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WTF: An Iced Tea Story

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With the warm weather, my brain is telling me that it's iced tea season. Let me be frank, I am very particular about my iced tea. I don't drink hot tea at all. I don't like it and I've tried numerous times and numerous ways.   I am an iced tea drinker, but during the warmer months. Usually I drink iced tea only from Memorial Day through Labor Day. However, I will bend those rules if it gets hot early and if it stays warm longer.  When it comes to iced tea, if I'm in the mood for something very sweet (and I usually am), I will drink a very cold Arizona sweet tea. No other brand of sweet tea will cut it for me. (Unless you're talking about the Millburn Diner 's homemade sweet tea; that's another story but not easily accessible.)   To avoid the calories, I usually drink diet iced tea. I am a huge fan of Wawa's diet peach iced tea as well as their diet raspberry iced tea. However, it has been difficult to find in recent years. Furthermore, I no longe...
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Meddling Mom

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 I'd much have rather titled this "Networking Nana", but wouldn't that indicate that I'm a grandmother?  And I'm NOT a grandmother!  (Not that I'm against it, but my son isn't 21 yet and honestly, I'd really rather him and whoever he might settle down with [when he does; I hope he does] do this after they both have settled into adult life proper, with jobs, maturity and such...although that seems to indicate that my son isn't mature and he SO is, but now I'm really rambling...) Okay, so here's the deal.  My son, who means the world to me (if you hadn't already guessed that from all my posts over the years), is wrapping up his junior year.  For his senior year he needs an internship (and then after that a job, but I'm not going to jump ahead yet) and it's been problematic.  As I said, he is mature and has been working on finding something since the fall, but...  It's a tough world out there, even when it comes to unpaid w...
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Water! Part 2!

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  Before you read today's post, it might be helpful if you've read last week's post:   https://bfthsboringblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/water.html .  It's not essential (maybe it is?), but it will be helpful (definitely helpful). So what has happened since last week?  Well my initial post DID get some viewing.  It might have helped that I found the email address of the president of Aqua  and got an email response from her which told me I should expect a call from someone in her office.  Of course this was AFTER I had gotten voice mail from that person in corporate (L) as well as a local customer service rep (R).  Both of whom I called back and told the WHOLE story to voicing my concerns.  And THEN I emailed the president again and she replied:  " I agree that the customer communication needs to improve and am glad you brought to my attention.  I can assure you that Aqua PA leadership is aware and has already jumped on evaluating ou...
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Rambling: Halfway Through The Month

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It's Tax Day!  (Is anyone happy about that?)  So get your forms submitted.  (Even if you're simply filing for an extension.)  I know Shakespeare told us to beware the ides of March,  but maybe we should change that to April.  (Of course T.S.Eliot stated that April is the cruelest month...maybe he had the same phobia of tax season that I do)  I'm just glad that my taxes are done.  (And  yes, I have someone to do them for me because the whole thought of it makes me want to vomit.)  I'm not happy with what I have to pay.  (Sigh.) But pay I did (and will) because I have an irrational (or maybe it is rational) fear of the IRS and I want it out of my queue ASAP.  (Which is one of the reasons why I HATE having to put off doing all the work associated with it.  I want it done and the necessary paperwork that doesn't arrive in my inbox until March drives me crazy!)   Death may be frightening, but the IRS comes in at a close se...
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Let's Talk Pope

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  I'm going to say it yet again:  I am NOT a Catholic.  I AM a Christian.  And if you know me, you know I TRY to be a Christian who follows Matthew 25:  34-40.  (If you don't know it by now,go on and Google it.)  And I say try because I am far from being a perfect Christian  (is there such a thing?) or a perfect person.  (Again, I ask if there is such a thing.)  And even if I wasn't a Christian, even if I didn't believe, I'd still find the message of Jesus to be compelling.  IF nothing else, he was a man who cared about humanity.  A person who didn't care about what you looked like, or who you were. (Remember the whole eating with sinners and outcasts?).  The son of God or not (depending on what you believe), we are STILL talking about Jesus THOUSANDS of years later.  That is F'ing impressive.  (Forgive me Father, for I have not sinned, but I have cursed.) And now I understand (and I don't understand much...remem...
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Easter (RUINED) Again

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Sunday was Orthodox Easter.  I am not orthodox, but I recognize and respect those that do.  Sunday, April 12th is the holiest of days for those who celebrate. I hope those that do/did had a very Happy Easter.  Because that's what you SHOULD do on a holiday.  Wish those who celebrate it well.  Doesn't matter if you do or not.  You should what a rational human being would do and with them a happy, blessed or anything along those lines, holiday So why should I be surprised that the "leader" of what was once the free world had to ruin it with social media posts denigrating the Pope.  (I'm not a Catholic, but I respect the man who currently the Pope as it appears to me with his words and actions that he is following what Christ taught.)  The Pope responded that he had “no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do.”  (Maybe he should have some fear?  Again, I'...
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Life with Pond

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This is what we want life to look like...and we want the world to think it looks like The other day was really nice out.  It was warm(ish) and the sun was shining.  My husband pulled out the bistro table and chairs. We sat by our beautiful pond with fish swimming in the clear water relaxing with the sound of the soothing waterfall in the background.  Days like these are makes life great. The following morning (Saturday) was cooler.  But it's a calm Saturday with no plans.  We have coffee.  We sit by the fireplace.  (No we didn't need it, but it was nice nonetheless.)  We have music on.  We do our NYT's puzzles.  (No Carom in Wordle today.)  The weather won't allow for soaking up the sun today, but that's okay.  (Ok, it's not, but I'll deal.) I take my time doing stuff around the house and finally decide that it's time to hit the rowing machine and catch up on the Elsbeth episode that I didn't watch on Thursday.  I go into...
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