{"id":48508,"date":"2022-07-09T16:36:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-09T23:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=48508"},"modified":"2022-07-09T16:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-09T23:36:50","slug":"saturday-smiles-courtesy-of-mitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/07\/09\/saturday-smiles-courtesy-of-mitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Smiles \u2013 Courtesy of Mitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"first-para\">Thought it was time to let Mitch regale us with a few humorous photos.<\/p>\n<p>How to get that surly teenager to do his\/her chores:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_02_Chores_Power-Cord.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_02_Chores_Power-Cord.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_02_Chores_Power-Cord-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_02_Chores_Power-Cord-113x150.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_03_Calories_Napkins.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_03_Calories_Napkins.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_03_Calories_Napkins-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_03_Calories_Napkins-128x150.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_04_House_Parents.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_04_House_Parents.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_04_House_Parents-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_04_House_Parents-123x150.jpg 123w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_06_Snow-Mountain-School_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_06_Snow-Mountain-School_2.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_06_Snow-Mountain-School_2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_06_Snow-Mountain-School_2-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Bar-CPR-Alphabet-Laugh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Bar-CPR-Alphabet-Laugh.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Bar-CPR-Alphabet-Laugh-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Bar-CPR-Alphabet-Laugh-150x134.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Cold-Car_Sit-Toilet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Cold-Car_Sit-Toilet.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Cold-Car_Sit-Toilet-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Cold-Car_Sit-Toilet-93x150.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Computer-Apple_Adam-Eve.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Computer-Apple_Adam-Eve.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Computer-Apple_Adam-Eve-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Computer-Apple_Adam-Eve-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Dust_Came-Back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Dust_Came-Back.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Dust_Came-Back-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Dust_Came-Back-118x150.jpg 118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Search-Engine_Card-Catalog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Search-Engine_Card-Catalog.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Search-Engine_Card-Catalog-281x300.jpg 281w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mitch_Search-Engine_Card-Catalog-141x150.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>BONUS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As a <strong>follow-up<\/strong> (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>NOTE:<\/em><\/span> I no longer use the standard medical abbreviation for\u00a0<em>\u201cFollow Up\u201d<\/em>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>f\/u<\/strong> since my nephew gave me a heads up) to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/2022\/07\/04\/drought-resistant-fireworks-boom-time-for-drone-july-4th-shows\/\"><em><strong>July the 4th post<\/strong><\/em><\/a> on the use of safer drones for celebrations, I came across these events to buttress the point.\u00a0 Whether done by the neighbors \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Ummmm. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XOESbiyjV9\">pic.twitter.com\/XOESbiyjV9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cody (@new_orleansjazz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/new_orleansjazz\/status\/1544490105636671488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Or professions, like the infamous 2012 San Diego fiasco &#8211; <em><strong>&#8220;Big Bay Boom&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; that went <em><strong>BUST<\/strong><\/em> and lasted less than 30 seconds &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"San Diego Fireworks 2012, LOUD and up close\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ndVhgq1yHdA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2012 Big Bay Boom &quot;Bust&quot; San Diego Fireworks Show Fail\" width=\"695\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JuJHfkXEI-o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"2012 Big Bay Boom \"Bust\" San Diego Fireworks Show Fail\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thought it was time to let Mitch regale us with a few humorous photos. How to get that surly teenager to do his\/her chores: &nbsp; BONUS As a follow-up (NOTE: I no longer use the standard medical abbreviation for\u00a0\u201cFollow Up\u201d\u00a0of\u00a0f\/u since my nephew gave me a heads up) to my July the 4th post on <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2022\/07\/09\/saturday-smiles-courtesy-of-mitch\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[5029,4438,3709,5028,4624,5030],"class_list":["post-48508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-fiasco","tag-fireworks","tag-humor","tag-jokes","tag-mitch","tag-san-diego","category-5-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}