WHAT MRS. GRUNDY THINKS

Her Keen Observations


Let’s Go Swimming!

There are few things Mrs. Grundy enjoys more than an umbrella drink and siesta near a swimming pool. So, she packed her beach chair and cooler and set forth to enjoy a relaxing morning with other patriotic tourists at the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. 

She began the day with great enthusiasm, arriving before the crowds and settling near the Memorial steps. Honest Abe presiding behind her. 

The trouble began when an army of men wearing fluorescent vests arrived, carrying various buckets, hoses and nets. They told Mrs. Grundy she must relocate her chair. Well, she was quite comfortable where she was, although the pool was neither as blue nor as sparkling as initially advertised.

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Why “No Kings?” 

When first she heard of the No Kings protests, Mrs. Grundy appreciated the catchy slogan. Yet, she was aghast Moderns did not know this issue was settled in the 18th Century Revolutionary War. 

She feared a misbegotten American uprising against King Charles III who, for pity sakes, has been on the throne for all of ten minutes. Mrs. Grundy now understands these are protests against the current Presidential Mullet, not the former King George III. 

Yet, she thinks how cheeky Americans are, even today, criticizing a monarchy they summarily rejected 250 years ago.  

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