WHAT'S BEHIND THE LADY'S MASK? OR WHAT'S THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE?

Like the original, I guess this poster lends itself to various interpretations. While you might find it in a few dorm rooms, I'm sure thhe Louvre won't come calling.

My task today is to lightly sand a teak table and chairs before sloshing on some teak oil. I've never heard of sanding teak wood, but my wife tells me that I must. The guy at Lowe's hadn't heard of it. But he's never met my wife. And the AT&T people wished they hadn't after she spoke some kind of repetitive foreign language to one of the machines today. "GuMnramugup..GuMnramugup," just after she told the machine,"No. I want to talk to a person."

So you think I was referring to the smoke emiting from CQ? No. I was referring to what kinds of smoke products result in a sooty coating, black and gritty, that caused the trouble with the teak wood anyhow. (The phone company was another matter, a 45-minute matter to my wife.) At least in Missouri, Arizona, and California there are tests cars have to undergo for emissions. How some pass, I'll never know. It really bothers me when an oil-eating car is smoking up the streets. I think other drivers should be able to call and report them just like drunk drivers.

Cigarette smoking in restaurants is another irritant. Also, leaf burning in the Fall. But those are both best left for other blogs. Meanwhile, my 240 sandpaper and teak oil await.