Dozing Don

Sleepy Donald

Donald Trump gave the derogatory nickname “Sleepy Joe” to Joe Biden, as a reference to him being old, tired, and slow, and possibly for him falling asleep. Naturally, since everything Trump says is projection, he can't stay awake.

Donald Trump started yesterday's cabinet meeting by ranting against the media, upset that they have been covering his signs of fatigue. And then he spent much of the two hours and 18 minutes of the meeting either falling asleep or struggling to stay awake. And you really can't blame him when he had to listen to all those assholes he appointed sit around and heap praise on him. I'd fall asleep too. But this is the man who invented the nickname “Sleepy Joe.” If Joe Biden is sleepy, then Donald Trump is comatose.

Don't forget that Donald Trump is an old man.

When asked later if Trump was falling asleep, White House spokesgoon Karoline Leavitt pointed at Trump's tirade against Somali refugees, as though Trump's racist rant proves his energy. The White House staff should make a note before Trump calls human beings “garbage,” and make sure he has a Red Bull beforehand.

A few weeks ago, my colleagues were drawing their own versions of Pizza Rat to raise support for me after my stroke. Yesterday, I received a large envelope from Kevin Necessary containing the original of his pizza rat along with the practice drawings of our favorite rodent. Kevin was also cool enough to draw his own caricature on the envelope, thus forcing me to keep it forever. Thank you, Kevin. You rock!

Spices:

Reader Nancy Goody is so kind and generous. She sent me a package of Penzey’s Spices.

I've never heard of Penzey’s before, but apparently, they are a very progressive company, and the spices are awesome. I learned after posting the photo on Facebook that a lot of my readers are big Penzey fans. I learned that is true too because…

I got another package today of Penzey’s Spices. This one came from Diane Lyon. How generous are my readers?

Thank you so much, ladies. I cannot wait to try all of these, which is going to take some time. Don't worry, I will be using these spices. I already tried Sunny Spain this morning on my eggs. It was eggcellent. Do you see what I did there? ha ha

Funny thing, a few hours after I had received the package from Nancy, another reader wrote me to tell me that some Penzey’s Spices were on their way. My spice rack is going to be so full.

I have not been able to have my post office box checked since the beginning of November, but today, proofer Laura did it for me, and oh boy. She brought back a lot.

In today's mail from the post office was a sculpture created by Pulitzer Prize-winner and national treasure Steve Sack.

When I dictated “Pulitzer Prize” to my MacBook just now (I still can't type), it spelled out “toilet syrup.” I just had to document that.

But the sculpture turned out to be much better than toilet syrup because it was a rendering of our beloved Pizza Rat. How awesome is it of Steve to create this and then send it to me? And how freaking awesome is it that I own it? This is a huge honor and almost as big a deal as winning a Pulitzer.

I have always been a huge fan of Steve's work, and I honestly believe that before his retirement, he was easily within the top five of the best political cartoonists in the country. He’s also been a great friend to me since my very first convention in 1991 in Memphis.

Laura took the photo of me with the sculpture. She took several and for one, told me to give a great big, fake smile, as though I was laughing. It turned out that was the photo she liked the best, and it's the one you're seeing here.

The mail Laura brought to my apartment also included a lot of cards and letters, and I thought it'd be kind of cool if I thanked every single one of those folks right here while also leaving a few messages for some of them.

Deb, thank you so much for the three letters and cards I received from you. I really need to check my post office box more often. And thank Wing for the drawing of the poopy bird. Tell him I love it. I love you two as well.

Pamela, thank you so much for the card and the check. I do want to be clear about what you want from me. In the card, you requested two signed prints, and on the check, you requested a copy of Tales From the Trumpster Fire. I think I should send you the book and a signed print, but only after I can actually sign stuff. It's also a huge chore to get to the print shop and the post office. So please be patient. I have you in my notes. One other thing is that there are two different addresses I received, one is on the check, and the other is on the envelope. Which one do you want your stuff mailed to? Thanks again, Pamela.

The other folks I want to thank for sending cards, letters, and checks are Ed Madera, Herb Roosa, Ed Stoner, Don Patterson, Connor Kennedy, and Nancy Krody. Thank you so much. I'm really surprised so many people love me. I am overwhelmed.

And about the beard. I have gotten a bunch of comments about it on Facebook, so I figured maybe I should address it here. I actually only have the beard because it would be a chore to shave it. I started growing it on October 10, stroke day. After that, everything went numb, and I thought it would be better to let the beard grow out rather than slicing my throat by trying to shave it. Smart move, right?

I don't know how long I'm going to keep this thing, as it's like having a new pet. I think I'm going to keep growing it until I can at least venture out and get a haircut. But last week, Nate, my physical therapist, asked me if the beard was naturally white or if I did something to it. Really? Do you think I would purposely look like this? If I had my say, this beard would be a lot darker. And probably less shaggy too.

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