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Right Angle: Backstage (05-24-2022)

Sometimes you just need to laugh.

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I recall that my Dad wondered what was in Billy Beer, so he sent a sample to a lab. The report came back, “We’re sorry to report that your horse has diabetes.” LOL

I feel I’m still suffering from not Covid but with the lockdown of covid threat I do not have a desire to leave my home or go anywhere.

The loss of smell from CoVid-19 is quite common, but it is technically not loss of taste as well. 85% of our ability to distinguish flavors is due to the smell organ. We can’t distinguish coffee from chocolate, grape jelly from strawberry, and, as Scott stated, good wine from bad without the nose. Taste only covers salty, savory, bitter, and sweet. That is one of the reasons people who lose their smell opt for salty/sweet foods. As one recovers the smell sense, there is a progression from beginning to detect what smells like ash/smoke to (insert poop imoji) to normal smell eventually.
Years ago I had the misfortune of having to tell a four-star chef who had lost his sense of smell 8 months earlier that the chances of recovery were nearly nil. Placed him on disability. He couldn’t smell rotting fish. Oh, and yes, viruses before CoVid could do the “loss of smell” thing.

I cannot defend Putin, but I also can’t defend Zelinskyy. I stand with the people of both nations that have to suffer because of both of them.

African or European swallow? Are there African Jackdaws, and do they vote or not?
A congress of baboons?
I wonder if Russia would devolve a little into a Roman style consul run republic. They could have an election for their prime minister / president / whatever Putin is, but in reverse of what they have now. The consuls (oligarchs) are really running the show and the PM is their front, instead of Putin having the power and giving them crumbs for loyalty. The focus would then shift to making money and appearing Western (but possibly with a Russian flavor) so the powerful and monied can have all of their pleasures without worrying about some egotistical nutjob blowing things up and getting all of their stuff stolen with sanctions.

Billy Carter ran the family business so Carter excuse for when he was disinvited to stay in the Navy to save the family business was a lie and Billy being a true business man capitalized on the opportunity to start Billy Beer.

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