Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for August 16, 2018

Can she tell each one apart so she doesn’t count the same one twice?

Ah, that brings me back to the first comment I ever made. When Marigold failed to count her sparkles, and I did it instead.

Eesh! Kinda like watching paint dry.

If they can make an iPhone app that has a timer, they should make an app that tally marks.

It’s not like they’re floating linearly or even holding still for that vaguely accurate count.

Not all chores are useful, it seems.

The answer is 42. Well, someone had to say it.

“We’re Busy Doing Nothing” composed by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke. Bing Crosby sang it in the movie version of “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” (1949):

“We’re busy doin’ nothin’Workin’ the whole day throughTryin’ to find lots of things not to doWe’re busy goin’ nowhereIsn’t it just a crimeWe’d like to be unhappy, butWe never do have the time

I have to watch the riverTo see that it doesn’t stopAnd stick around the rosebudsSo they’ll know when to popAnd keep the crickets cheerfulThey’re really a solemn bunchHustle, bustleAnd only an hour for lunch

We’re busy doin’ nothin’Workin’ the whole day throughTryin’ to find lots of things not to doWe’re busy goin’ nowhereIsn’t it just a crimeWe’d like to be unhappy, butWe never do have the time

I have to wake the Sun upHe’s liable to sleep all dayAnd then inspect the rainbowsSo they’ll be bright and gayI must rehearse the songbirdsTo see that they sing in keyHustle, bustleAnd never a moment free…"

You get the idea.