A First for Everything
Gentle reader, some stories I can’t make up. The New York Times recently reported on the sad case of Summer Worden, who is facing jail time. What was her crime? She lied about someone else committing a crime, and she filed a false report. If you remember Jussie Smollett, this is the same kind of thing, other than there not being any MAGA around to accost her. Why? Because she claimed the crime happened in space!
She claimed Anne McClain, an astronaut, guessed her banking password and was trying to steal money while in space on the International Space Station. The New York Times reports that this appears to be the first crime committed in space — as long as you don’t charge Apollo 13 for littering. Which means the New York Times is the first media outlet to report on the first alleged crime in space! Which means this CSLF is the first to report on the New York Times’s being the first media outlet to report on the first alleged crime in space! There’s a first for everything, including whoever comments on this CSLF first!
How did Summer Worden know about the alleged crime? Well, she is married to Anne McClain, the astronaut she accused of trying to access her bank accounts. They even have a son together via surrogacy. How did investigators crack the case? They interviewed her and Anne McClain, and they learned Summer had shared access to her bank accounts with Anne years earlier. Now, Katie and I have all joint accounts, so what is mine is hers and what is hers is also hers; just kidding! We share! But neither of us are astronauts, so maybe that helps!
“Worden now faces up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000 after pleading guilty to lying to law enforcement.”
There are things about the story that don’t make sense. Why does Anne McClain need money while she is stationed at the International Space Station? Are there vending machines in space? Is this how they feed astronauts now? 🤔
The wags on social media are having a field day about this, one asking if Amazon Prime deliveries cover the International Space Station. Wouldn’t delivery charges be out of this world? Sadly, too many of the commenters focus on the couple’s sexual orientation, which really isn’t relevant to the story. One wonders if Summer has an issue with Anne being an astronaut, or if she has other issues, none of which deal with being a lesbian. Perhaps she ate too many of those Gummies we discussed on Saturday before she called the police, I dunno. 🙄
So why did I include the “Pigs in Space” photo? The short answer is I love the Muppets, but the longer answer is whenever I think of humor in space I think of this Muppet skit. What comes to mind for you?
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Katie worked a double shift yesterday (9am-8pm), so she came home tired but pleased. My 3 hour meeting at school got cancelled, so I bagged the leaves that had fallen since Saturday. I even knocked three things off the written to-do list that she displayed in the kitchen.
I tried a new recipe for noodles, more salt than I normally use, but it was their recipe. the recipe called for 1 whole egg (I didn't include the shells), and 3 egg yolks. It serves ten, and I asked Katie last night if I should make a double batch? She said no, everyone will bring double batches of everything, and we'll have enough to feed 60. But she is pleased the noodles are done and I cleaned the kitchen. I even ran the dishwasher!
Yesterday was Katie's 20,000th day birthday! So I sent her a "happy 20,000th birthday" text at work. When she got home, she gently shook her head at that one. I guess 20,000 is not a big one to celebrate, but earlier this fall was our 10,000th wedding anniversary.
Good morning. Happy Trash Day!
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