Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News

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When this sea turtle arrived at the South Carolina Aquarium, it had multiple injuries. All images courtesy of the South Carolina Aquarium, except where otherwise noted

Today’s good news story comes from the Medical University of South Carolina and was sent to me by Linda Leinen. Thank you, Linda.

Rescuing Rose: Aquarium collaborates with MUSC to protect injured sea turtle’s spinal cord

By Helen Adams

Lauren Turner, a family nurse practitioner specializing in wound care at MUSC Health, is enchanted by the young green sea turtle whose care she’s played a role in. “My team and I love animals. It’s been so sweet. We thought of her like a little princess. Then we learned from the Aquarium that she’s more of a sassy teenager.”

That sassiness has served Rose well. The turtle has needed all of its strength as it recovers from multiple ailments at the South Carolina Aquarium: cold stunning, pneumonia, low body weight, and the development that brought her to Turner’s attention: severe damage to her carapace, the upper part of the turtle’s shell.

Rose washed ashore on Seabrook Island, a gated community near Charleston. The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources brought the turtle to the Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Care Center.

“Cold-stunned turtles are often very thin, just kind of debilitated all across the board,” said Aquarium veterinarian Laura Whalen.

A woman wearing a blue t-shirt leans forward as she looks at a sea turtle on an exam table. Four other woman are watching and helping.
Dr. Laura Whalen, left, says the sea turtle’s degree of spinal cord exposure was severe.

As she and her team treated Rose, the extent of the turtle’s shell damage became clear. “The carapace really, really presented a big challenge for Rose and a big uphill battle. Having the degree of spinal cord exposure, especially over the midline, is not common. It’s not something you normally see as part of their presenting illnesses, and it was very severe.”

If something happened to that exposed spinal cord, Whalen said it could make it impossible for Rose to swim. She wanted the turtle, which weighed just 8 pounds upon arrival, to have the chance to grow up. Adult green sea turtles can weigh 300 to 350 pounds and can live for at least 70 years. They swim thousands of miles in their lifetimes.

So figuring out how to protect Rose’s spinal cord was essential. The Aquarium reached out to MUSC Health, which has worked with the veterinarians in the past.

A metal devide holding what looks like a small, bumpy piece of white fabric. It's part of Restrata, the wound care product.
An illustration of the Restrata used to help heal the sea turtle’s spine. It’s made for areas of soft tissue with irregular surfaces. Image courtesy of Acera Surgical

“Collaboration is huge across the board in this field,” Whalen said. “Veterinary medicine is a smaller field. And then you look at aquarium sea turtle medicine, and it gets even smaller. So by leaning on our colleagues in human medicine, and specifically MUSC, we’re able to pull knowledge, pull resources, pull experiences to provide gold standard care.”

Turner, the wound care expert at MUSC Health, and wound care nurse Glenda Burnette discussed Rose’s case. They recommended a product called Restrata, which helps repair and heal tissue in humans, for Rose. The wound care team also connected the Aquarium with some local sales reps, which led to a donation of Restrata for Rose’s care.

Screenshot from a SC Aquarium video. A woman using a cotton tipped stick to apply Restrata to Rose the sea turtle's shell.
The Aquarium veterinary team applies Restrata to Rose’s carapace.

Then, Whalen and her team carefully applied it to the turtle’s back. “We placed it in the areas of concern on the spinal cord,” Whalen said.

To her relief, the tissue on Rose’s carapace is now growing. “The size of the, for lack of a better term, holes that were over the spinal cord, we’re starting to see those fill in. The hope would be that those fill in entirely so that it’s covered,” Whalen said.

A sea turtle swims in turquoise water. Its eyes are open and its flippers are out.
Dr. Whalen says Rose has been a fighter from the beginning.

There’s no rushing the process. Rose has been at the Aquarium for almost a year and a half so far. “One thing about sea turtles is that they’re very slow to get sick, but they’re also very slow to heal, just with the way their metabolism works. So we knew it was going to be a long process. But, you know, Rose has been a fighter every step of the way,” Whalen said.

If the turtle is able to return to the ocean, the wound care team at MUSC Health hopes to be there to witness it. “There’s nothing that can stop us. It would be such a joy to see her do that,” Turner said.

The good news in this story is that science is helping injured animals and those with birth defects. Today’s JohnKu talks about saving animals. I hope you have a super weekend

Animals by John W. Howell ©2026

It is nice to see,

Science that was aimed at people . . .

Helps animals, too.

 

Thursday – A Little Personal – Tempeste Pulls a Fast One.

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“Where you going, Tempeste?”

“Oh, I thought I would go out and play something.”

“Play like what?”

“Maybe Panther and Puma.”

“Don’t you need me for that game?”

“It would be nice since you are the puma.”

“Well, I suppose I could help you out.”

“That would be really fine if you could.”

“Just a minute, though. Who is going to win this game?”

“Why, the panther, of course.”

“Don’t make me laugh. Why do you think the panther will win?”

“For one thing, the panther is way younger than the puma.”

“It just means the puma has more experience.”

“The panther is nearer to fighting weight.”

“That does it.. I think I have to teach the panther a lesson.”

“Easy, old girl. You don’t want to pull anything.”

“Very funny. You wait till we get into the game.”

“So you are going to play?”

“Darn tootin’. I just have to go get a drink of water first.”

“Okay, I’ll call  Mom to let us out.”

“I didn’t hear you call Mom.”

“I guess having your nice, comfy, warm spot is better than a game.”

“You tricked me.”

“Like taking candy from a baby.”

Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt – “Appreciate”

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Today I randomly opened Eternal Road – The Final Stop to page 189. With my eyes closed, I pointed to the page. The word closest to my finger was “appreciate.” This is our prompt today.

Appreciate by John W. Howell © 2026

“I appreciate you.”

“Oh sure. That’s an easy thing to say.”

“I really mean it.”

“I doubt that.”

“Why?”

“If you appreciated me, you wouldn’t treat me so badly.”

“Oh, come on. I’m not treating you badly on purpose.”

“Okay, so you will admit that you are treating me badly.”

“I guess on a specific case basis it would appear that I’m not treating you with the utmost kindness.”

“So why say you appreciated me?”

“Cause I do. I’m very grateful that you are here.”

“Why is that?”

“I’m an osprey, and you’re a fish. What’s not to appreciate?”

“Sheesh. What a life.”

Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Launch of Microsoft Windows 1.0 in 1981.

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November marks the 38th anniversary of Microsoft Windows 1.0’s launch in 1981. Most of us were around for this event but probably didn’t pay attention to it when it happened. So let’s go back now that we know what Windows became and view the historic occasion. I have made a list of the Top Ten things not to do as we take a time trip. We wouldn’t want to disrupt the time continuum. This post first ran on November 19, 2019

Top Ten Things Not to Do at the Launch of Microsoft Windows 1.0 in 1981.

10 If you go to the launch, do not ask to see the view from the windows. If you do, at best, you’ll get a blank stare. At worst, Bill Gates will call security since you obviously don’t belong here. (Now you’ve done it, Jody. You’ve drawn attention to yourself by cracking the most inane joke of the day. Here come the guards. Might be time to leave.)

9 If you go to the launch, do not try to take the mouse from Tiny, the WWF wrestling champ. If you do, at best, Tiny will finish playing Pong and give it to you. At worst, Tiny, who hasn’t attended his sharing group session for three weeks, just isn’t in the mood to give up the mouse. (You can do one of two things, Johann. 1. Walk away. 2. Find out what it is like to be slammed to the floor and held down for the count of three. Yeah, walking is a good choice.)

8 If you go to the launch, do not ask how to get on the web. If you do, at best, folks will think you a strange lover of spiders. At worst, you’ll try to explain the worldwide web when public access is ten years away. (Some of the people think you are brilliant, Johnn. Most think you are totally nuts. I think it might be time to go.)

7 If you go to the launch, do not ask about Microsoft Word. If you do, at best, no one will hear you. At worst, Bill Gates will become apoplectic since Word is a top-secret project scheduled for launch in 1983. (Those big guys making their way toward you, Jonn, are Gates security men, and they want to have a talk with you. They are thinking of rubber hoses and a water tank. Good luck with that.)

6 If you go to the launch, do not sing the song Cherish by Kool & the Gang thinking you’ll fit in. If you do, at best you’ll have a good voice. At worst, since the song did not become popular until 1985, a Hollywood type wants to sign you to a recording contract. ( So what are you going to do now, Jordain? We have a serious continuum tear possibility here, if you accept that $100,000 advance.)

5 If you go to the launch, do not discuss the sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. If you do, at best, you can always say you were kidding. At worst, people will get the idea that you are not from around there. (There are so many scientists here that you may not be able to explain your time-travel situation, Jordy. Best to hit the way back button)

4 If you go to the launch, do not ask Bill Gates’ date if she would like a ride in your Volkswagen Vanagon. If you do, at best, she’ll ignore you. At worst, she will think you are a nutcase. (You see, you may think the Vanagon is cool, Jorg, but in the day there was a definite hippie vibe around it. It looks like Bill has a problem with the freestyle kind of life. Yes, those are police.)

3 If you go to the launch, do not order a Bud Light at the bar. If you do, at best, the bartender will be confused, and you can say, Miller Lite. At worst, since Bud Light was introduced a year later, suspicions will rise. (Most have been looking at you with some skepticism, Jorian; this might be the last straw. Yes, the police have been called.)

2 If you go to the launch, do not pull out a package of Nerds candy. If you do, at best, folks will like them. At worst, someone will ask where to buy Nerds. (Nerds were introduced in 1983, so you may have some trouble telling folks where to get them, Jory. Just tell them these are imported from England. Worked for Skittles.)

1 If you go to the launch, do not wear your Apple Watch. If you do, at best, people will think it’s a toy. At worst, Bill Gates will want one. (How are you going to convince Steve Jobs to make one for Bill, huh, Joselito? I think you are in a real pickle

Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Witches Ride

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Today we are going back to last Saturday to view the Witches Ride. Lakeway Parks and Recreation sponsors this event, which features a parade and carnival. All Day Pizza of Terrytown is catering. Our entertainment is (of course) The Eagles. (Suggested by Marc Anthony)

Pizza Menu

STRACCIATELLA – TOMATO SAUCE, MOZZARELLA, FRESH BASIL, GRANA PADANO, OLIVE OIL, HOUSE-MADE STRACCIATELLA
PEP & PEPP – TOMATO SAUCE, MOZZARELLA, PEPPERONI, PEPPERONCINI, GRANA PADANO
SWEET SAUSAGE – RICOTTA CREAM, MOZZARELLA, CRUMBLED SAUSAGE, SOPPRESSATA, RED ONION, CALABRIAN HONEY
SPICY MARGH – CALABRIAN TOMATO SAUCE, STRACCIATELLA, BASIL, OLIVE OIL, TAJIN CRUST
PICKLE – RICOTTA CREAM, MOZZARELLA, DILL, PICKLES, LEMON PEPPER PANKO – Ranch dressing
CHEESE – TOMATO SAUCE, MOZZARELLA
PEPPERONI – TOMATO SAUCE, SHREDDED MOZZARELLA, FRESH MOZZARELLA, PEPPERONI
CACIO E PEPE – RICOTTA CREAM, MOZZARELLA, BLACK PEPPER, GRANA PADANO
TOMATO TOMATOE – That’s it. TOMATO

Picture of an old time school busLet’s go.

There’s the banner.An announcement.

Happy Halloween.

Carnival games. Bookmobile

Sweet drinks

Carasol.

Donuts

Shaved ice.

Band.

First aid tent

Jump set.

The dog in costume.

Unicycle and juggler

Great hair.

 

 

 

Bikes

Tiger on wheels.

Uncle Sam.

Leg-powered go-cart.

Scooter.

Characters

Cobwebs and thumbs up

A butterfly, knight, haunted golf cart, and who knows what else.

Silence of the Lambs throwback. Hannibal Lecter.

Happy-go-lucky golf cart.

A bit of a fright.

Well, that is the parade. Time now for some food and entertainment.

 

Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – “Ends with Ish”

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A picture of a string with drops of water- the logo for SoCS

A busy Saturday ahead. Need to get everything done by 11:00 am for the TCU/WVU football game. The Producer graduated from WVU, so we enjoy the games. My team, Notre Dame, is on a bye this week. A touch of the two coffee icon starts the flow of soothin’ syrup that will kill this peckish pounding in my head. It’s like the stamp forge at the Ford Motor Rouge plant, from my dangerously low caffeine level.

The first sip quells the factory noise and vibrations.  The second sip, as we all know, is accompanied by the cacophony of the Westminster Chime doorbell, in tandem with the St. Louis-bound baying of Cerberus, a multi-headed hound from Greek mythology that guards the gates of hell, in the form of Twiggy and Tempeste.

A quick toss of a couple of toy fish into the soundproof room, followed by the door slamming, brings back the peace George Harrison envisioned in the song “My Sweet Lord.” A glance at the monitor shows Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent and his pal Beany. Beany has an envelope and a clipboard.  The security system shutdown process is begun.

The B-2 bomber squadron and the F-35 escort must be called off. One call does it. The tank corps and gunboats are told to stand by. The Apache helicopters are rerouted. The electric shock fence is turned off. The drawbridge over the quicksand is lowered. The robot attack dogs returned to their charging station. The laser-guided machine guns on the roof are set to caution. The nest filled with rattlesnakes put away. The bucket filled with 1000 marbles is locked down. The tear gas canisters shut off. The electrified welcome mat set to off. The fall-away sidewalk into the pit filled with spikes is locked. The hornet’s nest closed. The water cannons are set to safety. Bear traps are set to off. Peregrine Falcons perched on the roof above front door fed. The vat of boiling oil set to warm.  Monty Python’s Harmless Little Rabbit’s cage is closed. The front door is opened.

Beany hands me the envelope and clipboard. Once signed, it goes back to Beany with a fiver in the clip. Cicil gives me a big smile, and the front door closes. Inside the envelope is a message from Linda Hill. It reads: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “ends with ‘ish.’” Find or make up a word that ends with “ish” and use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! To see what others have done with the prompt, visit Linda’s post. Here is the link: https://lindaghill.com/2026/10/23/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-october-24-2026/

Ish by John W. Howell © 2026

“That was a funny one. Cecil?”

“Yeah, I loved those guys as a kid.”

“Was that when dinosaurs roamed the earth?”

“Late 40s until 1952. They were puppets and a live TV show.”

“You had electricity, right?”

“Yeah. The set was an Admiral console with a ten-inch screen. The unit weighed more than the couch.”

“How did you watch that?”

“Well, you had to get close for sure.. Mom was always telling me to back up.”

“The hardships of a childhood.”

“I remember one time she threatened to take me to the eye doctor. That did it. I watched it from twenty feet away.”

“Could you see anything?”

“Yeah. The sound helped, though.”

“Those were the days.”

“I think today’s days are better. Speaking of better, did you call Uber?”

“Right over there.”

Photo by Dan Antion

“You are kidding, right?”

“No, that’s our ride.”

“Is there room in the front?”

“Yeah, room for three. Why wouldn’t you want to ride in the back?”

“With all that booze?”

“I know it would be a hardship, but you could do it.”

“No thanks. What’s the catch?”

“A couple of stops.”

“How many is a couple”

“Three bars is all, then our pub.”

“That’s not so bad. We could do a Voodoo at each place.”

“Now that’s the spirit. Let’s go.

 

Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/GoodNews

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Today’s good news comes from the Good News Network.

Coconut Oil Could Make Great Sustainable Jet Fuel, Pioneering Experiments Demonstrate

By Andy Corbley  October 22, 2026

Great for frying, perfect for your skin, and irreplaceable in a ketogenic diet, coconut oil is a wonderful product. In the future, it may even power our passenger aircraft.

Chemists in Japan recently ran extensive experiments to see whether they could create sustainable aviation fuel from coconut oil, and they not only succeeded, but also outperformed existing biofuels across several metrics.

Compared with the high pressures and intense heating required to synthesize sustainable aviation fuel from existing biofuel feedstocks, the chemists’ co-solvent method produced an aviation-compatible fuel at room temperature and pressure, with lower heat input.

This minimized the fuel’s carbon footprint even before the researchers cut it with kerosene, poured it into a micro jet engine, and set it on fire to see what would happen.

The ultimate tests—how the mixture performed in the engine—showed “thermal efficiency… comparable to that of pure kerosene.” One drawback in pure performance metrics was slightly higher fuel consumption because coconut oil ignites at a lower temperature.

In terms of the emissions profile, the largest observed improvements over kerosene were reduced unburned hydrocarbon emissions. Called UHCs in the industry, or sometimes VOCs (volatile organic compounds) they include substances like butane, and result from incomplete fuel combustion and fuel vaporization.

Their formation depends heavily on the aircraft’s state. When the aircraft is taxiing or idling and engine temperatures are lower, it releases UHCs in much greater proportions, but these emissions were reduced by 5-40% depending on the amount of coconut fuel added, with larger amounts of biofuel resulting in greater reductions in UHC emissions.

CO2 and nitric oxide levels remained consistent with kerosene regardless of the blending ratios, which ranged from 10% biofuel-90% kerosene to a 50-50 blend.

The coconut biofuel really proved compelling in its production process: the co-solvent method. Here, they used coconut fruit discarded during commercial oil extraction, combined it with 10% acetone and an alcohol (either methanol or ethanol), and processed it first at room temperature, then at temperatures below boiling.

The process also produces glycerin and biodiesel as byproducts, while the acetone and alcohol reagents can be recovered and reused.

The team from Osaka Metropolitan University described their work as the first-ever experiments to create biofuels from coconuts and test them in a jet engine. They believe more research is needed before they can commercialize the process, mainly because they observed increased carbon monoxide emissions when the biofuel was blended with jet fuel, which could harm ground crews.

The good news is that this could be an acceptable, sustainable alternative to jet fuel that may reduce unburned fuel contaminants. Today’s JohnKu talks about perseverance. I hope you have a terrific weekend.

Success by John W. Howell © 2026

A common substance,

Repurposed for the better . . .

Shows perseverance.

Thursday – A little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste Try on Halloween Costumes

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“Hey you Two. How about we try on some Halloween costumes?”

“Aw Mom. You know we hate that.”

“I have and idea. We’ll do it with AI. You can see how it looks and chose one.”

“Here’s the wizard look.”

“Um. I think This is a pass. Too wizardly.”

“Now here’s one. Non, Je ne regrette rien.”

“We look a little too French if you ask us.”

“This may be the one.”

“Mom. Get real. A spider and a cleric? Not a chance.”

“How about cupcakes then?”

“Oh dear. We don’t mean to be difficult but, no.”

“A “Devil and angel?”

“More like a devil and ghost. Pasadena.”

Here’s a winner. A couple of sheriffs.”

“This is okay but will still itch when on.”

“Boat captains?”

“Yeah, this is kind of cool.”

“The wizard of Oz looks good.”

“Not on your life, Mom

Ohhh. I like this one. Bonnie and Clyde.”

“Yeah, we could see this one too.”

“Since you are French how about a couple of macaroons?”

“Um. We should go back to Bonnie and Clyde or the boat captains.”

“Do you want to try a costume?”

“You know this was fun, but I think we’ll pass.”

“You agree Twiggy?

“I do, Mom. We just are not costume types.”

“Well, Okay then. Maybe next year.”

Tuesday – Anything Possible – Finger Point Prompt -Fodder

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Today I randomly opened Detour on the Eternal Road to page 93 and closed my eyes. I pointed to the page, and the word “fodder” was closest to my finger. That is our prompt today.

Fodder by John W. Howell ©2026

“So what do you think, Captain?”

“I’d say we are going to have a tough time, General.”

“What makes you say that?”

“Well, the terrain is not conducive to cover, for one thing.”

“And?”

“That open field will be tough to cross without being seen.”

“I guess that’s true.”

“One more thing.”

“Yes, Captain.”

“We are going to take a lot of casualties to get to the objective.”

“Is there a way to reduce those?”

“Short of sending a phalanx  to act as cannon fodder to save the rest, I don’t see how.”

“So you think sacrificing troops upfront could save the rest?”

“Well, sir, there is only so much spray in that can. If I know the enemy, he will panic at the sight of thousands of bees, drop the can, and run. Of course, this will be after he tries to defend himself.”

“I think that may work. What’s to guarantee he won’t return?”

“There is no guarantee, but next time we’ll be ready”

“Okay, Captain. Let’s do it.”

 

Top Ten Things Not to Do at the First Parachute Jump in 1797.

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This week marks the anniversary of the first successful parachute descent made by André-Jacques Garnerin, who jumped from a balloon at some 2,200 feet over Paris in 1797. This post ran first on October 21, 2019

Top Ten Things Not to Do at the First Parachute Jump in 1797.

10. If you go to the jump, do not ask André-Jacques if you can go tandem. If you do, at best, he’ll laugh you off. At worst, he will think you are trying to steal his thunder. (That glove slap to the face means you better start practicing your swordsmanship, Jarl. Of course, you could pray he forgets about it. Likely? Not.)

9 If you go to the jump, do not try to convince Tiny the WWF champ that you can take over holding his balloon tie-down ropes. If you do, at best, Tiny won’t understand your request. At worst, Tiny, who has skipped the last seven anger management group sessions, will not give you the rope without a fight. (You better worry about that rope around your ankle, Jarrad. Your weight isn’t enough to keep the balloon on the ground. So as you dangle from one leg at 2000 feet, you might contemplate this. Does Tiny really know how to tie a knot that holds?)

8 If you go to the jump, do not start taking bets on whether or not old André-Jacques will make it. If you do, at best, André-Jacques will not find out about it. At worst, André-Jacques’ brother will bet he won’t. (Now you’ve caused a family incident, Jarran. Here comes André-Jacques now. I see he has a glove in his hand. Might be time to go.)

7 If you go to the jump, do not offer to pack André-Jacques’ chute. If you do, at best, he will ignore you. At worst, he’ll let you do it. (Funny how that thing looked like a trail of smoke when he let go of the balloon, Jarrell. The sad thing is, it never opened. Oh, well, there is always next time.)

6 If you go to the jump, do not ask André-Jacques to unfold your sweetheart proposal flag on the way down. If you do, at best, he’ll say no. At worst, he’ll agree. (Just your luck, Jase. At least four women in the spectator area are named Noelle. Good luck on the breach of promise lawsuits, not to mention the father’s blunderbusses)

5 If you go to the jump, do not ask the André-Jacques if he knows the color of his balloon. If you do, at best. he will be too busy to answer. At worst, he’ll think you are making a joke about his balloon. (As you may know, Jaspar, Frenchmen don’t take American jokes lightly. I don’t think he gets this one for sure.)

4 If you go to the jump, do not try to get André-Jacques to yell Geronimo when he jumps out of the balloon. If you do, at best, he’ll have no idea what you are talking about. At worst, he’ll think you are joking, too, Jaxon. Don’t look now, but that guy in the top hat is the second coming to ask which weapon you would like to use. Here’s a hint. Tell him death by pillows.)

3 If you go to the jump, do not suggest that André-Jacques should have his parachute made out of silk by Hermes. If you do, at best, he will assume you don’t know what you are talking about. At worst, he will place an order for the parachute. ( Now you are in a pickle, Jaydee. You didn’t know Hermes was founded in 1837. How will you deliver a parachute tomorrow when the manufacturer won’t be in business for 40 years? You got any silkworms?)

2. If you go to the jump, do not ask André-Jacques to wear your Go Lafayette sweatshirt for the stunt. If you do, at best, he’ll decline. At worst, he will accept your gift. (Given the angst around supporting the American Revolution, that shirt could cause a definite crowd reaction, Jayme. I’m not talking positive either. Can you say Guillotine?)

1 If you go to the jump, do not ask for an order of French fries at the local food tent. If you do, at best, you’ll get a thicker, fried potato. At worst, the order taker won’t understand you and will alert the chef. (Here we go, Jayson. You got the big guy with the butcher knife all hot and bothered. I would hit the road if I were you.)