DeleteI recognised one of those two bozos at the top. Unfortunately it was the one on the right.
ReplyDeleteI’ve never been a Trekee (or Treker, or whatever they’re called). I did watch quite a few of the original program when it was first on. At the time it was on black and white TV so I didn’t notice who was wearing the red skivvies.
For the first half of my life I fell in love with older women because I was the youngest in our classes at school. Okay, they were only a few months older, but still.
I don’t have any cable, so I just watch free to air, and then it’s just (Australian) ABC (akin to BBC). I prefer reading books.
I’ve always used a vegetable peeler and I recently discovered an excellent one – Oxo is the brand (sounds like it should be a stock cube).
I always peel my cucumbers. Good to see you do as well.
Nothing wrong with being friends with a young black woman, as long as you don’t get creepy. I can’t imagine that you would.
I’ve never made meatloaf, indeed, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten it.
I’ve never put decorations up for any of those things. Of course, we don’t have Thanksgiving, and few do Halloween.
Oops, I hope I don’t come across as a grumpy old man (even if I am one).
Peter I don't think you're a grumpy old man--more of a thorough one, you don't leave any stones unturned! Your feedback always makes me smile, thanks for taking the time to comment & share, my friend.
DeleteThe first one is a puppet. President Trump was not a puppett.
ReplyDeletehappy Thanksgiving Doug.
Maybe not, but the Republican party is a clown show. Happy (belated) Thanksgiving Nance.
DeleteI have Peacock with commercials and they are no problem. Are the commercials on Hulu that annoying?
ReplyDeleteAnon, I just told someone this morning--don't pay extra for commercial free Peacock, I have it with ads too and they handle them so well (especially with movies). Hulu though... they're the worst, especially with older programs like St. Elsewhere & Mary Tyler Moore Show. I gave up trying to watch them on Hulu until I went commercial free. I love Hulu now.
DeleteUsed to watch The View many years ago and enjoyed it all. Can't stand it anymore. Too much hatefulness and whining. I'm was surprised to see Chantilly's description; I would have thought descriptions including color would be taboo by now. I can remember in the 80s talking to my parents a lot about a favorite coworker who was an encourager. Eventually I showed a picture and my dad commented "I had no idea he was a black man, brava." That stayed with me the rest of my life, so now I'm sensitive to how much we humans feel the need to group; we are tribal to the core, aren't we? Kim in PA
DeleteBoy, The View isn't seeing a lot of love here! Kim, I totally get it--like I said, I can watch about half of the hour-long show, it can get old fast. Some days I'll only watch 5-10 minutes and I don't know, just not in the mood for Whoopi. But I do appreciate how they try to share different opinions--liberal, Republican, etc. I also liked your share about your (black) coworker, you make a good point. I've gotten called out for this before, describing someone by race (if they're not white). Maybe it's an age thing... but I do need to be more conscious about this. Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving, Kim. :^)
DeleteHope you had a happy thanksgiving Dug. My son is here visiting from England, and we have been super busy. I grew up helping my mom peel potatoes with a paring knife. And she would always say to go thinner, I was peeling the potato away, lol! My husband has one like in your photo and I just can’t handle it. I did all of my indoor Christmas decorating before my son arrived but haven’t done the outside yet. I love hearing about your neighbors. I live in a subdivision and hardly ever even see mine. But thanksgiving morning my son and I were out on the lanai peeling potatoes ( lol) and a couple in a house behind us were fighting and using some pretty choice words. Have a good weekend, Joyce
ReplyDeleteHi Joyce, it's nice to hear from you--wow, your son is here all the way from England! Hope you guys are having a nice, long visit. Thanks for sharing your own paring knife experiences (haha I knew I wasn't alone) and fyi, I actually got 2 peelers. The one for potatoes looks a lot like a paring knife. :^) As for Christmas decorations... I think my next blog is going to be about that.
DeleteYou have the most fun and interesting neighbors, Doug. I love your stories about Opal. Your meatloaf looks awesome. We're having left overs tonight from Thanksgiving. I have to watch it because my glucose level JUMPED after Thanksgiving. I have to be good.
ReplyDeleteWhat? She's 80 years old? That is unreal! I want to know what vitamin pill she takes.
Mom absolutely abhors Trump. It's so funny how upset she gets when she sees his face on TV news.
Thanks Kay, I worry sometimes I talk about my neighbors too much. (I've deleted a couple blogs before posting them online because of it.) I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving, and I'm sorry your mom is dealing with some memory issues right now, but I loved reading what she thought of Trump!
DeleteGranted she hates Putin even more. Considering she is a devout Buddhist, I've been surprised at what she thinks should be done with him.
ReplyDeleteGood for your mom! She may be a devout Buddhist, but she's also human.
DeleteAre you on Twitter now? I'd love to follow you. :-) I don't go on twitter to argue, just to have fun, chat with twitter friends.
ReplyDeleteI'm not on Twitter Neena, but this was very sweet of you--thank you! :^)
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