songbird's crazy world

 Rest in Peace, Dolly. A national treasure is gone.

 A tree grows in Levittown 

 Another fun evening at a Ducks game.  This time they played the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars. With a mere two weeks left to the Atlantic League season, the Ducks are in contention for a playoff berth, and the crowd is hyped.  It’s also fireworks night, meaning we can expect to see a display during the national anthem (“and the rockets’ red glare”…), during the 7th inning stretch, and if a Duck hits a home run. And a full display after the game, of course. We sit in the upper deck, behind home plate.  Want to see an example of chutzpah? The sign says “As a courtesy for fans below, please do not set food or drink on  ledge.” And the guy who put the Coke bottle on the ledge wasn’t even supposed to be sitting there. Play ball! The phrase has a special meaning when the “ducks” on the pond are “Ducks.” At one point the Boxcars looked like the Keystone Cops.  They were charged with one fielding error.  The official scorekeeper was generous, there should have be...

 So … no lunar eclipse for us, it rained or was cloudy all night. That seems to happen a lot lately. Election season has begun.  Campaign workers for local candidates are ringing my doorbell to ask for my vote … I was actually told to eat more red meat!  I wanted to donate blood, but the phlebotomist told me my hemoglobin was too low and I should eat more red meat.  We’re going to a Ducks game tonight. Yes, again. We love this team. And they are in contention for a playoff berth.   When we were at Citi Field the other night I saw a fan wearing a “Candelita” jersey.  Remember this? He played for the Mets when “OMG” became a hit.  A baseball player and a Latin recording artist, singing at the ballpark after the game.  Well, his baseball career is apparently over.  But now he’s moved on to Broadway.

  Animal Crackers in My Soup Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to  answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions! Saturday 9: Animal Crackers in My Soup (1935) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it  here . This month Saturday 9 will be tasty, featuring songs with food in the title. 1) Do you eat soup all year round, or do you consider it a seasonal dish? I eat it all year, but mostl y during colder weather.  2) Gazpacho is a popular cold soup. Made with water-rich tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers, it's considered a good choice for hot weather because it's hydrating....

 My office assistant  Shadow almost never meows.  Duchess is a real conversationalist, always vocalizing her wants or her displeasure.  But Shadow is usually quiet, and when she does speak, her meow is soft and squeaky-sounding.  So you can imagine my surprise the other morning when Shadow woke me up with  a loud meow, almost wailing, as if she were being killed. And then she hissed at me!  We had the windows open that night, and the wind must have slammed the bedroom door shut, and she was trapped!  Her sunny, carefree disposition returned as soon as I opened the door.