The peerless Señora Weinhaus has two long term friends, Greg and Jeanne. She met the both of them when all were taking classes in Reiki some 20 years ago. In fact she has two other long term friends from the same class, a retired meteorologist from Sicily named Vincenzo and his partner Maury. Despite living in this country for 50 years Vince still has a fairly thick Italian accent, but I believe his command of English is better than mine. You will not find many other folks more interesting to converse with than Vincenzo. Maury hails from Brazil, but I thought him a native North American the first time I met him as his accent is so perfectly Midwestern. Maury can give Vince a run for his money in the conversation department… when he can get a word in edgewise. That is always Continue reading “The Magic of Dogs”
We got a long way to go
I went for a short bike ride this a.m., about 26 miles. To do this I went out to Creve Coeur Park. I went to a lesser used trailhead on River Valley Drive. This particular starting point allows me to do a little warm up within the park. I then go over the Missouri River and drop down on to the Katy Trail. This particular day I rode to and through St. Charles on this rail to trail project, waving to the statue of Lewis & Clark that is between the trail and the Missouri River in Old Town St. Charles.
As I was unloading my bicycle from the back of my pickup truck, I vaguely noticed a black sedan go by. As this road / parking lot dead ends just before the bike path, the car had to turn around and come back. As they passed me the young “lady” in the passenger seat screamed, “TRUMP KICKS ASS.”
I am sure this was in response to several anti-Trump bumper stickers on my back windshield. You can see a picture on my article Ooops…Wrong Digit. I have since added one bumper sticker whose boldest part is Stop The Donald, basically equating our POS POTUS to a sexually transmitted disease. After I put the first set on my truck on 20 January 2017 I was flipped off multiple times. I have not been flipped off for at least 2 years now. In fact, I have had people comment in parking lots, etc. that they agreed with me.
I am not sure it is the smartest thing I could do, place inflammatory political bumper stickers on a valuable possession, but it needs to said. And it needs to be said often. What are you for in these troubled times? I do understand that folks are afraid of antagonizing MAGAs, but we must stop this madness.
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Chris from Ohio is a farmer, Trump voter, and lifelong Republican – hear why he will be voting Joe
Mr. Trump, “They whisper about you.”
This is from the Lincoln Project, a GOP group! What scares me is that things like this might just push this paranoid sociopath off the tight rope of sanity he is walking.
Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #4,266
yeah I know you did not ask!
Every time I see a group of what is 99% males toting assault weapons demonstrating for any number of kooky causes, all I can see is a group of 13 year old boys who could not figure out how to grow up.
And while I am on the subject… I can see some good points to the philosophy / political stance of Libertarianism, but, again, as practiced in this country, it generally strikes me as the stance of teenage boys pushing back against whatever father figure is in their life. It does not strike me as a mature way to organize a society.
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The Pandemic Blues – Take II
I had a disturbing round of golf Friday. Oh not about my golf game, I describe myself as a Dr. Hyde / Mr. Jekyll golfer. I never know who is coming out, and sometimes I see both these sides in a single round of golf. I figured out last millennium that I was never going to play golf professionally, or even at a stellar amateur level. I am good with that. I still enjoy the game. My discomfort on this round of golf centered around attitudes about corona virus.
Let me describe where I golf most frequently. It is across the Rio Mississippi in the small town of Columbia, IL. This is southern Illinois and it is hoosier land. If your breed is more southern, substitute redneck for hoosier. It is the same concept, different words. I go to this particular golf course as the rates are more reasonable than in Missouri, it is usually easy to get a tee time and the course is generally in good shape. The greens always are. While not the cow pasture golf Continue reading “The Pandemic Blues – Take II”
Need help understanding black anger???
This is from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The whole episode is worth your time, but the last 40 seconds is amazingly powerful. We all need to be thinking about what she is saying and why she is so angry.
Again language alert, but these times call for such language
New from Eleven Films – BREAKING The Dangerous Ones
Tissues are your responsibility…
Where have I heard that before…
The transcendent Señora Weinhaus loves to read, but of late due to health and (shhh…) aging issues she has been having difficulty doing so. I thought perhaps if I got her an eReader whereby she could control the font and other factors it might bring this enjoyable activity back into play for her.
After researching the matter I landed on the Kobo Clara HD, mainly as it was touted as the best choice if you want to use third party options, like say, your public library. Kindle was the best choice if you want to tap into the Amazon universe of eBooks. But with a world of free eBooks available from the library and other sources, “why buy?” said Señor Tacaño.
I pre-ordered the unit the first of May for delivery at the end of May. I then told my bride that I had a present coming for her so she could bathe in the delight of anticipation. The release date was set back and the eReader finally arrived today, at the end of June. That might have been a bit too much anticipation.
Fedex had dumped the box on our front porch, and the only way I knew to look for it was an email saying it had been delivered. They had also accidentally left a package for the neighbors across the street, whom I knew were home. I am not a big fan of the way deliveries are done these days.
Back from my curmudgeonly aside…
I grabbed the box and headed upstairs to find the mistress of our abode. I opened the package and took the eReader out to give to her, and I found myself saying, “I thought it would be bigger.” Then nagging memories came rushing back and I thought, “And where have I heard that before?!?”
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Steve Schmidt, Republican Strategist, on Trump
Steve Schmidt, who ran John McCain’s 2008 campaign for president, said this in an interview on MSNBC, succinct and damning.
“Donald Trump has been the worst president this country has ever had. And I don’t say that hyperbolically. He is. But he is a consequential president. And he has brought this country in three short years to a place of weakness that is simply unimaginable if you were pondering where we are today from the day where Barack Obama left office. And there were a lot of us on that day who were deeply skeptical and very worried about what a Trump presidency would be. But this is a moment of unparalleled national humiliation, of weakness.
“When you listen to the President, these are the musings of an imbecile. An idiot. And I don’t use those words to name call. I use them because they are the precise words of the English language to describe his behavior. His comportment. His actions. We’ve never seen a level of incompetence, a level of ineptitude so staggering on a daily basis by anybody in the history of the country whose ever been charged with substantial responsibilities.
“It’s just astonishing that this man is president of the United States. The man, the con man, from New York City. Many bankruptcies, failed businesses, a reality show, that branded him as something that he never was. A successful businessman. Well, he’s the President of the United States now, and the man who said he would make the country great again. And he’s brought death, suffering, and economic collapse on truly an epic scale. And let’s be clear. This isn’t happening in every country around the world. This place. Our place. Our home. Our country. The United States. We are the epicenter. We are the place where you’re the most likely to die from this disease. We’re the ones with the most shattered economy. And we are because of the fool that sits in the Oval Office behind the Resolute Desk.”
No need for me to comment.
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