{"id":1969,"date":"2022-02-11T21:59:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T02:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kakahead.com\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2022-02-11T21:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-12T02:59:59","slug":"monday-monkey-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kakahead.com\/?p=1969","title":{"rendered":"Monday Monkey Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of you may be aware that this Monday brings a celebration day for Peace, Love, and Harmony. And yes, of course I&#8217;m talking about Valentine&#8217;s Day. I firmly believe that February 14 is not a day to be celebrated only by lovers. The spirit of the day should be shared with <em><strong>everyone, <\/strong><\/em>because hey, \u201cWhat The World Needs Now Is Love;\u201d and yes, the Dionne Warwick reference is definitely intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At our house, Valentine&#8217;s Day has always been very warm and fuzzy; dripping with honey globs and covered with chocolate mixed with assorted deliciousness accompanied by some hugging and maybe some smooching and perhaps some none-of-your-business. We usually enjoy a special treat for dinner. You know, stuff like steak on the half shell or maybe lobster toenails served on a crispy bed of burnt popcorn. Our palates will then be delicately washed with a nice glass of alcohol free sparkling orange &amp; tomato juice with a healthy dollop of cinnamon baked oatmeal floating on top. Often we like to have some candy, and since we&#8217;ve been very careful with our sugar intake this year we went to <a href=\"https:\/\/lakesideemporium.net\/\">The Lakeside Emporium<\/a> (\u2190 click the link to their store) (I double-D dare ya) (yes, I like to put too many things in parentheses) for a rare treat. Each of us selected enough delicious morsels to fill a 40 pound container. It&#8217;s also possible that we limited our selections to 12 candies each. Yesterday, while she was at work, I stopped at our old favorite, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitelakegreenhouse.com\/\">White Lake Greenhouse<\/a> (\u2190 another link!!) and picked out a nice bouquet of the customary flowers which will be hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that Saint Valentine soon will be there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Covid, we&#8217;ve been enjoying movies quite a bit in the comfort of our own home. I must confess, when my Beautiful Girlfriend requested that I install surround sound in our bedroom all those years ago, I brooped and merfled at the idea. Now of course we very much enjoy chilling out with our <em><strong>HUGE<\/strong><\/em> 32 inch flat screen TV (the best size to fit in the cabinet she wanted) and full surround audio from a nice Pioneer system. I&#8217;m hoping my Lovely Bride will agree to an action flick this time. Perhaps something like the <em>Saskatchewan Chainsaw Massacre&#8230;<\/em> it&#8217;s like the one in Texas but colder and more polite. Of course she may want to watch one of those romantic classics like Guess <em>Which Vampire Is Coming To Dinner; <\/em>that one&#8217;s a mixture of passion and her love for vampire movies. Who knows&#8230; maybe we&#8217;ll settle for an old Buster Keaton movie and some cartoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the movie, as has always (never) been the case in previous years, I will serenade my Sweetheart by yodeling Queen&#8217;s \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d and then Devo&#8217;s \u201cTime Out For Fun\u201d in their entirety. I&#8217;ll probably be yodeling vociferously while painting my eyebrows with neon green hi-lighter to increase her arousal. The serenade is preceded by my newly discovered trick of getting lollipops to stick to my cheeks after a few licks. Yep, just get them a bit moist on one side, then press and hold for approximately 5 minutes. The result will likely put a big smile on her face, especially as my neon green eyebrows dance seductively while the lollipop sticks hop to the yodel-wiggles while I belt out the tunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can see, I really know how to show my Darling Honey Pie a good time on Valentine&#8217;s Day. My sincere hope for all of you is that you give and \/ or receive love on the upcoming Special Day; but please do not stop there. What the world really <em><strong>does <\/strong><\/em>need, is Love, Sweet Love; so please spread it far and wide, each and every day of the year. Even something small like telling a retail worker \u201cThank You\u201d is a nice way to spread the love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if they don&#8217;t seem moved, you can always offer to yodel for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dionne Warwick  - What The World Needs Now (1966)\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FfHAs9cdTqg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen \u2013 Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJ9rUzIMcZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XP-fu&#8211;VpS4\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Buster Keaton - The Love Nest (1923)\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z0QRYMhRuJQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of you may be aware that this Monday brings a celebration day for Peace, Love, and Harmony. 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