Author: Rev. Joe Dirt

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The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy

Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” ~ 1st Corinthians 7:1

 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. 9 But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. ~ ~ 1st Corinthians 7:8-9

I sometimes think that I must have been a Russian living in the 1800s before being reincarnated during the Eisenhower administration.  For some reason, Russian literature of that period talks to me.  Tolstoy is one of my favorite authors, and I thoroughly enjoyed this novella of his.

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There are not enough poor folks to satisfy this Administration

Apparently there are not enough poor people in this country to satisfy the Effingham Trumpsters!

The Department of Labor released a proposed rule rescinding portions of its tip regulations, including current restrictions on “tip pooling”—which would mean that, for example, restaurants would be able to pool the tips servers receive and share them with untipped employees such as cooks and dishwashers. But, crucially, the rule doesn’t actually require that employers distribute pooled tips to workers. Under the administration’s proposed rule, as long as the tipped workers earn minimum wage, the employer can legally pocket those tips. 

https://www.alternet.org/labor/trump-administration-trying-hide-58-billion-its-tip-stealing-plan-would-cost-workers

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Active Shooter Drill

I believe the world has gone absolutely, totally off its Effingham rocker.  Today at my workplace which is on the 7th floor of the tallest building in downtown St. Louis we had an active shooter drill.  I understand why the company may have felt the need to do this in today’s environment.  Plus I believe that since one of our primary activities is public transportation, they felt like we might be especially liable to such incidents.  I don’t know maybe.

The way they handled this was to have small meetings before appraising of us of the fact that we were going to have the drill.  They then went over what our responses should be.  Basically it was a fire drill type of situation.  If you can you are supposed to flee. In a non drill situation, if you could not flee then you need to hide. If you cannot hide then, and only then, do you fight with whatever is at hand.

They posted signs at all entrances Monday morning informing us there would the drill this week.  For drill they had St. Louis police there, paramedics, and counselors were to be available afterwards if anyone felt the need for one. Continue reading “Active Shooter Drill”

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #2,430

yeah I know you did not ask!

There is a group of people partaking or getting ready to partake of a meal. The all too common site today is one or more persons at that table deeply involved with their cell phones.  They are essentially ignoring the other souls at the table. I wondered what would happen if I brought a book to that table and begin reading.  Undoubtedly I would be considered rude.  However, in my mind, I do not see a whole lot of difference.

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #3,457

yeah I know you did not ask!

I’ve been trying to figure out Melania Trump.  There is something about her that just does not seem right.  Something that does not quite seem human. My initial thought was that she is actually an alien android whose function is to short circuit what little intellect Effingham Trump has.  My second thought is that she a programmed Russian agent whose task it is to control Effingham Trump.

But then again if I had “small hands” Effingham Trump chasing me around the bedroom I might have that deer in the headlights look too.  I really do not believe there are enough greenbacks in all the world that make that right.

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought # 6,587

yeah I know you did not ask!

For the sake of me I cannot understand why anyone who self-identified as a Christian would have voted for Effingham Trump.  He is the antithesis of all I understand to be Christ’s teaching.

I was ruminating on this and I came up with this theory. They actually believe Effingham Trump to be the Anti-Christ.  As such he is going to hasten the days of Revelation that so many them seem to be waiting for so they will be raptured to heaven.  It is the only thing that makes sense to me.

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Flood Trump’s Twitter Feed

I have no delusions that this will go anywhere, but I do wish it would.  I think we need to flood Effingham Trump’s Twitter feed with postings of this sort.  Not sure how much good it would do as he is too stupid and too narcissistic to take a nation hating him to heart.    But I can hope.  Maybe if we overwhelmed his Twitter account, we would not be constantly exposed to his obscene comments.

Add to  this “cluster Effingham” the enabling, bought and paid for Republican Congress and this nation has essentially put a gun to its head and pulled the trigger.

I do wonder how long before I am blocked from posting on Effingham Trump’s Twitter feed. This is not the first time I’ve been outraged and done something like the below.

 

 

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Channeling Richard Petty

I don’t fly a lot, maybe once or twice a year.  At this point in my life all my flying is for personal reasons.  If you have ever spent any time in airports or aboard planes you know that from time to time you will see some strange things.  Flying is basically pushing people whose main commonality is the ability to purchase a plane ticket into much too close proximity.

We are flying home from Portland to St. Louis on Southwest.  Being in the C group we are near the back of the plane.  We are getting comfortable waiting for the rest of the passengers to come on board when a gentleman comes marching down the aisle.

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Effingham Trump’s Island

I have this on going fantasy.  Unfortunately, the technology is not available so I will need alien intervention.  When I say alien, what I really mean is extra-terrestrial beings with advanced technology.

My fantasy is this.  I want to locate an island somewhere of reasonable size that will remain a reasonable size despite global warming.  I want it to be in a part of the world where the temperatures are somewhat temperate, neither excessive cold or excessively hot.  The island will have an abundant supply of fresh water.

Around this island I want to create a force field that will allow the elements, animals, etc. in and out.  This force field will not be passable by human beings, except to deposit certain individuals.  There will be no communication between the individuals on this island and the outside world.  The one exception being hand gestures as I would want cameras all over the island.  These cameras would be connected to the Internet so the world could observe.

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